Lindsay Davenport Quotes (120 Quotes)

I knew I'd be rusty and trying to find my rhythm. I felt I got a break at 4-4 in the first set. After that, I played calmer and more consistent.

I had people coming up all the time and even now they are still and they seem very touched by what happened, ... I don't know if it's because they feel sorry for me or they really enjoyed the match or whatever it may be. But for some reason, that match sticks out more in fan's minds than other matches that they've ever brought up to me.

(It) took me about the middle of the first set till I really felt like I was hitting the ball with more authority and moving forward,

She's got weapons I think she's going to do very well,

I hope I have that desire in me when the time comes. I'm annoyed at the moment. At Wimbledon, I played my heart out and totally got beat. Today, I felt like a lot of it had to do with me.

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

I felt like a lot of it had to do with me, ... I just felt like I was making errors on balls I didn't need to make errors on. I was never really in control of points...(I'm) just annoyed. You obviously want to play a little bit better than what I played in a quarterfinal match.

I felt like, for awhile there, I couldn't have played much worse - like, it was not good.

I played well and my body held up. So I am thrilled. To win here, I need to play four days in a row. I am not getting any younger and I have to be fresh for my next match.

I don't think I should be underestimated.

This year, I really don't know what to expect. I know there's a lot to improve but I feel good, I'm playing well and I love it in New York.

I feel like today I played a lot better. The other night I felt like I was just a second or two off in my reactions. Today I felt like I stepped it up a little and was more consistent and was in control of the points more.

I was, today, trying to get a lot of just first serves in and not tried to go for too much, ... (It) seemed to work.

People believe what they believe. You hear about women playing only three sets while men play five,

It was a terrible match. People asked me if I was hurt (the residue of a back injury that bothered her during the Wimbledon final against Venus Williams). I wish I could say that. Unfortunately, I felt fine. At Wimbledon, I played my heart out and played really well and I totally got beat. Against Elena, I felt a lot of it had to do with me.

It's the kind of tennis I want to play. I felt like I was really aggressive and yet I could move well. I was consistent, hitting the ball hard. I'm very excited about that.

I was just able to eke out the second set, and the third set I just played a lot better and she started to make a lot more unforced errors.

I don't necessarily believe that everyone here is 100 percent. But everyone in the draw is really what we need. I think as the players get more healthy, and the top players get to compete against each other more and more, it's really going to help our sport. We've had a tough couple years.

Normally you don't want to give yourself that many chances till you win it, ... I kept coming back here, kept always struggling in the finals.And today I was happy, finally, after all these years, able to pull it out.

I'm happy and amazed that I'm sitting here winning, ... You never know what to expect when you come back.I'm really happy I got the matches in, (but) I still think there's a lot of things I would like to improve on before the US Open, but to sit here with a title is pretty rewarding.

I was a little scared going out. The last time I tried to play, it didn't go so well.

I was really happy with the way I started out today,

I am very satisfied with the way I played the first and third sets, but I really have no idea what happened in the second set. I am looking forward to Indian Wells in two weeks, because I have always done well in California.

We'll see. I think it's just one of those things where you shake your head about it in disbelief.

I'm very happy to be here winning the title, ... No matter how much experience or how long you have played you never really know what to expect after coming back from an injury. I really wanted to come in here and kind of test my back and play matches and see how everything held up.

After all these years, I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to play a very limited schedule.

I was a little nervous out there because the last time I tried to play my back wouldn't let me,

It felt great tonight playing. It was so funny, I was really concerned yesterday, and then today I wake up and it did really well. I felt like I didn't have any limitations.

I feel like I'm on a good path, and while things didn't pan out here, I'm not giving up. Seeing some players and what they've been able to accomplish a little bit later in their careers has helped me. I couldn't see my life right now without it tennis. So I'll keep trying to improve and stay on top.

To be honest, I was surprised I was number one up until today.

It seems like the top women are really stepping up and have been getting through with relative ease. It's hard to sound too cocky about that. I think normally there's a few more closer matches in there.

I was really encouraged by how the first set went, ... and at the same time, I got a really tight set under my belt. You get nerves whenever a match gets that close, so it was nice to experience that again.

The balls were definitely coming a little bit harder and deeper, ... She wasn't really allowing me to be inside the baseline as much as I was in the first set. I didn't play a great game to get broken, but overall I got it back together at the end and obviously I'm happy to come out with a victory.

There's going to be a void in my life when (tennis is) gone. I've never been one to sit around. I tried it once and after three days, it was like, 'This sucks, I'm so bored, I have no purpose.' I do know, number one, that I want to start a family and have kids. So, as far as having another career, I think that would be tough to do right away.

If structurally there's nothing wrong, I'll put my foot up for 48 hours and hopefully the swelling goes down and it will be OK.

I just hope I can get better as the tournament goes on.

I sprained it a little bit the other day. It was just a little bit swollen. ... I kind of jammed it on one shot. Hopefully, it will have a little time to get better.

More than anything, the girl finds a way to win and finds a way to get her opponent uncomfortable I'm sure she has a way to negate power still. Sometimes, we have a difference in level between top 10 and then 10 through 20, but so far she's been playing excellent.

But I think in the next year or so she's really going to take control and grow into her body and learn all her shots and really be for sure a top 10 player.

I will never forget Wimbledon, it is something that I don't want to forget, ... There was great disappointment in losing that, but the great thing about tennis is that you have more tournaments and more Grand Slams. I have another one coming up in two day

You try and really take advantage of that, ... The problem is a lot of times you don't know what you get. It could be the tightest moment and she'll try to hit her second serve at 105 or 110 mph. Another time it comes in at 55. I'm not sure if she knows what she's going to do.

I'm not playing for the ranking or I would play every single tournament. I play because I enjoy it and want to do more but my husband and marriage is my priority and being away for three weeks is not something I'm willing to do right now.

It's fantastic when you're done (and) you're watching everyone else in the locker room sweat it out, but it's very tough when rain interrupts play. A lot of time it can change the momentum. Players get stiff, you're always unsure of when it will stop. And I think certain players are personally unprepared for it at certain venues. At Wimbledon, you're always looking up, like, OK, one more game.' I don't think anyone would have expected a long rain delay here in the desert.

It was a really tough match. I knew she definitely had the ability to be dangerous, and that was the best that she's played against me.

I still feel a little worn down, ... It was a great but demanding two weeks. I started to feel a bit better today but getting over a loss like that is probably the toughest thing you have to do.

My back is good. I was scared going out on the court. But it feels fine right now. It's been 7-to-8 weeks since I played a match. I didn't play my best but I won.

I felt like I was in control, ... This is a really, really fast court. My serve really helped me and got me out of trouble all week.

I still feel like I would have beaten a lot of players today. She's going to be at the top as soon as she plays more and more.

It's not frightening. I look at it as a challenge to play a lot of the young girls that are coming up -- and the really good ones. I think I've played most of them, I don't care what age they are or how long they've been playing, it's all about the tennis and what kind of game each girl can bring on that day.

It would be wrong of me to expect I can come back after seven or eight weeks and be perfect,