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
chicken eggs involved pig sports
I'm not involved in sport, I'm commited.""Do you know the difference?""Think of eggs and ham!""The chicken is involved but the pig is commited!
sports team tennis
There is no cheap way to achieve the ability to turn pro in tennis; it unfortunately is more expensive than team sports.
sports running tennis
Sport doesn't know barriers, really. You are judged on your performance... how far you can jump, how fast you can run, how well you can hit a tennis ball.
sports play what-matters
What matters isn't how well you play when you're playing well. What matters is how well you play when you're playing badly.
sports country men
The tennis ball doesn't know how old I am. The ball doesn't know if I'm a man or a woman or if I come from a communist country or not. Sport has always broken down these barriers.
sports school kids
The goal for the Laureus Sport For Good Foundation is to give kids an opportunity to be involved in sports and hopefully learn some lessons along the way. We want to put them in a safe environment, help them if they need it and maybe they will get a scholarship to a school because of the skills that they learn. Sport is just a starting point.
sports confused athlete
The whole idea of image is so confused. On the one hand, Madison Avenue is worried about the image of the players in a tennis tour. On the other hand, sports events are often sponsored by the makers of junk food, beer, and cigarettes. What's the message when an athlete who works at keeping her body fit is sponsored by a sugar-filled snack that does more harm than good?
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.
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.
leadership sports perfection
I am not looking for perfection. I look for the best in me.
sports country style
On Chris Evert: Before I even met her, she stood for everything I admired in this country: poise, ability, sportsmanship, money, style.
sports tennis mark
The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are their worst.
funny sports running
Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost.
fun good help needed organize somebody trust words
It was time-consuming, but it was fun. I needed somebody to help organize it, I'm not very good at that, but all the words are mine. Trust me on that one.