My family is the thing I miss most on the tour.
ROGER FEDERERConfidence? 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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I have learnt to be even more patient.
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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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No, I’m not (disappointed). There’s no reason to be because I’m on an incredible run. You always expect a loss once in a while. So when it happens, why be disappointed if I win over 90% of my matches.
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The serve, I think, is the most difficult, you know, in terms of coordination, because you got the two arms going, and you got to toss it up at the right time so.
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Watching a movie a couple of weeks ago. An American movie. I can’t remember the name, but it wasn’t even a sad movie. It caught me off guard. I was on an airplane.
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But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year’s season.
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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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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 feel there’s room for improvement.
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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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A man who wins, is a man who thinks he can.
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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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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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I feel a bit awkward playing in a red shirt out at Wimbledon. But I don’t dislike it.
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My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels.
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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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I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
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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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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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I can’t stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We’ll see what happens.
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You’ve never seen me dance, have you?
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When you’re good at something, make that everything
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It’s just unreal, I’m shocked myself. I’ve played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.
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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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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.
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I’m playing great tennis. I’m enjoying the tour, having fun with the fans off the court. I’m loving it now.
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