Evonne Goolagong Cawley Quotes
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I like to be nervous, as I push myself harder.
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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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When you say sorry it creates a better working relationship.
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I know how to get around London better than Sydney.
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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 went through a tough time after leaving 'tennis.
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You're not just playing for yourself but for your country, and that's nerve-wracking. It makes you work harder.
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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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We couldn't afford anything. Suitcase, clothes, everything, Barellan people bought for me.
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Tennis, for me, every time I went out on the court, it just gave me such joy to play.
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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 certainly had a lot of fun during my career playing tennis, doing the thing I wanted to do and to do it well.
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I had a bit of a reputation as a tomboy.
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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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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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I was just feeling really down and didn't want to play tennis anymore and when I was feeling down like that, what helped me is that I went back to my culture. To walk the Earth.
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After I was fortunate enough to achieve my dreams on the court, I have done my best to, in turn, help young people achieve theirs.
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Every time I hit the ball I would pretend I was on that magical court at Wimbledon. And then every time I went to sleep at night I would dream about playing at Wimbledon one day.
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Whenever a car would come down the road, my mum would tell us to hide 'or else the welfare man would take you away.'
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I think It would be quite fun to play Bobby Riggs.
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I won Wimbledon when I was 19 and again after I had a child.
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I love the atmosphere of shopping in London. Sometimes I just go into a boutique, not to buy but to listen to the music.
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I had to stay in school before I started travelling overseas.
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There are about 100 Aboriginal communities in Australia, and I'm trying to visit as many as possible to learn as much as I can.