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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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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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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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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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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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Media access to us is more regulated than in golf.
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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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My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.
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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've always led a pretty simple life, with few extravagances. The money in tennis never drove me.
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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 guess I get my strength from my legs, which are also important in tennis.
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I'm staying in shape, working out.
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I've got a great wife, a great life.
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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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I think the image of golfers is terrific, and rightly so.
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People wrote me off, but I believed in myself. I got the confidence back, and it grew and grew. I won my first major and my last at the place that changed my life.
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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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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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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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What I've done in the game is always going to stick, no matter what happens.
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