Pete Sampras tényleg mindenidők LEGJOBBJA!!!
Agassi elleni meccseire (de a többire is) mindig szívesen emléxem vissza. A legnagyobb az volt, amikor úgy rövidített hogy a labda a lepattanás után a háló fele ment.
Inkább ide írjál Pete-ról beBETo,Giovit meggyőzni arról,hogy Pete a legjobb volt,nehezebb mintha Lipcseiből próbálnál kihúzni egy értelmes mondatot,pedig ez utóbbi sem egy habkönnyű feladat.
PETE MINDÖRÖKKÉ!!!!!
rég jártam már erre.
sejtettem, hogy ez lesz. gyanús volt nagyon ez a halogatás.
búcsúmeccs (vagy torna) még biztos lesz, de kész, ennyi volt.
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Q:I'm not the biggest Pete Sampras fan, but I can appreciate what he has accomplished in the sport -- he is a living legend who will be remembered as such. However, I'm curious why the press pays so much attention to his absence from the tour? This is something I only find in tennis reporting, and my friends use this as explanation for why tennis is a "boring" sport.
—Ike Kiatoukaysi, New York
Trust me: We're as tired of writing about Sampras as you are of reading it. But when the greatest player of his generation -- of any generation, perhaps -- has been so patently and uncharacteristically coy about his playing status, you have to cover it. When Michael Jordan was wavering between whether he'd continue to play or not, it was a story no matter how tiresome it became.
Personally, we wish Sampras would make up his mind already. He wants to continue? Great. He wants to call it curtains? Bless him, it was a hell of a run. He wants to take a sabbatical and then reassess? Hey, fine, if anyone's earned it, it's Pete. But this bizarre stay in no man's land is not only unfair to the tour, the promoters and the fans, but it is a discredit to Sampras. Here is a guy who always conducted himself with dignity and respect for the sport. Suddenly he's completely out of sight and, with each passing week, withdrawing from another event, sometimes via a one-sentence fax. Finally -- albeit at a basketball game -- he told folks that he's probably done for the year but doesn't want to officially retire. Very weird. Very uncharacteristic.
What's really sad is that Sampras is depriving himself of the grand send-off he deserves. (Hell, even Michael Chang, who won 13 fewer Slams than Sampras, is in the midst of a farewell tour.) How sad it will be when his official retirement only makes the sixth page of the sports section and the ninth segment of SportsCenter, all because he played this cat-and-mouse game for so long.
Ez milyen?
"My six years in a row as No 1 was agonizing, but I made myself do it. "
Az US Opent szerintem bevállalja még, ott nem rakják ki a kettes pályára, ellenben élete végéig játszhat a centeren főműsoridőben. Mint Connors, aki 40 évesen is elődöntős volt ott. Persze Sampras esetében ez nem valószínű, bár neki semmi sem lehetetlen. Ha nagyon akarná, sikerülne is, de most úgy tűnik, nem nagyon akarja...
[May 17, 2003, Neil Harman] 'Wimbledon is the one place where I really get emotional. This has been a very, very hard decision'
THE tone of his voice gives the game away. He says it is not a "forever" decision, but to all intents and purposes it is. "I climbed the highest mountain and I'm not sure if I can top that," Pete Sampras said yesterday.
After 14 years of English summers spent accumulating a lifetime's worth of medals and memories, Sampras has chosen to be at home in Los Angeles when Wimbledon rolls around in five weeks' time. The languid grace combined with the devastating power of the most wonderful service action the sport has seen, the spellbinding volleys, the masterful movement, the slam-dunk overheads . . . all have become yesterday's treasures.
At 31, almost nine months after his last competitive match and seven since the arrival of his first son, Christian Charles, Sampras does not have it in him to challenge on the stage that was once his own patch of grass. "I didn't say anything for a long time because I didn't have anything worth saying, I just wanted to get out there and practice and see how it went," he said. "I have found out that my heart isn't in it and I always promised myself I wouldn't just play, I had to play to win. "I'm not into farewell tours and saying goodbyes. I've got to be out there to win, doing whatever it takes to be what I want to be. I would be doing myself a disservice going out there and I don't want to do that to myself. You need to be on top of your plan, on top of your emotions, have a purpose. I've just felt like it's not there. But I'm not ready to retire. I can't make that choice now. I don't want to close the door 100 per cent.
"There might be a possibility I could play next year, I don't know that yet. I'm going to miss Wimbledon, but I'll find out what it feels like not to play. Then I'll be much clearer if I want to continue or not. Right now, mentally and physically, I'm nowhere near close enough to where I need to be to compete for the majors. You can't do it halfway."
As ever, Sampras speaks plainly, but even down a phone line to his home, you get the sense of a man whose heart is breaking, ever so gently. "It's very difficult for me to have to own up to my feelings," he said. What would he not give to walk out on Centre Court (by instinct he would turn and bow, and expressed disappointment that it is no longer de rigueur) and whip a few more butts? He could play grass-court tennis in his sleep.
His record at Wimbledon is astonishing. He first played the championships in 1989, when, as a 17-year-old, he was knocked out in the first round by Todd Woodbridge. The same happened in 1990, when Christo van Rensburg put paid to his chances. But Fred Perry, Great Britain's three-times champion in the 1930s, had seen enough to be convinced that Sampras would win the title one day.
Derrick Rostagno, Sampras's fellow American, defeated him in the second round in 1991 and the following year he was beaten in the semi-finals by Goran Ivanisevic. The breakthrough arrived in 1993, beginning a run of seven championship victories in eight years, interrupted only in 1996, when Richard Krajicek defeated him in the quarter-finals en route to the title. With his twilight success in the 2000 final over Pat Rafter, Sampras overtook the record of 12 grand-slam titles, held by Roy Emerson.
In the past two years, Sampras's flame has dimmed. He was beaten in the fourth round by Roger Federer on Centre Court in 2001 and then, sadly and badly, by George Bastl, another Swiss, in the second round on the notorious Court No 2 last year. During that defeat he constantly referred to a letter, written by his wife, Bridgette, telling him that he was the best husband, the best player, the best man in the world and not to worry about the match.
In his press conference only a few minutes later, he choked up. "When I heard I was on Court 2, I wasn't happy about it," he said. "But as predictable as I've been here, you are going to have a match like this every ten years. I plan to be back. I love playing here and though I'm pretty bummed out right now, I'm not going to end my time here on that loss."
That was then. In all, Sampras played 65 singles matches at Wimbledon and won 59. He never lost in his seven final appearances. A couple of months later, when no one gave him a prayer, he won his fourteenth grand-slam title at the US Open -- his "mountain top". Since then he has gone about fatherhood with great glee, leading some to suspect that family contentment is behind his announcement.
"I have a wonderful family, but I want you to make it absolutely clear, to let people know that this decision has nothing to do with me being a father," he said. "It's about me as an athlete. If I had a goal that I wanted to achieve, the family would come to London. And I am my own boss. Of course, those who are close to me have had their opinions, but this is my choice. I'm just not driven right now.
"This is hard to admit but it's true, I'm owning up to it. Wimbledon is the one place where I really get emotional, so you can imagine that this has been a very, very hard decision. I've wrestled with it for months and months. I just didn't want to put the work in on the practice court that was required. I'd go out there for a couple of days, but on the third I didn't have it in me.
"For me, tennis has been about victories, records, numbers. My six years in a row as No 1 was agonizing, but I made myself do it. There aren't that many challenges left. I'm very content with the feeling that I can let Wimbledon go. I don't know if I'll watch it. I'll probably be anxious to see some results. I'll miss it when I'm 32, 42 or 52, but I have to remind myself what I've achieved, where I've been at. That's life."
Paul Annacone, Sampras's coach, said his man was the exception that broke the rule. He played tennis in a different way, one that brought a contrasting sense of joy, of beauty. The final last year was played between strict baseliners, a trend that Sampras believes is with us for the foreseeable future. It says much about how remote he has become from the sport that he was not even aware of Tim Henman's shoulder injury. "Of course, I wish him well, I'd love to see him win it," Sampras said.
With that, he bids you farewell. He does not want to consider whether he would return to defend his US Open title in September, he just wants time to reflect on what he has done to Wimbledon, and to himself. How can the man who has climbed the highest mountain seem so low?
olvastam a hírt, hogy lehet befejezte:-((((((((((((
OK, hogy RG-n nem indul, de Wimbledonban azért ott lehetett volna! egy Goran-Pete döntőt megnéztem volna:-)
Egy búcsúmeccsnek MUSZÁJ lennie!!!
Sztem a USOpenen lesz,ott fog Peti elbúcsúzni tőlünk. Egy ekkora pályafutás után nem lehet csak úgy eltűnni!!!De ezt Ő is tudja...
C'MON PEEETE!!!!
Sampras Withdraws From Summer Events
The 14-time Grand Slam champion hasn’t played in a professional match since defeating fellow American Andre Agassi in the last US Open final.
American Pete Sampras has announced his decision not to play in three upcoming tournaments, including Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
The 14-time Grand Slam champion and winner of 64 singles titles hasn’t played in a professional match since defeating fellow American Andre Agassi in the US Open final last September. After winning that match, Sampras left the door open for a potential return to the ATP circuit in 2003.
On Thursday, Sampras informed tournament officials and the ATP that he would not be competing in Roland Garros, which begins on May 26. The clay-court Grand Slam event is the only one of the tennis majors that Sampras has never won. He has twice captured the Australian Open, won Wimbledon a record seven times and five times has held the championship trophy at the US Open. However, in 13 trips to Paris, Sampras has only advanced as far as the semifinals.
He also announced he would not attend the Stella Artois Championships, a grass court tournament at the Queen's Club in London and that he would skip the Wimbledon, the home to seven of his Grand Slam championships.
“Yes, for me not to be at Wimbledon, I guess that’s big,” Sampras told the Los Angeles Times on Thursday.
Considered one of the greatest players to ever play the game, Sampras has accumulated 762 career wins in his 14 years of professional tennis. The American star has won more than $43 million dollars over that time span, the most by any male tennis player ever.
By skipping Wimbledon, Sampras could be writing the final chapter in one of the most storied tennis careers of all time. The All-England Club has been Sampras’ favorite home on the tennis circuit and his last win at the event - in 2000 - broke Roy Emerson’s 33 year old record for most Grand Slam titles in a career. His 63-7 record at the event includes an eight year stretch where he lost only one match.
After winning that title, it would take the American more than two years to find his next title. Interestingly enough, Sampras returned to the site of his first Grand Slam title - the US Open - to end that drought.
Not only did last year mark Sampras’ return to the winner’s circle on the circuit, but also saw the 31-year-old’s life change off the court. In November, Sampras and wife Bridgette welcomed Christian Charles Sampras to the world, the couple’s first child.
Though Sampras will not be competing in any tournaments over the next few months, the American legend hasn’t closed the door on a potential return.
“I’m going to watch some of Wimbledon on TV,” Sampras said. “I’ll be curious. I won’t watch a ton, but it’ll be interesting to see how I feel.”
Semmi új -sajnos-,de az én kérdéseim,kételyeim fogalmazódnak meg a cikkben.
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Wherefore art thou, Pete? [May 2, 2003]
Sampras silent on whether he’ll retire
BUD Collins, May 2 - I don’t suppose Pete Sampras ever intended to be the mystery man of tennis, the D.B. Cooper of the courts, a subject for one of those "Where are they now?" features that track down somebody famous long ago. But Sampras’ silence about his future has been surprising and it’s time for it to end.
MUM HAS BEEN THE WORD
We know that Sampras is alive and well-fixed in the Los Angeles area and hasn’t become amnesiac as far as hitting tennis balls goes, which he used to do awfully well.
I have this marvelous memory of a man reborn eight months ago at a place called Flushing Meadows, breaking from a dry spell worse than Prohibition to brilliantly win the U.S. Open after suffering through 33 tournaments without a victory.
That was Pete Sampras winning his 14th major, fattening his all-time record.
And then? What for an encore? Silence.
Except for notifying tournament directors, one after another, like dominos that he won’t be there, canceling his entries.
He won’t be in Rome for the Italian Open - a tournament that many forget was his property in 1994, despite his seeming allergy to clay.
A RETURN ON GRASS?
Not a day passes that someone doesn’t ask me: "Will Pete give Wimbledon another shot?"
If he could win at Flushing, his fans reason, isn’t there an eighth Wimbledon title within the lean, supple frame of a man more destructive on grass than a herd of Japanese beetles?
They know Sampras has entered the Wimbledon lead-up tourney at Queen’s Club in London and they wonder if that’s enough preparation for him.
Or will Queen’s and the Big W just come and go without him?
TIME TO END THE SILENCE
Well, Pete, stop being a naughty, unresponsive boy.
You have a loyal public deserving of some answers.
The only fitting and proper thing to do is call a press conference and tell us one of three things: You’re retiring and thus ending an illustrious career, having earned a place among the all-time greats and certainly an alcove in the International Tennis Hall of Fame five years hence.
Or tell us you’re not retiring and have a time table a "road map" - is the current popular phrase - for restoring yourself to the game where there is more for you to accomplish even though you’re 32 and wealthy enough to buy one of the Greek islands.
You could also tell us that you’re confused, pondering and don’t know what to do.
The last seems pretty obvious, but let us know. We’ll understand.
For my part I would hope to see Sampras play again.
I could never understand those who thought him dull.
For me the smoothness of Silky Sampras, his fluidity, his volleying legerdemain was exciting and set him apart in a game where the volley, sadly, seems as extinct as the Edsel.
He was the tennis version of DiMaggio in his ease at play with his modest manner.
Milyen durva dolgok?Az pl több könnyű tétel,amikor:Ön Marx apja.Trieri családi házukban meséljen a kis Karl-nak arról,h a század eleji gazdasági változások milyen alapvető következményekkel jártak a társadalomra.
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Na vazzeg,így annyi a fogadásomnak,miszerint Peti legalább két kört megy a Garroson.Ennél is nagyobb baj azonban,hogy ennek nagyon visszavonulás szaga van tényleg.
CSAK PETE!!!!
perszepersze, felvételizem, annak is nemsokára eljön az ideje. a történelem szóbeli tételsora egy kollégám által ki is szivárgott, igaz, olyan durva dolgok vannak benne, h nem sokat érek vele. :)
a dolgok egyedül szandrával működnek jól (igaz, vele minden tökéletes, nagyon szerencsés ember vagyok!), azon kívül tleg nem jön össze semmi. itt volt ugye ez a bicikli dolog, itt van ez a lakás dolog, s ha már szóba hoztad, itt van az iskola is. munkahelyi elfoglaltságaim, s többek között a lakáskeresés miatt a határidő után két nappal küldtem el az egyik tanárnak a házidolgozatomat, erre fel nem akarja elfogadni, mondván, megmondta, mi a határidő. erre én csak azt tudom mondani, kapja be, nem fogom elhanagyolni a munkámat egy köcsög házidolgozat, nekem sokkal fontosabb a biztos jövedelemforrást adó állásom, minthogy munka helyett elemezgessek hülye novellákat. emiatt nem fogom kirúgatni magam, annyit nem ér ez az egész iskola az évi 220 ezer forintos tandíjával, ha nem lesz félévem emiatt, hát nem lesz. nem fogok a kútba ugrani.
