I am a sucker for those old traditional places, and Rome is as good as it gets, particularly when you throw in Italian food.
ROGER FEDERERI am a sucker for those old traditional places, and Rome is as good as it gets, particularly when you throw in Italian food.
ROGER FEDERERFor me, I’m in the driver’s seat; I’m No. 1 in the world. I’ve won the last couple of meetings, and I’ve won the big tournaments lately. Whoever comes, I’ll try to beat him. But it’s almost up to me to decide who’s my rival, isn’t it?
ROGER FEDERERIt’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’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
ROGER FEDERERIt 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.
ROGER FEDEREROne 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.
ROGER FEDERERI always knew I had something special.
ROGER FEDERERYou have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
ROGER FEDERERThe 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.
ROGER FEDERERI definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
ROGER FEDERERMy 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.
ROGER FEDEREROnce 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.
ROGER FEDERERSometimes I am a different character in different languages. I have different enjoyment from them. Sometimes different answers come out of me. Like, I didnt even know that about me. I get to know myself through different languages, actually.
ROGER FEDEREREvery match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
ROGER FEDERERWith all the injury problems we have in men’s tennis at the moment, I’m happy to still be standing.
ROGER FEDERERYou can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me it’s important to have a bit of both.
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