When I won in 2003, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would win Wimbledon and have my kids seeing me lift the trophy, so this is pretty surreal. And yeah, I was almost shocked in the moment that it all came together so nicely.
ROGER FEDERERI have learnt to be even more patient.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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The more I lose, the more they believe they can beat me. But believing is not enough, you still have to beat me.
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I did all the right things in so many tournaments. But like I said, sometimes in sports it just goes the other way. Maybe you’ve already won so much that it evens it out a bit sometimes. I don’t know.
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Oh, my God, I don’t think any player can look forward to or expect to a career of so many Grand Slam wins or title wins or being so long at the top of the game.
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For me, I’m in the driver’s seat; I’m No. 1 in the world. I’ve won the last couple of meetings, and I’ve won the big tournaments lately. Whoever comes, I’ll try to beat him. But it’s almost up to me to decide who’s my rival, isn’t it?
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You know, I don’t only play for the record books.
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I’m playing great tennis. I’m enjoying the tour, having fun with the fans off the court. I’m loving it now.
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I’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
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I always had the dream that, once I became No 1 in the world, that if I had a child I hoped I would have it early enough so the child can see me playing.
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One or two years ago, I didn’t know who I was on court and I used to swear a lot. But now I’ve learned how to cope and can therefore win 10 matches in a row. I want to be remembered as a good player rather than an idiot on court.
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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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Once you reach a good level in tennis it fills you with a lot of motivation. I hope I can do it for a long time.
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You can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me it’s important to have a bit of both.
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One should just be able to play a perfect game.
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But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year’s season.
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Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.
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