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.
ROGER FEDERERI have learnt to be even more patient.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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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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When I won in 2003, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would win Wimbledon and have my kids seeing me lift the trophy, so this is pretty surreal. And yeah, I was almost shocked in the moment that it all came together so nicely.
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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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It doesn’t need to be the same every day, doesn’t need to be the same shower I use, the same restaurant I go to, the same hour I go to sleep. I’ve always been very flexible. I don’t care if I practice at nine in the morning or 10 P.M.
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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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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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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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The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side.
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The more I lose, the more they believe they can beat me. But believing is not enough, you still have to beat me.
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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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I’ve done so many interviews over the years in so many different languages. Radios. Papers. Magazines. There’s always another interview to do. It’s quite something, I have to say.
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I love tennis! I’ve always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to it.
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Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.
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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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The crowds are very important for tennis. It makes you play better, but it can also make you nervous and that’s the beauty of it.
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