Jana Novotna, Class of 2005

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  • čas přidán 27. 08. 2024

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  • @TomMarvan
    @TomMarvan Před 3 lety +16

    “With all my love and affection, I dedicate this award to my mother.”

  • @richardmacken9410
    @richardmacken9410 Před 2 lety +14

    Watching this in 2022 and remembering how wonderful Jana Novotna was,Rest in Peace dear Jana.

  • @Abel0179
    @Abel0179 Před 6 lety +55

    Jana Novotna, one of the best tennis players EVER. May she Rest in Peace!

  • @manhattan70
    @manhattan70 Před 6 lety +43

    I remember her game as one of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen and a very gentle lady! She will not be forgotten. Thank you Jana

    • @omar505
      @omar505 Před rokem

      Jana was a ballerina 🩰 on the court. Every stroke every step so graceful.

    • @WesleyWattley-xy4fg
      @WesleyWattley-xy4fg Před měsícem

      ❤Absolutely 🎾 🏆!

  • @ft-je3rs
    @ft-je3rs Před 6 lety +25

    a wonderful person and player . I am so happy that she won Wimbledon in 1998 after such heartbreak. The last of the true serve and volley type players. She was beautiful to watch. May she rest in power.

  • @lenwelch2195
    @lenwelch2195 Před 6 lety +30

    Watching this , yet again she makes me cry . She always knew what was important .

  • @zeejimi4044
    @zeejimi4044 Před měsícem

    Absolutely beautiful person and sportswoman. Sadly missed. RIP Jana 🙏🙏🙏

  • @chariebuenaobra6610
    @chariebuenaobra6610 Před 4 lety +8

    RIP Jana, i always like you, i like watching your matches with STEFFI, cause both of you always played ur best, 😍😍😍

  • @andrewdelacruz2064
    @andrewdelacruz2064 Před 6 lety +81

    There are very, very few women's tennis players in the world at present who are as humble, gracious and have a beautiful heart as Jana Novotna.
    Jana has won over 100 titles and yet she has not shown even a hint of being egoistic, proud and boastful about her remarkable achievements.
    People who says that she was a choker doesn't know much about tennis. You don't labelled someone a choker who has made it to 3 Wimbledon finals. Simply by being in a Wimbledon final in itself is a tremendous achievement. How many players in their lifetime has made it that far? Do we labelled all of them chokers??
    Jana was gracious in defeat as she was in victory.
    Her Wimbledon victory in 1998 was more famous that any other title winners who won there over the years. Her perseverance in winning the final after 3 attempts will go down in Wimbledon as one of the greatest moments in history and will always be remembered by everyone who knows the game.
    We will all miss you Jana. RIP.

    • @matthewbuck9417
      @matthewbuck9417 Před 4 lety +3

      andrew delacruz Jana was such an amazing champion. I think most ppl label her as a choker because her talent was that of a multiple grand slam No.1; she just couldn’t overcome her nerves in some crucial moments. But she was a pleasure to watch and was one of the most graceful tennis players we have seen. RIP Jana, you will be missed!

    • @martinkuca7420
      @martinkuca7420 Před 3 lety +3

      Well put brother 👍 Whoever has called Jana a choker is a fool and I pity him. What a beautiful lady! What an inspiration she remains. Her "reincarnation " is coming in form of her protege Barbora Krejcikova.

    • @christopheroliver2465
      @christopheroliver2465 Před 3 lety +4

      Agreed, Jana played the game with grace, athleticism, and, most of all dignity.
      "It's okay to cry".

  • @matthewbuck9417
    @matthewbuck9417 Před 5 lety +15

    I always felt bad for Novotna, she was talented enough to win more, but couldn’t control her nerves, which as athletes we all know is so difficult. I’ll never forget her fighting spirit and genuine personality. RIP Jana

  • @MrGoneTroppo
    @MrGoneTroppo Před 3 lety +7

    The British public loved her so much! RIP

    • @stephenbaker2105
      @stephenbaker2105 Před 2 lety +1

      We certainly did! She was adored.

    • @juliet7703
      @juliet7703 Před 2 lety +1

      The hug with the Duchess of Kent just brought my tears out when she lost. I
      wanted to hug her myself...elated for her when she won some years later

  • @millennium8824
    @millennium8824 Před 6 lety +14

    Glad to see that she'd finally won at Wimbledon. RIP Jana

  • @neorich59
    @neorich59 Před 5 lety +13

    I adored Jana Novotna and will never forget the semi final she played at Wimbledon against that other great serve-volley player, Navratilova and beat her. It was to put it bluntly a total dog fight.
    At her best and when nerves permitted, I think she was largely untouchable.
    Like many, I'll never forget the final against Graf..I think it was the same year, where she walked all over Graf and seemed on the way to a pretty easy victory and it all fell apart.
    Likewise, I'll never forget the nervy final against Tauziat, when she finally (hurrah) got the title she richly deserved. I was in floods as much as she was 😉
    So sad that she's been taken from us too soon.
    She and Martina will always remain my favourite top 2 players of all time!

  • @Chickabee7
    @Chickabee7 Před 6 lety +16

    It's so sad to watch this now. Love you Jana

  • @barramundi4604
    @barramundi4604 Před 3 lety +11

    This was the most touching of all the videos I've seen from ITHF. Great player. Loved that moment with her mother.

  • @idonaewuloye4527
    @idonaewuloye4527 Před 6 lety +14

    Rest in peace beautifull Jana you will be greatly missed.

  • @andyplummer6982
    @andyplummer6982 Před 6 lety +36

    In my eyes, she deserves even more credit than some of the greatest champions. Why? She could or should have won more matches after being up or having match points in so many of them. For reasons beyond her control, she often couldn't. Extremely hard in tennis. But she always got back up again to be ready for the next fight. Very, very inspiring. Bravo, Jana.

  • @charliehmi76
    @charliehmi76 Před 4 lety +5

    Lovely lady who always wore her heart on her sleeve. I cried when in 1993 then again in 1998. RIP

    • @juliet7703
      @juliet7703 Před 2 lety

      💯...the hug with the Duchess of Kent done it for me😥 ...I could have hugged her myself...lovely person

  • @KristynaNW
    @KristynaNW Před 3 lety +4

    So proud of this lady. And she’s so beautiful here. Will always remember you, Jana ❤️

  • @pollybramall353
    @pollybramall353 Před 6 lety +14

    Not only was she a beautiful lady on the inside,a wonderful fighting spirit,I watched all her Wimbledon losses,and triumphs,but what a gorgeous lookin women,she could have been a model,love to your family jana xxxxx

  • @Msclaret
    @Msclaret Před 6 lety +36

    heart breaking to watch now. thank you for sharing this. Wonderful person and champion.

  • @McClernand4
    @McClernand4 Před 6 lety +23

    You will live eternally in our heart, dear, sweet and smiling Jana. I will leave flowers in your Loving Memory in the Ladies' room of Wimbledon, next June, right before the tournament. I will also go to Brno, your native town, so as to leave flowers on your grave, with poems of love. By the way, I have started to learn Czeck, your native language.

  • @hug0r
    @hug0r Před 6 lety +20

    Very touching! Rip, Jana Novotna!

  • @marinacallebaut3591
    @marinacallebaut3591 Před 5 lety +6

    so touching, R.I.P beautiful lady❤

  • @jamesmurphy2017
    @jamesmurphy2017 Před 5 lety +9

    Uplifting and heartbreaking. Rest in peace beautiful soul.

  • @je7887
    @je7887 Před měsícem

    RIP Jana, sad you left us so early.

  • @adsie79
    @adsie79 Před 5 lety +6

    Lovely sweet Jana. We miss you! X

  • @purplebondsaiyan2987
    @purplebondsaiyan2987 Před 5 lety +7

    😥RIP Jana a True Tennis Warrior

  • @mattcarlson8262
    @mattcarlson8262 Před 6 lety +14

    Very touching.... RIP Jana

  • @ComplexNumbersUK
    @ComplexNumbersUK Před 6 lety +8

    R.I.P Jane I will always love you and watch your matches : such a beautiful person, such a beautiful player! 😢😢❤️❤️

  • @heatherratliff1813
    @heatherratliff1813 Před 3 lety +2

    Sad that they're all gone now. Tony Trabert, Bud Collins, and Jana Novotna. RIP

  • @ash90175
    @ash90175 Před 4 lety +5

    My all-time favourite.Still remember I cried like a baby when I watched her losing to graph in 1993 Wimbledon final

    • @juliet7703
      @juliet7703 Před 2 lety +1

      You wouldn't be the only one. That hug with the Duchess of Kent gets me every time

  • @toujourstw
    @toujourstw Před 5 lety +5

    Always be remembered, Jana, thank you so much for your great achievements and encouragement to us.

  • @deb8183
    @deb8183 Před 2 lety +1

    A great woman whose life was cut too short. Rest In Peace Jana. I miss you. 🙏🌹

  • @patrickclohessy8339
    @patrickclohessy8339 Před 6 lety +10

    RIP Beautiful Jana

  • @billybronco4223
    @billybronco4223 Před 4 lety +3

    What a beautiful lady. Inside and out.

  • @ash90175
    @ash90175 Před 4 lety +3

    Again you moistured my eyes Dear Jana.Miss you

  • @rustico0486
    @rustico0486 Před 3 lety +2

    jana Novotna luv ya!! RIP!! now you are an angel!!!

  • @MennoWielenga
    @MennoWielenga Před 3 lety +4

    R.I.P 😢

  • @vigulfmusicproduct
    @vigulfmusicproduct Před 5 lety +6

    CZcams: "The Parade of Champions 2000" . R.I.P. Sweetheart.

  • @adsie79
    @adsie79 Před 6 lety +13

    Wonderful person!

  • @ToleVerban
    @ToleVerban Před měsícem +1

    Jana is so beautiful in every way.

  • @stevensliwa3050
    @stevensliwa3050 Před 2 lety +1

    A lovely lady. Her character is more important than what she did on the court. Tennis was blessed to have such a wonderful person

  • @edisonsubandi7231
    @edisonsubandi7231 Před měsícem

    HOF one of GOAT and great double players.

  • @househeadericmd
    @househeadericmd Před 3 lety +1

    RIP sweet Jana!!!! I love her and enjoyed watching her play. She is a champion!!

  • @Kasri_anoua
    @Kasri_anoua Před měsícem

    Jana was wonderful lady and she played tennis very good Allah bless her...

  • @audspod1
    @audspod1 Před 3 lety +3

    A beautiful person and a wonderful player, taken too soon.

  • @JMLCK78
    @JMLCK78 Před 6 lety +12

    RIP Legend

  • @grahamthomas1221
    @grahamthomas1221 Před 3 lety +1

    She was a beautiful lady,,,{still is) loved watching her

  • @8sabu1982
    @8sabu1982 Před 3 lety +3

    Lovely Jana 😍

  • @TomRipley7350
    @TomRipley7350 Před 4 lety +3

    This is heartbreaking. Lovely woman.

  • @stephenpowell5912
    @stephenpowell5912 Před měsícem

    R I P Jana Novotna 🙏🏻🥺💖

  • @annetteelliott1494
    @annetteelliott1494 Před 6 lety +4

    Rip sweet lady........

  • @cleberaugusto9994
    @cleberaugusto9994 Před rokem

    Legend Jana Novotna !!!

  • @famwertheim5696
    @famwertheim5696 Před 2 lety

    A beautiful lady and one of my favourite players of all time. May she rest in peace.

  • @ahoranui
    @ahoranui Před 3 lety +2

    Heartbreaking...

  • @hakimferdi3002
    @hakimferdi3002 Před rokem

    Very very very touching ! Rest in peace Jana, you were beautiful and great champion ! You make me cry

  • @ursulamullikin4723
    @ursulamullikin4723 Před 2 lety

    That was heartwarming and moving when mother and daughter embraced, such a loss

  • @beatlesfansam
    @beatlesfansam Před rokem

    This was beautiful. She was a graceful and gracious champion, and her Wimbledon victory in 1998 is one of my favorite tennis moments. I had the pleasure of seeing her play live once, in 1996 at a smaller tournament in Philadelphia, and she was marvelous in both singles and doubles, and was patient with fans afterwards when signing autographs. It is very sad that she left us too soon. 😞

  • @baccaratroulettewinninggri1849

    3:46 amazing story. RIP Jana !!

  • @chiefd3290
    @chiefd3290 Před 3 lety +6

    Very moving speech by Jana, the last great serve and volley player.

  • @Boobooglueable
    @Boobooglueable Před měsícem

    YOU.. Jana
    And this between the child and the Moon
    we breathe deeply in ... this moment ,
    the arc of the rainbow is time remembered
    a paperchase of scattered dreams we lost ,
    I am defiant in my reasoning of the worth of this moment
    as time gathers itself like a bunch of lost flowers ,
    the memory of you is a whisper in a gallery
    a pinnacle of my existence a lost chord ,
    and yet when the cold breezes cease
    and Summer raises her head ....
    there you stand in the mirror of my heart
    and beat to the tune of yesterday..
    SUDZ
    June 12 2024

  • @pawshands9706
    @pawshands9706 Před 2 lety

    Her fighting spirit was worn on her sleeve as were her emotions. What a remarkable woman upto the tragic end. We love you Jana Novotna.

  • @belomolnar2128
    @belomolnar2128 Před 3 lety +1

    Great Lady Jana. P. F. 2021.

  • @keliusher-holmes2165
    @keliusher-holmes2165 Před 2 lety

    Such a beautiful lady. Taken too soon.

  • @valeenoi2284
    @valeenoi2284 Před rokem

    I had no idea she passed away from cancer!!! She was so young -- not even 50. Damn!!!

  • @ursulamullikin4723
    @ursulamullikin4723 Před 2 lety +1

    I always wonder why we always say rest in peace what does it really mean are you sleeping in a box or are you alive and well in God's Kingdom

  • @SpiritDonkey
    @SpiritDonkey Před 6 lety +3

    RIP

  • @RR-eq4qe
    @RR-eq4qe Před 3 lety +1

    ♥️

  • @househeadericmd
    @househeadericmd Před 3 lety

    Jana’s mother looks so much like Mary Pierce’s mother.

  • @controversialmusic9141

    I am not sure about this hall of fame???? So Ivansvic is in the hall fame and he never made to no 1???????? And Thomas Muster the former world no 1 and king of clay before the arrival of Nadal isn’t in the hall of fame????? On what bases do they choose them. They should be ashamed that Goran Ivansvic landed their before Muster is that because his connection with the current world no 1 Djokovic? Don’t get it anymore it’s just too much

  • @manforU100
    @manforU100 Před 5 lety +4

    RIP Legend