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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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Pete Sampras
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
Tennis Player
Washington
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When you go through certain moments of your career and you're struggling, it just takes time. Time heals, when you're a little bit down.
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What I've done in the game is always going to stick, no matter what happens.
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I've got a great wife, a great life.
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You kind of live and die by the serve.
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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'm not worried about the weekend, I'm worried about Saturday.
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It is nice to walk out on a court to have it packed.
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Players aren't quite as intimidated by my name.
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By putting pressure on myself to develop a great game, I had less pressure to win. These days, I tell kids that the way I grew up, it wasn't about winning. It was about playing well, about playing the right way. That approach helped me enjoy the game and develop mine to its maximum potential.
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When I committed to playing a little tennis in some exhibitions, it was the best thing for me. It got me in shape. It got me out of the house. It got me doing something I love to do.
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If I win and play well, then the ranking will take care of itself. Defending points is really not a problem. Just go out and play and not worry about it.
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Media access to us is more regulated than in golf.
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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 admire the way golfers handle themselves. But tennis players are a lot younger, as a rule. There aren't many teenagers on the golf tour.
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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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Winning is about taking your opponent's heart out and squeezing it until all the blood has come out, even the very last drop. There are no prizes for a funny loser.
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There's always one shot that I can rely on when I'm not hitting the ball that well, is my serve.
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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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Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years.
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