Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
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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Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
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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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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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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 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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But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year’s season.
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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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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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I have learnt to be even more patient.
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You’ve never seen me dance, have you?
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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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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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I’m playing great tennis. I’m enjoying the tour, having fun with the fans off the court. I’m loving it now.
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I enjoyed the position I was in as a tennis player. I was to blame when I lost. I was to blame when I won. And I really like that, because I played soccer a lot too, and I couldn’t stand it when I had to blame it on the goalkeeper.
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When you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up – and for me it’s tennis.
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