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title: "2 Cheerleader Quotes By Martina Navratilova"
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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/you-don-t-have-to-be-pretty-for-people-to-come-and-see-you-play-at/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/people-in-the-states-used-to-think-that-if-girls-were-good-at-sports-2/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

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## Other authors on Cheerleader

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## More by Martina Navratilova

> [The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/the-moment-of-victory-is-much-too-short-to-live-for-that-and-nothing/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

> [Tennis is the purest form of democracy. There was a symbiotic, chicken-and-egg relationship for me between democracy and tennis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/tennis-is-the-purest-form-of-democracy-there-was-a-symbiotic-chicken/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

> [What I would tell girls coming up is just be yourself and don't let people get in the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/what-i-would-tell-girls-coming-up-is-just-be-yourself-and-don-t-let/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

> [You can't live in the past, there's nothing you can do about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/you-can-t-live-in-the-past-there-s-nothing-you-can-do-about-it/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

> [When one man becomes more important than the country he's supposed to be leading, this will always create a problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/when-one-man-becomes-more-important-than-the-country-he-s-supposed-to/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

> [I am not looking for perfection. I look for the best in me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/i-am-not-looking-for-perfection-i-look-for-the-best-in-me/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

> [I think the key is for women not to set any limits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/i-think-the-key-is-for-women-not-to-set-any-limits/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

> [The better I get, the more I realize how much better I can get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/the-better-i-get-the-more-i-realize-how-much-better-i-can-get/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

> [There was a joke in Czechoslovakia: The Communist Party dance, it's one step forward, two steps backward, and everyone is still clapping.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/there-was-a-joke-in-czechoslovakia-the-communist-party-dance-it-s-one/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

> [The longer I stay in the States, the more I understand how important it is to smile and seem like a nice guy. Like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/the-longer-i-stay-in-the-states-the-more-i-understand-how-important/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/just-put-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other-and-don-t-worry-about-the/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

> [I can teach many sports, but obviously, tennis is the one. When you do other sports, you see things from different perspectives: different footwork…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/i-can-teach-many-sports-but-obviously-tennis-is-the-one-when-you-do/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/sport-doesn-t-know-barriers-really-you-are-judged-on-your-performance/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

> [The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/the-difference-between-involvement-and-commitment-is-like-ham-and/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

> [Just go out there and do what you've got to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/just-go-out-there-and-do-what-you-ve-got-to-do/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

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