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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
**Sound effects by https://www.zapsplat.com
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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
**Sound effects by https://www.zapsplat.com

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