Arguably one of the most outspoken athletes of all time, Martina Navratilova often pulls no punches when it comes to expressing her opinion. Often, she uses social media to talk about various matters, particularly political matters.
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Previously, we saw her getting involved in political matters, as she bashed former American president Donald Trump on multiple occasions. Recently, she mocked a Trump supporter for making some unpopular remarks about the current President of the USA, Joe Biden.
Martina Navratilova answers a Donald Trump supporter for commenting about Joe Biden
Earlier, an author and Donald Trump supporter named Brigitte Gabriel took to Twitter and wrote, “Joe Biden is the most divisive President in US History.”
Then, Navratilova saw this tweet and replied, “Who is this woman and what is she smoking?!? Or drinking? Or both…“
Who is this woman and what is she smoking?!? Or drinking? Or both…🤡 https://t.co/rrrvT6Mlg4
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) August 13, 2022
Indeed, it was a funny response from the former tennis player. Notably, this was not the first time Navratilova mocked Donald Trump or his supporters. Although Navratilova has not entered into politics, she often provides her political opinions about certain matters. However, she did express once about entering into politics and serving the people of this country.
Navratilova talked about the use of social media and mental health issues
In a recent interview, Navratilova talked about the impact of social media on athletes and people in general. According to her, if people don’t like social media, they have the option to stay away from it.
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Moreover, many athletes are removing themselves from social media for a lengthy period of time, as they are suffering from mental health issues. Although she did not undermine the mental health issue, she compared this generation with her generation. As per the former tennis star, athletes were too busy to have mental health issues at that time. However, she did talk about the seriousness of this issue.
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Meanwhile, Navratilova was truly one of the greatest, if not the best player in her era, particularly during the 70s and 80s. In her career, she won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, which is the fifth most in the history of women’s tennis. Many fans and players considered her the greatest tennis player ever. In fact, some of them still do.
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