So correct Deshbhakta nepali bro,

Sampras and Federer both are true role models for any kids who r growing up. They never smashed rackets, never yelled at others.

Don't u think Federer is now the last of that breed of  serve and volley  game which Sampras so aptly showed in his time.

Another name deserves great mention is Bjorn Borg. He was so good on and off court that even a rowdy ( extremely popular though ) John Mcenroe liked him as a person. Sampras and Federer simply walked on his footsteps.

But I believe every sports has some heroes who r sometimes bigger than the game..people go to see them more than they go to see sports..like Mohammad Ali to boxing, Tiger woods to golf, Don Bradman to cricket and Michael Jordan to basketball.  ( Rajanikanth to kickboxing..lol..)

In that context I think Pete Sampras is to tennis what they r to those other sports. I m sure Federer must have learnt a lot growing up when he watched Sampras crush opponents after opponents in those days of 1990s when there was only one rising star in Tennis..Pete Sampras.