Lindsay Davenport Quotes

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

Win, Trying, Made

Nobody wants to go through divorce, especially when there's young children involved.
Lindsay Davenport

Children, Through, Young

I don't think I should be underestimated.
Lindsay Davenport

I always tried to hide the fact that I was an athlete. I just wanted to be normal.
Lindsay Davenport

Wanted, Fact, Normal

I come from a family of working women, my mum went to work two weeks after I was born - my parents had no money, there was no choice.
Lindsay Davenport

Work, Family, Money

I could never have gotten back into my career without the undying support of my husband, who works full time at a stressful job! We decided that we were going to do this as total partners and it is a 50/50 deal with us.
Lindsay Davenport

Time, Husband, Job

I couldn't imagine being from a country where all the pressure is on a particular player.
Lindsay Davenport

Country, Pressure, Player

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

Head, Grow, Pounding

I don't enjoy being in Europe for weeks on end, so I just skip it.
Lindsay Davenport

End, Enjoy, Europe

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

Business, Friends, Quiet

I think I'm pretty down to earth.
Lindsay Davenport

Down, Pretty, Earth

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

Husband, Pretty, Young

I was never a prodigy.
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

Time, Confidence, Real

I'm not that interesting!
Lindsay Davenport

I've played too many tennis hours.
Lindsay Davenport

Played, Hours, Tennis

In the history of women's tennis the great players have come back from long absences with no problems.
Lindsay Davenport

Women, Great, History

Tennis is more commercial these days.
Lindsay Davenport

Days, Tennis, Commercial

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

Return, Injury, Hardest

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

Criticized, Penalized, Showing

While I still have more good days than bad days, I'm going to keep playing.
Lindsay Davenport

Good, Bad, Keep

While I was always successful... I never thought I'd be one in the world.
Lindsay Davenport

Successful, Thought, While

With my child, I hardly watch TV now.
Lindsay Davenport

Child, Watch, Tv

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

Home, Done, Thought

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Nationality: American

Born: June 8, 1976

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