When you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up – and for me it’s tennis.
ROGER FEDERERWhen you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up – and for me it’s tennis.
ROGER FEDERERBeing down match point, it’s just not fun.
ROGER FEDERERWhen 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.
ROGER FEDERERNo, 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.
ROGER FEDERERFor 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?
ROGER FEDERERMaybe 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.
ROGER FEDERERI definitely feel there’s room for improvement.
ROGER FEDERERI 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 FEDERERIt’s just unreal, I’m shocked myself. I’ve played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.
ROGER FEDERERI love tennis! I’ve always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to it.
ROGER FEDERERYou have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
ROGER FEDERERIn the locker room I was getting impatient to get on the court, I had to warm up several times.
ROGER FEDERERI’m not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.
ROGER FEDERERI 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.
ROGER FEDERERI’m playing great tennis. I’m enjoying the tour, having fun with the fans off the court. I’m loving it now.
ROGER FEDERERI’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.
ROGER FEDERER