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I dont know how he maintains the level kevin mitchell. Never before has the inner game of tennis and the outer game of fame been so precisely limned. During his career sampras played in 266 official tournaments and won 64 singles titles, including 14 titles at grand slam events. Its a sports game, set in a tennis and licensed title themes. Pete sampras audio books, best sellers, author bio. Nor should he have lectured on pitfalls of marrying an actress after sampras conveyed him his decision of marrying his long term girlfriend. Alongside vivid portraits of rivals from several generationsjimmy connors, pete sampras, roger federeragassi gives unstinting accounts of his brief time with barbra streisand and his doomed marriage to brooke shields. He and his actress wife bridgette wilsonsampras are selling their newlybuilt.
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