Nobody expected me to win Wimbledon. It was something to strive for. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
I won Wimbledon when I was 19 and again after I had a child. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
Every time I hit the ball on the wall I uses to pretend I was there (Wimbledon). When I went to sleep… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
I don't want to talk about apartheid... I'm going to South Africa to play tennis and to see the country. That's as… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
In 1971, big tournaments were very new to me. I just thought Wimbledon was one of the other tournaments. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
Tennis, for me, every time I went out on the court, it just gave me such joy to play. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
I can't wear the same outfit twice without washing it. And tennis is a grueling occupation. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
The most exciting match I ever played was the 1974 US Open final against Billie Jean King. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
When we used the small-faced racquets and wood racquets, we had to use every part of the court. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
Because I've had time off, I've learned to appreciate tennis more - to put something back into it. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
What happened to equal opportunity? Not just in tennis, but everything. It's something that Billie Jean King fought for and she played… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
If you didn't have power, you had to have touch and serve and volley, which I found very exciting and that's why… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
It's something I've always wanted - to be known as an Australian. When I was younger I was always referred to as… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
Every time I hit the ball I would pretend I was on that magical court at Wimbledon. And then every time I… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
I was just feeling really down and didn't want to play tennis anymore and when I was feeling down like that, what… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
I'm sure many people who discover they are destined to be athletes before they know what kind, go through a period of… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
I'd much rather people knew me as a good tennis player than as an aboriginal who happens to play good tennis. Of… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
In team tennis, when you're downed, you play harder because there are other people depending upon you. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
I certainly had a lot of fun during my career playing tennis, doing the thing I wanted to do and to do… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
Now that my daughter is 9 and my son is 5, I'm starting to enjoy tennis more. I've been asked to play… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
When Kelly was born, I thought seriously about retirement. But I wanted to see if it was possible to mix being a… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
I love to fish. I love the peacefulness of being around the water. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share
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… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share
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… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share
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… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share
Every time there was a shiny car, my mum must have worried it was the welfare people coming for her kids. We had no… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share
When I walk out on to the court and everyone is staring, sometimes I wonder how my legs will carry me out there. That's… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share
I'm just tired of having to say 'cheese' all the time for the press. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share
After I make some bad shots, it makes me bear down and concentrate more. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share
I love the atmosphere of shopping in London. Sometimes I just go into a boutique, not to buy but to listen to the music. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share
I'm sure many people who discover they are destined to be athletes before they know what kind, go through a period of revelation... when… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share
We couldn't afford anything. Suitcase, clothes, everything, Barellan people bought for me. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share
I know that from my own experience, after I had my daughter Kelly, I felt great. I just wanted to get back on that… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share
