Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

When we used the small-faced racquets and wood racquets, we had to use every part of the court.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

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.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Well, Margaret Court was the first one, first professional woman - or maybe man - to actually take it into the gyms. She worked out on her body, she was very strong, very fast on the court.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

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.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Every time there was a shiny car, my mum must have worried it was the welfare people coming for her kids. We had no idea.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I was so hungry to learn my history, to really know who I was.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I even opened a nightclub called Evonne's.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Tennis, for me, every time I went out on the court, it just gave me such joy to play.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

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.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I went through a tough time after leaving 'tennis.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

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.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Because I've had time off, I've learned to appreciate tennis more - to put something back into it.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I love to fish. I love the peacefulness of being around the water.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I have won a few trophies in my time but I have never had a major event name their trophy after me.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I used to say during my career that the biggest gift was having my children.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I know that from my own experience, after I had my daughter Kelly, I felt great. I just wanted to get back on that court.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

When you say sorry it creates a better working relationship.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

What happened to equal opportunity? Not just in tennis, but everything. It's something that Billie Jean King fought for and she played Bobby Riggs for that, and beat him.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I had to stay in school before I started travelling overseas.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I had a bit of a reputation as a tomboy.