Martina

Navratilova...

“you got

served”!

Part 7: World Class Sport Achievers

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Inspiration

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Motivational Lessons

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