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Tennis is seen all around the world if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare.

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Pete Sampras
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
Tennis Player
Washington
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Petros Sampras
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Choking is being in a position to win, and then experiencing some critical failure of nerve or spirit. That never happened to me. And I can't help but think it was because I was never afraid to lose.
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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.
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My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.
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Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years.
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A champion is suppose to hate to lose, and it wasn't like I was ever crazy about the idea. But I learned to deal with losing without having my spirit or confidence broken, which would help immensely over time, not just in the big picture but even in specific matches when I found myself in a jam. Fear of losing is a terrible thing.
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My serve was there, everything was just clicking. Those are the days you dream about, especially in a final.
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When you struggle winning matches all year and you don't really get into a groove or rhythm, you just can't expect to just come in here and have it click.
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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.
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What I've done in the game is always going to stick, no matter what happens.
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The difference of great players is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and maintain it. Lesser players play great for a set, but then less.
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I've always led a pretty simple life, with few extravagances. The money in tennis never drove me.
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Retirement is a work in progress. I try to figure out my day, and what I know about myself is that I need structure.
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I don`t know why, but I love the dog eat dog nature of tennis. It`s real, it`s brutal and there`s no hiding place - it's like a one to one street fight. I love the intensity that comes with knowing you walk off court either a winner or a loser. It`s daunting but very exciting. There is no one to blame except yourself, no one cares who comes second.
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I don't think it really matters, who plays first. Whatever they do, they do.
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Media access to us is more regulated than in golf.
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For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win Grand Slams and be No. 1.
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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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