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 FEDERERThe 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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With all the injury problems we have in men’s tennis at the moment, I’m happy to still be standing.
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I’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
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When you’re good at something, make that everything
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Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
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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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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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My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
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I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
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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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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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You know, I don’t only play for the record books.
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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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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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Once you reach a good level in tennis it fills you with a lot of motivation. I hope I can do it for a long time.
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I don’t know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa and he never gets a time violation.
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