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All Quotes by author - Lindsay Davenport

" 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 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'm not that interesting! "

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

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

" I think I'm pretty down to earth. "

" I TiVo 'CSI,' 'CSI: Miami,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Young and The Restless' - my husband hates that one - and that's pretty much it. "

" I've played too many tennis hours. "

" I was never a prodigy. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Tennis is more commercial these days. "

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

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

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

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

" With my child, I hardly watch TV now. "

" 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?' "

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