Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.
ROGER FEDERERWhen you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up – and for me it’s tennis.
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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My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels.
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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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You’ve never seen me dance, have you?
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Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
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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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I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
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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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You can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me it’s important to have a bit of both.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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You always want to win. That is why you play tennis, because you love the sport and try to be the best you can at it.
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