Martina NavratilovaWASHINGTON DC (AARP News), December 4, 2007:
AARP, the world’s largest advocacy organization for the 50+ community, today announced a new relationship with tennis legend Martina Navratilova in which she will serve as the Health & Fitness ambassador to AARP’s 39 million members. In this role, Ms. Navratilova will be instrumental in AARP’s effort to help its members lead active, healthy lives.
Ms. Navratilova—the best female tennis player of the modern era, and arguably the greatest in the history of the sport—has amassed an unmatched number of professional records over the course of a career that spanned an amazing four decades. In September, 2006, six weeks shy of her 50th birthday, she won the mixed doubles title at the US Open, her 59th Grand Slam title. Ms. Navratilova has equally proved to be an accomplished humanitarian and public figure with her involvement in a numerous of charitable organizations around the world.
Source: AARP News
