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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.

Roger Federer

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
My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
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Game Move Myself Play
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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Different Language Myself Quite Talk
Obviously, matches and all that stuff takes its toll on your body and so forth. But as you get sort of a bit older, a bit wiser, and a bit more experienced, you know also how to handle it.
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Body Experience Old Wisdom Yourself
I definitely feel there’s room for improvement.
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Change Feeling Improvement Myself Room
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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Big Career Oneself Quick Strength Thinking Time Understand
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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Change Morning Need Practice Sleep
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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Dream Moments Myself Togetherness Thinking Wild Win
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
My favorite shot is always gonna be the forehand. It used to always be my favorite shot when I was young, so it’s the one I’ve won all the points with.
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Myself Sports Win Young
Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldn’t get more consistent than this year.
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Career Consistency Myself Struggle
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’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
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Fame Myself Proud Recognition
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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Challenge Change Myself Opinion Right Strong
I enjoyed the position I was in as a tennis player. I was to blame when I lost. I was to blame when I won. And I really like that, because I played soccer a lot too, and I couldn’t stand it when I had to blame it on the goalkeeper.
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Blame Enjoyment Goal Lost Myself Player Sports Win
I fear no one, but respect everyone.
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Dear Myself One Liner Respect
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
I don’t know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa and he never gets a time violation.
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Myself Time Violation 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
There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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Acceptance Hard Work Way
I always had the dream that, once I became No 1 in the world, that if I had a child I hoped I would have it early enough so the child can see me playing.
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Children Dream Enough Hope Myself Play See World
Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
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Fun Game Love Necessary Win 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
The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side.
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Fate Luck Oneself Yourself
It’s not so simple to just stay in the moment and trust your game and your strength that you can turn it around.
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Game Moments Simplicity Stay Strength Trust Yourself
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
Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.
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Best Harmony Peace Place Play Quiet Start Yourself

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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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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