The Page of Cups is often perceived to symbolise persistence as this is the only way that you can make your dreams come true.
The Page of Cups is ready to hand her heart over, overflowing with the willingness to open up and share.
Yvone Goolagong-Cawley grew up in Barellan, country New South Wales. She was one of eight children. Her mother Melinda was a homemaker and father Kenny a sheepshearer. Their simple one-story home was a tin shack with dirt floors and no electricity. But moreover, Goolagong was born into Indigenous Australian heritage, the only family of its kind in town, and as light-skinned members of the Wiradjuri people, the Goolagong kids faced prejudice, and faced a cloudy and uncertain future. The Australian government’s policy at the time was to forcibly remove indigenous children from their families and relocate them to camps where they could be properly educated and integrated into white society.
Yvonne showed an early aptitude for tennis, joining the local tennis club at the age of seven. Her first racquet as a youngster was made from a wood fruit box that resembled a paddle — it was absent of any strings. For hours on end she would hit a ball against any flat surface she could find. It’s unlikely that she would have left Barellan if a kindly resident, Bill Kurtzman, hadn’t seen her peering through the fence at the local courts and encouraged her to play.
Goolagong-Cawley was a natural, free-flowing right-hander blessed with speed, lightning reflexes and a carefree temperament. Tipped off to this by two of his assistants, Vic Edwards, proprietor of a tennis school in Sydney, journeyed upcountry to take a look. He immediately spotted the talent that would eventually result in two Wimbledon, one French, and four Australian championships.
Goolagong Cawley was a trailblazer, becoming the first Indigenous player to win a major title, and in 1980 became the first mother in 66 years to win a Wimbledon singles title.
Almost four decades after her retirement, her passion for making a difference is still strong. The Evonne Goolagong Foundation proudly runs national development camps for Indigenous children across the country. Evonne has inspired countless others, particularly young Indigenous people, to pursue their dreams and continue their education, whether through tennis, sport or other endeavours
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