Lindsay Davenport Quotes

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

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

I did everything I could except win. I feel fine. I just played bad at a big time.

I'm going with the flow. I feel when the time is right to stop, it will be flashing in neon lights for me, like this is it. It could be this year, it could be next year, I have no idea. Anyone in their profession seems to think it's fairly clear when it's the right time. I haven't had that moment of clarity.

I think I'm pretty down to earth.

I'm not that interesting!

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?

[On a strained relationship between a tennis champion and her mother:] There comes a time when it's probably not cool for your mom to be your best friend.

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

With my child, I hardly watch TV now.

I've played too many tennis hours.

I think when you start to do well and get your confidence back, everything becomes more fun. When you're playing with not your full capacity of confidence, I think things get a little tough. I knew I could be doing better than what I was doing. Even though I was ranked 5 or 4 or whatever it was, I wanted to get back to the level I thought I could play at.

I was never a prodigy.

I donate lots to charity. I don't necessarily tell everybody the number or what I do.

You work your whole life to try to be the best you can, even if it's for only one day or one week.

I'm proud of myself. I'm a relieved, happy girl.

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.

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.

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

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

If you go to Australia, the Australian Open is on all day long on network TV. There's no way CBS, NBC and ABC would do that. They only show the finals. That's always been the case. They don't want to give the time to the biggest tournament we have in the United States. Any other country, it's everywhere -- front page of the main paper, front page of the sports section. We haven't had that here.

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

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.

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

I don't think I should be underestimated.

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.

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

No. At the States we get no matches that are played in Europe on TV.