When you retire you want to get as far away as possible from the game for a couple of years. — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
It's not easy to retire at 31. In one respect I was glad I was done. But after a few years of having fun, I got a little restless. When you're 33, 34, and you don't have a focus, you… — 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
