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J Stan Wawrinka ESPN The Body Issue
STAN BARES IT ALL MULTIPLE SLAM CHAMPION STAN WAWRINKA RECENTLY POSED FOR ESPN'S ANNUAL BODY ISSUE. IN IT, HE TALKS ABOUT GOING FROM “OVERWEIGHT” TEENAGER TO POSTER BOY. “AT THAT TIME I WASN'T PRACTICING THAT MUCH, TENNIS WAS JUST A HOBBY,” HE SHARES. “BUT IT WASN'T EASY TO FEEL THAT WAY.” Now 30, the Swiss stands at a muscular 6’0” and 179 pounds. “My body is for my tennis, it's for my sport,” Wawrinka notes. “I'm not a model at all. I don't work out to go to the beach, I work out to play well and to do well on the court.”
Initially, the Swiss was hesitant to be a part of the spread. “First I said no for a few months but then I realized it’s personally a challenge to pose naked and also it’s a big honor to be in that magazine. They really try to show the body of the athletes, putting the sport in the front and that’s the reason why I decided to do it.” He also revealed the secret to his two key weapons: his serve and onehanded backhand. “It's coming from my movement and coming from all my body and also my back and my abs -- I do a lot of back and abs and core. It's all about the core exercises for warm-up.”
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