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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.

Roger Federer

My wife doesn’t like Football but she watches it just for Messi.
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Effort Myself Sports Wife
I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
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Myself Sports Tournament
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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Body Experience Old Wisdom Yourself
It’s just unreal, I’m shocked myself. I’ve played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.
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Destroy Goodness Myself Play Reality
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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Children Dream Enough Hope Myself Play See World
Hopefully I can just have another terrible year with only the one Grand Slam and that will be just fine.
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Fine Hope Myself Oneself
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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Best Harmony Peace Place Play Quiet Start Yourself
I have learnt to be even more patient.
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Learning Myself One Liner Patience
I used to do a lot of video analysis early on, but more for pleasure and looking at my own technique.
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Happiness Myself Technique
What I think I’ve been able to do well over the years is play with pain, play with problems, play in all sorts of conditions.
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Myself Pain Play Problem Thinking
When you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up – and for me it’s tennis.
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Best Give Up Life Myself Sports Yourself
Sometimes I am a different character in different languages. I have different enjoyment from them. Sometimes different answers come out of me. Like, I didnt even know that about me. I get to know myself through different languages, actually.
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Character Different Identity Language Myself
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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Believe Defeat Enough Inspirational Lose Myself
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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Bed Early Food Myself Wake Up
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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Children Comfortable Friendship Fun Myself People Photograph Player
My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
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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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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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