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?
ROGER FEDERERI never waited 27 years, because 27 years ago I was just born. My parents never told me, ‘If you don’t win Roland Garros we take you to the orphanage.
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When you’re good at something, make that everything
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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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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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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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I never waited 27 years, because 27 years ago I was just born. My parents never told me, ‘If you don’t win Roland Garros we take you to the orphanage.
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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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The 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.
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I’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
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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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Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
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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 feel a bit awkward playing in a red shirt out at Wimbledon. But I don’t dislike it.
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I used to do a lot of video analysis early on, but more for pleasure and looking at my own technique.
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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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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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