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Martina Navratilova is admired for being precise with her words. She always has some facts or analysis to back her claims. Therefore, the Czech- American’s statements leave a mark on the entire tennis fraternity.

Recently, Navratilova opened up about a matter which is on the tip of every tennis fan’s tongue. The 18-time Grand Slam champion spoke about the fire around legends Roger Federer, Serena Williams, and Venus Williams’ retirement. And addressed how their passion for the game is what’s keeping them intact with the help of a witty example.

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Martina Navratilova takes Tom Brady’s example

Navratilova is currently covering the Wimbledon championship on behalf of BBC news and has witnessed the amount of pressure the Williams sisters experienced when they made a comeback. Therefore, when asked about her thoughts on their and 20 times Grand Slam champion?Federer‘s future, she gave a clever response.

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She linked how retirement can also bring glory to a player’s name of such a high?caliber.??Well, look how well retirement worked out for Tom Brady. It got a lot of attention and then it was, ?Oh, I changed my mind.? OK!??Navratilova said with a laugh.

“Do you ask a doctor or a lawyer how much longer are you going to keep practicing? People put thoughts in your head that might not be there otherwise.” She added.

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Tom Brady, the NFL legend and former New England Patriots quarterback took retirement from the sport after playing 22 NFL seasons, but some time ago, he evoked his statement and made a comeback.

Navratilova’s records

The WTA legend started playing when Chris Evert was ruling the game with no one to challenge her caliber. She then geared up to become a player of Evert’s potential. She currently holds the lead in head-to-head records. Navratilova?secured?a total of 43 victories and incurred 37 defeats against the American tennis legend.

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In her journey to keep up to Evert’s tennis, she secured 167 singles titles and 177 doubles titles. Further, she has held the ranking of World No.1 for a?record?332 weeks, which is only second to German tennis legend Steffi Graf. In addition, Navratilova moved flawlessly in the grass courts of London. Therefore, she has 9 titles and a record of 100 match wins from the?Wimbledon?Championship.