(2016) Pete Sampras: Why I won't coach on the pro tour

[@monstertrucktennis]

You've earned the right to relax, enjoy your family, and be happy Pete.Thanks for the memories!

[@monstertrucktennis]

@MUFC troll

[@alephnull4044]

I think everyone has that right by default, but yeah.

[@monstertrucktennis]

@@alephnull4044 everyone has the right to earn it, but yeah

[@alephnull4044]

monstertrucktennis Don’t think it needs to be earned

[@monstertrucktennis]

@@alephnull4044 well yeah, actually, it does. You must do the work before you can rest. No one is entitled to a free ride.

[@attnMoFo]

The man is a millionaire and he's enjoying family life. He still loves and plays the sport at his leisure. And best of all he doesn't have to shave if he doesn't bloody want to. Sounds like a great life.

[@blakey331]

Best way to retire imo

[@munetoshiyamasaki7536]

Shaving will hurt you skin. How come human kinds try to shave one's beards? It's supposed to protect ourselves from viruses or bacteria.

[@csyd22]

A millionaire who only tips $1

[@thegorn]

Attn Jack no shaver known to man can cope with that

[@rosm5114]

@@csyd22 that's how you stay rich 😂😂😂

[@iamatrader666]

I met Sampras through a friend at a country club in Los Angeles that his kids play at, around 3-4 years ago. I (25 y.o at the time) would drive up in the afternoons or evenings and play an hour with my friend (X) who was a trainer at the club. X has no tennis or sport history, never watches sports, he just works out and has a very high level of charisma. X had a few famous clients and everyone at this club knew X, yet X had no idea who these people were. I would say.."X, that's so and so from this movie and that movie and this movie." X would replies "Bro Who? Him? Bro.....I train him sometimes... he is in bad shape bro but he drives nice car." Well one day, X was talking to someone through the screen and X turned and asked me. "Bro, my friend Pete is going to hit with us ok...he plays tennis too". Most of the time, an older member joined us and we'd just play for fun, these guys were all loaded I was just a guest so I was not in a position to say anything but "Sure!". So in comes walking Pete Sampras! X mentioned after we hit that Pete would come up to the club regularly to drop or pick his kids up who had lessons there. I was not prepared for the moment but I remember thinking *what do I do? what do I say?* as we walked to one another to shake hands. (I used to play a little in college & had a fair ranking in juniors in USTA so I was more than star struck and I could produce some good rallies). It was odd but I felt small around him, it might have been bc of his accomplishments and legendary status, but I am 6'5" and idk how to describe it.....he had a presence and I was in his shadow. As he was lacing up, X was telling him this nsfw last weekend story, and I was biting my tongue bc this was Sampras and my friend has no boundaries, but Pete was laughing and as he got up I said " you know....we aren't very good" and Pete said "hey I appreciate you letting me jump in. No pressure, we just hit until I have to go". I had one of the best hitting sessions, even though it was for 5 min, in a long time. There was so much power and net clearance and he was reading our shots so well he barely needed to run, he was always positioned perfectly. We hit with Pete a few more times after that, he is an all around friendly and nice guy. I met his kids and his wife too. His family was super humble and everyone seemed so happy, his kids were always smiling when they ran to their dad after their lesson. He asked what I did and what my parents did for a living and we talked about how our parents emigrated to the US, it was very easy to carry on a conversation with him. I learned a lot just speaking to him and we had great conversations on the evolution and history of tennis and we exchanged some crazy life stories (I have no social media so I believed there was some level of trust there). It seemed like he had no stress at all, I didn't see ego or pride, he was just a dad picking up his kids and getting to hit for a few minutes before his kids were done. His life was on cruise control, didn't matter who he played with, and he was just focused on being a good family man.

[@iamatrader666]

@Hrvoje Odak I'm happy people liked it!

[@easyaspieee777]

Unreal man! Beautiful!

[@riccardorusso7162]

outstanding this speaks volumes of how good in and off court legends really are!!!!

[@bournejason66]

Did he send his kids for tennis lesson? If so, that tennis coach must feel enormous pressure 😂

[@djwalker6608]

Awesome story. Thank you for sharing. It kinda made me feel like I knew him too lol

[@andrewforbes285]

Pete was clean shaven at the start of the interview and grew progressively hairier as it went on.

[@PotholesInMyLawn]

that was too funny!

[@ncf1]

hahaha brilliant!

[@horsepower523]

Andrew Forbes I think Pete Sampras is responsible for at least half of the Bigfoot sightings in America.

[@notmyfirstdaycooton7040]

BOOM!

[@notmyfirstdaycooton7040]

Pete single-handedly accounts for 50% of Gillette's business.

[@SaintAlphaOmega]

What a humble and honest person Pete is! Respect! :)

[@fixit.makeit.buildit.1926]

I think it was Agassi who said "I was the first to get attention, Chang was the first to win a major, Courier was the first #1, but Pete was the best."

[@innosanto]

Agassi was also the first to go to major final i think.

[@aleksthegreat4130]

@@innosanto No,Chang first at RG in 1989,Agassi in 1990(RG),Sampras(UsOpen 1990),Courier(RG 1991).

[@daviclar867]

@@aleksthegreat4130 "go"

[@Morgan.iiiviix]

You can call him "Pete Best" 😁

[@claudiabailey5302]

This is a man that seems to be sorted in his life and his out look and just very happy. I dont care what he looks like people are just so shallow

[@sailaab]

indeed👍🏼

[@sam08g16]

I don't mean to scare you but Sampras is slowly becoming a werewolf

[@yoChris76]

the world's best 2nd serve werewolf ;)

[@ianskywalker278]

That's what kids do to you!

[@jacksmackification]

I'm dying right now...! {::tears being wiped away from eyes::}

[@oooodaxteroooo]

Ivan Mazepa pete. the new marvel movie coming 3.3.

[@CamiloFreund]

those greek genes are starting to kick in hard!

[@dandinii]

“Thought my 14 would last forever”…Roger 20, Rafa 20, Novak 20. How lucky are we?

[@jeffjacobson59]

Pete also retired at 30 and probably thought all males tennis players would ALWAYS retire around 30. Amazing how things change in just a few years.

[@eloadventure4073]

Novak the goat

[@shikhargovil9579]

i think it also has to do with the fact that pete retired early and tbh,players at that time do retired early because it was difficult to maintain the same level for longer periods.

[@rayadisurya7343]

@@shikhargovil9579 I am wondering why athletes nowadays could stay longer

[@shikhargovil9579]

@@rayadisurya7343 there are various reasons for that. nowadays athletes have personal trainers with really advanced health care systems which helps them in their longeivity and also they have become more concious about extending their careers. for eg- rafa missed the wimbledon and olympics keeping in mind the longeivity of his career, earlier players used to play every tournament and their body ultimately got exhausted both mentally and physically and also the various analysis helps. with the help of analysis you can change your ways of play a bit to shorten your time spent on court, various biomechanical analysis helps to avoid career ending injuries.

[@davcaefasdf]

So he's a stay at home dad and doesn't care how he looks. I gathered in the 90s that he didn't like the lime light so this isn't all that surprising.;

[@georgedonaldson7220]

Greatest first serve in tennis. Beware of the full moon.

[@gladiatorscoops]

best 2nd serve too i reckon - how many times did he ace a 2nd serve!

[@denisdaly1708]

No. Greatest second serve in tennis. Ivanisavic had a better first serve. Second serves matter, and so he won alot. His biomechanics f9r serving are the best in history. As an overall server, only Federer comes close. Federer is a better spot server. Sampras would struggle today with the much slower courts, including Wimbledon. Even when they slowed down Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, Federer hit 50 aces in the final against Roddick. In 2018, 2019 Wimbledon is green clay. Sad really. They use bigger heavier balls as well.

[@frankmclain3634]

@@denisdaly1708 and fed would get smoked by sampras on fast courts

[@drlee2]

Best second serve, too

[@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960]

​@@frankmclain3634 yea because federer is a pusher with no skills

[@joangrennan886]

Such a nice unassuming guy and what an amazing player in his day . He deserves to be as happy and content as he obviously is .

[@troycambo]

gold digger wife?

[@ericwilson6994]

Sampras is really likeable guy here. Completely at ease and having a good time. One of the greatest of all time. If he had kept playing he probably would have picked up two more Slams. He didn't care. He set out to accomplish his goal and he got it done. He didn't have anything to prove after that. What a career!

[@DaggerMan11]

i think if there were more competition to really push him, he'd have been motivated to play a couple more years and extend his slam lead. Andre was a great player and a nice rival, but he didn't *really* bother Pete at slams too much aside from Australia.

[@yussepig6629]

He was shit on clay

[@blackace5167]

Sampras made the right choice by spending the rest of his life with his wife and kids rather than wasting more meaningless time trying to earn some more money coaching someone. Good man!

[@zacharywhite211]

Dude is worth $160m. You don't coach for the money. I imagine it's more about having purpose and doing what you love. But Pete is such a standup guy.

[@talbaram7870]

still remember watching him play as an 8 year old. his calmness, modesty and character on the court, along with his incredible touch and beautiful gamestyle were a joy to watch. 20 years later im so grateful to have witnessed one of the greatest sportmans who made me fall in love with this game and pick up a racket in the first place.

[@Squab1972]

The one thing you never saw Pete Sampras do on a tennis court was abuse his racquet and throw tantrums or be abusive towards officials, he is a true gentleman and an ambassador to tennis.

[@sheriff5119]

The legend that is Pistol Pete! Nothing but respect for this guy!

[@tennisjiujitsu]

Ice his his veins pistol. Down break point? Serves an ace. Down 15-40? Serves 3 aces to win the game. Championship point 2nd serve? Serves 2nd serve ace. Best server in history. ;)

[@yoChris76]

yeah.. think I might establish a charity event, just for me.. with his serving. $100 each ace lol

[@willkittwk]

totALLY AGREEE. Pete's serving was all time best at least in the modern era

[@DirtyBeatzMusic]

Not even close to best server. On faster courts he still made less aces per match than some other players. He also served and volleyed which means he will make more aces since players have to guess which side he's going to serve since they can't rely on hitting a deep slice to the middle as is common nowadays.

[@shelby-pit9778]

DirtyBeatzMusic not even close? I shudder to imagine who you think "is close" if he's not! C'mon man Pete was the best and toughest serve in his era. His serve had movement, pace, and it was among the heaviest ever. Maybe Isner has a better serve but Pete was more clutch.

[@latenightnap]

Watched Pete burst onto the scene and I agree Pete had a very heavy serve. One of the best if not the best. I'm talking in his prime. He kind of changed the game with the big serve. This was when the giants like McEnroe, and Connors were on the down slope of their careers. Definitely a clutch server when it counted.

[@direwolf525]

This guy is the man that pull me into tennis. He is still all time greatest tennis player.

[@diogogarcez9519]

No, he is not. And you know that. Stop...

[@balamurugan271991]

​@@diogogarcez9519at least greatest grass court player ever (7 titles 0 loss in finals)

[@seizethedayandlive]

good for him; he knows what he wants and what his priorities are; be happy

[@yosir1980]

Loved Pete back in the 90's. Was my tennis idol. One of the greatest of all times.

[@joserios3061]

My tennis idol when I was growing up. A true champion.

[@LeelooDallasMultipasss]

same here 🎾

[@boomboxbreezy]

Sampras is my all time favorite. His style was so smooth and effortless. Crazy he said if Djokovic keeps this up the next 3 to 4 years... and he's still going 8 years later.

[@imajaynegi]

Most humble and down to earth player I've ever seen ❤️ him 😊😊

[@potatorampage]

what he meant to say, "there isnt a big enough talent in american tennis to make me leave my family and travel around the world with them."

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

potatorampage watch the currents american tennis players and you will know what he meant

[@jermainebenson3230]

I think he would have made the perfect coach for Venus Williams. 🤷‍♂️

[@zora99ny]

Jermaine Benson I do wish Venus would switch from David Witt. I think that coaching relationship has run its course

[@jermainebenson3230]

NYCzora it has been run its course.

[@lillieherold7943]

potatorampage I Totally Agree! What In The World Has Happened To The Male Tennis Talent In The Country? WE MISS YOU PISTOL PETE!

[@yosht6110]

Sampras answers the question at 4:24.

[@notmyfirstdaycooton7040]

Damn, I wish I'd seen your comment 4 minutes and 24 seconds earlier!

[@cek128]

Too late 😩

[@ozohirogi2577]

Straight to the point! My kinda comment👍👍👍

[@steveurmah]

The way he transformed his life from tennis superstar to dedicated family man impresses me. It shows some rare humility and wisdom.

[@cslloyd1]

It’s impressive how intelligent tennis players are as compared to other pro athletes. Sampras no exception.

[@Bambotb]

Yeah It's a mental sport so it's expected that the top would be smartest

[@sandman1347]

@@Bambotb It's also a rich kid sport for the most part so most of the players are well educated.

[@Ttjam1]

Parents of pro tennis players need to be wealthy to afford coaches, tournaments, driving, equipment, club subscriptions and all the other costs when the player is a junior. My parents could not afford individual coaching for me and my tennis level quickly fell behind my peers whose parents could. Anyway, my point is this wealth also gets the kids into better schools. It’s only in the soviet bloc countries that you got poorer kids doing well, as the government paid all their costs. Also some of the best tennis players I know are thick as bricks. Intelligence is not a prerequisite.

[@evangelicae_rationis]

Most of football players are not smarter than the ball they’re kicking

[@PaDutchRunner]

The sole exception would be the Williams sisters.

[@SOlah-yc1bk]

great dude. classy player. always liked his play. by the way - djoker didnt only get 16 or 17 - he is at 24 gs now and still running. sick

[@gmgroucho77]

I saw him against Woodbridge, Wimbledon semis. I was viewing at close to ground level. His core strength, speed, athleticism, power, recovery, was beyond mind blowing.

[@michelez715]

Number of people have said that, including Newcombe. You have to see him live to appreciate his intensity, and phenomenal movement. Didn't come across that much on tv screen, you had to be there.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

Ive been following tennis for 25 yrs. Hes the only player to make tennis look like a sporting version of ballroom dancing hes SUCH an elegant mover; few have it...

[@pietrpiepir6444]

Interesting...would you say moreso than Fed?

[@PaDutchRunner]

@@pietrpiepir6444 that’s a great question

[@elmoblatch9787]

@@Lauren-vd4qe Fed comes close. Sampras had the best service motion of all time. I stand by that. And NO ONE could hit a better serve under pressure. NO ONE.

[@nicataliyev8221]

Best tennis player I've ever seen! Love and respect from Azerbaijan!

[@andresp7136]

Sampras and Federer are the reason why I changed to one-handed backhand. 9 years later, I'm proud of the choice

[@Kakod4life]

Andres Peirano ---- Sampras is the reason why I woke up this morning took a dump and shaved before going to work. Man I couldn't bear to look like him in front of people like a hairy gorilla. My goodness.

[@jvmyers77]

Scottie w

[@lamberrytv8845]

Peter Sandas how is that racist you fucking idiot? 😂 typical CNN viewer

[@paintflw]

LMAO

[@arjunwijayaratnam1986]

You should play your style, don't copy legends :) Both are unique but build your own identity in your game, you are unique too! Doesn't mean you have to get rid of your one hander though!

[@fromanotherstar]

I sure do miss Pete's serve/volley game....what a beast !

[@masaiman26]

Who remembers Sampras v Corretja US open. Sampras is sick, pukes on court. Umpire calls "court violatoin" Sampras steps up to the baseline serves an ace. Goes on to win. LEGEND!!!! No one like Sampras!!!

[@heatherratliff1813]

I remember that. Lol

[@check4v]

People booed the umpire lol

[@Brian-xu9di]

Sampras was always one of my favorite players. I always root for the player with a single-handed backhand.

[@biankapal1431]

Sampras about Rafa: "It's not over for him, he's won too much." We can see in 2017 that he was right.

[@peterlang3370]

Watching this in 2018 - scary how spot on he was with everything he said. :)

[@sumitshresth]

n in 2019 its damn true

[@breakaway2x]

2015 was the dark ages of Rafa....he had struggled with injuries and struggled to find his game again...people forget he had near career ending knee injuries and that's why he was so bad in that year. But when he's healthy, he's better than Roger, and arguably better than Novak, certainly the most dominant display of tennis when he's at RG.

[@AkankshuShukla]

Late 2014 to late 2016 was Rafa's dark ages but he came back in. 2017

[@nicolasbouyiouclis4726]

@@breakaway2x Serious tennis fans, followers and professionals regardless of favorite two tennis idols..

[@rexlex7784]

Respect Pete. He’s a true family man.

[@reubenjoseph7228]

16-17 grand slams seemed very high target for Novak at that time. Now he is at 24 and running! Just phenomenal!

[@Draconas]

There was no way Sampras would have ever imagined 3 players at the 20+ mark in slams. Djokovic's 24 is likely to stand for a very very long time

[@loganwilliams7635]

@@Draconas Unless no one steps up to Alcaraz level, if he keeps improving he'll be unbeatable, already beating Djokovic twice at 20 is insane.

[@Draconas]

@@loganwilliams7635 Simply being the best is often not enough. There's injury, mental and physical fatigue in slam finals, etc. We can already see how several players have the potential to beat Alcaraz - Medvedev, Sinner, Rune, on their day could beat anyone. Alcaraz will need his immense talent along with a crap ton of luck along the way in order to get to that 24 number

[@rammingspeed5217]

Also.. Super hairy

[@timbaker4253]

@@DraconasI reckon it will stand forever (and Nole isn’t done yet)

[@momay69]

The most accurate server ever. He could hit water bottles and coins with his serve.

[@worawatsr9803]

He hit bottles and coins in practice session all the time.

[@willkittwk]

hitting water bottles is easy. I'm suprised more players dont locate their serves better. thats the main thing that seperated pete from the crowd.. serving big mph with the accuracy of a. great mlb pitcher like Kershaw. as they say in pitching he had gas and he could paint. Pete understood that concept of command . most pros still try to get it in somewhere close but pete understood a few inches either way meant an ace a service winner a weak return or some one shitting on your serve. compounded over the course of a match this mentality and focus of his was lethal. i don't know if it was by design or instinct.

[@denisdaly1708]

He was the best overall server. Hitting average close to 130mph serves. Federer is the best spot server though, and his stats prove it. Sampras had the best second serve in history. That won him alot of titles. Great clutch server as well.

[@therealbs2000]

Can confirm.

[@rustydemz7919]

Dude, that is nuts! lol...damn it!

[@jesusarellano3063]

Today Novak got his 20th grand slam. Not even Sampras would've thought he could do that.

[@yousefbhoyroo6960]

Understand the game. Pete decide to retire. Why. He was the best serve & volley ever.

[@WillScarlet1991]

@@yousefbhoyroo6960 He retired because he was getting weak. He didn't want to lose any further titles.

[@miso1995srb]

"maybe he could get 16/17" lol

[@SonateSonate]

@@yousefbhoyroo6960 *Edberg enters the chat*

[@ruckfules9441]

Rafa 22!!

[@nuntana2]

Top bloke and one of the greatest for me... certainly the most likeable.

[@innosanto]

nuntana2 one of the greatest is for everyone. The goat for some.

[@Bennyboy12]

Pete was a great tennis player and moved around the court like a silent assassin.

[@isocrate27]

I like Pete. So humble. The hair speaks for itself.

[@pkoppula]

Pete Sampras 💛💛💛 What memories!! 😢 You'll be a super dad, Pete 🙌🙏

[@adgo22]

Love how honest he is..kids can be tough but you stick it out because you want them to be good people and choose the right path..being away and lots of travel doesn't allow that..he did all that his whole career..he's earned the right to stay home..+ like some other one commented,,he ain't broke like some other ex pro's...

[@shpazhist]

Still class Pete ! Always loved Sampras' and Agassi era and think it was way way more exciting than today's trio!

[@ameliasuarez1235]

Exactly!

[@cantrell0817]

He gave an honest answer about his record being broken. I respect that.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

The most incredible competitor. So focused, calm and so ruthless. His discipline is unsurpassed by any player. A shame he dropped off so early in 2001 and 2002.

[@heartmind4267]

Unsurpassed? Lol. Djokovic even now gets sometimes up at 1am for training.

[@DVDKC]

@@heartmind4267 Indeed ! If we think about discipline and hard work, we think about Novak Djokovic...

[@elmoblatch9787]

He retired at the right time. SO FEW competitors retire on top.

[@elmoblatch9787]

@@heartmind4267 Djoker? Prime Sampras was smoother than Djoker by a mile. Add style points and Djoker falls out of the top 10.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Djokovic is a Djoke compared to Pete in terms of discipline. Pete was a machine. Every single day was the same for Pete. Oh and 0 controversy too. @@heartmind4267

[@muuhoang7592]

I’m sure Federer has picked up some of Pete’s incredible shots (you can draw similarity) while not taking away any of genius shots from his own. Pete brought in the art of serve and volley to the game that no one could do.

[@GodsView1]

Edberg

[@innosanto]

@@TheRedc0metsampras could play baseline game

[@troycambo]

@@TheRedc0met exactly. dude acts like he chose not to coach when the truth is he doesn't have the ability to coach. Just because you won games being a servebot doesn't mean you bring any value as a coach. There's a reason the best football players don't make the best coaches. When you coast on raw talent your whole life you don't even understand the foundations of your own ability to win let alone have the capability to express that to someone else..

[@ami0709]

He has 24 now, even pete didnt expected that.🏆

[@Wowreally42]

seems like a very cool guy. and to all the people dogging on his looks, hes approaching fifty and he is worth $150 million. why would he care?

[@philippeigoa7765]

Actually, kind of a jerk. Mistreats regular, everyday, working people really bad. And that "Obama" comment in the celebrity doubles math with Agassi, Nadal & Federer, where Andre was needling him for being a poor tipper. We know you're a Republican Pete, a lot of athletes are, but I don't think Obama didn't do anything personal to you, but maybe raise your tax bill abit.

[@zlatanstakic5150]

what a respect towards Djokovic from Sampras,amazing

[@alexandreharatsaris6380]

The greatest of his era. The best serve-volley ever, still love to watch his games nowadays.

[@vilikarac6776]

One of the greatest. Loved watching him in my teens.

[@webtennis24]

Watching this interview in 2023 (and beyond), it is funny to hear Sampras talking about Djokovic (at that time had 11 majors won) eventually passing his 14-major record and eventually reaching 16-17...😅

[@angiel2710]

Pete is in great shape! No fat!

[@tenisaddict]

No? Henri Leconte Jo Durie, Hana Mandlikova & Evonne Goolagong Cawley etc.

[@alexlechat2074]

Seeman BJP fg kafelnikov went fat

[@outatime16]

@RoadRash NT Sampras rival Andre Agassi is fat now

[@capricornmagic63]

@@tenisaddict Lets not forget Lendl, Kafelnikov, Becker, Zivojinovic , Peter Lundgren. Loads of these boys get fat when they've finished playing

[@markuswolf1503]

For me it was the best player of all times. He plays fantastic on all courts.

[@Summon256]

Right! Especially on clay...

[@josephd.2725]

@@Summon256 Lol, hey now!

[@troycambo]

stats disagree

[@iceblue1457]

Pete Sampras is my all time hero.

[@LauraLouise5]

Pete you are best! I stopped watching tennis once you retired.... must have watched just about every game you played on t.v!

[@The-Dom]

Pete shouldnt feel to bad. His era was much more competitive than it is currently.

[@kiltropablinho79]

U are damned right bro exactly, there where much good names players

[@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960]

can you explain how his era was more competitive,this era we have 5 players with more than 3 slams.nadal,djokovic,federer,murray,wawrinka,also great players like tsonga,del potro,cilic,berdych,sampras era was great too but dont disrespect this era

[@TBOM2023]

All these tennisplayers miss that one thing that sampras has and thats charisma

[@AlexanderArsov]

The comments on Pete's looks are staggeringly stupid. All this because the guy genuinely doesn't care about being a fashion icon. Well, one mustn't expect too much from the YT audience. :D

[@EXDRA100]

+Alexander Arsov could pass for James Garner (Rockford Files TV show) if clean shaven....

[@shottut]

You don't have to care about fashion, to shave and get your hair cut. It's called personal hygiene.

[@karensonlyfansphotographer7014]

Pete is running that homeless shelter game for the free soup.

[@danmeadowsmusic]

Retired stay at home dad millionaire. Probably didn't have a childhood so he's just letting it all hang loose. Heheh

[@Aka_daka]

Alexander Arsov we live in a world where everyone is so critical and judgmental. are we really surprised?

[@AttilatheThrilla]

Still my personal favourite player ever!!

[@BellaBeraki]

I missed watching him play. One of the greatest old time player!!

[@erichaynes7502]

Interviewer: "Hey Pete, how are the kids?" Pete: "Oh, those little werewolves are great!"

[@Mrbeast0099]

Interviewer is PAT CASH !!! One of the best serve vollyers the game has ever seen mate

[@alexanderdelacruz9249]

😂😂😂good one ☝🏻

[@dundeedolphin]

Save yourself 5 minutes. The reason is: He doesn't want to travel.

[@csyd22]

Or give tips

[@francomanca]

@@csyd22.... Are you Agassi....? 😅😅😅😅

[@ferise1]

Ga Wa thank you

[@thelaurels13]

Loved Sampras back in the day. Awesome tennis player!

[@atomed2]

Damn Pete, you were the best.

[@justsaying9483]

Don’t forget borg. Retired at 26 and won 11grand slams

[@justicegusting2476]

The beautiful Steffi Graf retired at 29 with 22 slams. At 39, Williams will never see 24. She has been a caricature of herself for 12 years now. Comes up with some fake injury at every major to save face.

[@vladiinsky]

@@justicegusting2476 don't forget Monika Seleš, which got 9 majors (before turning 20!) and got stabbed by a crazy fan of Steffi Graf. she could have potentially become the greatest of all time. I guess two ex GOATs from Serbia would be two much for the West

[@justicegusting2476]

@@vladiinsky Age for age Fed beats Novak every time. He is the Necromancer, the Sorcerer, and the Wizard all rolled into one. Djokovic nothing more than a rubber backboard.

[@jayantsingh658]

@@justicegusting2476 okay bum head

[@vratko2411]

@@justicegusting2476 so true. Williams will not another major with the way she plays now

[@ajcaloyeras5282]

I saw Pete in Pacific Palisades and he looked awesome at 46. Certainly proud of his accomplishments and happy. He can shave when he feels like!!!

[@nicolasbouyiouclis4726]

Or not, it's okay with me and all his fans.. am sure it's okay with him wife also..

[@matijavranek9845]

Always so close 2 supporters and fans Tnx Pete 4 everything you gave us all these years 👍🇭🇷

[@RobertSchmitt]

He said if Novak keeps this up for 3 or 4 more years he can pass me. Here we are 5 years later and Novak has 20 and counting!

[@RobertSchmitt]

8 years later and 24 and counting!

[@atarumoroboshi75]

The strongest 💪🏻❤️

[@leonfos4048]

Best clutch player of all time.

[@tsabo8227]

Pete Sampras is Class act... Thanks Pete for the memories

[@Becksdad0803]

that serve is still the ultimate serve

[@gihan84]

Whos here watching this video after Novak got 24

[@staceymcgrath6971]

Still the best Pete!

[@eagleeye3977]

My idol! As a tennisplayer and as a person!

[@dildobaggins2759]

Rafa was going through a rough stage for a couple of years but pulled through, look at him now hes better than ever with 21 grand slams in front of the rest....

[@aab094]

22 slams in2022

[@xart23x]

Power, focus, drive and quickness. He was dominant. Loved watching him growing up.

[@CooManTunes]

"Retired for nearly fifteen years...". I remember watching his final match against Agassi, as a teenager. What a memory. Yeah, sure. By the time they retire, Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic will each have 344 Grand Slams, but 'Pistol' Pete Sampras will always be the most special and timeless.

[@kayday2115]

Loved Pete Sampras. Such a nice Guy.

[@jjmah7]

Wow, Pete was 1,000% correct about Novak, and -1,000% correct about Rafa

[@innosanto]

Why? He said its not over for him but he had won too much and was a temporary thing

[@jjmah7]

@@innosanto saying ‘it’s not over for him’ implies things are are really bad. Rafa bounced back that same year, he’s been consistently dominant for the last almost 20 years, and has the most grand slam titles of anyone, ever. Yeah, “it’s not over for him” is one way to put it I guess.

[@OcelotDAD]

This was before Roger and Rafa's resurgence in 2017. Thats how you can tell they are special champions. Everyone thought they were done... but they have been at the very top for the last couple of years.

[@thefridgeman]

He followed Edberg as the serve/volley player of his generation. Now even Federer has almost given up on this nice way to play tennis.

[@MusicPlaylistGuru]

Pete Sampras & Mike Chang one of my best American tennis players of all-time.

[@NotSoLiberal]

Legend

[@lasergame33..]

no french open no legend

[@NotSoLiberal]

No

[@willkittwk]

+LasyGames yea but he dominated all his rivals. that is something none of the current players have done except rafa v fed. now rafa gets served by djok and maybe andy.

[@gtkprdehiwgtkprdehiw]

willkittwk

[@srkucrickk]

Legend on fast courts only. Shit player on clay, ergo not a complete player.

[@sln7839]

True family man. Now, it’s about my kids. It’s great Pete took a backseat and loves to spend time with his kids and family. Great man.

[@NoName-te6dp]

Cash looks younger in this video than Sampras even though he is 6 years older. Sampras hsn't aged well.

[@abhs1141]

I think he the real genuine human being . he is not a hypocrite , he is who he is .

[@mariusbancila]

Great player. Great personality.

[@deonjenecker8020]

Sampras could have had 20 Grand Slams easily. He just didn't seem to have the drive. Hats off to Pete. There's more to life than tennis...

[@EvilestGem]

"if he keeps this up over the next 3-4 years he (Novak) could get 16-17.." Amazing to think he's now on 24.

[@konstantynkushyna8560]

unfortunately

[@dinomijatovic3921]

A true and inspiring idol and ex professional, such a shame he is not interesting to media, he should be influencing new generation of kids and adults - has many things to teach us!

[@colinm7073]

Pete was truly one of the greats in tennis.

[@pietrpiepir6444]

Love this man. King of his Era and GOAT contender. Coaching might not be the right fit for him since hes a dad and more about the home life but Pete would make a hell of a mentor for an up and Comer, or a champion like Novak when he first became #1 (which he sort of was). Hail the King of Swing!

[@timbaker4253]

Definitely not a goat contender. There are 3 ahead of him and one of them is now the undisputed goat

[@pietrpiepir6444]

@@timbaker4253 Different eras can't be compared. Pete has the biggest prize which is to be the best of hjis era, which is what makes him a GOAT contender. Neither Federer or Nadal are contenders - how can you be the best of all time when you aren't even the best of your own time? Pete's era hit as hard and was as athletic as this one, but lacked the medicines and treatments that allowed them to play as consistently and stay healthy. On top of that, Pete's era had far more variation in court speed and playing style (something Federer and Roddick and Blake have all said openly to name a few) and inferior racket string technology which also made hitting incredible shots much much harder. Despite that, he was the guy who started the GOAT race, and still has more weeks at #1 than Nadal, and more consecutive year end #1s than either Djokovic or Federer, both of which, especially the second are huge achievements. Historically, weeks at #1 were far less important than ending the year #1, and for Pete to do it 6 years in a row showed unparalleled dominance. Anyways, even though Fedal had better stats than Pete, they weren't the best of their eras - Novak was. Pete has the biggest prize you can have which is to be your era's "GOAT" and therefore he actually is in the GOAT conversation.

[@timbaker4253]

@@pietrpiepir6444 interesting points; one could argue that the big three of Fedal and Djokovic were cancelling each other out and imagine what each of them would’ve achieved if they had played in a different era? They could have dominated completely and racked up 40+ slams. Or conversely they needed each other and raised each other’s games. One can hypothesise endlessly on this type of thing.

[@pietrpiepir6444]

@@timbaker4253 Yes, I agree. I would add that the big 3 had the best "top heavy" competition in my opinion, as Federer/Nadal/Djokovic would be like Pete having to play himself in addition to Andre. On the other hand, if we look at the overall field of both eras, I think Pete's is considerably deeper. The top end has Pete and Andre, the middle has ATGs like Becker, Edberg, Courier, and then the lower end has a bunch of slam winner specialists like Rafter, Goran, Bruguera, Kafelnikov, Kuerten, Kracijek, all of whom were good enough to take out anyone on their surface when playing their best, as opposed to someone like Hewitt or Roddick who were never going to beat Federer/Nadal/Djokovic when they were playing well. So I'd still say that when we take everything into consideration, less advanced treatments under near equal athletic level, less advanced racket technology, greater surface and style variation, and greater depth overall across the field, Pete had a clearly tougher era. And because of the poorer medical recovery methods, he couldn't extend his career into his 30s the way that Fedalovic could so he "only" won 14 which is comparable to what Fedalovic won at that age. Anyways, my overall point is that you can't compare eras in a direct way and that for his dominance over an extremely difficult era when tennis was becoming the intensely athletic sport it is now, Pete is a GOAT contender. At his best, he can beat Fedalovic a majority of times on grass, can be near or equal on hard as well. He'd only be clearly inferior on clay.

[@princeofdarknessxyz1]

my favorite tennis player

[@John-ce8uf]

No matter what the record of grand slams is Pete Sampras will always be an icon if his era.

[@troycambo]

yeah it used to be about records when he held the record. Now that he doesn't it's about being an "icon". Wtf that means. Sounds like cope

[@ShutupHollywood]

Pete looks awesome. Still the best ever. Pat Cash is shredded physically. Tennis isn't the same anymore. Too much technology and changing the grass at wimbledon ruined that tourny. Wimbledon went to fast volley pace to slow clay court type game. Rafa would of never won a Wimbledon in the 70's or 80's... True serve and volleyers won that except for the ulimate proffesional Andre Aggasi in '92.

[@notmyfirstdaycooton7040]

Ah, hello,... ever heard of Roger?

[@grantboucher2295]

I Agee totally. Tennis lacks variety nowdays

[@aleksamilosevic8792]

@Serenas Temper Well it did.And 2010 rafa had extremly good serve and return soo.And he won wimbledon that year.

[@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960]

thats ironic,how did slowing the grass ruined wimbledon when the best match ever of wimbldon was on that slow surface

[@priyankagurung6292]

Big fan of Pete and will always be. Love you very much, always stay happy as you are ♥️