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# Pete Sampras

(1971)   Tennis Player

 **90** quotes in **431** categories

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Pete Sampras is a tennis player, best known for *Pete Sampras*.

## Quick Facts About Pete Sampras

Born August 12, 1971

Profession Tennis Player

Notable works Pete Sampras

## About Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras is an American former professional tennis player. One of the most successful tennis players of all time, he was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 286 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 six consecutive times. Sampras won 64 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including 14 men's singles majors, which was an all-time record at the time of his retirement: seven Wimbledon Championships, two Australian Opens and an Open Era joint-record five US Opens. He also won five Tour Finals, two Grand Slam Cups, eleven Masters events, and was part of the winning United States Davis Cup teams in 1992 and 1995.

##  Quotes by Pete Sampras · Page 2

> [I never wanted to be the great guy or the colorful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-never-wanted-to-be-the-great-guy-or-the-colorful-guy-or-the/)

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[Colorful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colorful/)

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> [I want to end my career on my terms, not on what people think I should do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-want-to-end-my-career-on-my-terms-not-on-what-people-think-i-should/)

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[Career](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/career/)

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> [Where I fall down is my short game. I don't practice enough, and when I have to take a half swing from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/where-i-fall-down-is-my-short-game-i-don-t-practice-enough-and-when-i/)

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[Enough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enough/)

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> [Baseball is America's pastime, and that record is absolutely huge in the States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/baseball-is-america-s-pastime-and-that-record-is-absolutely-huge-in/)

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[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

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> [My serve was there, everything was just clicking. Those are the days you dream about, especially in a final.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/my-serve-was-there-everything-was-just-clicking-those-are-the-days/)

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[Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/)

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> [It's one-on-one out there, man. There ain't no hiding. I can't pass the ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/it-s-one-on-one-out-there-man-there-ain-t-no-hiding-i-can-t-pass-the/)

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[Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ball/)

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> [Success is walking out of here with the title, and anything less is not good enough in my book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/success-is-walking-out-of-here-with-the-title-and-anything-less-is/)

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[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

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> [With this ranking system, the more you play, the better off you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/with-this-ranking-system-the-more-you-play-the-better-off-you-are/)

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[Better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better/)

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> [Winning is about taking your opponent's heart out and squeezing it until all the blood has come out, even the very last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/winning-is-about-taking-your-opponent-s-heart-out-and-squeezing-it/)

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[Blood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blood/)

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> [When you come back strong, you are going to have little nagging things that you can usually play through, but every now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/when-you-come-back-strong-you-are-going-to-have-little-nagging-things/)

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[Football](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/)

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> [I feel much more respected in Europe than I do in the States from the press and from the people. Americans expect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-feel-much-more-respected-in-europe-than-i-do-in-the-states-from-the/)

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[Americans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/americans/)

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> [There should be more of an off-season in the game. I think you need to have less tournaments, more of a break…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/there-should-be-more-of-an-off-season-in-the-game-i-think-you-need-to/)

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[Break](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/break/)

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> [When you go through certain moments of your career and you're struggling, it just takes time. Time heals, when you're a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/when-you-go-through-certain-moments-of-your-career-and-you-re/)

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[Bits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bits/)

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> [Andre Agassi was my rival in the '90s, and I think as we got older we sort of transcended the game. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/andre-agassi-was-my-rival-in-the-90s-and-i-think-as-we-got-older-we/)

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[Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/)

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> [There is no doubt about how hard it is to stay on top in any sport, but to do it in an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/there-is-no-doubt-about-how-hard-it-is-to-stay-on-top-in-any-sport/)

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[Careers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/careers/)

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> [The difference of great players is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and maintain it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/the-difference-of-great-players-is-at-a-certain-point-in-a-match-they/)

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[Certain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/certain/)

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> [I've always led a pretty simple life, with few extravagances. The money in tennis never drove me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-ve-always-led-a-pretty-simple-life-with-few-extravagances-the-money/)

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[Extravagance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/extravagance/)

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> [Retirement is a work in progress. I try to figure out my day, and what I know about myself is that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/retirement-is-a-work-in-progress-i-try-to-figure-out-my-day-and-what/)

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[Figures](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/figures/)

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> [I didn't have a big fat Greek wedding, but I have a lot of fat Greek friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-didn-t-have-a-big-fat-greek-wedding-but-i-have-a-lot-of-fat-greek/)

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[Bigs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigs/)

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> [That's not what I'm looking forward to, just being home and just kind of not really sure kind of what to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/that-s-not-what-i-m-looking-forward-to-just-being-home-and-just-kind/)

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[Home](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/home/)

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> [I could be a jerk and get a lot more publicity, but that's not who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-could-be-a-jerk-and-get-a-lot-more-publicity-but-that-s-not-who-i-am/)

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[Jerk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jerk/)

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> [I don't look at myself as a historical icon, but the reality of it is, yeah, I am playing for history now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-don-t-look-at-myself-as-a-historical-icon-but-the-reality-of-it-is/)

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[Historical](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical/)

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> [Anybody who has played sports and says they have never choked is lying to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/anybody-who-has-played-sports-and-says-they-have-never-choked-is/)

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[Choked](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/choked/)

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> [I don't think it really matters, who plays first. Whatever they do, they do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-don-t-think-it-really-matters-who-plays-first-whatever-they-do-they/)

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[Firsts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/firsts/)

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> [I'm enjoying my retirement, enjoying my life. I have two kids and a lot of my time is spent chasing these two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-m-enjoying-my-retirement-enjoying-my-life-i-have-two-kids-and-a-lot/)

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[Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/)

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> [The way I hold the club, I've got my hand way over, like I'm driving a motorcycle. My Kawasaki grip.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/the-way-i-hold-the-club-i-ve-got-my-hand-way-over-like-i-m-driving-a/)

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[Clubs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clubs/)

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> [I am going to hold serve the majority of the time. It is nice to have a little time to return serve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-am-going-to-hold-serve-the-majority-of-the-time-it-is-nice-to-have/)

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[Little time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/little-time/)

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> [I can't just wake up and watch TV and do nothing. I need a day off working out, seeing the wife, play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-can-t-just-wake-up-and-watch-tv-and-do-nothing-i-need-a-day-off/)

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[Days off](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/days-off/)

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> [What I've done in the game is always going to stick, no matter what happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/what-i-ve-done-in-the-game-is-always-going-to-stick-no-matter-what/)

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[Done](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/done/)

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> [I'm not going to give in to the critics. I'm going to stop on my own terms, not on when someone else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-m-not-going-to-give-in-to-the-critics-i-m-going-to-stop-on-my-own/)

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[Critics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/critics/)

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> [I still feel like my game is very dangerous. I always will have my serve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-still-feel-like-my-game-is-very-dangerous-i-always-will-have-my/)

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[Dangerous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dangerous/)

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> [For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/for-so-long-people-have-just-taken-what-i-do-for-granted-it-is-not/)

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[Easy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/easy/)

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> [I guess I get my strength from my legs, which are also important in tennis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-guess-i-get-my-strength-from-my-legs-which-are-also-important-in/)

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[Important](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/important/)

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> [The only person that I have met, that I have ever been in awe of, is Eddie Vedder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/the-only-person-that-i-have-met-that-i-have-ever-been-in-awe-of-is/)

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[Awe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awe/)

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> [Tennis is seen all around the world; if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/tennis-is-seen-all-around-the-world-if-i-am-home-or-anywhere-in-the/)

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[Around the world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/around-the-world/)

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> [I did it my way, and I have no regrets when I look back on my career that it was just a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-did-it-my-way-and-i-have-no-regrets-when-i-look-back-on-my-career/)

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[Bigs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigs/)

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> [My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/my-goal-one-day-is-to-be-in-the-same-sentence-as-rod-laver-and-ken/)

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[Goal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goal/)

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> [The future is flying home. That's the immediate future. But long-distance future, I plan on being back. I'm not going to end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/the-future-is-flying-home-that-s-the-immediate-future-but-long/)

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[Distance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/distance/)

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> [It's not easy to retire at 31. In one respect I was glad I was done. But after a few years of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/it-s-not-easy-to-retire-at-31-in-one-respect-i-was-glad-i-was-done/)

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[After](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/after/)

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> [I may be a step slower than I was before reaching 30, but I'm doing all the right things. I guess there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-may-be-a-step-slower-than-i-was-before-reaching-30-but-i-m-doing/)

[Pete Sampras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-sampras/)

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## Pete Sampras by topic

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