Pete Sampras Quotes

I got to play in a crowd, play in Wimbledon finals, be the guy on a Davis Cup team for a while. Those are opportunities not a lot of people get. As much as I was disappointed and frustrated at times, I'm not sure that I ever felt sorry for myself or begrudged anybody any of their success.

Nadal is one of the great champions - a class act.

I'm not a celebrity, I'm a person, and when fans call me Diego, it's easier to remember that I'm no better than anyone else.

I'm not interested in being known for anything other than the work.

I'm a Hall of Famer and I'm still fighting for it because I love the game and I love to play.

I want to be known for my athletic achievements, not my celebrity.

Since turning professional at 18, I have travelled the world playing the game that I love and consider myself a global player. As the World No.1 right now, I wish to be a positive role model and a sportsperson that people respect, and enjoy watching.

I'm not for the flashes; I'm not for glitz and glamour, you know. I just want to win, I want to be good at what I do, um, and look back upon these days of playing in the NBA.

Cricketers are made to feel that they are very special. That is okay as long as cricketers realise they are only as good as their last innings.

I keep it real normal, like I don't try to act like a celebrity, or say that just because I'm on a TV show I can do other types of TV. I take it very seriously and I respect the art of acting.

I can't relate to people who treat me as a 'famous person.' I only like to hang around with people who treat me as a regular person because that's what I am. All people are really just regular.

I'll never be Jennifer Lawrence or Tom Cruise, someone who can hold a movie and then be charming and charismatic doing promotion. I haven't got what they've got. But at least I'm now comfortable just being myself.

I don't believe in stardom or in the number game. What I concentrate more is on my work and how I can improve my character.

I guess there are worse things than being compared to Messi but I don't look at what he is doing. I just try to give my best for my team.

I know Billy Bonds quite well and he is a fantastic person and was a fantastic player.

Serena, for me, is one of the best players in the world. She is a great person and a great champion.

I just keep doing me and representing the sport the right way.

It's good to try and stay humble and down to earth, despite media and social media.

My long-term goal is to become the world number one player.

I try not to be a typical athlete.

Maria Sharapova winning Wimbledon at 17, I don't think that's ever going to happen again. It's a different game now. I need to stay focused and work on my game, and it will come.

Whatever faults I may have, I do know a player.

I have to keep performing well for club and country. That's what I always want to do. If I do that, then that extra media attention comes towards me.

I cannot do a better job than a journalist. I cannot do a better job than politicians - what I can do is play my football.

When I was 7 years old I saw Jimmy Connors make someone carry his bag, as though he were Julius Caesar. I vowed then and there that I would always carry my own.