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08-21-2003, 06:48 PM
What the heck else is he going to do? Is this a normal age for tennis? Go Agassi! ;)

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=521&ncid=755&e=1&u=/ap/20030821/ap_on_sp_te_ne/ten_us_open_sampras
KayTang999
08-22-2003, 09:17 AM
Well, Change is going to be gone too after this year and he is about 30 too.
Colorado Cajun
08-22-2003, 01:54 PM
Yeah this is about the age most retire nowadays. Plus he can still do what Becker and Navratilova did and play tournaments here and there
hpk37067
08-22-2003, 06:19 PM
Nooooooooooooooooooo! Oh well, he should go. He's too dominant. He basically never loses.
KayTang999
08-24-2003, 09:04 PM
At least he won US OPEN last year and it was his last tournament, I think.
NeoVsYoda
08-27-2003, 12:02 PM
"Pistol" Pete Sampras....The legend!

He has won pretty much every major, what else does he have to do?

Unfortunately he was'nt really embraced by the fans like Agassi was...
hpk37067
08-27-2003, 06:26 PM
It was really sad watching him. He cried.
FrankTheBunny
08-27-2003, 09:17 PM
It's a shame he's leaving the sport, but when you're that hurt, it's time to move on. He was always my favorite between him and Andre.
hpk37067
08-28-2003, 06:21 PM
He was good, almost too good.
KayTang999
08-29-2003, 11:36 PM
14 Slams even without French Open but he dorminated Wimbledon. Was it Becker who said that a player like Pete only come around once? Well, who ever it was, he was totally right.
Mr. TV
08-31-2003, 09:56 AM
yeah in his prime he was almost impossible to beat, but now when there are guys who are faster, stronger, younger and have almost the same velocty as him in serves, its kinda hard to win all the time. he is definitely one of the greatest players to ever play the game. i always liked him. one of my faves. best serve and volley game ever. enjoy life after tennis pete.