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I hated school.
It's nice to be remembered.
Concentration may be my weak point.
I play better if the matches are tight.
I had a bit of a reputation as a tomboy.
I'll get married when I'm sick of tennis.
I've always had an obsession with rackets.
I even opened a nightclub called Evonne's.
Losing isn't bitter because it's temporary.
Trees always remind me of Aboriginal people.
Racism is about education. Racism is ignorance.
I think It would be quite fun to play Bobby Riggs.
I went through a tough time after leaving 'tennis.
I know how to get around London better than Sydney.
I always just thought of myself as a tennis player.
It's nice to know you're improving and getting better.
Billie Jean King is the personality of women's tennis.
I won Wimbledon when I was 19 and again after I had a child.
When you say sorry it creates a better working relationship.
I was protected from a lot of publicity and politics of life.
I had to stay in school before I started travelling overseas.
I don't think of myself as being colored but of being Australian.
I love to fish. I love the peacefulness of being around the water.
I started by hitting balls against walls with an apple crate board.
I'm just tired of having to say 'cheese' all the time for the press.
Nobody expected me to win Wimbledon. It was something to strive for.
I first started out by hitting a ball against a wall when I was four.
After I make some bad shots, it makes me bear down and concentrate more.
I don't know whether I'm half, quarter or what. I just know I'm aboriginal.
Tennis, for me, every time I went out on the court, it just gave me such joy to play.
When I started I was pretty well the only Aboriginal player who was playing tournaments.
I know, everybody thinks that all Aussies love beer. I guess most of them do, but not me.
The most exciting match I ever played was the 1974 US Open final against Billie Jean King.
We couldn't afford anything. Suitcase, clothes, everything, Barellan people bought for me.
I can't wear the same outfit twice without washing it. And tennis is a grueling occupation.
When we used the small-faced racquets and wood racquets, we had to use every part of the court.
I have won a few trophies in my time but I have never had a major event name their trophy after me.
Anyway, when I get sorta tense and start thinking about every shot, that's when my game falls apart.
In team tennis, when you're downed, you play harder because there are other people depending upon you.
I can think of matches I played where I played one or two points perfectly, and that gave me a thrill.
In 1971, big tournaments were very new to me. I just thought Wimbledon was one of the other tournaments.
I hope that I am helping to create an understanding and an awareness of what happened to the Aboriginal people.
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.
Whenever a car would come down the road, my mum would tell us to hide 'or else the welfare man would take you away.'
I love the atmosphere of shopping in London. Sometimes I just go into a boutique, not to buy but to listen to the music.
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.
My greatest high was to hit a ball well, to try to do it perfectly, to try different things, whether they came off or not.
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.
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.
There are about 100 Aboriginal communities in Australia, and I'm trying to visit as many as possible to learn as much as I can.