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.
ROGER FEDERERMy 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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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 fear no one, but respect everyone.
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Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
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Once you reach a good level in tennis it fills you with a lot of motivation. I hope I can do it for a long time.
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I’m not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.
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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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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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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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Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
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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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Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
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Maybe further down the road in my career, in a couple of years when I’m maybe not that fast any more around the court, then maybe it would be good to come to the net a little bit more often.
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I’m playing great tennis. I’m enjoying the tour, having fun with the fans off the court. I’m loving it now.
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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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I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
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