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Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.

Roger Federer

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.
ROGER FEDERER

Children Dream Enough Hope Myself Play See World
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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Game Greatness Lose Myself Player Thinking Win
My 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.
ROGER FEDERER

Myself Sports Win Young
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.
ROGER FEDERER

Big Career Oneself Quick Strength Thinking Time Understand
Success is a nice thing because it always means you’ve taken a step forward and it gives you a sense of pride, which in turn gives you confidence and experience-a positive circle, so to speak.
ROGER FEDERER

Circle Confidence Experience Positive Pride Success Talk Yourself
It’s just unreal, I’m shocked myself. I’ve played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.
ROGER FEDERER

Destroy Goodness Myself Play Reality
I feel a bit awkward playing in a red shirt out at Wimbledon. But I don’t dislike it.
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Appearance Feeling Myself Play
I have two lives, and all the problems I might have, I feel like I drop them once I step on to the match court.
ROGER FEDERER

Feeling Live Myself Problem
When you’re good at something, make that everything
ROGER FEDERER

Goodness Inspirational One Liner Yourself
Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldn’t get more consistent than this year.
ROGER FEDERER

Career Consistency Myself Struggle
Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
ROGER FEDERER

Bad Myself Simplicity Start
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.
ROGER FEDERER

Change Morning Need Practice Sleep
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 FEDERER

Children Comfortable Friendship Fun Myself People Photograph Player
I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
ROGER FEDERER

Difficult Help Moments Myself Positive Thinking
I would so like to be Lenny Kravitz.
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Idol Myself
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.
ROGER FEDERER

Athlete Believe Issues Mindset Myself Thinking Tournament Yourself
When I won in 2003, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would win Wimbledon and have my kids seeing me lift the trophy, so this is pretty surreal. And yeah, I was almost shocked in the moment that it all came together so nicely.
ROGER FEDERER

Dream Moments Myself Togetherness Thinking Wild Win
Seriously. I’m not playing to prove anything to journalists. I’m playing for myself, for my fans,to make people happy.
ROGER FEDERER

Evidence Fans Happiness People Play Serious
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.
ROGER FEDERER

Confidence Growth Play Player Remember Start
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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Beautiful Important Play Sports
I don’t know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa and he never gets a time violation.
ROGER FEDERER

Myself Time Violation Yourself
I’m playing great tennis. I’m enjoying the tour, having fun with the fans off the court. I’m loving it now.
ROGER FEDERER

Fans Fun Greatness Myself Play Sports
Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
ROGER FEDERER

Inspirational Mental Myself One Liner
Sometimes 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.
ROGER FEDERER

Character Different Identity Language Myself
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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Best Love Play Sports Try Win Yourself
I used to do a lot of video analysis early on, but more for pleasure and looking at my own technique.
ROGER FEDERER

Happiness Myself Technique
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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Challenge Change Myself Opinion Right Strong

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