Top 89 Quotes & Sayings by Pete Sampras - Page 2

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Last updated on April 19, 2025.

That's not what I'm looking forward to, just being home and just kind of not really sure kind of what to do with myself.

Pete Sampras

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

The way I hold the club, I've got my hand way over, like I'm driving a motorcycle. My Kawasaki grip.

Pete Sampras

The future is flying home. That's the immediate future. But long-distance future, I plan on being back. I'm not going to end my time here with that loss.

Pete Sampras

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

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.

Pete Sampras

When you come back strong, you are going to have little nagging things that you can usually play through, but every now and again, it is to the point where you can't play.

Pete Sampras

There is no doubt about how hard it is to stay on top in any sport, but to do it in an individual sport for the majority of your career, it is not easy.

Pete Sampras

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

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.

Pete Sampras

People watched the Masters. It was a huge event. It was at The Garden. Now that it is over here in Europe, it has lost a little bit of popularity in the States.

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

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

Pete Sampras

In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf.

Pete Sampras

I'm maybe not quite as sharp as I used to be.

Pete Sampras

A couple hundred people around, and I'm shaking.

Pete Sampras

I still feel like my game is very dangerous. I always will have my serve.

Pete Sampras

Anything can happen out there on any court.

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.

Pete Sampras

I'm not going to give in to the critics. I'm going to stop on my own terms, not on when someone else thinks I should.

Pete Sampras

I may be a step slower than I was before reaching 30, but I'm doing all the right things. I guess there are some guys who would take it easy in the latter part of their careers, but I'm stepping it up.

Pete Sampras

Media access to us is more regulated than in golf.

Pete Sampras

My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.

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.

Pete Sampras

I guess I get my strength from my legs, which are also important in tennis.

Pete Sampras

I want to end my career on my terms, not on what people think I should do.

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.

Pete Sampras

I think the image of golfers is terrific, and rightly so.

Pete Sampras

I don't think it really matters, who plays first. Whatever they do, they do.

Pete Sampras