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.
ROGER FEDERERObviously, 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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I always had the dream that, once I became No 1 in the world, that if I had a child I hoped I would have it early enough so the child can see me playing.
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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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One should just be able to play a perfect game.
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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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Hopefully I can just have another terrible year with only the one Grand Slam and that will be just fine.
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I don’t mind fans coming up in a friendly, respectful way. That’s all part of the fun of being a top tennis player. But if people take pictures without permission, particularly if my children are in the shot, I feel uncomfortable.
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I always believe if you’re stuck in a hole and maybe things aren’t going well you will come out stronger. Everything in life is this way.
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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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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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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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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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My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
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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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My family is the thing I miss most on the tour.
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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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