When I tied the record five years in a row, even over in Europe, it wasn't really talked about. It is disap-pointing… — 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
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
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
When you struggle winning matches all year and you don't really get into a groove or rhythm, you just can't expect to… — 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
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
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
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
It's not easy to retire at 31. In one respect I was glad I was done. But after a few years of… — 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
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 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
