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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.
Martina Navratilova
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Martina Navratilova
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: October 18
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The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved the pig is committed.
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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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I would have drunk a lot of Pinot Grigio if I'd lost after leading 5-2 in the third.
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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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Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.
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People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected. Being feminine meant being a cheerleader, not being an athlete. The image of women is changing now. 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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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 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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Some players when they become No. 1 they put too much pressure on themselves.
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I've been in the twilight of my career longer than most people have had their career.
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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.
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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.
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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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Concentration is born on the practice court... you must mentally treat your practice sessions as matches, concentrating on every ball you hit.
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Changes made to please others are unrealistic, but more important, they're unfair to you.
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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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Sure I know where the press room is - I just look for where they throw the dog meat.
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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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Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost.
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