"By putting pressure on myself to develop a great game, I had less pressure to win. These days, I tell kids that the way I grew up, it wasn't about winning. It was about playing well, about playing the "right" way. That approach helped me enjoy the game and develop mine to its maximum potential."

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Source : Pete Sampras, Peter Bodo (2008). “A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis”, p.25, Crown Archetype

Pete Sampras

#Kids Quotes #Winning Quotes #Games Quotes

“Everybody knows that orthopedic science provides beautiful false noses for people who have lost their noses naturally or as a result of an operation.”
“Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.”
“Since Deacon Hollingshead's arrival in town last July the Dominion had been hard at work, cleansing New York City of moral corruption. "Corruption" is a popular word with the enthusiasts of the Dominion, usually uttered as a prelude to the knife, the docket, or the noose.”
“I was a 21-year-old kid back then and I had my whole career in front of me. We were so close to reaching the World Cup and then we all woke up the next morning to realize our dreams had been dashed.”
“The task of science is to stake out the limits of the knowable, and to center consciousness within them.”

Source : "On Man". 1849.
“I have a to-do list and I have a farm I care for, and things I like to do for fun - going to movies and all that stuff. It's a painfully normal life!”
“We have the opportunity now to join in the celebration of possibility, to align ourselves with the forces of life. Weâ€™ll need to become skilled at walking the line between urgency and hope, maintaining our balance in a world out of balance. Iâ€™m convinced that out of the crucible of crisis, the greatest love story on Earth could be born.”
“Whenever I finish a book, I start with a blank slate and never have ideas lined up.”

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