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.
ROGER FEDERERWhen you’re good at something, make that everything
More Roger Federer Quotes
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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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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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I’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
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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 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.
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Seriously. I’m not playing to prove anything to journalists. I’m playing for myself, for my fans,to make people happy.
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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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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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I am a sucker for those old traditional places, and Rome is as good as it gets, particularly when you throw in Italian food.
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I definitely feel there’s room for improvement.
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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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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 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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In the locker room I was getting impatient to get on the court, I had to warm up several times.
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Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
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