In the locker room I was getting impatient to get on the court, I had to warm up several times.
ROGER FEDEREROne 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.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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When you’re good at something, make that everything
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Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.
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With all the injury problems we have in men’s tennis at the moment, I’m happy to still be standing.
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I always had the dream that, once I became No 1 in the world, that if I had a child I hoped I would have it early enough so the child can see me playing.
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You know, I don’t only play for the record books.
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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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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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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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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.
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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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When you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up – and for me it’s tennis.
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I think it’s very hard for coaches to work with me. They’ll no doubt have a good CV afterwards, but at the same time they’re under a lot of pressure.
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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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Seriously. I’m not playing to prove anything to journalists. I’m playing for myself, for my fans,to make people happy.
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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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