I have two lives, and all the problems I might have, I feel like I drop them once I step on to the match court.
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.
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Seriously. I’m not playing to prove anything to journalists. I’m playing for myself, for my fans,to make people happy.
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Early in my career, I had no consistency. Now I’m the most consistent player on the tour. It feels pretty good.
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I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.
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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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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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My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
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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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Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
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The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side.
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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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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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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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I’ve done so many interviews over the years in so many different languages. Radios. Papers. Magazines. There’s always another interview to do. It’s quite something, I have to say.
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I would so like to be Lenny Kravitz.
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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 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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I’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
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Oh, my God, I don’t think any player can look forward to or expect to a career of so many Grand Slam wins or title wins or being so long at the top of the game.
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Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
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It’s just unreal, I’m shocked myself. I’ve played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.
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For me, I’m in the driver’s seat; I’m No. 1 in the world. I’ve won the last couple of meetings, and I’ve won the big tournaments lately. Whoever comes, I’ll try to beat him. But it’s almost up to me to decide who’s my rival, isn’t it?
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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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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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