You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
ROGER FEDERERSuccess 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.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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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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I feel a bit awkward playing in a red shirt out at Wimbledon. But I don’t dislike it.
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My favorite shot is always gonna be the forehand. It used to always be my favorite shot when I was young, so it’s the one I’ve won all the points with.
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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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I can’t stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We’ll see what happens.
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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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You’ve never seen me dance, have you?
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I have a very strong opinion. I’m absolutely against it. I’m against the challenge system. I’m for the way it is right now. Don’t change that.
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One should just be able to play a perfect game.
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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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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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But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year’s season.
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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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Hopefully I can just have another terrible year with only the one Grand Slam and that will be just fine.
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