Pete Sampras

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

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Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years.

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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.

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It's not easy to retire at 31. In one respect I was glad I was done. But after a few years of having fun, I got a little restless. When you're 33, 34, and you don't have a focus, you can get kind of lost. As a man, you feel a little bit unfulfilled.

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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.

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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.

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