Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
ROGER FEDERERThe 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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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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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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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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My family is the thing I miss most on the tour.
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I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
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I did all the right things in so many tournaments. But like I said, sometimes in sports it just goes the other way. Maybe you’ve already won so much that it evens it out a bit sometimes. I don’t know.
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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 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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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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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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A man who wins, is a man who thinks he can.
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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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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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I am thinking more and more about what I want to and can do after my days as an active athlete. Thoughts like family and marriage also cross my mind more and more often.
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I have learnt to be even more patient.
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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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Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.
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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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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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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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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 at the top of my game so, when I win or lose, I don’t freak out…I don’t think we can call it a rivalry yet. There’s just to many great players around.
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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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I have a very strong opinion. I’m absolutely against it. I’m against the challenge system. I’m for the way it is right now. Don’t change that.
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