Pete Sampras: Hall of Fame Induction Speech, 2007

[@jerrysmith8436]

That was cool. Pete Sampras was the best server to ever play the game of tennis. I became emotional with him. Pete Sampras the Great One. Stay safe and Bcool.

[@terrycarthy4433]

His emotion is pretty touching ; gee he could play ! Here in Melbourne, Australia, we often saw him at his very best (regularly in brutal and tough January heat). Great memories of a fabulous career.

[@davidcampelo]

That's Serena!

[@estelamugnaini5579]

Cuántas emociones contenidas, no pude evitar las lágrimas, serás por siempre un referente del tenis, una leyenda. Qué daría por retroceder en el tiempo y verte jugar nuevamente. Inolvidable Pete. Gracias por tantas emociones y alegrías. Feliz vida junto a tu hermosa familia ❤❤❤❤ Un abrazo desde 🇦🇷 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@pt-7890]

B cool? 😂😂😂😂wtf? Cringe

[@flavieflo848]

What a beautiful and emotinal speech ; thank you Pete for everything ; you're the best tennis player !

[@stannnleee3440]

Class act! Pete Sampras is the BEST!!!

[@johnnieto9979]

THE.BEST.EVER.IS.ROGER.RAFA.NOVAK

[@timos5587]

He is a really human!! Best of the bests!!

[@jerrysmith8436]

You're correct my brother, stay safe.

[@siberia500]

Well said. Humble and GREATfull. Nothing more and nothing less. Thank You. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Kidgloves1984]

Very nice speech, another ace by Pete Sampras!

[@stephencarlsbad]

Its amazing to see such an admirable champion so vulnerable and shining the spotlight on his support system/family rather than just himself. Love it!

[@evelyngatchalian6918]

Pete made me love tennis because of his amazing talents and attitude when on the court. He's so beautiful to watch play - so precise, fluid and very calculated . . . without any air of arrogance.

[@jerrysmith8436]

Nice true comment Evelyn. Stay safe Sister.

[@Rauliki_U_u]

x2 I go to write the same thing, you've summed it up perfectly 👌

[@MariaE99]

very true!

[@EndoftheTownProductions]

The greatest fast court player in the history of the game!

[@nicolofolgori4256]

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer: 👊🏻

[@dheemanchakravorty7960]

@@nicolofolgori4256I do not agree. For fast courts it is Sampras! As much as I am Adie hard fan of Djokovic he is not the first one There was one before Novak and thta is Pistol Pete Sampras. We do not have fast courts either in Wimbledon or US open anymore. I would love to see Novak countering the greatest serve of all time in fast courts and Federer competing with his aggressive brand of tennis against the super aggressive tennis of Sampras in all of their primes. In fast courts for me Pete is all time winner.

[@Rauliki_U_u]

true, the best for me too.

[@mtklaric]

Sampras IS The best fast court tennis player ever! Agreed!

[@martinlepage2763]

@@nicolofolgori4256 tellement pas

[@atarumoroboshi75]

Simply the greatest...❤❤

[@sajidmunir864]

Truly the greatest tennis player , so humble yet so brutal on court with the fastest services

[@saz6950]

Such a wonderful human being Pete is , it comes from the Family.

[@amirsharf5507]

great man great player

[@simi751218]

back then, about 20 years ago, I thought that his play was boring because it seems like serve and volley so easy. but now I think I was so lucky to be able to watch him live play against Agassi, Chang, Safin...

[@balat77]

OMG.. such an emotional speech 🙌🏻. Pete, to my memory did not show this side when he was playing.

[@capricorno2214]

great champion, great man with a big heart, pistol Pete

[@drrossdc]

Was more of an Agassi fan growing up but Pete Sampras was an all time great and class act. It was a pleasure to watch him play.

[@rajramjit1755]

Love this guy even more now.

[@garygill9322]

This is probably the only video that I have seen with zero dislikes. There is humanity after all.

[@jamessupplee7289]

It makes a person's heart full to see a man who loves the game of tennis so much, played with class, respected his opponents, and moved with such wonderful balance on grass and hard courts. A great thing about KZbin videos we get the chance to continue to be in awe of amazing shot making and serving by this giant of the game.

[@ratso4443]

Wow, so moving. Bravo Pete.

[@neinsager3236]

He is the best in my book. Don't care much about the others who came after him.

[@adamthomas8205]

Same. He retired as the best ever.

[@rennubhamidipati]

I admire Pete’s strength for speaking about Tim. The way he toughed it out there at the end was powerful. Even though I grew up on Fed and Rafa I always watched Pete’s documentaries and matches as a kid. I was amazed at how relatable of a guy he seemed to be; humble but hungry. Sure he’s #4 on the slams list but no doubt he’d give the big 3 trouble regardless of the surface in todays game. You’re a legend Pete, thank you 💯

[@toddalexander5517]

What a winner. This man embodies success in life. God bless. Even though your competition days are over, you have plenty to offer our society. Keep that winning spirit until the God of our days calls you home.

[@terencewinters2154]

He was not known to be emotional on the court but people show it at different times in different ways .

[@anauticalgate5496]

We should all show as much love & gratitude to our parents.

[@abdallahbastouri554]

For me the greatest and most powerful tennis player

[@brettrobertson2538]

such a class act

[@adamthomas8205]

My favorite player and the best to me. When he retired he was the GOAT.

[@krishnagondhea7428]

He loves his family deeply. So deeply. I feel envious. Such a blessed individual

[@DavidCooper-cb4zp]

Pete really loves his family...and I think it's great! What a great guy.

[@jamessupplee7289]

Pete played such a beautiful and powerful type of tennis. Looking at his hardcourt matches, I miss how much bigger a role volleying used to have. Amazing ability at the net to anticipate the other's shot.

[@gnarfish5555]

Beautiful!!

[@RichardSalmon-p8s]

Just phenomenal Pete. Sending love, thanks and strength to you and your family

[@patriciasalcedo7931]

Que hermoso y emotivo discurso; gracias Pete por todo; Para mi eres el mejor tenista de todos los tiempos....y siempre será así

[@John-Stater10]

I love you Pete ….You are the best…I miss your game

[@ptej348]

That was such a beautiful speech by my all time favourite tennis player the great Pete Sampras! Love you Pete and thank you for all the memories. God bless you!

[@sarahnez3444]

This Legend's serve was like watching a beautiful form of ballet ❤ he would lift the foot, ball on the middle of the racket, one look at his opponent, then that beautiful backward bend...and wack the ball, which would usually end up being the Perfect Ace 🥎

[@terrycarthy4433]

Sampras could really bang, just a brute. Loved his game.

[@beverlyreid2924]

Pete Sampras my one and only tennis player that I admire

[@ericsandu9400]

Very, very, human Pete. God bless you !

[@MariaE99]

I love him my first idol!

[@Squab1972]

An amazing player, Pete Sampras is in a class of his own

[@ShyP3rson]

Randomly found a link to this on Twitter. So glad I did. Blown away.

[@jaseayathorai3762]

Wow! So emotional. Paul Annacone was a gentle player for sure.

[@rajramjit1755]

Part of the bloodline of classy tennis players.

[@jamesfennell5768]

"The General "..Awesome Player

[@susannewiesinger5465]

World class ❤️❤️❤️

[@Lava1964]

I was not expecting this level of emotion from Pete Sampras.

[@media626]

I despised Pete Sampras because he beat every player I liked. Then he went on to marry my biggest crush. They hate gathered. Then time went by, and I grew to love and admire Pete and everything he brought to the game. He is the embodiment of all the characteristics of a player I value. Love you Pete Sampras!

[@MrOsmanaujiram]

This guy just made me cry wth

[@sharinemours6856]

I love Pete's character: I prayed for him so much I felt like his mother.😄 I knew he'd make # 14 when it looked like he would not. I even wrote him a 1 time letter that God would help him do it and with my many, many prayers of belief behind him. It was God's will to finish his career WELL and finish STRONG. I am now 90 yrs but won't forget the many years of joy in watching the "Good Guy" Win for God.

[@spartan7911]

He is the greatest Greek decent tennis player ever!

[@yoyoyojeremy]

I love you Pete

[@gustavomachado6089]

Legend!

[@jennypillay6109]

Absolute best

[@January.]

I wish he had a clone ❤️

[@aleksandarfrick2656]

As a hard core Novak fan i will said that nobody can't beat Sampras in his peak mode . Not Novak , no Raffa , no Federer .

[@krishnagondhea7428]

Yes I agree.

[@lizzsandersjordanfelix5044]

With his fine self 😍

[@jamesbedugraham8056]

Sampras has had great siblings. Third out of four children Simply amazing. Only in America can someone be in Tennis

[@John-Stater10]

Pete You are the Greatest player ever of all the time….

[@nate1593]

Taking notes Nick? Thought not don't worry

[@al1976-v7m]

Where is this Hall of Fame, in Wimbledon? Love his honesty, and wow, he truly bottled up his emotions for years.

[@Johnny_island]

I know Pete is the most emotional tennis player in history. That is why he is my role model and the most beloved by tennis fans. He is the true champion of all time.

[@mtklaric]

the best offensive player ever alongside McEnroe! for the new generation, from 2006 onwards, nobody plays a real offensive game as Sampras and other greats from the 90s and before

[@yuvankarthik2562]

🎉❤

[@Mitch-z1t]

even the big 3 looked up to this guy and rightfully so

[@JohnAlex-zx8jd]

Born seventy one and gentlemen thruout❤😂

[@francoisedellsperger5541]

Pete tu es tellement vrai et magnifique ! Tu reste pour moi le meilleur joueur de tous les temps !!! Ton émotion est vraie ! Ça fait 32 ans que je te connais et je te suis toujours avec autant de plaisir ! Merci pour tous ces beaux moments partagés avec nous 👍🤗🤗🤗 I love you 💜 pour tout ce que tu as partagé 🙏🙏🥰😘

[@prosenjitbanerjee7490]

Both sampras and Roger Federer r great persons

[@Rowlph8888]

Ironic that Pete retrained young to get a one-handed backhand, due to advice.That probably cost him more slams and maybe the French Open, but on the other hand, it made him the first incredibly elegant tennis player, where everything looked like it was poetry in motion.Roger Federer, carried this even further, and I say the same with him, that it probably cost him more grand slams as a two-handed backhand is superior, on balance, it gives you far more control, which is on balance, better than the reach advantage you get with one hand.The only exception to this is Stan, who is probably the strongest tennis player to ever live, in terms of upper body, and can hit a harder and well controlled, one-handed backhand, more than any two-handed in history

[@kyleklontz3214]

Can we talk about how beautiful Bridget is!

[@9teen66]

Sampras was a class act, through and through,on and off the court.He carried himself with almost unmatched grace and competitive spirit & set up a bar for players like Federer,Nadal and Djokovic. They actually saw those 14 slams as the guide and eventually ended up competing against one another. Sampras's serve stays at the top as the most beautiful stroke in the history of the game. What a great memory watching him lift 2000 Wimbledon in front of his parents.

[@oldick7013]

Quelle classe quelle humilité, c'est ça les légendes du sport comme Borg...

[@esammohamed1053]

He is facilitating

[@Zenoandturtle]

Don’t know about you folks but that was as alpha as it gets..

[@aamirparvez7943]

For me he remains the GOAT. Had there been a 22 grand slam target then...he would have been there.

[@risiateb]

Why do they always have the VIP guests sitting in the 🌞?

[@romario2166]

Pete was an artist on the court. Without Sampras there is no Federer, Nadal or Djokovic.

[@balajay8921]

I loved Pete Sampras so much that I hated Roger Federer... Haven't watched a live tennis match since US Open 2002.

[@martinlepage2763]

THE GREASTEST

[@tomsd8656]

I think McEnroe's speech was the best. Very long, but people didn't mind. I couldn't quite understand the almost 90% strongly emotional content of Pete's speech. I would expect that as he mentioned his late coach, but it seemed every single thing he mentioned broke him emotinally. It's pretty odd.

[@jasonzaremba4551]

Fuckin Ayyyy....REALLY ???? WHAT'S....WITH ...THE CONSTANT CRYING ? WHO DIED THIS TIME PETE 🤔

[@Summon256]

Funny and coincident how this happened only two years before Federer would break his slam tally record! Hah

[@ricepaddies1]

just go bald. its cool

[@johniii8147]

Well that was awkward

[@michelez715]

No, it wasn't awkward at all. It was touching to see so much feeling coming from someone who was usually described as emotionless. Several years after Tim Gullikson's death, it still breaks him up. And what a great tribute to Paul Annacone. To me, Pete's tears show how deep his emotions run. No, he didn't let it all hang out on court, as some players do, he's a private person, but I love his sincerity and genuineness.

[@jerrysmith8436]

@@michelez715 such a perfect comment Michele. Right on time. Stay safe my Sister.

[@michelez715]

@@jerrysmith8436 Thanks, Jerry. I've been a tennis fan for decades now. Sampras remains the best player I've seen, and the epitome of sportsmanship and good conduct.

[@Rauliki_U_u]

@@michelez715 Best comment 👌

[@beverlyreid2924]

​@@michelez715 that's true

[@jasonzaremba4551]

Hey Pete....time to let the hair GO !!!! Pretty embarrassing 😳.....Andre did it 👍

[@waynelee7421]

Andre had no choice. It fell out from all the peroxide he constantly used to dye his hair blonde.

[@Rauliki_U_u]

what an ugly comment friend, maybe in another video if it was correct, but not in this one.

[@SonateSonate]

@@waynelee7421 take a look at Agassi's father and brother: his hair loss is hereditary.

[@jackdanielss]

What a blubbering mess. No wonder he has basically been a hermit since retirement

[@donq2957]

Worst crocodile tears. I bet he really was a jerk but I like how he carries himself on the court.

[@naysayer1238]

Pshew, I hope you upvoted yourself so that there aren't TWO absolutely psychotic imbeciles out there.

[@Mystipaoniz]

Love this guy!