Quote

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.

Pete Sampras

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Pete Sampras
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
Tennis Player
Washington
District of Columbia
Petros Sampras
Peter Sampras
Press
Feels
Expect
Much
Americans
Every
Europe
People
Winning
Respected
States
Match
Play
Presses
Feel

More quotes by Pete Sampras

Image
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.
Pete Sampras
Image
The future is flying home. That's the immediate future. But long-distance future, I plan on being back. I'm not going to end my time here with that loss.
Pete Sampras
Image
It is nice to walk out on a court to have it packed.
Pete Sampras
Image
My serve was there, everything was just clicking. Those are the days you dream about, especially in a final.
Pete Sampras
Image
What I've done in the game is always going to stick, no matter what happens.
Pete Sampras
Image
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.
Pete Sampras
Image
Success is walking out of here with the title, and anything less is not good enough in my book.
Pete Sampras
Image
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.
Pete Sampras
Image
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.
Pete Sampras
Image
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.
Pete Sampras
Image
As long as I feel like I can win majors and contend, I'll continue to play.
Pete Sampras
Image
I'm staying in shape, working out.
Pete Sampras
Image
Retirement is a work in progress. I try to figure out my day, and what I know about myself is that I need structure.
Pete Sampras
Image
Tennis is seen all around the world if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare.
Pete Sampras
Image
I've got a great wife, a great life.
Pete Sampras
Image
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.
Pete Sampras
Image
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.
Pete Sampras
Image
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.
Pete Sampras
Image
I'm not worried about the weekend, I'm worried about Saturday.
Pete Sampras
Image
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.
Pete Sampras