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Changes made to please others are unrealistic, but more important, they're unfair to you.
Martina Navratilova
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Martina Navratilova
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: October 18
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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 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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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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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.
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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 think retirement beats the heck out of life after death, that's for sure.
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Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you're needed by someone.
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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.
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