Pete Sampras did it HIS way, so can you!

Part 4: World Class Sport Achievers

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LESSONS:

• He was not a charismatic person and was uncomfortable in the

spotlight. Winning was more important to him than impressing

people.

• He is recognised as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

• He recognized the importance of his coaches and support team in his

success. He made crucial decisions to get the best support staff and

appointed new people at crucial times.

• He believed that his talent was a gift from God.

• He received many awards and accolades. He supports charity

organizations.

• He had all-round skills and

talents from a young age. His

athleticism, speed in moving

around the court, his accurate

strong service, his ability to hit

winning shots from the fore and

backhand helped him in making

the success he has been. He had

a strong competitive instinct

and with his offensive baseline

strategy put his opponents in

the defensive position most of

the time. One of the greatest

changes in his style to help him

win matches was to change

from being a grinder on court to

becoming an attacking player on

court.

WORDS OF WISDOM:

- “I never wanted to be the great guy

or the colourful guy or the interesting

guy. I wanted to be the guy who won

titles.”

- “All I cared about in tennis was

winning.”

- “I did it my way, and I have no

regrets when I look back on my

career that it was just a focus for

me.”

- “People wrote me

off, but I believed in

myself. I got the

confidence back, and

it grew and grew. I

won my first major

and my last at the

place that changed

my life.”

- "Reaching your

potential. I've been

successful, but there

are still challenges for

me.”

References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Sampras http://www.petesampras.com/ http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jun/23/tennis http://www.biography.com/people/pete-sampras-9470460 http://sports.ndtv.com/wimbledon-2013/features/209616-wimbledon-for-pete-sampras-sake-us-needs-a-champion-at-sw19 http://sampras.ws/ http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/9528996/tennis-pete-sampras-played-roger-federer-wimbledon