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Pete Sampras
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
Tennis Player
Washington
District of Columbia
Petros Sampras
Peter Sampras
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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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I've got a great wife, a great life.
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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 think the image of golfers is terrific, and rightly so.
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Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years.
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Players aren't quite as intimidated by my name.
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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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You kind of live and die by the serve.
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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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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 guess I get my strength from my legs, which are also important in tennis.
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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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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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I'm not worried about the weekend, I'm worried about Saturday.
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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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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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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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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've always led a pretty simple life, with few extravagances. The money in tennis never drove me.
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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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