CAMELOT FANTASIES

It's not only McEnroe but also Agassi. He was very colourful and had a few outburst on court too, so compared to that, Sampras looked boring. Also, Sampras' serve was very dominating so that didn't make those people very happy who wanted to see long rallies.

It's not only McEnroe but also Agassi. He was very colourful and had a few outburst on court too, so compared to that, Sampras looked boring. Also, Sampras' serve was very dominating so that didn't make those people very happy who wanted to see long rallies.
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I never thought he was boring in any way. He didn't bring a lot of attention to himself, but I found that refreshing. I had quit watching tennis for a while at that time. Then, I started hearing all this talk about Agassi so I decided to check him out.

But, Agassi didn't do it for me. There was something about him that made me uncomfortable, and while I was checking out the tennis scene I saw Pete and was hooked instantly.

On Inside the Glory Jim Courier said that the media (and McEnroe and Agassi, who are always in cahoots) decided to portray Pete in that manner. It was an arbitrary decision that had no basis in reality.

Now, I will admit that Pete is rather socially awkward and doesn't speak well publically, but his tennis was sublime, and that's all I cared about.