153 Quotes by Pete Sampras

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

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

Retirement is a work in progress. I try to figure out my day, and what I know about myself is that I need structure.

Andre Agassi was my rival in the '90s, and I think as we got older we sort of transcended the game. He was probably the best player I ever played over my career. There's a list of players that were tough, but Andre, certainly, he was the most unique.

You kind of live and die by the serve.

I don't look at myself as a historical icon, but the reality of it is, yeah, I am playing for history now.

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

I've worked hard my whole life, since I was a little kid. But now it's a point in my life now where I can just enjoy it, but at the same time I still need to work.

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