Talk:Pete Sampras
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Should it be "considered by some" rather than just "considered"? Remember for all his abilities he missed out on one event, the French Open, which eluded him. Mandel 08:58, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC)
- Currently says "considered by many" which is probably the right level to pitch it at. Would be better to say "considered by many, including InsertFamousTennisPersonHere," Pcb21| Pete 20:55, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
The Man has won more Grand Slam titles than anybody else up to date. I think it would be correct to say that he is the greatest. Considerations of the people are not interesting. This is a encyclopedia based on facts. Some feel that Borg, with his four consecutive Garros and Wimbledon, wins was the greatest though he was not willing to play in Australia. People tend to compare Roger to Pete at his age etc.. All this speculation can be avoided by simply using the simple definition. The guy who has the most Grand Slam titles is simply: The greatest.
If still problematic I vote for removing the whole Greatest ... thing. If someone disagrees the "The Greatest" is then a strongly subjective matter and should not be included in encyclopedias.
It's a fairly conservative way of putting it. He IS one of the greatest players of all time, there is no rational debate about that. Whether he is the greatest of all time is certainly questionable, but the fact that he is ONE of the greatest is not. I say get rid of "generally considered to be." 70.132.14.150 18:06, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
I have to agree with you as well. Pete won 14 Grand Slams, was ranked year-end #1 for 6 years, and is the all-time leader on money earned. Rod Laver's and Bjorn Borg's articles both state that "fans consider him the greatest of all time" or something to that effect, so why not Sampras as well?
One of Sampras' classic matches not listed was in the Quaterfinals of the 1995 Australian Open when he beat Jim Courier 6-7 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-3 in 4 hours.
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[edit] Animated picture?
I'm not familiar with the Wikipedia policy for animated images, can someone consult it and change (or not) accordingly? If there is no policy, I'd say to get rid of it in favor of a still image. zellin 15:25, Jun 25, 2005 (UTC)
- I agree. It is also rather heavy at more than 400KB, which I think is too much. Lovro 12:45, August 4, 2005 (UTC)
Does anyone think that maybe this article is a little too much statistics, and not enough talking about the man?
[edit] hands over face
Can someone tell me about the time he lost to a no-name and then sat in his chair for a while?
- I don't remember this incident, but if I had to guess, I would guess it was his loss at 2002 Wimbledon to George Bastl.Atarr 14:54, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] T-script down
Link to transcript w/Leno is 404, may be temporary. --Doctorcherokee 04:46, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Bad link
The transcript link at the bottom of the main page (http://www.samprasfanz.com/news/020924jayleno.html) returns a file not found error.
- I just removed that link, it's still broken. Copied below, in case it gets fixed, but not an essential link in any case. Dze27 02:32, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
* Transcript of Sampras' appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno
[edit] Equipment section
I have removed the entire Equipment section, as it was little more than free advertising for the manufacturers listed. If it's sourced, it can be re-added, but considerably cut down. User:Zoe|(talk) 04:03, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
- I don't have a problem with your removing the section because I consider it fluff. But just FYI, virtually all the information about his racquet was confirmed in a Tennis Channel interview with Sampras that I saw recently. Tennis expert 04:49, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
Hi, personally I really liked the article about the equipment, and i notice its loss. The racket, unlike any other, has a considerable amount of history behind it because of sampras's use of it. Because of its "cult" status/following, its featured on almost anything said about sampras, which is why it was mentioned in the tennis channel interview. I dont think its much free advertising, as the racket isn't widely available, but i think its more a tribute to sampras and his skill that he was able to use such a powerless racket to create so much. all of the information that was listed can be found at http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Reviews/60/60Review.html throughout the various articles listed on the top, particularly the interview with Pete sampras's own stringer (proving its legitemacy) and the article on the st. vincent origins, largely based on an interview with a wilson official. thanks. chiruyuy
I never got to read the article about the racquet. I know it was a design that was implemented in 1983. I used it for a short time myself but settled on the 6.1 classic. The importance is that all this tennis technology and Sampras used the old one along with Edberg, Courier, Everett and so many others to win many Grand Slams
I really don't think that section was an advertisement. As a tennis player it's always enjoyable to read what kind of racket and modifications a professional (especially one as legendary as Sampras) made to their racket. I don't see the section as an advertisement or fluff, as information like that on professionals is hard to come by and is usually a good read. I think it should be kept.
67.163.230.132 03:14, 20 December 2006 (UTC) Andrew
[edit] Entering Wimbledon 2007?
Some reports are saying that Pete sampras would be offered a wild card into the all England championships if he wanted to enter the mens draw, anyone have anymore info on this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.17.108.147 (talk) 18:52, 21 January 2007 (UTC).
He has repeatedly stated in public interviews that he will never return to competitive tennis.
