I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
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.
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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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You 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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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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Sometimes 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.
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Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
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You know, I don’t only play for the record books.
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I’m at the top of my game so, when I win or lose, I don’t freak out…I don’t think we can call it a rivalry yet. There’s just to many great players around.
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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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For 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?
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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 would so like to be Lenny Kravitz.
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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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A man who wins, is a man who thinks he can.
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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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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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