A biography for Evonne Goolagong Cawleyhasn’t been written yet.
“In 1971, big tournaments were very new to me. I just thought Wimbledon was one of the other tournaments.”
“Anyway, when I get sorta tense and start thinking about every shot, that's when my game falls apart.”
“I don't like rushing, just like to sit down and rest before a match. Half the time I don't even look at the draw.”
“Of course, I'm trying to be No. 1.”
“It's wonderful being a mother playing anyway.”
“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 forgotten as soon as I start playing.”
“I won Wimbledon when I was 19 and again after I had a child.”
“I used to say during my career that the biggest gift was having my children.”
“Concentration may be my weak point.”
“I've always had an obsession with rackets.”
“I certainly had a lot of fun during my career playing tennis, doing the thing I wanted to do and to do it well.”
“I like to be nervous, as I push myself harder.”
“Racism is about education. Racism is ignorance.”
“I had a bit of a reputation as a tomboy.”
“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.”
“When I was playing on the tour, I never really thought about the Hall of Fame because you're always thinking about your game and how you can do better.”
“My goal is to share information and to educate. But am I an activist? No, no, no. I don't believe in pushing things on people.”
“Now that my daughter is 9 and my son is 5, I'm starting to enjoy tennis more. I've been asked to play in the over 35s, and I may do that.”
“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.”
“I was so hungry to learn my history, to really know who I was.”