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I love to fish. I love the peacefulness of being around the water.
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I first started out by hitting a ball against a wall when I was four.
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I even opened a nightclub called Evonne's.
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About three months after I had Kelly, I went and played in Canada. I felt great, I was ready to go and I was very energetic. But as soon as I started playing, I thought 'no, too soon.' I went back home and slept for two days.
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I can't wear the same outfit twice without washing it. And tennis is a grueling occupation.
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I play better if the matches are tight.
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Billie Jean King is the personality of women's tennis.
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My greatest high was to hit a ball well, to try to do it perfectly, to try different things, whether they came off or not.
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Racism is about education. Racism is ignorance.
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When we used the small-faced racquets and wood racquets, we had to use every part of the court.
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I just have these lapses. Guess I'm stuck with it. But I play better when I get behind. I say to myself, 'Now I have to play well.'
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I like to be nervous, as I push myself harder.
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Neither winning nor losing means as much to me as knowing the crowd has enjoyed my match. Some players feel that winning is everything and that losing is a disaster. Not me. I want the spectators to take home a good memory.
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If you didn't have power, you had to have touch and serve and volley, which I found very exciting and that's why I love watching Federer play, because of those skills.
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Some players feel that winning is everything and that losing is a disaster. Not me. I want the spectators to take home a good memory.
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I'll get married when I'm sick of tennis.
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Usually I have to leave parties early - just when the action is beginning.
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I had a bit of a reputation as a tomboy.
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When Kelly was born, I thought seriously about retirement. But I wanted to see if it was possible to mix being a mother with tennis and the two combined very well.
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I'd much rather people knew me as a good tennis player than as an aboriginal who happens to play good tennis. Of course I'm proud of my race, but I don't want to be thinking about it all the time.
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I can't explain why I play belter when I am down. It's the challenge I suppose.
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I remember I hadn't bought anything for my Mum for Christmas and I actually won an iron, so I was excited that I could take that home for her.
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I always just thought of myself as a tennis player.
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A man could and would wipe me off the court. I really feel that the male is naturally superior to the female in all endeavors.
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