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
children animal rights
I've been active in animal rights and all kinds of environmental stuff and children's charities over the years.
country beach new-york
Being blunt with your feelings is very American. In this big country, I can be as brash as New York, as hedonistic as Los Angeles, as sensuous as San Francisco, as brainy as Boston, as proper as Philadelphia, as brawny as Chicago, as warm as Palm Springs, as friendly as my adopted home town of Dallas, Fort Worth, and as peaceful as the inland waterway that rubs up against my former home in Virginia Beach.
believe believe-in-yourself anything-is-possible
Once you start believing in yourself, anything is possible.
girl being-yourself people
What I would tell girls coming up is just be yourself and don't let people get in the way.
exercise variety-is-the-spice-of-life spices
Variety is what I would recommend: As variety is the spice of life in food, so it is in exercise. Change it up. But most of all, don't overdo it.
tennis soul given
Tennis has given me soul.
girl sports athlete
People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected. Being feminine meant being a cheerleader, not being an athlete. The image of women is changing now. You don't have to be pretty for people to come and see you play. At the same time, if you're a good athlete, it doesn't mean you're not a woman.
animal long vegan-food
I haven't bought any leather articles for a very long time. My ideal is to be able to avoid all animal products, in food as well as clothing.
focus trying motivational-tennis
I just try to concentrate on concentrating.
sex hate thinking
I'm not a one-sex person, and yet I hate the term bisexual. It sounds creepy to me, and I don't think I'm creepy. There are times when I feel downright romantic.
country bisexual men
I came to live in a country I love; some people label me a defector. I have loved men and women in my life; I've been labeled the bisexual defector. Want to know another secret? I'm even ambidextrous. I don't like labels. Just call me Martina.
leadership sports perfection
I am not looking for perfection. I look for the best in me.
tennis career-change
Just go out there and do what you've got to do.
inspirational strong-women thinking
I think the key is for women not to set any limits.