Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilovais a retired Czech and American tennis player and coach. In 2005, Tennis magazine selected her as the greatest female tennis player for the years 1965 through 2005...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth18 October 1956
CityPrague, Czech Republic
CountryUnited States of America
nice guy important
The longer I stay in the States, the more I understand how important it is to smile and seem like a nice guy. Like Ronald Reagan. Your image seems to count more than what you do.
publicity united-states journalism
In Czechoslovakia there is no such thing as freedom of the press. In the United States there is no such thing as freedom from the press.
retirement thinking life-after-death
I think retirement beats the heck out of life after death, that's for sure.
facts opinion
Lady' is an opinion; 'woman' is a fact.
normal looking-forward knows
I shouldn't say I'm looking forward to leading a normal life, because I don't know what normal is. This has been normal for me.
gay movement recycling
Just by being out you're doing your part. It's like recycling. You're doing your part for the environment if you recycle; you're doing your part for the gay movement if you're out.
issues people world
The more people come out, the less it will be an issue. Of we are ashamed of ourselves, how the hell can we expect the rest of the world not to be ashamed of us?
motivational sports practice
Concentration is born on the practice court... you must mentally treat your practice sessions as matches, concentrating on every ball you hit.
tennis committed involved
I'm not involved in tennis but committed.
past can-do
You can't live in the past, there's nothing you can do about it.
stay-strong quiet lied
If I feel strongly, I say it. I know I can do more good by being vocal than by staying quiet. I'd have a whole lot more money if I lied, but I wouldn't enjoy spending it.
player thinking self-worth
I know some of my self-worth comes from tennis, and it's hard to think of doing something else where you know you'll never be thebest. Tennis players are rare creatures: where else in the world can you know that you're the best? The definitiveness of it is the beauty of it, but it's not all there is to life and I'm ready to explore the alternatives.
outrage
I have always had this outrage at being told what to, how to act, whom to love.
hurt losing stills
Losing still hurts, but that's good. When it stops hurting, that's when I stop playing.