Oh, and I almost forgot this.
Nov. 22nd, 2006 08:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
valis2I heard an interview with Martina Navrátilová the other day, and I wrote down this quote (she was talking about losing out on endorsements because of her sexuality):
I lost out on a lot of money but being bitter about it would mean I would be bitter about being gay, and I'm not. I don't think there's anything wrong with it. I'm totally convinced you're born that way, and I defy anybody to tell me otherwise...I accepted who I was a long time ago, and if I was bitter about the end result of that then again that would mean that I'm bitter about who I am, and I'm not.
She seemed intelligent and articulate, and she was a pleasure to listen to (even though I'm not much of a sports fan) . Though it's obvious that her words are meant for this specific issue, I think they ring true with a lot of other issues as well. Accepting yourself is a difficult thing to achieve, especially if you've been pegged as "different."
I lost out on a lot of money but being bitter about it would mean I would be bitter about being gay, and I'm not. I don't think there's anything wrong with it. I'm totally convinced you're born that way, and I defy anybody to tell me otherwise...I accepted who I was a long time ago, and if I was bitter about the end result of that then again that would mean that I'm bitter about who I am, and I'm not.
She seemed intelligent and articulate, and she was a pleasure to listen to (even though I'm not much of a sports fan) . Though it's obvious that her words are meant for this specific issue, I think they ring true with a lot of other issues as well. Accepting yourself is a difficult thing to achieve, especially if you've been pegged as "different."