Quotes By Pete Sampras

You kind of live and die by the serve.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.