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
Martina Navratilova quotes about
outrage
I have always had this outrage at being told what to, how to act, whom to love.
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.
tennis committed involved
I'm not involved in tennis but committed.
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.
ovation lifetime shots
I hit some great shots in my lifetime; now I hit a decent shot and I get a standing ovation.
lessons devotion cricket
Sachin was so focused. He never looked like getting out. He was batting with single-minded devotion. It was truly remarkable. It was a lesson.
drunk drink lost
I would have drunk a lot of Pinot Grigio if I'd lost after leading 5-2 in the third.
money lied spending
I'd have a whole lot more money if I lied, but I wouldn't enjoy spending it.
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.
issues people
The more people come out, the less it will be an issue.
bridges matter tables
No matter where I go, I always make friends at the bridge table
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.