The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side.
ROGER FEDERERMaybe 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.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldn’t get more consistent than this year.
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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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Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
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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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Hopefully I can just have another terrible year with only the one Grand Slam and that will be just fine.
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I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
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Seriously. I’m not playing to prove anything to journalists. I’m playing for myself, for my fans,to make people happy.
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Watching a movie a couple of weeks ago. An American movie. I can’t remember the name, but it wasn’t even a sad movie. It caught me off guard. I was on an airplane.
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One of my big, big strengths I think early on in my career was that I could learn very quickly. You wouldn’t have to tell me the things 10 times or 50 times until I would understand them. You would only have to tell me two or three times.
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You can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me it’s important to have a bit of both.
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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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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.
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I definitely feel there’s room for improvement.
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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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Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
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