Pete Sampras Quotes

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Once the US Open is over in the States, mainstream America doesn't really follow tennis, unless you are a true tennis fan.

I'm enjoying my retirement, enjoying my life. I have two kids and a lot of my time is spent chasing these two animals.

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.

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

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

If I win and play well, then the ranking will take care of itself. Defending points is really not a problem. Just go out and play and not worry about it.

I am here for the goal, and the goal is to try to do it again.

Media access to us is more regulated than in golf.

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

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.

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.

As long as I feel like I can win majors and contend, I'll continue to play.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

I did it my way, and I have no regrets when I look back on my career that it was just a big focus for me.

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

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

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