Jelena Dokic sent chills through the audience when she delivered a powerful speech while accepting her first ever Logie award win.
The 42-year-old former tennis star won the Best Factual or Documentary Program for Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story.
As she got to the microphone she joked that she would need more than 30 seconds for her speech, taking at least that to gather herself before thanking her biggest supporter sitting in the audience.
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"I'm actually in shock, I didn't think this was possible and I didn't have a speech prepared," she started.
Dokic joked that she told the team she would just wing it, so she did.
First she thanked the team at Roadshow who helped bring her story to life and made it happen, especially when she didn't think it was possible.
"I want to say a massive thank you to every single person who voted, not just the fans, but the industry," she said.
"And not because of me, but because the hard stories and the difficult topics need to be told to create awareness.
"This is something that we did not even talk about 10 years ago, now we have it in books and on screen."
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She said it was more than just an award but a win for victims and survivors, particularly those of domestic violence and mental health.
"Lastly to every kid and person out there, I will say to every single girl and woman out there, never allow anyone to take your worth or happiness or smile away," she continued.
"Believe in your goals and dreams. I am standing here as someone who literally had that dream. I believed in it. I didn't give up on it. If I can do it you can do it too."
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Finally, she saved her biggest thanks for fellow tennis legend Todd Woodbridge, who she referred to as "my person".
"This makes me cry so much because I sat down with you at the table 11 years ago when I retired and you said to me that I can be a commentator and bring my story to life," she recalled.
"I looked at you and I said to you, 'I don't know who you are talking about but you are not talking about me'.
"I was a person who couldn't string two sentences together and had no social skills, but you believed in me.
"I hope everyone finds a Todd like I did."
As the camera panned to Woodbridge even he was getting choked up, as were many of the famous faces in the audience.
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"You're a massive reason why I'm here," Dokic continued.
"You love to remind me every single day how right I am and I still need to listen to you. So I will.
"I say if everyone can have a father and mentor like Todd, they would be very fortunate. Thank you everyone."
The crowd erupted with applause as she finished.
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Title: 'This makes me cry so much': Jelena Dokic's powerful acceptance speech and dedication to 'her person'
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Published Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2025 12:08:00 GMT
