Martina Navratilova

A champion on and off the court, Martina Navratilova is not only a tennis legend, but an inspirational leader and sports speaker who demonstrates wit, candor, and sheer motivation. Arguably the best tennis player ever to play the game, Navratilova has amassed an unmatched number of professional records during a career that spanned an amazing four decades, while proving herself to be one of the most intriguing, outspoken, and respected figures of the 20th century – and now the 21st century.

Martina Navratilova has won an astonishing 59 Grand Slam titles, and beyond this, a total of 167 singles titles and 179 doubles titles, all-time records for tennis players, male or female. Her staunch support of many social issues, such as women’s issues, gay rights, ethical treatment of animals, environmental protection, and AIDS research, have made her a powerful keynote speaker as well.

Through her television appearances, speaking engagements, and tennis commentaries, Martina Navratilova has become as popular for her humor and forthrightness and determination. In addition, she is an accomplished writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and her most recently book, Shape Your Self, is a guide to personal fitness and healthy living.

In essence, the multifarious list of companies with which Martina has worked highlights both her versatility and her popularity, the testimonials as rich in that aspect of her career as during her playing heyday.

The content of her speeches adapt for every occasion, whether it be covering gender equality in the work place, pushing for LGBT rights, inspiring leadership in the wider world or encouraging a planet with greater diversity. On every occasion, she weaves in anecdotes of her own life on and off court to draw parallels with her audience, with whom she perpetually has a great affinity.

Her wide variety of engagements has garnered her popularity in every corner of the globe, boasting a fanbase that few tennis players can match. 

She has a following of some quarter of a million people on Twitter, her subject matter there ranging from tennis successes to the current political climate in the United States, the central message being that Martina continues to push whatever she believes in, those beliefs as strong and steadfast as ever.