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Pete Sampras Quotes: 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.
         

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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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.

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.



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.

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.



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

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



The only person that I have met, that I have ever been in awe of, is Eddie Vedder.

The only person that I have met, that I have ever been in awe of, is Eddie Vedder.



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.

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 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.

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.



I never wanted to be the great guy or the colorful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy who won titles.

I never wanted to be the great guy or the colorful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy who won titles.



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

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



You kind of live and die by the serve.

You kind of live and die by the serve.



Anybody who has played sports and says they have never choked is lying to you.

Anybody who has played sports and says they have never choked is lying to you.





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You’re more capable than you know. Deep down, you have… a magick inside you that you’ve tucked away. That needs release. It’s a connection to who you are and what you are capable of. - Evan

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Eating is really one of your indoor sports. You play three times a day, and it's well worth while to make the game as pleasant as possible.

Eating is really one of your indoor sports. You play three times a day, and it's well worth while to make the game as pleasant as possible.



I don't know about transformation. But scientifically you can say: Well, it doesn't seem to hurt anybody. Personally I've been cheered by books at really critical moments. That much I believe.

I don't know about transformation. But scientifically you can say: Well, it doesn't seem to hurt anybody. Personally I've been cheered by books at really critical moments. That much I believe.



As long as a person doesn't know what he doesn't know, he doesn't grow

As long as a person doesn't know what he doesn't know, he doesn't grow



By getting the Word deep into your spirit and speaking it boldly out your mouth, you release spiritual power to change things in the natural circumstances.

By getting the Word deep into your spirit and speaking it boldly out your mouth, you release spiritual power to change things in the natural circumstances.



Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you're going to be right.

Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you're going to be right.



A person comes into the world with a fist-and a grasp. Yes, we are built to fight one another, but also to embrace. How cleverly we are created.

A person comes into the world with a fist-and a grasp. Yes, we are built to fight one another, but also to embrace. How cleverly we are created.



We will not anticipate the past; so mind, young people,-our retrospection will be all to the future.

We will not anticipate the past; so mind, young people,-our retrospection will be all to the future.




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