Sampras Of Tennis Quotes & Sayings

When you think of fashion photography, it's a dream. It's like we all want to be those women. We want to wear those dresses. — Stella McCartney

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

I've always led a pretty simple life, with few extravagances. The money in tennis never drove me. — Pete Sampras

I don't suppose I have a choice.'
'As with so many things in a life, brother, I don't suppose you do. — Patrick DeWitt

My parents wanted me and my siblings to practice some sports outside school. And since we lived next to a tennis club, we decided to play tennis. I didn't have an idol, so to speak, but I always enjoyed watching Pete Sampras and Alex Corretja. — Stanislas Wawrinka

I admire the way golfers handle themselves. But tennis players are a lot younger, as a rule. There aren't many teenagers on the golf tour. — Pete Sampras

I guess I get my strength from my legs, which are also important in tennis. — 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's one-on-one out there, man. There ain't no hiding. I can't pass the ball. — Pete Sampras

Walking to the net, I'm certain that I've lost to the better man, the Everest of the next generation. I pity the young players who will have to contend with him. I feel for the man who is fated to play Agassi to his Sampras. Though I don't mention Pete by name, I have him uppermost in my mind when I tell reporters: It's real simple. Most people have weaknesses. Federer has none. — Andre Agassi

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

The bread while becoming by virtue of Christ's words the body of Christ does not cease to be bread. — John Wycliffe

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

Everyone runs, one escapes and one survives after all. — Deyth Banger

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

To minister means to love and care for others. It means to attend to their physical and spiritual needs. Put simply, it means to do what the Savior would do if He were here. — David L. Beck

He answered the phone," she hissed, "before he was done. He answered the fucking phone and started talking about an inspection at one of his properties. Midconversation he looked at me lying there waiting for him and he said, 'You can go.' Just like that. He treated me like a whore, only I didn't get paid. He didn't even offered me a drink."
I closed my eyes. Jesus. — Sylvia Day

When I committed to playing a little tennis in some exhibitions, it was the best thing for me. It got me in shape. It got me out of the house. It got me doing something I love to do. — 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. — Pete Sampras

Once the US Open is over in the States, mainstream America doesn't really follow tennis, unless you are a true tennis fan. — Pete Sampras

First of all, in any sport where you can measure distance, height speed and all of that, you see how athletes have changed their sport and made it better. I believe, with every generation, the sport has improved. Certainly, in the men's game, that has been the case. I think that I played Pete [Sampras] at his best, I played Roger [Federer] at his best.. I believe wholeheartedly that Roger and [Rafael] Nadal have pushed the game much further than myself or Pete ever did. Their options on the tennis court are considerably more than ours. — Andre Agassi

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

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

I think Pete Sampras has really reached his peak. About the only thing he doesn't do is cook. — Michael Chang

All I cared about in tennis was winning. — Pete Sampras

Tennis obviously isn't as popular as baseball in the States. — Pete Sampras