"Heroic effort, from the world's number1 player, pete sampras."
Brian Langley 9.6. 94 (US.Open 94, vs. Yzaga)
"Absolutely unbelievable from the champion."
Vijay Amritraj 1.24.95 (Aus.Open 95, vs. Courier)
"...showing, once again(!), what an unbelievable competitor he is."
Brian Langley 1.26.95 (Aus.Open 95, vs. Chang)
"What a champion he is! Super human effort."
Vijay Amritraj 1.26.95 (Aus.Open 95, vs. Chang)
"Unbelievable stuff, once again(!), from pete sampras... and you can only watch in awe."
Brian Langley 1.26.95 (Aus.Open 95, vs. Chang)
"You can go either way on it, but either direction, pete sampras is a champion."
Andrea jaeger 9.5.96 (US.Open 96, vs. Corretja)
"How does he do it, how dooooes he do it ?!?!?!"
Brian Langley 9.5.96 (US.Open 96, vs. Corretja, after the 5th point of the 5th set tie-break)
"How did he do that ?"
Andrea jaeger 9.5.96 (US.Open 96, vs. Corretja, after the 14th point of the 5th set tie-break)
"What a champion !!!"
Andrea jaeger 9.5.96 (US.Open 96, vs. Corretja, after the match)
"Now you know why he is no.1 ."
Brian Langley 9.5.96 (US.Open 96, vs. Corretja, after the match)
"He is the best player that ever step on a tennis court."
Darren Cahill 1.20.97 (Aus.Open 97, vs. Hrbaty)
"And sampras, what a player he is."
Andrea jaeger 1.20.97 (Aus.Open 97, vs. Hrbaty, after Sampras broke back in the 5th set)
"When the chips are down no one, no one(!) is better than him."
David Mercer 1.22.97 (Aus.Open 97, vs. Costa, after the match)
"We are seeing something a little bit special right here."
Chris Boardman 9.23.97 (Davis Cup 97, vs. Rafter)
"...playing tennis that only this man is capable of playing. What can you say a part from..."
Chris Bradnam 9.23.97 (Davis Cup 97, vs. Rafter)
"I'm becoming lost for words... Words arn't appropriate, just watch it and enjoy."
Chris Bradnam 9.23.97 (Davis Cup 97, vs. Rafter)
"I don't believe it, I don't think he could believe it."
Chris Bradnam 9.23.97 (Davis Cup 97, vs. Rafter)
"I don't believe it. It's nothing this man can't do."
Chris Bradnam 9.23.97 (Davis Cup 97, vs. Rafter)
"Superlatives were running dry, for me, during the match, and I'm sure the team mates have seen something special as well."
Chris Bradnam 9.23.97 (Davis Cup 97, vs. Rafter)
"The words just don't suffice anymore."
Chris Bradnam 1.27.00 (Aus.Open 00, vs. Agassi, after another 2nd serve ace by Sampras)
"Well well well."
(startled) Frew McMillan 1.27.00 (Aus.Open 00, vs. Agassi, after the 7th point of the 4th set tie-break)
"...this guy, I think he's a human - I'm not sure, I believe he's a human being."
John McEnroe 7.9.02 (Wimbledon 00, vs. Rafter, minutes after the match)
"Sampras is a ginious !"
Frew Mcmillan 9.8.01 (US.Open 01, vs. Safin)
"Well, even if sampras loses this, that is extraordinary achievement... he could so easely give it away, but what a player, what a man."
Frew McMillan 1.21.02 (Aus.Open 02, vs. Safin, after the 3rd set)
"This is why this guy won 13 grand-slams. Where is this come from ?"
John McEnroe 9.8.02 (US.Open 02, vs. Agassi, during the final stages of the 4th set)
"This is fun to watch, I tell you, it's unbelievable. Where does he come up with these shots ?"
John McEnroe 9.8.02 (US.Open 02, vs. Agassi, during the final stages of the 4th set)
"This guy, Sampras, I mean, where has he [?]. Unreal."
John McEnroe 9.8.02 (US.Open 02, vs. Agassi, during the final stages of the 4th set)
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