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.
ROGER FEDERERSometimes I am a different character in different languages. I have different enjoyment from them. Sometimes different answers come out of me. Like, I didnt even know that about me. I get to know myself through different languages, actually.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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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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I 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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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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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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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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When you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up – and for me it’s tennis.
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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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I’m not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.
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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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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’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
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One or two years ago, I didn’t know who I was on court and I used to swear a lot. But now I’ve learned how to cope and can therefore win 10 matches in a row. I want to be remembered as a good player rather than an idiot on court.
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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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Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
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