Lindsay Davenport: The mindset of a hall of famer

Lindsay Davenport is our guest for the 33rd episode of Baseline Intelligence. Lindsay won 55 WTA singles titles and 38 WTA doubles titles, including 3 singles grand slams and 3 doubles grand slams. She won an Olympic Gold Medal in 1996 and was ranked number 1 in the world in 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2005. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2014 and Tennis Magazine voted her as the 29th greatest tennis player of all time.

We talk:

1:32 How she got into the game

4:30 Working with Robert Lansdorp

6:45 The X factor

8:53 Being accountable for your effort

9:55 Finding her style of play

12:18 How to hit a better return

16:10 Deep middle returns

17:47 The Williams sisters

19:54 Anxiety before matches

21:57 Dealing with different game styles

26:30 Connecting with players as a coach

28:48 What she wishes she could tell herself at age 18

30:50 Her greatest accomplishment

33:19 Approaching big points

35:31 Winning ugly matches

38:16 Advice for the 4.0 player

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