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I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.

Pete Sampras

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Pete Sampras
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
Tennis Player
Washington
District of Columbia
Petros Sampras
Peter Sampras
Tennis
Winning
Talking
Really
Racket
Matches

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I think the image of golfers is terrific, and rightly so.
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It is nice to walk out on a court to have it packed.
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I did it my way, and I have no regrets when I look back on my career that it was just a big focus for me.
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I've got a great wife, a great life.
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Success is walking out of here with the title, and anything less is not good enough in my book.
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Baseball is America's pastime, and that record is absolutely huge in the States.
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People know me. I'm not going to produce any cartwheels out there. I'm not going to belong on Comedy Central. I'll always be a tennis player, not a celebrity.
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