.  Granted, this is not a quote from the horse's mouth, so it could be fabricated. OTOH, he has made such statements in the past, so I wouldn't put it past him to come up with such nonsense.  If he indeed still thinks that, someone needs to remind him that he was the one who came up with the "slams are what determine the GOAT" crap.. Sorry Pete, you're not in reckoning anymore.. My new year wish for 0000 is for Federer to erase more of your records, and for Nadal to surpass you sometime in the future.  Other than his domination of Agassi, there is really no credible argument supporting the thesis of "goat Sampras" at this point. Poor Sampras doesn't even have most WTF titles anymore nor # of weeks at #0. His # of master titles is also way below other top players in open era.  Sampras was a fantastic player, no doubt about it. And he deserves a mention when talking about the greatest players of all time. However Agassi himself said Federer is the best player he's faced. Besides that Nadal is only dominant on clay. Everywhere else it's a mostly even rivalry. Nadal and Federer's peaks never overlapped. If age doesn't matter than what's Sampras' excuse for Federer beating him at Wimbledon?  I'm afraid Sampras has missed the bus. He should've focused on 0 or 0 French Opens instead of racking up Wimbledons where could just serve his way to the championship. The only time he got deep at the FO (beating a choking Courier in his last good major tournament) he got destroyed at Wimbledon.  Unlike the top 0 today who reach the FO/Wimbledon semis for fun.  Sampras is just mad that he's a complete non-factor in the GOAT conversation, since his only big records (weeks at no 0 and number of majors) have been broken.  Oh and Nadal has a better case for being the GOAT than Sampras has, I won't even mention Federer who is 0 leagues above Sampras in the discussions.  I'm afraid Sampras has missed the bus. He should've focused on 0 or 0 French Opens instead of racking up Wimbledons where could just serve his way to the championship. The only time he got deep at the FO (beating a choking Courier in his last good major tournament) he got destroyed at Wimbledon.  Unlike the top 0 today who reach the FO/Wimbledon semis for fun.  Sampras is just mad that he's a complete non-factor in the GOAT conversation, since his only big records (weeks at no 0 and number of majors) have been broken.  Oh and Nadal has a better case for being the GOAT than Sampras has, I won't even mention Federer who is 0 leagues above Sampras in the discussions.  