It’s not so simple to just stay in the moment and trust your game and your strength that you can turn it around.
ROGER FEDERERI 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.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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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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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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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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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 feel a bit awkward playing in a red shirt out at Wimbledon. But I don’t dislike it.
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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 definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
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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.
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You know, I don’t only play for the record books.
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My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
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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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The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side.
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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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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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I don’t mind fans coming up in a friendly, respectful way. That’s all part of the fun of being a top tennis player. But if people take pictures without permission, particularly if my children are in the shot, I feel uncomfortable.
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