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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.

Martina Navratilova

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Martina Navratilova
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: October 18
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Martina Subertova
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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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I hit some great shots in my lifetime now I hit a decent shot and I get a standing ovation.
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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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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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I have always had this outrage at being told what to, how to act, whom to love.
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I think retirement beats the heck out of life after death, that's for sure.
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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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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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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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Lady' is an opinion 'woman' is a fact.
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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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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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No matter where I go, I always make friends at the bridge table
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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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Some players when they become No. 1 they put too much pressure on themselves.
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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 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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Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.
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The more people come out, the less it will be an issue.
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