The Maleeva family
All pics (except Pic 6 and 7) are taken from the Julia Berberyan's book "Iskam, Vqrvam, Moga" (book available at the "Sofia T" bookstore in Plovdiv, Bulgaria). Pic 6 and 7 are taken from the magazine "Zhenata Dnes".
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Quotation: Manuela, why are you crying? Hit the ball down the line. Stop crying, thank you. Use some topspin on your backhand now. Please stop crying. Thank you.
Attribution: Yulia Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis coach and manager of the three tennis-star daughters, Maleeva was recounting her outside imprecations to the oldest daughter when she played in the United States for the first time, c. 1986, wearing "a homemade dress" and equipped "with only three racquets". Her opponent was Chris Evert's sister Jeanne. As quoted in the New Yorker, p.30 (July 25, 1994)
Quotation: Winning is everything!
Attribution: Yulia Maleeva
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