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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.
Martina Navratilova
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Martina Navratilova
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: October 18
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I came to live in a country I love some people label me a defector. I have loved men and women in my life I've been labeled the bisexual defector. Want to know another secret? I'm even ambidextrous. I don't like labels. Just call me Martina.
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The more people come out, the less it will be an issue.
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I have always had this outrage at being told what to, how to act, whom to love.
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There is no cheap way to achieve the ability to turn pro in tennis it unfortunately is more expensive than team sports.
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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.
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I haven't bought any leather articles for a very long time. My ideal is to be able to avoid all animal products, in food as well as clothing.
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I'm an American. You can't go on where you were born. If you do then John McEnroe would be a German.
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Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost.
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I hit some great shots in my lifetime now I hit a decent shot and I get a standing ovation.
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I would have drunk a lot of Pinot Grigio if I'd lost after leading 5-2 in the third.
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Variety is what I would recommend: As variety is the spice of life in food, so it is in exercise. Change it up. But most of all, don't overdo it.
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Some players when they become No. 1 they put too much pressure on themselves.
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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.
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People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected.
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All top players are the same strokewise, but mentally I can improve and that's where it's at for top players.
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Life is about challenges and how we face up to them and the attitude we take into every day life so hopefully we'll be able to motivate people to do more with their life.
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The mentality, that's something you should be able to control. Whether you are healthy or not, how fast you can run - they aren't things you can work on, but the mentality should be.
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Sure I know where the press room is - I just look for where they throw the dog meat.
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Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.
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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.
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