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You know, I don’t only play for the record books.

Roger Federer

I never waited 27 years, because 27 years ago I was just born. My parents never told me, ‘If you don’t win Roland Garros we take you to the orphanage.
ROGER FEDERER

Born Myself Orphan Parents Wait Yourself
I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
ROGER FEDERER

Myself Sports Tournament
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.
ROGER FEDERER

Change Give Up Important Success Yourself
Confidence? Are you kidding me? I mean, please. Look, some players grow up and play like that. I remember losing junior matches. Just being down 5-2 in the third, and they all just start slapping shots.
ROGER FEDERER

Confidence Growth Play Player Remember Start
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.
ROGER FEDERER

Circle Confidence Experience Positive Pride Success Talk Yourself
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.
ROGER FEDERER

Feeling Happiness Hurt Myself Perspective Sorry View Win
There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
ROGER FEDERER

Acceptance Hard Work Way
I used to do a lot of video analysis early on, but more for pleasure and looking at my own technique.
ROGER FEDERER

Happiness Myself Technique
I can’t stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We’ll see what happens.
ROGER FEDERER

Change Fame Myself
When you’re good at something, make that everything
ROGER FEDERER

Goodness Inspirational One Liner Yourself
My favorite shot is always gonna be the forehand. It used to always be my favorite shot when I was young, so it’s the one I’ve won all the points with.
ROGER FEDERER

Myself Sports Win Young
You’ve never seen me dance, have you?
ROGER FEDERER

Dance Funny Myself See Yourself
It’s not so simple to just stay in the moment and trust your game and your strength that you can turn it around.
ROGER FEDERER

Game Moments Simplicity Stay Strength Trust Yourself
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.
ROGER FEDERER

Advice Father Live Money Myself Pay Travel
Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
ROGER FEDERER

Inspirational Mental Myself One Liner
Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
ROGER FEDERER

Acceptance Better Man Sports Yourself

You know, I don’t only play for the record books.

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