Sorry if this has been posted already. I just found it. For those who enjoy the endless comparisons...
http://www.eurosport.com/tennis/atp-dubai/2006/sport_sto842972.shtml
Former world number one Pete Sampras welcoms the comparison between him and Roger Federer. "Clearly, he's head and shoulders above the rest. I don't see anyone pushing him over the next three or four years," Sampras said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press.
"The comparisons are all very valid: Not only is he winning majors, but the way he’s winning them — with pretty much ease. He’s pretty much the favorite in every major for the rest of his career.”
Sampras knows his record of 14 Grand Slam tournament titles could very well be threatened by Federer, who has seven so far. Time for the 34-year-old Sampras to come out of retirement and try to add to his total? Not quite.
Sampras is returning to the tennis court, though, signing up for the World Team Tennis Pro League more than three years after his last match.
“This is more about just getting myself a little busier and focused on something I used to be good at,” he said ahead of Wednesday's announcement by the league. “It's time this year to do a little more. Last year, I was kind of floating along.”
Sampras admits missing playing the game ,but won't come back to the highest level:
“I miss playing the game. I miss the majors. I miss competing. But to play at the level I used to play is a whole other animal. I’ve done that, and I know what it takes,” he told the AP. “Me playing a little tennis this year is something I can control; there isn’t any pressure. I can relax and have a little fun. Coming back is not something that crossed my mind.”
http://www.eurosport.com/tennis/atp-dubai/2006/sport_sto842972.shtml
Former world number one Pete Sampras welcoms the comparison between him and Roger Federer. "Clearly, he's head and shoulders above the rest. I don't see anyone pushing him over the next three or four years," Sampras said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press.
"The comparisons are all very valid: Not only is he winning majors, but the way he’s winning them — with pretty much ease. He’s pretty much the favorite in every major for the rest of his career.”
Sampras knows his record of 14 Grand Slam tournament titles could very well be threatened by Federer, who has seven so far. Time for the 34-year-old Sampras to come out of retirement and try to add to his total? Not quite.
Sampras is returning to the tennis court, though, signing up for the World Team Tennis Pro League more than three years after his last match.
“This is more about just getting myself a little busier and focused on something I used to be good at,” he said ahead of Wednesday's announcement by the league. “It's time this year to do a little more. Last year, I was kind of floating along.”
Sampras admits missing playing the game ,but won't come back to the highest level:
“I miss playing the game. I miss the majors. I miss competing. But to play at the level I used to play is a whole other animal. I’ve done that, and I know what it takes,” he told the AP. “Me playing a little tennis this year is something I can control; there isn’t any pressure. I can relax and have a little fun. Coming back is not something that crossed my mind.”
