I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
ROGER FEDERERI love tennis! I’ve always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to it.
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Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
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Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.
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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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One should just be able to play a perfect game.
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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
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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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One of my big, big strengths I think early on in my career was that I could learn very quickly. You wouldn’t have to tell me the things 10 times or 50 times until I would understand them. You would only have to tell me two or three times.
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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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My favorite shot is always gonna be the forehand. It used to always be my favorite shot when I was young, so it’s the one I’ve won all the points with.
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You know, I don’t only play for the record books.
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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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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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With all the injury problems we have in men’s tennis at the moment, I’m happy to still be standing.
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Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
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I fear no one, but respect everyone.
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My family is the thing I miss most on the tour.
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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 can’t stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We’ll see what happens.
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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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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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But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year’s season.
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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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Watching a movie a couple of weeks ago. An American movie. I can’t remember the name, but it wasn’t even a sad movie. It caught me off guard. I was on an airplane.
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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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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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