Quiz Question: Who said this? “I never wanted to be the great guy or the colourful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy who won matches.”
The given options are:
- Pete Sampras
- Roger Federer
- Ivan Lendl
Who said this? “I never wanted to be the great guy or the colourful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy who won matches.”
Correct Answer: Pete Sampras
Info: The quote is attributed to American tennis giant Sampras, the 14-time Grand Slam winner. The powerful American – nicknamed ‘Pistol Pete’ due to his brutal serving ability – won seven Wimbledons, five US Opens and two Australian Open titles between 1990 and 2002. He also finished the season as world number one six straight years between 1993 and 1998 during a spell of serving supremacy in the sport.