CAMELOT FANTASIES

Quote from: Clay Death on November 02, 2013, 09:49:44 pm

that is an awesome post.

becker said that on a good day "you could not touch pete on any surface except for clay".

I think you are right. pete had massive mental strength and he was a superb athlete. he was also strong as hell.

a greek who fought like a Spartan.

His mum's side is from the Spartan side actually so they do have a connection. Still, sometimes I wonder what made  Sampras so mentally tough. His parents would never watch him play because they would get so nervous to the point they would either to go to the mall  and hang out there or just go away on vacation. lol That's why you'd never see them in any of Sampras' matches during his whole career. But perhaps Sampras' himself wasn't too keen on it as he probably didn't want his parents to go through any tough time. Or he probably didn't want any weak link during a match as he might  have thought of it as a mental weakness instead of a support.

Anyway, you could tell from his body language how strongly he felt about his game during clutch times.

Time for Nole to strike back again to get the break back.

Sampras just went about his business on the court.


he was pretty much ruthless in the clutch. he was able to thrive under pressure.


his serve was one of the greatest weapons ever in the sport.

and he backed that up with the rest of his game.