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.
ROGER FEDERERSimple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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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 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 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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No, I’m not (disappointed). There’s no reason to be because I’m on an incredible run. You always expect a loss once in a while. So when it happens, why be disappointed if I win over 90% of my matches.
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I can’t stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We’ll see what happens.
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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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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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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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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.
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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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Maybe further down the road in my career, in a couple of years when I’m maybe not that fast any more around the court, then maybe it would be good to come to the net a little bit more often.
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It doesn’t need to be the same every day, doesn’t need to be the same shower I use, the same restaurant I go to, the same hour I go to sleep. I’ve always been very flexible. I don’t care if I practice at nine in the morning or 10 P.M.
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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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I’ve always been aware that the image you patiently construct for an entire career can be ruined in a minute. It scares you a bit, but that’s the way things are.
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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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