With all the injury problems we have in men’s tennis at the moment, I’m happy to still be standing.
ROGER FEDERERSimple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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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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What I think I’ve been able to do well over the years is play with pain, play with problems, play in all sorts of conditions.
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No, I’m not (disappointed). There’s no reason to be because I’m on an incredible run. You always expect a loss once in a while. So when it happens, why be disappointed if I win over 90% of my matches.
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Hopefully I can just have another terrible year with only the one Grand Slam and that will be just fine.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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It’s just unreal, I’m shocked myself. I’ve played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.
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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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I’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
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I definitely feel there’s room for improvement.
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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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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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