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
retirement thinking life-after-death
I think retirement beats the heck out of life after death, that's for sure.
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.
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.
inspirational strong-women thinking
I think the key is for women not to set any limits.
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.
convince couple martina maybe playing talking
I've been talking to Martina about playing for a couple of years. Maybe I can convince her to play some doubles.
ten
Ten years from now we're going to say, 'How could we have done without it?'
became injuries
We should have had the off-season long ago, even before injuries became such a big part of the game,
cover open tv
I don't know why the TV doesn't cover it more, ... You don't even know about it when I'm in the U.S. Open semifinals.
good olympic serve
On my first serve of the match, I thought: 'OK, this is your first Olympic toss.' And it was a good one, and a good serve, and that was all the jitters I had.
great match middle
She was very creative, had a great tactical strategy. She did things in the middle of the match like no one else did.
believe best definitely favorite great locker love media playing summer win
She's definitely the sentimental favorite for the fans, for the media and for the locker room. I would love to see her win the whole thing. She's playing great tennis. I think she believe now she can do it. She's got the goods. She's had the best summer of anybody, and she's healthy.
player talented tough
She is one of the most talented young player in Europe, ... She is so tough around the court, just like her countrywomen years ago, she will be top-notched player someday.
bring changed opinions people
She just sped everything up as pioneers do, they bring about change. She changed opinions of people that had nothing to do with sports.