A Champion's Mind - Pete Sampras

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played to an ultimate match—not necessarily in terms of execution, but as an example of a transcendent tennis moment. When the match was over, I allowed myself a special treat. I grabbed Paul Annacone and we hopped on a private plane, going from Hanover to London, and then on the Concorde to JFK. Back then, I had a time-share in a jet, and my own plane was waiting in New York; it took me right to Tampa. My reward was to get home quickly and comfortably.
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A CHAMPION’S MIND
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Introduction Chapter 1 1971-1986 Th
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A few years ago, the idea of writin
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A CHAMPION’S MIND
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cheap to build and easy to maintain
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other serious player in the family.
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specialist. Eventually, I also had
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that enabled me to use the same bas
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my training. Cha-ching, cha-ching .
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It didn’t hurt my cause that as c
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My journey to tennis stardom was a
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He had fought his way through the p
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He was courteous, and curious about
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seemed that my serve was getting st
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Andre was bouncing the ball, gettin
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The kids had a “normal” late ad
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Although I missed the Australian Op
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I know what the problem was: theore
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player in the nation. I was the ide
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had I not changed my receiving stan
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Page 51 and 52: him to chip and charge. I would wai
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Page 58 and 59: established icon. We had a tug-of-w
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Page 62 and 63: way I also took out solid clay-cour
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Page 66: myself, I fought like mad. The New
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Page 73 and 74: After that match with Jim, I often
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Page 79 and 80: And I’d be thinking, How’s that
Page 81 and 82: Lyon revisited—a full-on disaster
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Page 92 and 93: was something on my mind, I would j
Page 94 and 95: who also put up some good results o
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Page 119 and 120: had won two U.S. Open titles by the
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abandon the strategy for a few game
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TODD MARTIN (18-4) . . . My pal Tod
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But Marat has always blown hot and
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dams, Steve, ref1 gassi, Andre, ref
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lifornia tennis culture, ref1, ref2
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early training of PS overseen by, r
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docin, ref1, ref2 ternational Manag
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athieu, Paul-Henri, ref1 ecir, Milo
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childhood and adolescence of, ref1,
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estaurant business and jobs of, ref
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nnis courts: clay surface of, ref1,
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imbledon Champions Ball, ref1, ref2
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