You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
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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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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The crowds are very important for tennis. It makes you play better, but it can also make you nervous and that’s the beauty of it.
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My family is the thing I miss most on the tour.
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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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You’ve never seen me dance, have you?
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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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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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I would so like to be Lenny Kravitz.
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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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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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My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
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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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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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Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.
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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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