Martina Navratilova - Keynote Speaker at the Annual Event for The Women's Foundation of Colorado

Online, November 9, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Martina Navratilova was the keynote speaker at a Luncheon Fundraiser for The Women's Foundation of Colorado on Thursday, November 3rd for this year's annual event. The tennis legend delivered a keynote address and attended a VIP reception for the fundraiser. In addition, Martina also stopped by at a local tennis club to talk to teenage girls in a USTA tennis clinic about overcoming adversity and what tennis has done for her life.

At this year's fundraiser luncheon, The Women's Foundation of Colorado introduced a new tagline: "Think Big. Be Bold. Stay Focused. And Accomplish More."
Martina spoke in part about how those same principles have guided her through her life. These principles helped Navratilova through her amazing tennis career where she won a record of nine Wimbledon championships. Navratilova also received extreme criticism and scrutiny when she came out as a lesbian. Her biggest challenge, however, was by far the rough times that she endured after learning of her breast cancer diagnosis. These three principles, she said, have been guiding her though all of these challenges and even helped her to leave Czechoslovakia in the first place.

The audience of nearly 2,000 was predominantly female and very pleased with the presentation and message. The goal of The Women's Foundation of Colorado is that every woman in Colorado is economically self-sufficient, and every girl in Colorado is on the path to economic self-sufficiency. Their mission is to build resources and lead change so that the women and girls of Colorado are full and equal participants in society.

Martina Navratilova

A champion on and off the court, Martina is not only a tennis legend, but an inspirational leader who demonstrates tenacity, candor and motivation. Arguably the best tennis player ever to step on the court, Martina amassed an unmatched number of professional records over the course of a career that spanned an amazing four decades. She has won 59 Grand Slam crowns, a record 9 Wimbledon singles champions, and overcame the odds to become both one of the most successful tennis players ever and an equally successful leader.