Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you're needed by someone.
Martina Navratilova

I hope, when I stop, people will think that somehow I mattered.
Martina Navratilova

I just try to concentrate on concentrating.
Martina Navratilova

I shouldn't say I'm looking forward to leading a normal life, because I don't know what normal is.
Martina Navratilova

I think the key is for women not to set any limits.
Martina Navratilova

I've been in the twilight of my career longer than most people have had their career.
Martina Navratilova

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.
Martina Navratilova

It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't.
Martina Navratilova

Just by being out you're doing your part. It's like recycling. You're doing your part for the environment if you recycle; you're doing your part for the gay movement if you're out.
Martina Navratilova

Just go out there and do what you have to do.
Martina Navratilova


Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.
Martina Navratilova

People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected.
Martina Navratilova

Sure I know where the press room is - I just look for where they throw the dog meat.
Martina Navratilova

Tennis has given me soul.
Martina Navratilova

The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.
Martina Navratilova

The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are their worst.
Martina Navratilova

The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else.
Martina Navratilova

The more people come out, the less it will be an issue.
Martina Navratilova

Whoever said, "It's not whether you win or lose that counts," probably lost.
Martina Navratilova

You can't live in the past, there's nothing you can do about it.
Martina Navratilova