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.
ROGER FEDERERThe one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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One should just be able to play a perfect game.
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Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldn’t get more consistent than this year.
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I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
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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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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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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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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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Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
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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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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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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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Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
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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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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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It’s just unreal, I’m shocked myself. I’ve played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.
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I have learnt to be even more patient.
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My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
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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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You know, I don’t only play for the record books.
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In the locker room I was getting impatient to get on the court, I had to warm up several times.
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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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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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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side.
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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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Oh, my God, I don’t think any player can look forward to or expect to a career of so many Grand Slam wins or title wins or being so long at the top of the game.
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