In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf. — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
It's one-on-one out there, man. There ain't no hiding. I can't pass the ball. — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall. — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
I guess I get my strength from my legs, which are also important in tennis. — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be the great guy or the colorful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
Once the US Open is over in the States, mainstream America doesn't really follow tennis, unless you are a true tennis fan. — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
Throughout my career, my mind rarely wandered, and I was never sidetracked by distractions, no matter what I was going through off… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
If Davis Cup was a little bit less or once every two years, I would be more inclined to play. But the… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years. — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
I've always led a pretty simple life, with few extravagances. The money in tennis never drove me. — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
My serve was there, everything was just clicking. Those are the days you dream about, especially in a final. — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall. If I can match them… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
I made it look so easy on court all those years. No one realized how hard I had to work. No one… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
Most of the time after the US Open, it is kind of like you are trying to finish strong. But to do… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
After I went through two years of not winning an event, what kept me going was winning one more major. Once I… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
Andre Agassi was my rival in the '90s, and I think as we got older we sort of transcended the game. He… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
By putting pressure on myself to develop a great game, I had less pressure to win. These days, I tell kids that… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
When I committed to playing a little tennis in some exhibitions, it was the best thing for me. It got me in… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
Choking is being in a position to win, and then experiencing some critical failure of nerve or spirit. That never happened to… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
A champion is suppose to hate to lose, and it wasn't like I was ever crazy about the idea. But I learned… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
The way I look at the top five, (Rod) Laver, (Roger) Federer, myself, Borg and (Ivan) Lendl. I think those five guys… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
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… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
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… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf. I played three rounds in that Tahoe… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
I loved Wimbledon and what it meant, but the surface felt uncomfortable. I just didn't like it, I was a hard-court guy,… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
Tennis is seen all around the world; if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare. — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
I admire the way golfers handle themselves. But tennis players are a lot younger, as a rule. There aren't many teenagers on… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
There's always one shot that I can rely on when I'm not hitting the ball that well, is my serve. — Pete Sampras Copy Share
Success is walking out of here with the title, and anything less is not good enough in my book. — Pete Sampras Copy Share
The only person that I have met, that I have ever been in awe of, is Eddie Vedder. — Pete Sampras Copy Share
My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall. — Pete Sampras Copy Share
People wrote me off, but I believed in myself. I got the confidence back, and it grew and grew. I won my first major… — Pete Sampras Copy Share
I've always led a pretty simple life, with few extravagances. The money in tennis never drove me. — Pete Sampras Copy Share
My serve was there, everything was just clicking. Those are the days you dream about, especially in a final. — Pete Sampras Copy Share
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 Copy Share
Andre Agassi was my rival in the '90s, and I think as we got older we sort of transcended the game. He was probably… — Pete Sampras Copy Share
What I've done in the game is always going to stick, no matter what happens. — Pete Sampras Copy Share
