I can’t stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We’ll see what happens.
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 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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I’m not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.
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My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
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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.
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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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For me, I’m in the driver’s seat; I’m No. 1 in the world. I’ve won the last couple of meetings, and I’ve won the big tournaments lately. Whoever comes, I’ll try to beat him. But it’s almost up to me to decide who’s my rival, isn’t it?
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I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
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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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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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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 did all the right things in so many tournaments. But like I said, sometimes in sports it just goes the other way. Maybe you’ve already won so much that it evens it out a bit sometimes. I don’t know.
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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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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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I always knew I had something special.
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I definitely feel there’s room for improvement.
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