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
dog looks rooms
Sure I know where the press room is - I just look for where they throw the dog meat.
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.
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.
money lied spending
I'd have a whole lot more money if I lied, but I wouldn't enjoy spending it.
player i-can
All top players are the same strokewise, but mentally I can improve and that's where it's at for top players.
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.
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.
twilight careers people
I've been in the twilight of my career longer than most people have had their career.
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.
football team differences
People who are rich want to be richer, but what's the difference? The toys get different, that's all. The rich guys buy a football team, the poor guys buy a football. It's all relative.
sometimes used inconvenience
Security used to be an inconvenience sometimes, but now it's a necessity all the time.