American - Athlete | August 12, 1971 -
Tennis is seen all around the world; if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare.
Pete Sampras
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There's always one shot that I can rely on when I'm not hitting the ball that well, is my serve.
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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 50 yards out, that's trouble.
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You kind of live and die by the serve.
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I don't know how I do it, I really don't.
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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 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.
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I'm staying in shape, working out.
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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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People wrote me off, but I believed in myself. I got the confidence back, and it grew and grew. I won my first major and my last at the place that changed my life.
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I could be a jerk and get a lot more publicity, but that's not who I am.
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