Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

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 far as it goes.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

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
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I know how to get around London better than Sydney.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I like to be nervous, as I push myself harder.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

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.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I don't know whether I'm half, quarter or what. I just know I'm aboriginal.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I first started out by hitting a ball against a wall when I was four.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I think how I'm playing, not who I'm playing.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Billie Jean King is the personality of women's tennis.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Losing isn't bitter because it's temporary.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I'll get married when I'm sick of tennis.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

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.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Usually I have to leave parties early - just when the action is beginning.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I'm just tired of having to say 'cheese' all the time for the press.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I can't wear the same outfit twice without washing it. And tennis is a grueling occupation.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I think It would be quite fun to play Bobby Riggs.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I can't explain why I play belter when I am down. It's the challenge I suppose.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I play better if the matches are tight.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I know, everybody thinks that all Aussies love beer. I guess most of them do, but not me.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Once in a while I'll drink a rum-and-Coke but that's all, and only once in a while.