Success is a nice thing because it always means you’ve taken a step forward and it gives you a sense of pride, which in turn gives you confidence and experience-a positive circle, so to speak.
ROGER FEDERERI am a sucker for those old traditional places, and Rome is as good as it gets, particularly when you throw in Italian food.
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I enjoyed the position I was in as a tennis player. I was to blame when I lost. I was to blame when I won. And I really like that, because I played soccer a lot too, and I couldn’t stand it when I had to blame it on the goalkeeper.
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I’m at the top of my game so, when I win or lose, I don’t freak out…I don’t think we can call it a rivalry yet. There’s just to many great players around.
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It is always in my mind still that I can crush anybody. That’s not an issue. But I think that is the same for most athletes. If you don’t believe you can win tournaments anymore, then you can’t do it.
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When you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up – and for me it’s tennis.
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I fear no one, but respect everyone.
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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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Obviously, matches and all that stuff takes its toll on your body and so forth. But as you get sort of a bit older, a bit wiser, and a bit more experienced, you know also how to handle it.
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I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
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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.
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Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
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Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
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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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It doesn’t need to be the same every day, doesn’t need to be the same shower I use, the same restaurant I go to, the same hour I go to sleep. I’ve always been very flexible. I don’t care if I practice at nine in the morning or 10 P.M.
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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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I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
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