The Lovely and Talented Brooklyn Decker

Brooklyn Decker did a wide-ranging interview for the February issue of Self. Here are a few choice tips. Find a swimsuit that fits. (When you’re not posing for a magazine cover!): “The most important thing is to have a suit that covers enough and supports your boobies! At the beach, you don’t want to be vulgar, you want to feel radiant.”

Own a dog: “We have an English bulldog, and whenever I see her, even if I’ve had a crappy day, she makes me laugh. Andy named her after Billie Jean King, who’s an idol of his. And the real Billie Jean loves our Billie Jean!”

Appreciate yourself: “When I was younger, I was insecure about being gangly and having no shape. People made fun of me and called me a boy! I remember praying for boobs and a butt. Luckily, I grew into myself and got curves, but when I was first modeling, I wished for that boyish Gisele body again! The grass is always greener. The best advice my mother gave me was to accept everyone for who they are, and you have to do that for yourself, as well.”

Be a rebel: "I'm planning on getting my motorcycle license with my parents. There are all these things that are sort of spontaneous and daredevil but when I go about doing these activities, they're all very planned out. I don't want to own a gun. I don't want one in my house. But I want to know how to shoot one. So I'm going to learn how to shoot a gun as well."

How many women can say their future husband asked her out on their first date through his agent? That's the less-than-romantic, but apparently par-for-the-course, way tennis star Andy Roddick approached Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker, she tells GQ in its September issue, just hitting newsstands. "That happens all the time to girls," Decker explains, recalling Roddick's agent's call, "but his was the one number I kept. He was the first to admit that he kind of stalked me. But his line was 'It's only stalking if the other person doesn't like it.'" In Roddick's defense, it has to be hard to ask out Brooklyn Decker, even if you did win the U.S. Open. More From GQ.com <a target="_blank" href="http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_10617&mbid=synd_fox_news%20%C2%A0">Brooklyn Decker's Sexy GQ Photo Shoot</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_7757&mbid=synd_fox_news">Jennifer Aniston: The Ultimate Girl Next Door</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_7637&mbid=synd_fox_news">Megan Fox: Obsession</a> <a href="http://men.style.com/gq/features/25sexiestwomen?mbid=synd_fox_news">25 Sexiest Women in Film</a> PHOTO CREDIT: Alexi Lubomirski / GQ

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July 3: Andy Roddick's wife Brooklyn Decker arrives for the start of the men's singles semifinal between Britain's Andy Murray and Roddick, on the Centre Court at Wimbledon. (Photo: AP)

June 17: Model Brooklyn Decker attends The Whitney Museum annual art party and auction in New York. (Photo: AP)

May 4: Brooklyn Decker wears a design by Derek Lam as she arrives for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala "The Model As Muse: Embodying Fashion" in New York. (Photo: Reuters)

February 22: Brooklyn Decker and coach Larry Stefanki watch as Andy Roddick of the U.S. is awarded the trophy for defeating Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic at the ATP Memphis International tennis championship in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo: Reuters)

September 4, 2008: Model Brooklyn Decker watches as Andy Roddick plays Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York. (Photo: AP)

June 22, 2008: Brooklyn Decker walking with Andy Roddick as he leaves the practice courts at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London. (Photo: AP)

Jan. 19: Brooklyn Decker applauds after Andy Roddick beat Sweden's Bjorn Rehnquist in a Men's singles match at the Australian Open Tennis Championship in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo: AP)

Brooklyn Decker on the cover of Fitness Magazine in April 2008.

Brooklyn Decker at a press event for the Sports Illustrated 2007 Swimsuit Issue in L.A. (Photo: Reuters)