You 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.
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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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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 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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I don’t know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa and he never gets a time violation.
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Obviously, matches and all that stuff takes its toll on your body and so forth. But as you get sort of a bit older, a bit wiser, and a bit more experienced, you know also how to handle it.
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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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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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Hopefully I can just have another terrible year with only the one Grand Slam and that will be just fine.
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The more I lose, the more they believe they can beat me. But believing is not enough, you still have to beat me.
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Confidence? Are you kidding me? I mean, please. Look, some players grow up and play like that. I remember losing junior matches. Just being down 5-2 in the third, and they all just start slapping shots.
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Success is a nice thing because it always means you’ve taken a step forward and it gives you a sense of pride, which in turn gives you confidence and experience-a positive circle, so to speak.
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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 always knew I had something special.
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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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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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