I am a sucker for those old traditional places, and Rome is as good as it gets, particularly when you throw in Italian food.
ROGER FEDERERI don’t know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa and he never gets a time violation.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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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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My family is the thing I miss most on the tour.
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I always believe if you’re stuck in a hole and maybe things aren’t going well you will come out stronger. Everything in life is this way.
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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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You always want to win. That is why you play tennis, because you love the sport and try to be the best you can at it.
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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 am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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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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I had a nice dinner. I let the evening unfold, flow. I like to sit in a chair with a wine glass. When I woke up, I thought, ‘Why didn’t I go to bed at 11?’ I came back at 3 and went to bed at 5.
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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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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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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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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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I have learnt to be even more patient.
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