An Na
An Na
An Nais a South Korea-born American children's book author. Starting her career as a middle school English and History teacher, Na turned to writing novels after taking a young adult literature class while enrolled in an M.F.A. program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She gained success with her very first novel A Step From Heaven, published by Front Street Press in 2001, which won the annual Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association recognizing the year's "best...
NationalitySouth Korean
ProfessionAuthor
children school home
If I have children, after school they'll always feel happy energy in the home.
bigs
I've played in a lot of big matches and you learn from them.
powerful tennis weapons
I always had a powerful serve. It's one of the best in women's tennis. It's very good to have a weapon like that.
tennis three firsts
Tennis is best of three sets, so even if I lose the first set, I still have a chance.
winning player thinking
I think because I was the first Chinese player to win a grand slam, people were thinking: 'She's not like normal people.'
who-cares care married
I'm married. Who cares about me?
this-life stills
I'm still happy, I like this life.
finals nervous courses
Of course you're nervous going into a final.
want housewife retiring
Of course, after I retire I want to be the housewife, really.
weather special kill-me
The weather for me is nothing special. The weather couldn't kill me.
sports boots weight
When I got into the sport I was so fat that my manager said he should send me to boot camp to lose the weight!
needs machines
I need some time to recover. I'm not a machine.
tattoo snakes news
The first time I showed the tattoo it was big news in the newspaper. 'She has a tattoo with a snake.' It's not a snake!
tennis whole-life feels
I feel like my whole life only tennis.