The more I lose, the more they believe they can beat me. But believing is not enough, you still have to beat me.
ROGER FEDERERWhen you’re good at something, make that everything
More Roger Federer Quotes
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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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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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When you’re good at something, make that everything
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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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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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I always knew I had something special.
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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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I’ve always been aware that the image you patiently construct for an entire career can be ruined in a minute. It scares you a bit, but that’s the way things are.
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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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You’ve never seen me dance, have you?
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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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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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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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I’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.
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One should just be able to play a perfect game.
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The nicer the point, the more — the better I feel, the more excited I get. But I never play that my opponent looks stupid. I think that is wrong. I have too much respect for every opponent I play.
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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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I did all the right things in so many tournaments. But like I said, sometimes in sports it just goes the other way. Maybe you’ve already won so much that it evens it out a bit sometimes. I don’t know.
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I don’t mind fans coming up in a friendly, respectful way. That’s all part of the fun of being a top tennis player. But if people take pictures without permission, particularly if my children are in the shot, I feel uncomfortable.
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My wife doesn’t like Football but she watches it just for Messi.
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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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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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It’s just unreal, I’m shocked myself. I’ve played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.
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I have learnt to be even more patient.
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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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