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The only person that I have met, that I have ever been in awe of, is Eddie Vedder.

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Pete Sampras
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
Tennis Player
Washington
District of Columbia
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It is nice to walk out on a court to have it packed.
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Anything can happen out there on any court.
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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 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 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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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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You kind of live and die by the serve.
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Media access to us is more regulated than in golf.
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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 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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My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.
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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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I've got a great wife, a great life.
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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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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 guess I get my strength from my legs, which are also important in tennis.
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Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years.
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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 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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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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