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Pete Sampras
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
Tennis Player
Washington
District of Columbia
Petros Sampras
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What I've done in the game is always going to stick, no matter what happens.
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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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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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It's one-on-one out there, man. There ain't no hiding. I can't pass the ball.
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I've got a great wife, a great life.
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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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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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Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years.
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The difference of great players is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and maintain it. Lesser players play great for a set, but then less.
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I guess I get my strength from my legs, which are also important in tennis.
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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 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 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.
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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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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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Baseball is America's pastime, and that record is absolutely huge in the States.
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You kind of live and die by the serve.
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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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My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.
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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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