The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are their worst. — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
I've given many lessons in many sports over the years to many different people. — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected. — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
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. — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
Concentration is born on the practice court... you must mentally treat your practice sessions as matches, concentrating on every ball you hit. — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
On Chris Evert: Before I even met her, she stood for everything I admired in this country: poise, ability, sportsmanship, money, style. — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
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… — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
You don't have to be pretty for people to come and see you play. At the same time, if you're a good… — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
Sport doesn't know barriers, really. You are judged on your performance... how far you can jump, how fast you can run, how… — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
There is no cheap way to achieve the ability to turn pro in tennis; it unfortunately is more expensive than team sports. — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
I'm not involved in sport, I'm commited." "Do you know the difference?" "Think of eggs and ham!" "The chicken is involved but… — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected. Being feminine meant… — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
The whole idea of image is so confused. On the one hand, Madison Avenue is worried about the image of the players… — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
I can teach many sports, but obviously, tennis is the one. When you do other sports, you see things from different perspectives:… — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
The goal for the Laureus Sport For Good Foundation is to give kids an opportunity to be involved in sports and hopefully… — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else. — Martina Navratilova Copy Share
Tennis is the purest form of democracy. There was a symbiotic, chicken-and-egg relationship for me between democracy and tennis. — Martina Navratilova Copy Share
What I would tell girls coming up is just be yourself and don't let people get in the way. — Martina Navratilova Copy Share
When one man becomes more important than the country he's supposed to be leading, this will always create a problem. — Martina Navratilova Copy Share
There was a joke in Czechoslovakia: The Communist Party dance, it's one step forward, two steps backward, and everyone is still clapping. — Martina Navratilova Copy Share
The longer I stay in the States, the more I understand how important it is to smile and seem like a nice guy. Like… — Martina Navratilova Copy Share
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,… — Martina Navratilova Copy Share
I can teach many sports, but obviously, tennis is the one. When you do other sports, you see things from different perspectives: different footwork… — Martina Navratilova Copy Share
Sport doesn't know barriers, really. You are judged on your performance... how far you can jump, how fast you can run, how well you… — Martina Navratilova Copy Share
The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed. — Martina Navratilova Copy Share
