Sampras is still my favorite player
but really???
I think Roger has a better service return than Sampras; however, Pete has a better serve. not to take anything away from Roger, i love his style and all, but i think Pete dominated more on serves. Since Roger's idol while growing up is Pete, so it's not surprising that i love both of their playing style.
young players tend emulate their sports idols on almost everything on the court/field/course, sorta like my baseball hero Dave Winfield... i made catches, batted and threw like him in the little leagues.
This Federer the G.O.A.T. (i overanalyzed the 'G.O.A.T.' label thinking someone was clever enough to allude to the 'GOAT', arguably and could have been the greatest basketball player only if he had left drugs alone.) sh*t has got to stop.. in due time, maybe, but right now, it's premature to label him as such. let's wait till Roger wins his 13th Major, and beat his "rival" Nadal on a consistent basis first, then we can make that kind of assessment.
Pete is the pioneer of the "boring, predictable winner at every major." recognize. I still think Pete is the most boring champ of any sport.
J. McEnroe should calm down with that GOAT claim already.
freaking guy used to sweat Pete so much one would think he'd drink his bath water.