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It's not my place to tell you ...

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 88 quotes

I didn't have a big fat Greek ...

I didn't have a big fat Greek wedding, but I have a lot of fat Greek friends.

Pete Sampras 88 quotes

I made it look so easy on cour...

I made it look so easy on court all those years. No one realized how hard I had to work. No one realized how much I had to put into it. They underestimated my intensity.

Pete Sampras 88 quotes

The difference of great player...

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 88 quotes

I let my racket do the talking...

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 88 quotes

In tennis, you can make a coup...

In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win.

Pete Sampras 88 quotes

The way I look at the top five...

The way I look at the top five, (Rod) Laver, (Roger) Federer, myself, Borg and (Ivan) Lendl. I think those five guys dominated their generations better than anyone. Maybe Roger will dominate better than any one of the other four. Maybe I put Andre (Agassi) as kind of six through 10 with, you know, (John) McEnroe and (Jimmy) Connors, kind of those guys. That's kind of how I see it.

Pete Sampras 88 quotes

I'm enjoying my retirement, en...

I'm enjoying my retirement, enjoying my life. I have two kids and a lot of my time is spent chasing these two animals.

Pete Sampras 88 quotes

Anybody who has played sports ...

Anybody who has played sports and says they have never choked is lying to you.

Pete Sampras 88 quotes

My serve was there, everything...

My serve was there, everything was just clicking. Those are the days you dream about, especially in a final.

Pete Sampras 88 quotes

Throughout my career, my mind ...

Throughout my career, my mind rarely wandered, and I was never sidetracked by distractions, no matter what I was going through off the court.

Pete Sampras 88 quotes

I'm not worried about the week...

I'm not worried about the weekend, I'm worried about Saturday.

Pete Sampras 88 quotes

After I went through two years...

After I went through two years of not winning an event, what kept me going was winning one more major. Once I won that last U.S. Open, I spent the next six months trying to figure out what was next. Slowly my passion for the sport just vanished. I had nothing left to prove.

Pete Sampras 88 quotes

A champion is suppose to hate ...

A champion is suppose to hate to lose, and it wasn't like I was ever crazy about the idea. But I learned to deal with losing without having my spirit or confidence broken, which would help immensely over time, not just in the big picture but even in specific matches when I found myself in a jam. Fear of losing is a terrible thing.

Pete Sampras 88 quotes

Choking is being in a position...

Choking is being in a position to win, and then experiencing some critical failure of nerve or spirit. That never happened to me. And I can't help but think it was because I was never afraid to lose.

Pete Sampras 88 quotes

By putting pressure on myself ...

By putting pressure on myself to develop a great game, I had less pressure to win. These days, I tell kids that the way I grew up, it wasn't about winning. It was about playing well, about playing the 'right' way. That approach helped me enjoy the game and develop mine to its maximum potential.

Pete Sampras 88 quotes

Tennis is seen all around the ...

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

Pete Sampras 88 quotes

I am going to hold serve the m...

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

Pete Sampras 88 quotes

For so long people have just t...

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 88 quotes

Golfers are forever working on...

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

Pete Sampras 88 quotes

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