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I made it look so easy on court all those years. No one realized how hard I had to work. No one realized how much I had to put into it. They underestimated my intensity.
Pete Sampras
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Pete Sampras
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
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Washington
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Petros Sampras
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