I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
ROGER FEDERERThe crowds are very important for tennis. It makes you play better, but it can also make you nervous and that’s the beauty of it.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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A man who wins, is a man who thinks he can.
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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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Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
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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’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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One of my big, big strengths I think early on in my career was that I could learn very quickly. You wouldn’t have to tell me the things 10 times or 50 times until I would understand them. You would only have to tell me two or three times.
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It’s not so simple to just stay in the moment and trust your game and your strength that you can turn it around.
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You know, I don’t only play for the record books.
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The crowds are very important for tennis. It makes you play better, but it can also make you nervous and that’s the beauty of it.
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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 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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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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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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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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I 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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