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23 Reasons to Love Pete Sampras by Paul Fein

23 Reasons to Love Pete Sampras by Paul Fein

“Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.” (Othello, Act II, Scene 3). Superstar Pete Sampras reigns in an era when the muddled sports world celebrates anti-heroes rather than heroes and exalts personality above character. Strangely, the media act as accomplices in this farce. ESPN’s so-called tribute to Sampras as one of the 50 greatest athletes of the century downplayed his virtues and belabored the “boring” image he … Read entire article »

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Reasons Why the Fanz Love Pete Sampras

Mr. Paul Fein, author of “Tennis Confidential” and member of the Samprasfanz group, initiated this remarkable list on June 22, 1999 when he announced on the messageboard that he was working on an article “Reasons to Love Pete Sampras”. Paul started the list with 6 of his own reasons and invited the members to share his/her personal input. The list has grown to 48 reasons since. Here is the compilation of the reasons as submitted by the fans. And with special permission, we are also featuring the unedited version of Paul’s article “23 Reasons to Love Sampras” which was been published in various sports and tennis magazine around the world. Pete’s slam dunk jump overhead, his signature flashy shot. Pete’s sense of respect for tennis history, something so many other players today lack. Pete’s willingness … Read entire article »

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