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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.

Roger Federer

I 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.
ROGER FEDERER

Athlete Family Marriage Mindset Myself Thinking
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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Career Image Myself Patience Ruin Yourself
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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Difficult Myself Right Strong Thinking Time
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.
ROGER FEDERER

Big Career Oneself Quick Strength Thinking Time Understand
I have learnt to be even more patient.
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Learning Myself One Liner Patience
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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Character Different Identity Language Myself
I never waited 27 years, because 27 years ago I was just born. My parents never told me, ‘If you don’t win Roland Garros we take you to the orphanage.
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Born Myself Orphan Parents Wait Yourself
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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Body Experience Old Wisdom Yourself
Watching a movie a couple of weeks ago. An American movie. I can’t remember the name, but it wasn’t even a sad movie. It caught me off guard. I was on an airplane.
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Couple Movie Myself Remember Sad
The nicer the point, the more — the better I feel, the more excited I get. But I never play that my opponent looks stupid. I think that is wrong. I have too much respect for every opponent I play.
ROGER FEDERER

Better Excitement Feeling Myself Nice Play Respect Rival Stupidity Thinking Wrong
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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Disappoint Expectation Loss Myself Reason Run Win
Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
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Fun Sports
Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
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Fun Game Love Necessary Win Yourself
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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Myself Time Violation Yourself
I’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
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Fame Myself Proud Recognition
You’ve never seen me dance, have you?
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Dance Funny Myself See Yourself

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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