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I have always had this outrage at being told what to, how to act, whom to love.

Martina Navratilova

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Martina Navratilova
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: October 18
Autobiographer
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Tennis Player
Writer
Praha
Martina Subertova
Outrage
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Always
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Lady' is an opinion 'woman' is a fact.
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I just try to concentrate on concentrating.
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Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost.
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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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When one man becomes more important than the country he's supposed to be leading, this will always create a problem.
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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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No matter where I go, I always make friends at the bridge table
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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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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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I've been in the twilight of my career longer than most people have had their career.
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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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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'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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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 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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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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Sure I know where the press room is - I just look for where they throw the dog meat.
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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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