153 Quotes by Pete Sampras

Winning is about taking your opponent’s heart out and squeezing it until all the blood has come out, even the very last drop. There are no prizes for a funny loser.

Players aren’t quite as intimidated by my name.

When you go through certain moments of your career and you’re struggling, it just takes time. Time heals, when you’re a little bit down.

It’s one-on-one out there, man. There ain’t no hiding. I can’t pass the ball.

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.

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.

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

I’m staying in shape, working out.

Baseball is America’s pastime, and that record is absolutely huge in the States.