当桑普拉斯15岁的时候,有人说服了他来佛罗里达训练,因为网球学院将非常有利于他的成长。最初,桑普拉斯只是想来试一试,但后来,他决定留在这里进行全日制的训练。他不仅喜欢这里的训练方式,也非常喜欢这里的竞争氛围。在皮特还没来之前,训练营里已有许多很好的运动员在这儿集训了,包括安德烈·阿加西、吉姆·考瑞尔和大卫·惠顿, When Sampras was 15, someone convinced him to come to Florida for training because the tennis academy would be very beneficial to his growth. Initially, Sampras just wanted to give it a try, but later he decided to stay here for full-time training. He not only like the training methods here, but also very much like the competitive atmosphere here. Before Pitt came, there were many good athletes in training camps here, including André Agassi, Jim Courier and David Wheaton,