I certainly had a lot of fun during my career playing tennis, doing the thing I wanted to do and to do it well.
I was protected from a lot of publicity and politics of life.
Trees always remind me of Aboriginal people.
Losing isn't bitter because it's temporary.
Whenever a car would come down the road, my mum would tell us to hide 'or else the welfare man would take you away.'
Some players feel that winning is everything and that losing is a disaster. Not me. I want the spectators to take home a good memory.
I had a bit of a reputation as a tomboy.
The most exciting match I ever played was the 1974 US Open final against Billie Jean King.
It's wonderful being a mother playing anyway.
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.
Tennis, for me, every time I went out on the court, it just gave me such joy to play.
I had to stay in school before I started travelling overseas.
I like music and dancing.
Usually I have to leave parties early - just when the action is beginning.
I think It would be quite fun to play Bobby Riggs.
Of course, I'm trying to be No. 1.
Nobody expected me to win Wimbledon. It was something to strive for.
Neither winning nor losing means as much to me as knowing the crowd has enjoyed my match.
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.
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.
It's nice to know you're improving and getting better.
It's nice to be remembered.
In team tennis, when you're downed, you play harder because there are other people depending upon you.
In 1971, big tournaments were very new to me. I just thought Wimbledon was one of the other tournaments.
I've always had an obsession with rackets.
I'm just tired of having to say 'cheese' all the time for the press.
I'll get married when I'm sick of tennis.
I won Wimbledon when I was 19 and again after I had a child.
