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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
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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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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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Baseball is America's pastime, and that record is absolutely huge in the States.
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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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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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My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.
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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'm not worried about the weekend, I'm worried about Saturday.
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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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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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Media access to us is more regulated than in golf.
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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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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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Anything can happen out there on any court.
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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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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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I don't think it really matters, who plays first. Whatever they do, they do.
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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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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 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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