Evonne Goolagong Cawley Quotes

We had a court in our backyard, and I would mess around with the players on my dad's team. I hit with two hands on both sides, which I didn't stop doing until I was about 8.

I like my groundstrokes, I can say. I like it. That's my game - I'm a groundstroke player and I play pretty aggressive.

I served, she came to the net, it was a passing shot.

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

My father loved the single-handed backhand, so to him, that was the main goal; we were always fascinated by that shot. He taught me all the technique and how to structure my game. I was really privileged to have a father like that.

I think I'm a very powerful player; I can hit good groundstrokes.

I'm really happy to be back on the court to play tennis, to really do what I love.

Most guys aren't getting a racquet or putting balls back in off my serve most of the time.

I'm a decent tennis player. Good backhand.

I watch the ball fiercely to see its height and speed off my opponent's racket so I can decide how I want to hit it.

I feel like my serve is a little bit better with each match.

I play tennis because I like it.

My serve is my biggest weapon.

Grass is a surface I have always loved, Wimbledon is a tournament I have always loved.

I think I have a lot of room for improvement. My serve is okay, but I need to work on a lot of things: return, transition game, backhand.

Tennis is basically a game where you try to create an opportunity for yourself to finish the point, because you can't wait for the opponent to miss anymore. Well, if you create an opportunity and don't take advantage of it, you let the opponent back to even, then you are just starting the point over, so you have to take advantage of them.

Good shot, bad luck and hell are the five basic words to be used in a game of tennis, though these, of course, can be slightly amplified.

Tennis is for me joy, nothing less than that.

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.

I love Agassi - I really followed him a lot when I was a teenager and remember when guys like him and Michael Chang were just unstoppable. He was really inspiring. Every match was so dramatic and exciting. The guy played with a lot of heart.

Against Serena, you never know how she's serving.

When you have the ball above the net height on grass, it's easier to play, and when the ball comes at you more slowly, it's easier to play. But when a guy hits hard and deep, I think you have to have been out there playing to understand, but it's hard to really hit the ball.

My serve - it's really important for me.

I would blast AC/DC and walk out onto the tennis court and try to hit the ball hard.

Tennis is a funny sport.