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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.

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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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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Some players when they become No. 1 they put too much pressure on themselves.
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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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I would have drunk a lot of Pinot Grigio if I'd lost after leading 5-2 in the third.
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Changes made to please others are unrealistic, but more important, they're unfair to you.
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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've been in the twilight of my career longer than most people have had their career.
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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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People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected.
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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 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 more people come out, the less it will be an issue.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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