Henman Vs Sampras Quotes

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

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

Once the fifth set comes, it's a matter of nerves. ~ Pete Sampras

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

I didn't have a big fat Greek wedding, but I have a lot of fat Greek friends. ~ Pete Sampras

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. ~ Pete Sampras

This time last year I would have said Federer would beat Sampras's record. Now I'm not so sure. His aura has gone. He's not as dominant as he was, and since I beat him in Australia he's looked frustrated. Players are beginning to challenge him now, especially myself and Rafa. He's got 12 Grand Slams to his name and maybe he will beat Sampras, but now I'm here it will be tough for him. ~ Novak Djokovic

By putting pressure on myself to develop a great game, I had less pressure to win. These days, I tell kids that the way I grew up, it wasn't about winning. It was about playing well, about playing the "right" way. That approach helped me enjoy the game and develop mine to its maximum potential. ~ 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

Baseball is America's pastime, and that record is absolutely huge in the States. ~ Pete Sampras

There's always one shot that I can rely on when I'm not hitting the ball that well, is my serve. ~ Pete Sampras

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. ~ Pete Sampras

I'm not worried about the weekend, I'm worried about Saturday. ~ Pete Sampras

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. ~ Pete Sampras

What I've done in the game is always going to stick, no matter what happens. ~ 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

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

The young British players need to take responsibility themselves for their form and ability. ~ Tim Henman

I've had some decent wins this year against higher ranked players but what I've failed to do is to build on those. ~ Tim Henman

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. ~ Pete Sampras

A champion is suppose to hate to lose, and it wasn't like I was ever crazy about the idea. But I learned to deal with losing without having my spirit or confidence broken, which would help immensely over time, not just in the big picture but even in specific matches when I found myself in a jam. Fear of losing is a terrible thing. ~ 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

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

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

I've been into golf, trying to get into the gym to stay somewhat fit. I've got two boys now, they're active kids. ~ Pete Sampras

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. ~ Pete Sampras

I never suspected that we or any one person or program can create Serena Williams or John McEnroe or Pete Sampras. ~ Patrick McEnroe

After I went through two years of not winning an event, what kept me going was winning one more major. Once I won that last U.S. Open, I spent the next six months trying to figure out what was next. Slowly my passion for the sport just vanished. I had nothing left to prove. ~ Pete Sampras

You see Boris Becker, Mats Wilander, Nadal, Pete Sampras - they were all great when they were young. As a coach, you can see that type of talent at an early age. ~ Brad Gilbert

I can't just wake up and watch TV and do nothing. I need a day off working out, seeing the wife, play a little golf, see my kids. ~ Pete Sampras

If Davis Cup was a little bit less or once every two years, I would be more inclined to play. But the way it is now, it is too much tennis for me. ~ Pete Sampras

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

Throughout my career, my mind rarely wandered, and I was never sidetracked by distractions, no matter what I was going through off the court. ~ 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

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

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

I admire the way golfers handle themselves. But tennis players are a lot younger, as a rule. There aren't many teenagers on the golf tour. ~ Pete Sampras