発行 2000年
著者 Dan Patrick
版元 Hyperion ESPN Books
ISBNコード 0-7868-8539-4
価格 10ドル36セント
装丁・その他 ペーパーバック、170ページ、白黒写真多数
ESPN「スポーツセンター」の総合司会を務める著者が、「ESPNマガジン」誌上で行ったインタビューを纏めたもの。スポーツ各界の超一流アスリートが登場しています。
ピートはインタビュー（1999年６月、クウィーンズ優勝後）に登場する他、前文を書いています。
Introduction
But do you want to know what really stands out for me? The most poignant part of my career? My "Outtakes" interview with Dan Patrick in ESPN The Magazine.
Why?
Because when I'm on Center Court at Wimbledon, fighting for my life, to whom do I look for inspiration? I'll give you a hint. He's on center stage himself. He does Coors commercials (Who's his agent?). Yes, I think about what Dan would do if he were in this situation -- when he's sitting there at the console, lights beaming on the top of his head, the clock ticking and the commercial is ending. That's the kind of pressure I could never take. He's da man. You know. When he's en fuego.
Now, I'm not going to lie. Interviewing is not my favorite part of being a professional athlete. Week after week, year after year, it's the same questions and the same stories. But I actually look forward to talking to Dan because he cuts below the surface. He's interested in what's beyond the outer layer. And he's funny. An interviewer can either bring out the real person or they can be lazy and regurgitate (no pun intended) the same old boring (again, no pun) stuff that's out there. The result can't help but be a bet dull. I do between 80 and 100 interviews a year, and believe me, if every interviewer had the talent and personality that Dan has, I'd be the most interesting man on the planet!
So enjoy these "Outtakes." You'll see what I mean.
Pete Sampras
P.S. Dan, please make the check out to Pistol Pete, Inc. Thanks.