A Quote by Evonne Goolagong Cawley

The most exciting match I ever played was the 1974 US Open final against Billie Jean King.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

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Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Australian - Athlete
Born: July 31, 1951

I turned 7 in 1973 and remember Bobby Riggs arriving at the Astrodome on a chariot pulled by showgirls before his 'battle of the sexes' tennis match against Billie Jean King.

Steve Rushin

When I worked with Billie Jean King and Craig Kardon, and we would be working on something, Billie would show up and say, 'What about this?' Neither one of us had seen it.

Martina Navratilova

I was certainly a kid who believed he could make a difference in the world. I was, as a young person, cooking up plans. My hero is Billie Jean King, and the thing that I find so impressive about Billie Jean is that she took something as banal as playing tennis and used it to change the world. She really did.

Peter Paige

What happened to equal opportunity? Not just in tennis, but everything. It's something that Billie Jean King fought for and she played Bobby Riggs for that, and beat him.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

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

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Someone like Billie Jean King is completely my idol.

Serena Williams

The best match I ever played in was the U.K. championship final against John Parrot in 1992. I won 16-14 and I felt like I could pot anything from anywhere.

Jimmy White

Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine.

Sally Ride

You play against an opponent so much the numbers got to match at some point! I played against the Raiders six years straight pretty much. I played against them more than any team I've ever played.

Emmanuel Sanders

The most interesting guy I've ever played with was King Hassan of Morocco. I went over there on a trip in the early 1970s, and the King and I played five holes. I've never been that nervous in my life.

Lee Trevino

Ali reversed the decision in a second fight with Joe Frazier. That's what would happen if I played Billie Jean again.

Bobby Riggs

I have stood on the shoulders of giants like Billie Jean King, Hillary Clinton, my mother - people who have really empowered and influenced my life in an incredible way.

Michelle Kwan

Billie-Jean King used to take me out on court and say that she just wanted to watch my forehand. You can't get greater praise than that.

Sue Barker

Billie Jean King is one of the all-time tennis greats; she's one of the superstars. She's ready for the big one, but she doesn't stand a chance against me. Women's tennis is so far beneath men's tennis; that's what makes the contest with a 55-year-old man the greatest contest of all time.

Bobby Riggs

I had an opportunity to hit tennis balls with Billie Jean King when she was in South Africa when I was 11. She encouraged me to pursue my dream, and I did.