Martina Navratilova, a former tennis player and coach, holds the title of "the greatest singles and doubles and mixed doubles player to ever grace the planet."

Martina won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and 31 women's doubles titles. She also has 10 major mixed doubles championships. She reached the Wimbledon singles final nine consecutive times from 1982 to 1990 and another 12 times.

She won the Wimbledon women's singles title a record nine times. Martina was born in Czechoslovakia, but she was stripped of her Czech citizenship in 1975.Later, she attained US citizenship.

After completing her three and a half years of high school, Martina started playing tennis. Martina was raised in a challenging environment. When Martina was three years old, her parents separated, and her mother later wed Miroslav Navartil, who later served as her first coach. When Martina was eight years old, her biological father took his own life.

Martina had a rough upbringing, but she never gave up. Martina is committed to improving as a tennis player. At the age of fifteen, she won the Czechoslovakia National Tennis Championship after practicing daily.

After defeating Chris Evert in the 1978 Wimbledon singles final, Martina Navratilova became the world's top player.

Even after her retirement, Martina continued to be involved in charities supporting animal rights, underprivileged children and gay rights.

Martina claims to be gay and supports gay rights. She was a plaintiff in 1992 against Colorado's ballot proposition Amendment 2, which denied gays and lesbians legal discrimination protections.

In 1993, she spoke at the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and By Equal Rights and Liberation. She was awarded the National Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign for her hard work, dedication and determination.

Some of the other awards Martina won were International Tennis Federation World Champion in 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986. Additionally, she was also the recipient of the Women's Tennis Association Award in 1978, 1979, 1983. 1984, 1985 and 1986.

Martina was named the greatest female tennis player between 1965 and 2005 by Tennis Magazine. Martina Navratilova, a legend in tennis, has many achievements including 1,442 singles wins, 9 Wimbledon singles champions and 344 singles/doubles combined titles.

Martina is an inspiration to women and men around the world. We are not all born with silver spoons in our mouths. However, that doesn't mean we should stop trying to create our own destiny.

Martina showed no self-pity despite her terrible childhood. She is committed to pushing herself harder and not giving up until she achieves her objectives. She is also battling in the social arena for justice.

We ought not to assist unfair legal systems. Instead, we should stand up for our rights. These are the valuable lessons that Martina Navratilova (former world tennis champion) teaches us.