Quotes by Lindsay Davenport

Lindsay Davenport

[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.

Mom

Mother

Tennis

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

Athlete

Facts

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.

Choices

Parent

Two

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.

Careers

Husband

Jobs

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

Country

Player

Pressure

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

Bigs

Fine

Winning

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.

Growing Up

Grows

People

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

Ends

Europe

Week

I don’t think I should be underestimated.

Should

Thinking

Underestimated

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

Charity

Donate

Numbers

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Australia

Bad Day

Being The Best

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Careers

Charity

Children

Choices

Country

Divorce

Donate

Down To Earth

Earth

Ends

Europe

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Fine

Fun

Girl

Good Day

Growing Up

Grows

Home

Hours

Husband

Ideas

Injury

Interesting

Jobs

League

Light

Long

Loss

Mom

Mother

Normal

Numbers

One Day

Parent

People

Perfect

Personality

Play

Player

Pressure

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Proud

Quiet

Real

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Quotes by Lindsay Davenport

Lindsay Davenport

[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.

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

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

I don’t think I should be underestimated.

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

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