“My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall. If I can match them for 10 years, I'd be in their company. They were class acts. That's what I'd like to be.” IfsYearsI CanGoalCompanyClassOne DaySentences Author:Pete Sampras
“I don't look so much for tips. But when they interview a Nicklaus or a Palmer, I'm all ears. I listen to guys who have done it, been successful for years.” YearsLooksDoneGuySuccessfulEarsInterviews Author:Pete Sampras
“Most of the time after the US Open, it is kind of like you are trying to finish strong. But to do it five years and maybe six is something that has never been done before, so it is a huge challenge.” TryingYearsKindDoneStrongChallengesFiveHugeLike YouSixFive YearsFinish Strong Author:Pete Sampras
“There should be more of an off-season in the game. I think you need to have less tournaments, more of a break at the end of the year so guys can recover.” ThinkingNeedsShouldYearsEndsGuyGamesBreakSeasonsTournamentsOff Season Author:Pete Sampras
“When I tied the record five years in a row, even over in Europe, it wasn't really talked about. It is disap-pointing because it is one of the toughest things to do in sports.” YearsSportsRecordsFiveEuropeThings To DoFive YearsTiedPointing Author:Pete Sampras
“When you struggle winning matches all year and you don't really get into a groove or rhythm, you just can't expect to just come in here and have it click.” YearsWinningStruggleRhythmClicksGroove Author:Pete Sampras
“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.” YearsLooksMadeHardEasyCourtMade ItTennisIntensityUnderestimatedMotivational Tennis Author: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.” PeopleYearsLongWinningEasyTakenGrantedSlamTaking Things For Granted Author:Pete Sampras
“Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years.” YearsSportsForeverChangedTennisSwingsMechanicGolfers Author:Pete Sampras
“When you retire you want to get as far away as possible from the game for a couple of years.” WantYearsGamesSportsCoupleRetiringFar Away Author: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.” IfsWayYearsLittlesTwoPlayWould BeBitsSportsToo MuchLittle BitCupsTennisTwo Years Author:Pete Sampras
“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.” TryingYearsTwoLastsPassionNextWinningLeftSportsEventsFiguresMonthsProveSixMajorsTennisTwo YearsSix MonthsMy Passion Author:Pete Sampras
