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.
ROGER FEDERERWith all the injury problems we have in men’s tennis at the moment, I’m happy to still be standing.
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Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
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I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
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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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Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
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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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When you’re good at something, make that everything
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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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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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One or two years ago, I didn’t know who I was on court and I used to swear a lot. But now I’ve learned how to cope and can therefore win 10 matches in a row. I want to be remembered as a good player rather than an idiot on court.
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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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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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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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You always want to win. That is why you play tennis, because you love the sport and try to be the best you can at it.
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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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You’ve never seen me dance, have you?
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