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.
ROGER FEDERERThe more I lose, the more they believe they can beat me. But believing is not enough, you still have to beat me.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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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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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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One or two years ago, I didn’t know who I was on court and I used to swear a lot. But now I’ve learned how to cope and can therefore win 10 matches in a row. I want to be remembered as a good player rather than an idiot on court.
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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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I am thinking more and more about what I want to and can do after my days as an active athlete. Thoughts like family and marriage also cross my mind more and more often.
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Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.
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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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Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
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The serve, I think, is the most difficult, you know, in terms of coordination, because you got the two arms going, and you got to toss it up at the right time so.
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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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You can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me it’s important to have a bit of both.
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I can’t stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We’ll see what happens.
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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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I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
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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.
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