Lindsay Davenport Quotes

• You always see people coming back to the sport, and I’ve always thought, ‘Gosh, when you’re done playing, wouldn’t you just want to stay at home?’

  Lindsay Davenport

• With my child, I hardly watch TV now.

  Lindsay Davenport

• While I was always successful… I never thought I’d be one in the world.

  Lindsay Davenport

• While I still have more good days than bad days, I’m going to keep playing.

  Lindsay Davenport

• We get criticized for showing no personality, then we get penalized when we do.

  Lindsay Davenport

• The return is one of the hardest shots to make when you come back from injury.

  Lindsay Davenport

• Tennis is more commercial these days.

  Lindsay Davenport

• Some times you lose more than you win. It’s about handling losses and trying to turn them into positives. You get out into the big leagues and there’s a period of adjustment to be made. You’ve got to handle it.

  Lindsay Davenport

• Nobody wants to go through divorce, especially when there’s young children involved.

  Lindsay Davenport

• In the history of women’s tennis the great players have come back from long absences with no problems.

  Lindsay Davenport

• I’ve played too many tennis hours.

  Lindsay Davenport

• I’m not that interesting!

  Lindsay Davenport

• I wasn’t a perfect thing at 17. I didn’t have confidence. I was hunched over and real embarrassed, and I didn’t want to be in the limelight. But it changed over time.

  Lindsay Davenport

• I was never a prodigy.

  Lindsay Davenport

• I TiVo ‘CSI,’ ‘CSI: Miami,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Young and The Restless’ – my husband hates that one – and that’s pretty much it.

  Lindsay Davenport

• I think I’m pretty down to earth.

  Lindsay Davenport

• I never had tons of friends on tour. I was quiet and went about my business.

  Lindsay Davenport

• I don’t think I should be underestimated.

  Lindsay Davenport

• I don’t enjoy being in Europe for weeks on end, so I just skip it.

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  I did not grow up with people, you know, pounding in my head, ‘This is what you’ve got to do, this is what you’re going to do.’

   

  Lindsay Davenport

Lindsay Davenport (24)

Birth:	8th June, 1976
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Tennis Player

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