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Martina Navratilova

American Athlete

Born: Oct 18, 1956

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Russia is now very far from being a communist country, but when I walked around Moscow, I kept glimpsing these haunting images. There were statues of Lenin and some neon signs of the hammer and sickle. I remembered myself then as a little girl, living under that oppression. Martina Navratilova

Myself Oppression Signs Girl Country Living Statues Some Russia Haunting Remembered Moscow Around Were Hammer Very Walked Being Little Lenin Far Little Girl Then Communist Now Images Kept

I am just sorry my own mother had to live under that regime for most of her life. I was lucky. I got out and, 14 years later, Czechoslovakia became a free country. So I feel anger, even fury, at this bloody system that ruined so many people's lives for no reason whatsoever. Martina Navratilova

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The Williams girls compete extremely hard on court because they hate losing - it's just that they haven't played an awful lot of tennis over the years. Martina Navratilova

Hate Losing Girl Extremely Williams Tennis Over Because Court Years Lot Just Hard Awful Awful Lot Compete Played

That's the media now. They get lazy. Rumors become fact. Some blogger says something, next thing you know, it's in 'USA Today.' Martina Navratilova

Today You Become Says Rumors Some Something Fact Lazy Know Get Next USA USA Today Next Thing Media Now Thing

I think men are more adventurous in that they're more likely to take chances. Women play it safe. But now, maybe more of the women that see how it's working for the guys think, 'I can do that, too'. Maybe they'll pick male players, not necessarily female players; it's just whatever that match is that works for that player. Martina Navratilova

Women Men Whatever Think Too See Guys More Take Pick Adventurous Safe Likely Match Female How Male Maybe Just Working Works Now Play Necessarily Player Players Chances

Gender is irrelevant. Certainly the tennis ball doesn't know what the gender was of the tennis coach. Martina Navratilova

Gender Tennis Know Ball Irrelevant Coach Certainly

Playing tennis, I didn't tie in my self-worth into winning or losing matches. Martina Navratilova

Losing Winning Tennis Tie Matches Self-Worth Playing

I know propaganda when I see it, and I can speak with authority on it. Martina Navratilova

Speak See Propaganda Know Authority

For six years, I was really on my own and did not have a coach. Martina Navratilova

Own My Own Years Did Six Really Coach

I am healthy. I have been blessed with a very good body, and I have worked hard at it. I had surgery on my toe, and I'm still recovering from that. That's the only joint that was hurting. Earlier, I had a knee replacement, hip replacement, shoulder surgeries, but I have been lucky. I don't feel any pain when I play. Martina Navratilova

Good Blessed Healthy Pain Hurting Only Recovering Joint Had Knee Feel Am Hip Still Surgery Been Very Replacement Any Worked Toe Body Shoulder Hard Lucky Play Earlier

I really couldn't come out until after I got my citizenship, because it was a disclaim - back then, it could have been a disqualifier. I could have been denied my U.S. citizenship because I was gay. So I didn't - I stayed quiet. Martina Navratilova

Gay Back Out Citizenship Stayed Could Come Until Because Got Been Denied Quiet After Then Really

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