Motivation Quote by Martina Hingis

Hingis is doing something athletes rarely get rewarded for: publicly validating a peer not just for results, but for survival. On paper, it reads like straightforward praise. In the tennis ecosystem, it’s also a subtle corrective to the way the sport distributes respect - mostly to clean narratives and tidy champions.

The repetition matters: “credit” lands twice, like a score being settled. Hingis isn’t only complimenting Lindsay’s forehand or footwork; she’s naming the invisible labor that comes with being watched, judged, and periodically written off. “Her attitude, for her person” is athlete-speak for character, but it’s pointed character: composure under the kind of scrutiny that turns every slump into a referendum. When Hingis adds “how she deals with all the things,” the vagueness is the point. Everyone in tennis knows what “things” can include: injuries, expectations, media framing, personal life, and the constant demand to be both competitor and role model.

The second sentence shifts from admiration to indictment: “I don’t think people give her enough credit.” That’s Hingis stepping outside match talk and into cultural commentary. She’s calling out fans and press for treating “doing well” as only measurable by trophies, not by steadiness, resilience, or returning to form without a meltdown for the cameras. Coming from a fellow elite player, it also reads as solidarity - a reminder that the locker room often has a clearer view of what excellence costs than the highlight reels do.