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Pete Sampras
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
Tennis Player
Washington
District of Columbia
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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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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.
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I don't think it really matters, who plays first. Whatever they do, they do.
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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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Anything can happen out there on any court.
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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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Success is walking out of here with the title, and anything less is not good enough in my book.
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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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My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.
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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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Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years.
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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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You kind of live and die by the serve.
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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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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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It's one-on-one out there, man. There ain't no hiding. I can't pass the ball.
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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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I've always led a pretty simple life, with few extravagances. The money in tennis never drove me.
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When you go through certain moments of your career and you're struggling, it just takes time. Time heals, when you're a little bit down.
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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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