Evonne Goolagong Cawley Quotes

Being an Australian that's been No. 1 in the world back home playing in Australia, that's a pretty cool moment to have.

My career means the world to me and it's something I'm very proud of.

I wanted to earn a living wage and to see something nice about me in the 'New York Times.' I wanted my mother to be proud. I wanted all the things you want and also feel silly for wanting. I wanted readers to say they'd enjoyed something of mine - to see my photo in magazines where I'd seen photos of other writers.

What I hope is I'll eventually be seen as an actual individual, not as some abstraction - an art dealer running a museum.

Before games, people ask whether I get nervous. To be honest, I don't get nervous, I just enjoy it. I am living the dream. When I was a kid I always wanted to play for my country and now I am here, I will enjoy it.

I'm blessed and proud and privileged to have played two wonderful characters on television.

Canadians are very proud of me, of my career.

As a man of colour, I've spent my life asking people to see me for who I am. With Obama in the White House, it feels like people have finally caught up to where I've been most of my life.

The matches with the national team give me life.

I haven't made a career off my looks, thank God, but hopefully how I've moved people emotionally, the directors I've been able to work with, and the stories I've been a part of.

My aim is to be the best in the world and perform in each of Pakistan's wins.

People don't think of me as Glenn Kelman; they think of me as the real estate guy. If I wasn't interested in real estate, that would be pretty tragic, wouldn't it?

We're trying to win a World Cup for our country, and I think everyone who supports football can get behind that.

I'm out there to play my sport, to showcase my sport. I'm not an actress.

Winning the World Cup was just the most emotional experience.

I've always said that winning a Grand Slam title is what is most important.

I think people will see my medals and my performance for my country and not what I do off the field. They like me because I win for the country and I will continue to do so.

This is the whole reason you play: to win your country a World Cup!

World Cups are about winning.

If you say, 'I don't care if Muhammad Ali was a Muslim or not; he was just great,' what you're really saying is, 'I don't care about Muhammad Ali.' Same with Prince being black.

During the 2011 World Cup, I was sitting at the Wankhede Stadium when India won.

It's a difficult place being on top because, for me, beating the Average Joe has no significance, but for the Average Joe, beating me could be the biggest match of his life, potentially.

I think there can be nothing more special than winning something with the shirt of your national team.

Of course I want to win a Super Bowl, but at the same time I'm very happy with what I've accomplished and the relationships I've made over the years.

I am very satisfied with what I've done in my career and with what I managed to do with Botafogo.