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 FEDERERClearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
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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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Obviously, matches and all that stuff takes its toll on your body and so forth. But as you get sort of a bit older, a bit wiser, and a bit more experienced, you know also how to handle it.
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A man who wins, is a man who thinks he can.
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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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I am a sucker for those old traditional places, and Rome is as good as it gets, particularly when you throw in Italian food.
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Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
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One or two years ago, I didn’t know who I was on court and I used to swear a lot. But now I’ve learned how to cope and can therefore win 10 matches in a row. I want to be remembered as a good player rather than an idiot on court.
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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.
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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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I can’t stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We’ll see what happens.
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When you’re good at something, make that everything
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My family is the thing I miss most on the tour.
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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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In the locker room I was getting impatient to get on the court, I had to warm up several times.
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Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
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