Many sports are divided into male and female. Including tennis. Martina Navrvtilova successfully performed on the court and won the highest awards. She still trains young athletes.
Far start
About the famous tennis player Martina Navratilova is known not only to sports enthusiasts, but also to connoisseurs of spicy details. Everyday inhabitants were interested in how their idols live outside of sports grounds. This curiosity is readily satisfied by print media and television channels. Big sport has long been transformed into a business project, and Navratilova has become a cult figure. The athlete, if possible, but without fanaticism, tries to maintain interest in her own person.
Martina was born on October 18, 1956 in an ordinary family. Parents at that time lived in the capital of Czechoslovakia, Prague. Initially, the child grew and developed in difficult psychological conditions. When the girl was barely three years old, the parents decided to leave. My mother’s new husband, Miroslav Navratilov, who showed the girl how to play tennis. In gratitude for her kind attitude, Martina took his last name, which is to forget about her father who had betrayed her.
Way to success
In the biography of the legendary tennis player, it is noted that she began to seriously engage in the game of tennis when she was nine years old. In childhood, Martina was often mistaken for a boy, as she wore a short haircut and sportswear. The girl showed interest in tennis after the first victories on the court. Just a few months later, she easily beat her peers and peers. She regularly and hard worked on the technique of execution of blows and on the manner of moving around the court.
Navratilova’s sports career took shape along an increasing trajectory. At the age of fifteen, she became a winner in the national championship. A year later, she took part in the famous Grand Slam tournament and reached the quarter finals. The following season became the first racket of Czechoslovakia. They started writing about a promising athlete in central newspapers around the world. In 1975, Martina decided to move into the category of professionals. Speaking at one of the tournaments in the United States, she notified reporters that she would not return to her homeland.
