I always knew I had something special.
ROGER FEDEREROne 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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Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldn’t get more consistent than this year.
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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.
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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 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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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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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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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace 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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I have learnt to be even more patient.
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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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I fear no one, but respect everyone.
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I’ve done so many interviews over the years in so many different languages. Radios. Papers. Magazines. There’s always another interview to do. It’s quite something, I have to say.
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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.
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I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
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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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I love tennis! I’ve always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to it.
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Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
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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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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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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.
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I’m not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.
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The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side.
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In the locker room I was getting impatient to get on the court, I had to warm up several times.
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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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My family is the thing I miss most on the tour.
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