My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels.
ROGER FEDERERI feel a bit awkward playing in a red shirt out at Wimbledon. But I don’t dislike it.
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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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You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
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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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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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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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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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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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No, 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.
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One should just be able to play a perfect game.
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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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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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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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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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I would so like to be Lenny Kravitz.
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Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.
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