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You kind of live and die by the serve.

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Pete Sampras
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
Tennis Player
Washington
District of Columbia
Petros Sampras
Peter Sampras
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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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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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The future is flying home. That's the immediate future. But long-distance future, I plan on being back. I'm not going to end my time here with that loss.
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I don't think it really matters, who plays first. Whatever they do, they do.
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If Davis Cup was a little bit less or once every two years, I would be more inclined to play. But the way it is now, it is too much tennis for me.
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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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There should be more of an off-season in the game. I think you need to have less tournaments, more of a break at the end of the year so guys can recover.
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I can't just wake up and watch TV and do nothing. I need a day off working out, seeing the wife, play a little golf, see my kids.
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I'm staying in shape, working out.
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My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall. If I can match them for 10 years, I'd be in their company. They were class acts. That's what I'd like to be.
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As long as I feel like I can win majors and contend, I'll continue to play.
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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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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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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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What I've done in the game is always going to stick, no matter what happens.
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It is nice to walk out on a court to have it packed.
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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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