Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

31-Jul-1951


Australia


Athlete

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Racism is about education. Racism is ignorance.

When you say sorry it creates a better working relationship.

I don't think of myself as being colored but of being Australian.

I went to Willoughby Girls High, I finished my high school certificate and then I did shorthand and typing the next year. Then started travelling and never used it since.

I started by hitting balls against walls with an apple crate board.

When I went through some racism through my early days and I went back and told Mum... she said, 'Don't worry about that, they're just ignorant.'

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

Anyway, when I get sorta tense and start thinking about every shot, that's when my game falls apart.

There is no higher honour in sport than being selected to represent your country and I have certainly taken great pride in always giving my best in my position as Fed Cup captain.

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