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Martina Navratilova: One of the reasons for her success is because she had played her tennis with so much energy, passion and emotion. She was physically and mentally dedicated to win.TRANSCRIPT
Martina
Navratilova...
“you got
served”!
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Martina Navratilova is a Czech born
American tennis player. She is considered by
many as the greatest singles and doubles
tennis player ever. One of the reasons for her
success is the fact that she played her tennis
with so much energy, passion, and emotion.
She was physically and mentally dedicated to
winning the matches she played.
Her winning streak of 74 consecutive match
victories and the 167 top-level single titles was
the best in the Women's Open Era. She
played in what is considered the best women's
match of all time.
Her grandmother was an international tennis
player. Her father became her first coach
when she was 4 years old. At the age of seven
she was playing regularly, spending hours on
court during practising sessions. She won her
first big tournaments as a teenager.
Early in her professional career she re-
evaluated her career and decided to
surround herself with the best specialist support staff. It included a nutritionist, trainers, match
analysts, and various other experts. She spent lots of time working on her physical and mental
strength. This paid dividends because her tennis improved even more since then. She was
continuously working hard on improving her tennis by practising and using the latest and best
technology available.
Early in her professional career she re-evaluated her career and decided to surround herself with
the best specialist support staff. It included a nutritionist, trainers, match analysts, and various other
experts. She spent lots of time working on her physical and mental strength. This paid dividends
because her tennis improved even more since then. She was continuously working hard on
improving her tennis by practising and using the latest and best technology available.
She had personal experience of what is involved in
overcoming adversity in life and finding success. Some
of the things that she had to overcome was the fact that
she was stripped of her citizenship by her country of
birth, she was diagnosed with cancer, and because she
admitted that she is gay. Nevertheless, she kept on being
an aggressive goal setter, as discussed in her book
“Shape Yourself” and made a big success of her career.
Her grandmother was an international tennis player. Her
father became her first coach when she was 4 years old. At
the age of seven she was playing regularly, spending hours
on court during practising sessions. She won her first big
tournaments as a teenager.
She is an inspirational leader
with strong motivation and
candour. That is the reason why she was so outspoken on
many issues, like communism and gay rights. She supports
var ious chari t ies that benef i t animal r ights and
underprivileged children.
Martina has many other talents. She
wrote five books and was the co-
writer of three more books. She is a
tennis commentator and involved in
many charities.
Martina is a true tennis champion and
a very successful person. She
developed her talent through hard
work, dedication, and motivation.
Her goal setting and passion helped
her to overcome adversity in life and
to become one of the top athletes in
world sport.
Best quotes...
“Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you're needed by someone”
“Changes made to please others are unrealistic, but more important, they're unfair to you.”
“The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else”
“You can't live in the past, there's nothing you can do about it”
“You can't live in the past, there's nothing you can do about it”
“I think the key is for women not to set any limits”
“Once you start believing in yourself, anything is possible. Once you start believing in yourself, your dreams take shape. The more you believe, the more you achieve.”
“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”
“Everything you do today impacts the next day as well as the future.”
“This is reality, not a dream.”
References:http://www.martinanavratilova.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martina_Navratilovahttp://www.biography.com/people/martina-navratilova-9420862http://navratilova.tripod.com/http://mentalfloss.com/article/52406/martina-navratilova%E2%80%99s-formula-successhttp://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016378.htmlhttp://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/martina-navratilova