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.
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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My family is the thing I miss most on the tour.
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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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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 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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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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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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Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
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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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What I think I’ve been able to do well over the years is play with pain, play with problems, play in all sorts of conditions.
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I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
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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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I can’t stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We’ll see what happens.
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Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
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I fear no one, but respect everyone.
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I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
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