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 FEDERERI’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
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Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
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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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Oh, my God, I don’t think any player can look forward to or expect to a career of so many Grand Slam wins or title wins or being so long at the top of the game.
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You always want to win. That is why you play tennis, because you love the sport and try to be the best you can at it.
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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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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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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.
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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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What I think I’ve been able to do well over the years is play with pain, play with problems, play in all sorts of conditions.
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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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I definitely feel there’s room for improvement.
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Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
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I’m at the top of my game so, when I win or lose, I don’t freak out…I don’t think we can call it a rivalry yet. There’s just to many great players around.
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I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
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One should just be able to play a perfect game.
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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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I have learnt to be even more patient.
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A man who wins, is a man who thinks he can.
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I’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
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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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You’ve never seen me dance, have you?
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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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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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I am thinking more and more about what I want to and can do after my days as an active athlete. Thoughts like family and marriage also cross my mind more and more often.
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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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Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
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