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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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Pete Sampras
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
Tennis Player
Washington
District of Columbia
Petros Sampras
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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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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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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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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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My serve was there, everything was just clicking. Those are the days you dream about, especially in a final.
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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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Players aren't quite as intimidated by my name.
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Baseball is America's pastime, and that record is absolutely huge in the States.
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It's one-on-one out there, man. There ain't no hiding. I can't pass the ball.
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It's not my place to tell you whom to vote for, to take any political stand, to tell you what religion to believe in. I'm an athlete. I can influence certain things, but when I see other athletes and celebrities telling you whom to vote for, I actually get a bit offended.
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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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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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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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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 feel much more respected in Europe than I do in the States from the press and from the people. Americans expect me to win every match I play.
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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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People watched the Masters. It was a huge event. It was at The Garden. Now that it is over here in Europe, it has lost a little bit of popularity in the States.
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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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Success is walking out of here with the title, and anything less is not good enough in my book.
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