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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.

Roger Federer

One 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.
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Goodness Idiot Learning Myself Oneself Player Remember
I always believe if you’re stuck in a hole and maybe things aren’t going well you will come out stronger. Everything in life is this way.
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Believe Life Myself Strength Strong Way
There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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Acceptance Hard Work Way
I would so like to be Lenny Kravitz.
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Idol Myself
You know, I don’t only play for the record books.
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Book Myself Play Yourself
I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
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Myself Sports Tournament
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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Goodness Motivational Reach Time Yourself
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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Myself Right Tournament Win
Maybe further down the road in my career, in a couple of years when I’m maybe not that fast any more around the court, then maybe it would be good to come to the net a little bit more often.
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Career Couple Fast Goodness Myself Road
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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Children Comfortable Friendship Fun Myself People Photograph Player
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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Bed Early Food Myself Wake Up
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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Evidence Fans Happiness People Play Serious
I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
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Difficult Help Moments Myself Positive Thinking
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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Believe Defeat Enough Inspirational Lose Myself
In the locker room I was getting impatient to get on the court, I had to warm up several times.
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Myself Patience Time
Early in my career, I had no consistency. Now I’m the most consistent player on the tour. It feels pretty good.
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Career Feeling Goodness Myself Play Pretty
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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Doubt Myself Pressure Thinking Time
I fear no one, but respect everyone.
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Dear Myself One Liner Respect
I always knew I had something special.
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Ability Myself Self Love Talent
The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side.
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Fate Luck Oneself Yourself
You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
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Believe Goal Inspirational Motivational Planning Success Yourself
But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year’s season.
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Chance Feeling Myself
When you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up – and for me it’s tennis.
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Best Give Up Life Myself Sports Yourself
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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Better Excitement Feeling Myself Nice Play Respect Rival Stupidity Thinking Wrong
It’s just unreal, I’m shocked myself. I’ve played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.
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Destroy Goodness Myself Play Reality
I’m not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.
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Angry Guy Kind Myself Wake Up
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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Circle Confidence Experience Positive Pride Success Talk Yourself

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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