I 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.
ROGER FEDERERMaybe further down the road in my career, in a couple of years when I’m maybe not that fast any more around the court, then maybe it would be good to come to the net a little bit more often.
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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 have a very strong opinion. I’m absolutely against it. I’m against the challenge system. I’m for the way it is right now. Don’t change that.
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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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Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
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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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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.
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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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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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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 definitely feel there’s room for improvement.
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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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I had a nice dinner. I let the evening unfold, flow. I like to sit in a chair with a wine glass. When I woke up, I thought, ‘Why didn’t I go to bed at 11?’ I came back at 3 and went to bed at 5.
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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.
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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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