I used to do a lot of video analysis early on, but more for pleasure and looking at my own technique.
ROGER FEDERERI 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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It’s just unreal, I’m shocked myself. I’ve played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.
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My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
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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 knew I had something special.
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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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Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
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Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.
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The crowds are very important for tennis. It makes you play better, but it can also make you nervous and that’s the beauty of it.
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I’m not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.
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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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Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
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With all the injury problems we have in men’s tennis at the moment, I’m happy to still be standing.
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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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You know, I don’t only play for the record books.
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It doesn’t need to be the same every day, doesn’t need to be the same shower I use, the same restaurant I go to, the same hour I go to sleep. I’ve always been very flexible. I don’t care if I practice at nine in the morning or 10 P.M.
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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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Early in my career, I had no consistency. Now I’m the most consistent player on the tour. It feels pretty good.
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I love tennis! I’ve always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to it.
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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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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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You’ve never seen me dance, have you?
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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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It is always in my mind still that I can crush anybody. That’s not an issue. But I think that is the same for most athletes. If you don’t believe you can win tournaments anymore, then you can’t do it.
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My favorite shot is always gonna be the forehand. It used to always be my favorite shot when I was young, so it’s the one I’ve won all the points with.
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I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
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A man who wins, is a man who thinks he can.
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