Celebrity Secrets

A self-professed tomboy (she played volleyball and basketball and also ran track in high school), Bridgette scaled back her fitness routine during pregnancy. "The hardest thing was giving myself permission to rest," she says. Simple workouts -- such as a 10-minute walk on the treadmill followed by 20 minutes of strength training with 5- to 8-pound hand weights -- are often best, doctors say. Bridgette also enjoyed throwing a ball around the yard with her English bulldog, Ruby, a gift from Pete.

The sweetest moment of the 2002 U.S. Open didn't come when 17th-seeded Pete Sampras took the final point to beat Andre Agassi and win the major tennis tournament for the fifth time. It was the moment right after, when the 31-year-old champion's first post-game move was to jump into the stands to receive a victory kiss from his wife of two years, actress Bridgette Wilson-Sampras,(Extreme Ops, The Wedding Planner), whom he credited for giving him the boost he needed to win: an inspirational note she had slipped into his gym bag that morning.

Eating For Two

Plagued by nausea during the first five months of her pregnancy, Bridgette experimented with different foods to find those she could tolerate. Club sandwiches became her room-service mainstay while traveling with Pete to tournaments throughout Europe. Back at home in California, she'd head to the kitchen and whip up a nutrient-rich banana-strawberry smoothie made with soy milk. She would also carry protein bars, pretzels, and packets of almonds and trail mix in her purse for quick, healthy snacks throughout the day. "I learned that I needed to eat a little bit all the time," she says.