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Martina Navratilova was in Charlotte, North Carolina the other day for the Charlotte 1 Million to help package one million meals for older hungry North Carolinians. With her help, Jeff Gordon and all of the volunteers, one million meals were packaged and donated! Check out Martina hard at work and posing with Jeff.
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Today in Charlotte, North Carolina, tennis legend Martina Navratilova joined NASCAR’s Jeff Gordon (and 1,000 volunteers) to pack meals for low-income seniors at the Charlotte Convention Center as part of Drive to End Hunger. The goal for the two-day event, organized by the AARP Foundation, is to pack one million meals in Charlotte for food [...]
Dancing with the Stars’ Team Sweet Spot, aka Martina Navratilova and Tony Dovolani, walked around The Grove in Los Angeles today before making an appearance on Extra. Tony was wearing a jacket that read “Team Martina and Tony” on the back and all I can think is…. where do I get mine?
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Yesterday marked the first day of practice for Martina Navratilova and her partner Tony Dovolani for the 14th season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Martina looked casual and cheerful in her workout gear (and her Louis Vuitton tote!). She tweeted today:
I see the paparazzi seem to be liking me this time around, wish they [...]
Laureus Academy member Martina Navratilova met with French Sports Minister Chantal Jouanno in Paris to discuss possible projects with the French Sports Ministry.
As for her thoughts on newly-crowned French Open Champion Li Na, Martina said Li’s success has come despite the influence of the sport’s powers-that-be in China, not because of it.
“She broke away from the [...]
Martina Navratilova trekked in heavy snow at around 4300m on day three of her Mt. Kilimanjaro climb. She wrote in her blog:
Well, no one prepared me for this. As we headed for Mawenzi Tarn, we have had to fight our way through blizzards and cope with unexpected bitter cold. The snow is not settling on [...]
Martina Navratilova’s journey to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro began yesterday. She and her team are climbing the tallest peak in Africa (5,895 meters) to raise money for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. Her team of fundraisers includes German Paralympic cyclist Michael Teuber and British badminton player Gail Emms.
Martina said, via her Laureus blog:
Day [...]
Martina Navratilova posed for a portrait at Kilimanjaro Mountain Resort today in Arusha, Tanzania. Martina and her team will begin her Mount Kilimanjaro fundraising climb tommorow to raise money for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. She will attempt to scale the 5895m peak, Africa’s highest free standing mountain with a team of fundraisers including [...]
On September 6, 1975, an 18-year-old Martina Navratilova (pictured above, playing in the Women’s Championship Invitational, which she went on to win at the 2008 U.S. Open) requested political asylum in the United States while playing in the U.S. Open. In 1975, the U.S. Open was played in Forest Hills on Har-Tru clay courts. In [...]
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Arguably one of the greatest of the greatest tennis players of all times, according to Bud Collins, Martina Navratilova conquered the court in her (still-continuing) career and also conquered Breast Cancer.
The tennis legend and Tennis Channel commentator was followed by CNN cameras for six weeks as she underwent successful radiation [...]
Q: Did Venus buy all of those hats yesterday?
S. Williams: The past few days she has been in hat mode: She has been in all the foregrounds and I was in the background. She loves to shop so I was a little disappointed.
Q: So she is going to bring back a bunch of hats. What do you take back…
S. Williams: Usually something that goes on my ass (…Laughter).
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