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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.
Pete Sampras
All I cared about in tennis was winning.
Pete Sampras
I could be a jerk and get a lot more publicity, but that's not who I am.
Pete Sampras
In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf. I played three rounds in that Tahoe event, and I was drained. Mentally, not physically.
Pete Sampras
I never wanted to be the great guy or the colorful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy who won titles.
Pete Sampras
You kind of live and die by the serve.
Pete Sampras
I am going to hold serve the majority of the time. It is nice to have a little time to return serve.
Pete Sampras
I've got a great wife, a great life.
Pete Sampras
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
It is nice to walk out on a court to have it packed.
Pete Sampras
When I committed to playing a little tennis in some exhibitions, it was the best thing for me. It got me in shape. It got me out of the house. It got me doing something I love to do.
Pete Sampras
I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly.
Pete Sampras
I've been into golf, trying to get into the gym to stay somewhat fit. I've got two boys now, they're active kids.
Pete Sampras
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.
Pete Sampras
Tennis is seen all around the world; if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare.
Pete Sampras
When you retire you want to get as far away as possible from the game for a couple of years.
Pete Sampras
After I went through two years of not winning an event, what kept me going was winning one more major. Once I won that last U.S. Open, I spent the next six months trying to figure out what was next. Slowly my passion for the sport just vanished. I had nothing left to prove.
Pete Sampras
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
I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.
Pete Sampras
Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years.
Pete Sampras
I loved Wimbledon and what it meant, but the surface felt uncomfortable. I just didn't like it, I was a hard-court guy, a Californian kid.
Pete Sampras
I'm staying in shape, working out.
Pete Sampras
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