Martina Navratilova

If I feel strongly, I say it. I know I can do more good by being vocal than by staying quiet. I'd have a whole lot more money if I lied, but I wouldn't enjoy spending it.

I was always controversial, being gay, so nothing was more controversial than that.

To those people doubting Serena Williams, writing her off - do not do that to a champion.

The Williams girls compete extremely hard on court because they hate losing - it's just that they haven't played an awful lot of tennis over the years.

After I retired, I was in Aspen, and after two months of being at home, I started to go nuts. I needed to go somewhere because that was the longest I never travelled.

Players are saying, 'I don't have to have a coach who has only played a little bit. Instead, I can have somebody who won something'.

Just by being out you're doing your part. It's like recycling. You're doing your part for the environment if you recycle; you're doing your part for the gay movement if you're out.

People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected.

I hope, when I stop, people will think that somehow I mattered.

Playing tennis, I didn't tie in my self-worth into winning or losing matches.

I think we will have full marriage rights in Colorado. But in 1992, there was a very hateful Amendment 2 that basically made it legal for any institution to deny gays and lesbians access, whether it's hospitals or restaurants or employment. Anybody could fire you or not let you in a restaurant because you were gay.

Ted Cruz, if he's elected president, the first thing he will do is return Don't Ask Don't Tell and roll back same-sex marriage laws. Which is law - hello - you can't really take it away. It's really terrifying the direction we're going in now.