Pete Sampras * “A Champion’s Mind: Lessons From A Life In Tennis”
Tennis is one of my favorite couch potato sports. It is physical, it is mental, it is attitude – who has more of the “right stuff” on a particular day, who has it during a particular set, or even a single game can win. Besides talent, it helps if you have strong nerves. Winning the big matches, tournament after tournament, year after year takes lots of work and fortitude, some genius, a little magic.
Over the years there have been many tennis legends. The current two are Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and in the 90’s it was Pete Sampras – quiet, unassuming and lethal on the court. He wasn’t called “Pistol Pete” for nothin’. He was fun and amazing to watch. (His matches with Andre Agassi during several U.S. Opens are classic.)
He is now willing to tell something about himself and what he has learned about life during his tenure as the tennis player supreme in his new book, “A Champion’s Mind: Lessons From A Life In Tennis ” by Pete Sampras and Peter Bodo.
Grand Slam Victories (from WikiPedia):
Australian Open -1994, 1997
Wimbledon – 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
US Open – 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002