A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis
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The notoriously reclusive Pete Sampras opens up like never before in this gripping autobiography.As a child Pete Sampras picked up a tennis racket and it just felt comfortable in his hand. The Sampras family was soon spending their weekends driving to tennis lessons and then to tournaments. This strange childhood forced Pete to grow up quickly, and by the time he was a teenager, he was battling the likes of Michael Chang and Jim Courier in the pro tennis circuit. Through the exhilarating stories of his greatest matches, the dramatic story of Pete's search for self unfolds.
IntroductionChapter 1 1971-1986: The Tennis Kid 1Chapter 2 1986-1990: A Fairy Tale in New York 29Chapter 3 1990-1991: That Ton of Bricks 49Chapter 4 1992: My Conversation with Commitment 71Chapter 5 1993-1994: Grace Under Fire 91Chapter 6 1994-1995: The Floodgates of Glory 119Chapter 7 1996: My Warrior Moment 155Chapter 8 1997-1998: Wimbledon Is Forever 185Chapter 9 1999-2001: Catching Roy 213Chapter 10 2001-2002: One for Good Measure 245Epilogue 271Appendix: About My Rivals 277Acknowledgments 293Index 295
