Evonne Goolagong Cawley Quotes
Because I've had time off, I've learned to appreciate tennis more - to put something back into it.
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I can say I love working with women. Film is a man's world, and I really appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with women, especially young women.
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People often ask me why I don't take up more heroine-oriented roles. My question is, 'Where are these roles?' I really appreciate actresses who sign only films with meaty roles. However, there aren't too many of them. The industry is simply male-dominated.
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One thing I've learned is that I'm not the owner of my talent; I'm the manager of it.
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I was very lucky in as much as I played a lot of tennis.
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One of the things I was so glad that happened to me on Knots was that I learned to relax.
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I never thought tennis was going to give me so much satisfaction.
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I used to have so many opinions before I learned the facts.
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I appreciate everything that has been done for me. After a difficult start, I've just followed my dreams.
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I learned mainly through television, but I learned how to do mosaic, where you can buy stones or things of that nature. But also where you bust the tile to decorate pots for flowers or table tops. Lots of different things. Wherever you want it, you can mosaic just about anything. It took me about two weeks to do a big birdbath.
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The brain isn't like the heart. They learned how to transplant a heart. The brain is more complex.
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I have learned that acting is not about beauty.
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To win a gold medal at Olympic Games has long been my dream ever since I started my career as a table tennis player.
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I have to use other things to help my tennis, like my brain. But I believe that, even when your muscles are not so fast, with the brain and with concentration you can compensate.
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I've been kicked in the teeth more times in tennis than the law ought to allow.
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It wasn't my tennis that made me lose, it was a lot of different things going on, high drama, high emotion.
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I'm a big sports guy - golf, tennis, baseball, basketball, snowboarding - and I love games.
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I really just try to enjoy the game and hope that I can inspire young kids. I started playing tennis because of Monica Seles, and I try to promote the sport in the best possible way. Sometimes it's hard because you get upset on court, but I think in life one learns through experiences in order to evolve as a person.
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With tennis, you can go pick up a racket, take a lesson, and understand how much talent and skill it takes to be as good as the top pros. Same with golf: pick up a club. But not many can go out and get in a race car and experience a drive at over 200 miles an hour.
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Now, as an adult, I appreciate those memories. Mom taught me the importance of compassion for your waitress, your crossing guard, your mailman.
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Women, with their sure instincts, realized that my intention was to make them not just more beautiful but also happier.
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In centenarians and supercentenarians - people over 110 - you see a higher level of fecundity much later in life.
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I don't flaunt my money. I like to stay at nice hotels but I'm not a flashy chick. I haven't got much jewellery or anything.
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Because I've had time off, I've learned to appreciate tennis more - to put something back into it.
