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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.

Pete Sampras

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Pete Sampras
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
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I don't think it really matters, who plays first. Whatever they do, they do.
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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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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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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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For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win Grand Slams and be No. 1.
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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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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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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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Baseball is America's pastime, and that record is absolutely huge in the States.
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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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A champion is suppose to hate to lose, and it wasn't like I was ever crazy about the idea. But I learned to deal with losing without having my spirit or confidence broken, which would help immensely over time, not just in the big picture but even in specific matches when I found myself in a jam. Fear of losing is a terrible thing.
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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'm staying in shape, working out.
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I think the image of golfers is terrific, and rightly so.
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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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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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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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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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You kind of live and die by the serve.
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