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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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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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Baseball is America's pastime, and that record is absolutely huge in the States.
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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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It is nice to walk out on a court to have it packed.
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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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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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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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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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Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years.
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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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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'm not worried about the weekend, I'm worried about Saturday.
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I guess I get my strength from my legs, which are also important in tennis.
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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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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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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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Success is walking out of here with the title, and anything less is not good enough in my book.
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Anything can happen out there on any court.
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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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