We aim, through the 20x20 campaign, to showcase the importance and positive influence sport and physical activity has on girls by increasing media coverage and increasing attendances at competitions and events. As a young girl I was told that football was just for boys and yet, I went on to play times for England including at World Cups, European Championships and even representing GB at the London Olympics. It is so important that girls and women have role models to whom they can relate.
It is for this reason that I was so excited and delighted to get the opportunity to come and lend my support for the launch of 20x I believe if supported by all involved in sport it really could be a landmark moment for sport in this country.
Powered by. Within a few years, she was an out and proud lesbian and one of the first openly gay athletes. By her own reckoning, the decision to come out cost her dearly. She lost out on lucrative sponsorship deals and her personal life came under intense media scrutiny. It warms the heart. That was the whole point of it. Things that heterosexual people take for granted were totally out of reach for us. Somebody has got to lead.
Navratilova married her wife, Julia Lemigova, in Certainly there are prison sentences in many countries. I was just glad that I was able to do my part and help people be themselves and help move the laws forward in the right direction. Now 64, Navratilova continues to speak out on issues. Occasionally, she has drawn criticism for her views.
Elsewhere, she continues to be vocal about issues within tennis. Court holds the all-time record for the most Grand Slam title, but has been a vocal critic of homosexuality and same-sex marriage in recent years. As such, Navratilova believes it would be more appropriate for the arena to be renamed in honour of Evonne Goolagong-Cawley. I know who I am and I am okay with it.
But there are still people struggling with their sexuality and their sexual orientation and this is not helpful. During the summer, he organised a tennis tournament, at which he and several other top players contracted Covid He has since said that he is open to women joining.
Not staying in your lane, but right now give your energy to that which helps you. Purely from a logical point of view, when you are a champion tennis player, when you commit to the sport, your energy goes into that. Maybe to get away, you watch TV, maybe you do some woodworking, maybe you get into stitching shawls. That helps you relax and it gives you energy. This is not helpful on any level. Speaking of division, Navratilova is focusing her energy on the US presidential election.
She has always been outspoken on politics and once said that she was ashamed and embarrassed of the US under former president George W Bush as she was of Czechoslovakia under the communist regime. Little surprise then that she has no time for Donald Trump.
She has endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. She says she is cautiously optimistic about the election, but accuses the Republican Party of engaging in voter suppression. For her part, Navratilova has set aside a Saturday to drive voters to the polls. There is no question that America is a deeply divided and damaged country. She believes it can still repair itself provided it acts quickly.
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