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Pete Sampras
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
Tennis Player
Washington
District of Columbia
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It is nice to walk out on a court to have it packed.
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I don't think it really matters, who plays first. Whatever they do, they do.
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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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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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I guess I get my strength from my legs, which are also important in tennis.
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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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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 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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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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Anything can happen out there on any court.
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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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What I've done in the game is always going to stick, no matter what happens.
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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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It's one-on-one out there, man. There ain't no hiding. I can't pass the ball.
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I'm staying in shape, working out.
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Baseball is America's pastime, and that record is absolutely huge in the States.
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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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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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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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