I would so like to be Lenny Kravitz.
ROGER FEDERERI had a nice dinner. I let the evening unfold, flow. I like to sit in a chair with a wine glass. When I woke up, I thought, ‘Why didn’t I go to bed at 11?’ I came back at 3 and went to bed at 5.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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When I won in 2003, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would win Wimbledon and have my kids seeing me lift the trophy, so this is pretty surreal. And yeah, I was almost shocked in the moment that it all came together so nicely.
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My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
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Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.
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I don’t know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa and he never gets a time violation.
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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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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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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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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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Confidence? Are you kidding me? I mean, please. Look, some players grow up and play like that. I remember losing junior matches. Just being down 5-2 in the third, and they all just start slapping shots.
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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 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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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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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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My wife doesn’t like Football but she watches it just for Messi.
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Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
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It’s not so simple to just stay in the moment and trust your game and your strength that you can turn it around.
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I have learnt to be even more patient.
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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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Success is a nice thing because it always means you’ve taken a step forward and it gives you a sense of pride, which in turn gives you confidence and experience-a positive circle, so to speak.
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Obviously, 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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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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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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Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
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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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Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
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