It is always in my mind still that I can crush anybody. That’s not an issue. But I think that is the same for most athletes. If you don’t believe you can win tournaments anymore, then you can’t do it.
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 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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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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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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But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year’s season.
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Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
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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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One should just be able to play a perfect game.
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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 feel a bit awkward playing in a red shirt out at Wimbledon. But I don’t dislike 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 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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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’m not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.
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I’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
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You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
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