Pete Sampras Quotes
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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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Once the fifth set comes, it's a matter of nerves.
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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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My serve was there, everything was just clicking. Those are the days you dream about, especially in a final.
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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.
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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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I've always led a pretty simple life, with few extravagances. The money in tennis never drove me.
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I am here for the goal, and the goal is to try to do it again.
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There is no doubt about how hard it is to stay on top in any sport, but to do it in an individual sport for the majority of your career, it is not easy.
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I'm not going to give in to the critics. I'm going to stop on my own terms, not on when someone else thinks I should.
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You kind of live and die by the serve.
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Anything can happen out there on any court.
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I didn't have a big fat Greek wedding, but I have a lot of fat Greek friends.
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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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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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When I tied the record five years in a row, even over in Europe, it wasn't really talked about. It is disap-pointing because it is one of the toughest things to do in sports.
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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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It's one-on-one out there, man. There ain't no hiding. I can't pass the ball.
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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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Where I fall down is my short game. I don't practice enough, and when I have to take a half swing from 50 yards out, that's trouble.
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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 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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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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I'm not worried about the weekend, I'm worried about Saturday.
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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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I want to end my career on my terms, not on what people think I should do.
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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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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'm enjoying my retirement, enjoying my life. I have two kids and a lot of my time is spent chasing these two animals.
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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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