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.
ROGER FEDEREROne 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.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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I always knew I had something special.
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Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
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I feel a bit awkward playing in a red shirt out at Wimbledon. But I don’t dislike it.
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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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I used to do a lot of video analysis early on, but more for pleasure and looking at my own technique.
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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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I have learnt to be even more patient.
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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.
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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.
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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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I have two lives, and all the problems I might have, I feel like I drop them once I step on to the match court.
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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’m not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.
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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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Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
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