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 look at myself as a historical icon, but the reality of it is, yeah, I am playing for history now. — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
I did it my way, and I have no regrets when I look back on my career that it was just a… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
I don't look so much for tips. But when they interview a Nicklaus or a Palmer, I'm all ears. I listen to… — 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
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 Image
Success is walking out of here with the title, and anything less is not good enough in my book. — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
The only person that I have met, that I have ever been in awe of, is Eddie Vedder. — 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
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 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
I could be a jerk and get a lot more publicity, but that's not who I am. — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
