There should be more of an off-season in the game. I think you need to have less tournaments, more of a break… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
I'm not going to give in to the critics. I'm going to stop on my own terms, not on when someone else… — 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 think it really matters, who plays first. Whatever they do, they do. — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
I want to end my career on my terms, not on what people think I should do. — 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
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
