Tennis Now's Podcast

Today on the Lucky Letcord Podcast host Chris Oddo is joined by Tennis author, journalist and historian Steve Flink. A member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Flink has been covering tennis full time since 1974. He has recently written a book about Pete Sampras, entitled "Greatness Revisited." You can buy the book on Amazon here You can learn more about Hall of Famer Steve Flink here On this episode we pick up part two of our interview with Flink and cover Sampras' career from 1994 until retirement and beyond. Steve tells us why he chose to tell the story of Sampras, a legendary talent that he has developed an exceptional rapport with. We learn about how and why Sampras was able to dominate Wimbledon like no other player during his heyday and run through some of his most memorable matches. We delve deeper into the difficulties that Sampras faced over the course of his career, from losing his coach Tim Gullickson to cancer, to the immense mental and physical pressure he put himself under. We entertai