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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: 67
Born: 1956
Born: October 18
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Tennis Player
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Changes made to please others are unrealistic, but more important, they're unfair to you.
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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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Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost.
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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 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 think retirement beats the heck out of life after death, that's for sure.
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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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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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