Navratilova on using celebrity status for good: "I always thought about the kids first"

Martina Navratilova recently spoke about using her platform to become a role model for younger people and the importance of doing so.

The Czech player has had a legendary career but faced plenty of struggles in life due to her private life. She's always been very vocal about what she believed in and it's something she is doing to this day. Becoming famous around the world gave her a platform that she used to set the right examples for young people believing it to be crucial:

"I always felt that responsibility as a role model. I always thought about the kids first."

She continued:

"When I came out, it was also a reflection on the LGBT community. Certainly for women and lesbians more than anybody else. So I always felt that responsibility, but I always felt it, to begin with, to the kids. I didn't throw my racquet on the court, I didn't do anything I was embarrassed about on the court, because of athletes supposed to be role models, and I took that role seriously...I didn't really do anything that was really really bad."

Check out the full interview below.