I don’t mind fans coming up in a friendly, respectful way. That’s all part of the fun of being a top tennis player. But if people take pictures without permission, particularly if my children are in the shot, I feel uncomfortable.
ROGER FEDERERI 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.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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Oh, my God, I don’t think any player can look forward to or expect to a career of so many Grand Slam wins or title wins or being so long at the top of the game.
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In the locker room I was getting impatient to get on the court, I had to warm up several times.
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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’m playing great tennis. I’m enjoying the tour, having fun with the fans off the court. I’m loving it now.
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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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Early in my career, I had no consistency. Now I’m the most consistent player on the tour. It feels pretty good.
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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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It doesn’t need to be the same every day, doesn’t need to be the same shower I use, the same restaurant I go to, the same hour I go to sleep. I’ve always been very flexible. I don’t care if I practice at nine in the morning or 10 P.M.
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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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I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
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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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Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
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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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But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year’s season.
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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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