"We trust you, you can do whatever you want." Half a century after jumping behind the iron curtain

She dreamed of America forever, day after day looking at the geographical atlas. How did she get there, the girl from behind the iron curtain, from communist Czechoslovakia, in memory of the Warsaw Pact tanks on the streets of cities? How did she become a champion, an idol of millions, listened to and respected all over the world? Martina Navratilova made this crazy and desperate decision half a century ago, after the US Open semi-final.