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Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Mum and Dad have come to Sydney to see me off on the two trips to Wimbledon. Each time I thought I mustn’t cry ‘cos that’ll start Mum off. Each time I really bawled, and then she started up.

– Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I keep saying to myself, ‘I’m in New York.’ I’ve heard so much about it. It’s big, isn’t it?

– Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

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 have to play well.’

– Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

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.

– Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

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.

– Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I won Wimbledon when I was 19 and again after I had a child.

– Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I guess I had that insecurity of missing out on the normal things that everybody else does. With all the traveling I was doing I felt I was leaving something behind.

– Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I’ve always had an obsession with rackets.

– Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Of course, I’m trying to be No. 1.

– Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

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.

– Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

In 1971, big tournaments were very new to me. I just thought Wimbledon was one of the other tournaments.

– Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Nobody expected me to win Wimbledon. It was something to strive for.

– Evonne Goolagong Cawley

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