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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.

Roger Federer

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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Bed Early Food Myself Wake Up
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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Big Career Oneself Quick Strength Thinking Time Understand
I can’t stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We’ll see what happens.
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Change Fame Myself
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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Couple Movie Myself Remember Sad
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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Believe Defeat Enough Inspirational Lose Myself
The serve, I think, is the most difficult, you know, in terms of coordination, because you got the two arms going, and you got to toss it up at the right time so.
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Difficult Myself Right Strong Thinking Time
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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Beautiful Important Play Sports
Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
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Crazy Fame Myself
Sometimes I am a different character in different languages. I have different enjoyment from them. Sometimes different answers come out of me. Like, I didnt even know that about me. I get to know myself through different languages, actually.
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Character Different Identity Language Myself
I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
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Myself Sports Tournament
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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Doubt Myself Pressure Thinking Time
It is always in my mind still that I can crush anybody. That’s not an issue. But I think that is the same for most athletes. If you don’t believe you can win tournaments anymore, then you can’t do it.
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Athlete Believe Issues Mindset Myself Thinking Tournament Yourself
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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Challenge Change Myself Opinion Right Strong
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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Children Dream Enough Hope Myself Play See World
I enjoyed the position I was in as a tennis player. I was to blame when I lost. I was to blame when I won. And I really like that, because I played soccer a lot too, and I couldn’t stand it when I had to blame it on the goalkeeper.
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Blame Enjoyment Goal Lost Myself Player Sports Win
I have learnt to be even more patient.
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Learning Myself One Liner Patience

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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