Pete Sampras Quotes

Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.

Win at all cost. That's why I love playing the game.

I try to score in every game, and I don't feel sorry for anybody.

I am quite a relaxed person out of the car, but in the car I am aggressive, I never give up, I fight to the end and I try 100% all the time.

I'm going to outplay you. That's the mentality I have, and you should want to outplay me.

If you find my aggressive and dominating play dirty, then that's your opinion. But I would assume most people want someone who is going to do anything and everything within the lines to win for their team, because I know I would.

To be able to have winning in your blood growing up, whether it was pounding my little brother or trying to beat my dad in something, or just competing on teams with my friends, it was nonstop.

In life, it's winning - when I go to the supermarket, and I go with a friend, I try to get through the door first. Things like that - everything in life is a competition for me.

My best background is, like, smash opponents. I all the time go forward. I all the time try to take down somebody. Make him give up. This is my style, you know. This is what I do all my life.

I like to battle with defenders if I have to. I don't know where it comes from; I am not a nasty guy.

Just understand that I'm trying to get to the quarterback by any means necessary. And if I have to throw somebody out of the way to do it, it is what it is.

I think it's a loser's mentality to get happy with somebody losing.

I don't care about history; all I care about is winning.

My on-court temperament is totally to just win and destroy.

I'd rather run a gutsy race, pushing all the way and lose, than run a conservative race only for a win.

Our goal is to outplay the other team's defense every game - it doesn't matter who we're playing.

You have to do everything possible to win no matter what.

I just try to make sure that when I get there on the floor, I play as hard as I can and try to do everything I can to help the team win.

Nobody likes to feel like they're on the losing side of anything.

Successful competitors want to win. Head cases want to win at all costs.

I am a sore loser. I've always been like that ever s'nce I started playin' sports and just life in general. I hate to lose and I play to win.

I am not one of those who think that coming in second or third is winning.

Even when I played sports when I was little, I played to win. Otherwise, what's the point of putting the pads on and going to practice? I don't understand.

Stats are for losers. I like winning games.

I just bring the determination to win.