Pete Sampras Quotes

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Pete Sampras

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 12, 1971

It's not my place to tell you whom to vote for, to take any political stand, to tell you what religion to believe in. I'm an athlete. I can influence certain things, but when I see other athletes and celebrities telling you whom to vote for, I actually get a bit offended.

Pete Sampras

I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.

Pete Sampras

You kind of live and die by the serve.

Pete Sampras

I loved Wimbledon and what it meant, but the surface felt uncomfortable. I just didn't like it, I was a hard-court guy, a Californian kid.

Pete Sampras

The difference of great players is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and maintain it. Lesser players play great for a set, but then less.

Pete Sampras

People know me. I'm not going to produce any cartwheels out there. I'm not going to belong on Comedy Central. I'll always be a tennis player, not a celebrity.

Pete Sampras

For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win Grand Slams and be No. 1.

Pete Sampras

Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years.

Pete Sampras

I am going to hold serve the majority of the time. It is nice to have a little time to return serve.

Pete Sampras

If Davis Cup was a little bit less or once every two years, I would be more inclined to play. But the way it is now, it is too much tennis for me.

Pete Sampras

In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf. I played three rounds in that Tahoe event, and I was drained. Mentally, not physically.

Pete Sampras

It is nice to walk out on a court to have it packed.

Pete Sampras

Tennis is seen all around the world; if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare.

Pete Sampras

There's always one shot that I can rely on when I'm not hitting the ball that well, is my serve.

Pete Sampras

Where I fall down is my short game. I don't practice enough, and when I have to take a half swing from 50 yards out, that's trouble.

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I don't know how I do it, I really don't.

Pete Sampras

When you retire you want to get as far away as possible from the game for a couple of years.

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I'm staying in shape, working out.

Pete Sampras

All I cared about in tennis was winning.

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I've got a great wife, a great life.

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