Martina Navratilova Quotes
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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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Just go out there and do what you've got to do.
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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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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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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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Once you start believing in yourself, anything is possible.
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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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People who are rich want to be richer, but what's the difference? The toys get different, that's all. The rich guys buy a football team, the poor guys buy a football. It's all relative.
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What matters isn't how well you play when you're playing well. What matters is how well you play when you're playing badly.
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The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are their worst.
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Just put one foot in front of the other and don't worry about the length of the path. Once you get on that path, and the longer you stay on it, there eventually will come a time when you will not turn back.
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Changes made to please others are unrealistic, but more important, they're unfair to you.
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I think the key is for women not to set any limits.
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I shouldn't say I'm looking forward to leading a normal life, because I don't know what normal is. This has been normal for me.
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The better I get, the more I realize how much better I can get.
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I've been talking to Martina [Hingis] about playing for a couple of years. Maybe I can convince her to play some doubles.
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I've been active in animal rights and all kinds of environmental stuff and children's charities over the years.
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Lady' is an opinion; 'woman' is a fact.
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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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Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you're needed by someone.
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Keeping a journal of what's going on in your life is a good way to help you distill what's important and what's not.
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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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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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If it feels right in your gut, this is who you are, this is what you do, this is what you feel, then don't hide that. You just stick to it and the world will catch up.
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I'm not involved in tennis but committed.
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My worst memory is of my first dance lesson as a 14-year old in Prague. My mother put me in this silver and pink lame dress. My hair was all curled, and it was the first time I wore a garter belt. I felt so out of place!
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I think retirement beats the heck out of life after death, that's for sure.
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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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