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
athlete mean play
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.
retirement thinking life-after-death
I think retirement beats the heck out of life after death, that's for sure.
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.
feet worry path
Just put one foot in front of the other and don't worry about the length of the path. Once you get on that path, and the longer you stay on it, there eventually will come a time when you will not turn back.
children animal rights
I've been active in animal rights and all kinds of environmental stuff and children's charities over the years.
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
gay movement recycling
Just by being out you're doing your part. It's like recycling. You're doing your part for the environment if you recycle; you're doing your part for the gay movement if you're out.
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.
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.
tennis goes-on would-be
I'm an American. You can't go on where you were born. If you do then John McEnroe would be a German.
focus trying motivational-tennis
I just try to concentrate on concentrating.
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.
strong moving people
The only people that really have a chance against Serena [Williams] are people that are strong, that can handle her power that move well, and that's a difficult combination.