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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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The only person that I have met, that I have ever been in awe of, is Eddie Vedder.
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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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I've got a great wife, a great life.
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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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You kind of live and die by the serve.
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What I've done in the game is always going to stick, no matter what happens.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 don`t know why, but I love the dog eat dog nature of tennis. It`s real, it`s brutal and there`s no hiding place - it's like a one to one street fight. I love the intensity that comes with knowing you walk off court either a winner or a loser. It`s daunting but very exciting. There is no one to blame except yourself, no one cares who comes second.
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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 think the image of golfers is terrific, and rightly so.
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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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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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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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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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