Published On Dec 1, 2023
Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova recalls the exact moment she knew she needed to defect from her home country of Czechoslovakia.
In 1975 at the age of 18, Navratilova asked the United States for political asylum and was granted temporary residence. She discusses her motives for choosing to defect, her plan of execution, and the choice words the Czech Republic had to say once the news broke.
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