For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win Grand Slams and be No. 1. Pete Sampras easygrandgrant Change image and share on social
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 dayfigureprogress Change image and share on social
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 bitecupdavis Change image and share on social
Tennis is seen all around the world; if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare. Pete Sampras countryhomepeople Change image and share on social
I loved Wimbledon and what it meant, but the surface felt uncomfortable. I just didn't like it, I was a hard-court guy, a Californian kid. Pete Sampras californiancourtfelt Change image and share on social
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 backbigcareer Change image and share on social
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 eventfigureleave share on social
