Seriously. I’m not playing to prove anything to journalists. I’m playing for myself, for my fans,to make people happy.
ROGER FEDERERI am thinking more and more about what I want to and can do after my days as an active athlete. Thoughts like family and marriage also cross my mind more and more often.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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You know, I don’t only play for the record books.
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You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
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I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
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I have two lives, and all the problems I might have, I feel like I drop them once I step on to the match court.
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I’ve done so many interviews over the years in so many different languages. Radios. Papers. Magazines. There’s always another interview to do. It’s quite something, I have to say.
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Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.
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With all the injury problems we have in men’s tennis at the moment, I’m happy to still be standing.
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I can’t stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We’ll see what happens.
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I think it’s very hard for coaches to work with me. They’ll no doubt have a good CV afterwards, but at the same time they’re under a lot of pressure.
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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
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The serve, I think, is the most difficult, you know, in terms of coordination, because you got the two arms going, and you got to toss it up at the right time so.
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I definitely feel there’s room for improvement.
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I don’t mind fans coming up in a friendly, respectful way. That’s all part of the fun of being a top tennis player. But if people take pictures without permission, particularly if my children are in the shot, I feel uncomfortable.
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I fear no one, but respect everyone.
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I always believe if you’re stuck in a hole and maybe things aren’t going well you will come out stronger. Everything in life is this way.
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Confidence? Are you kidding me? I mean, please. Look, some players grow up and play like that. I remember losing junior matches. Just being down 5-2 in the third, and they all just start slapping shots.
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Sometimes I am a different character in different languages. I have different enjoyment from them. Sometimes different answers come out of me. Like, I didnt even know that about me. I get to know myself through different languages, actually.
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Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
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I don’t know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa and he never gets a time violation.
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One should just be able to play a perfect game.
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You always want to win. That is why you play tennis, because you love the sport and try to be the best you can at it.
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I have a very strong opinion. I’m absolutely against it. I’m against the challenge system. I’m for the way it is right now. Don’t change that.
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I’ve always been aware that the image you patiently construct for an entire career can be ruined in a minute. It scares you a bit, but that’s the way things are.
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I used to do a lot of video analysis early on, but more for pleasure and looking at my own technique.
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