I don’t know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa and he never gets a time violation.
ROGER FEDERERI 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.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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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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I was aware of how incredible the match was. Unfortunately there had to be a winner. From my point of view many left feeling sorry for me instead of being happy for Rafa. Which hurts.
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I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
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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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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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Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
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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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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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I love tennis! I’ve always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to 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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Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldn’t get more consistent than this year.
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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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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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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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The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side.
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