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Why Pete Sampras is the Best Tennis Player of all Time - 1 views

"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 nex...

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Pete Sampras Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com - 2 views

  • . He showed exceptional athletic ability at an early age and turned professional when he was16
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      subtopic: records he had and has At the early age of 16, Pete Sampras, became one of the youngest to become a professonial tennis player.
  • Widely considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time
  • In 1988 Sampras turned professional
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      Subtopic:major tournaments 1988, Pete Sampras, one of the best tennis players ever, turned pro.
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  • powered his way through the U.S. Open, defeating Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe on his way to the finals
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      subtopic: people he has beaten/rivals www.biography.com states "In 1990, Sampras, the fifth ranked player in the world, powered his way through the U.S. Open, defeating Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe on his way to the finals. There, in a showdown of America's young guns, Sampras beat Agassi in straight sets to become the tournament's youngest-ever champion."
  • There, in a showdown of America's young guns, Sampras beat Agassi in straight sets to become the tournament's youngest-ever champion.
  • "He was always the argument you couldn't win," wrote one Sports Illustrated writer not long after Sampras' retirement in 2003. "Tennis purists loved his skill, naturally, and they will unhesitatingly declare Sampras' second serve, his running forehand and his leaping overhead as treasures that belong under museum glass.
  • For six straight years, between 1993 and 1998, Sampras was named the ATP Player of the Year, all the while winning seven more Grand Slam titles.
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Pete Sampras Quotes - BrainyQuote - 0 views

  • 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.
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      Pete Sampras personally says "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."
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