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.
ROGER FEDERERI think it’s very hard for coaches to work with me. They’ll no doubt have a good CV afterwards, but at the same time they’re under a lot of pressure.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels.
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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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You can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me it’s important to have a bit of both.
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What I think I’ve been able to do well over the years is play with pain, play with problems, play in all sorts of conditions.
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I’m playing great tennis. I’m enjoying the tour, having fun with the fans off the court. I’m loving it now.
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I have learnt to be even more patient.
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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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Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
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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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Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
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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 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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Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
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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.
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I’m not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.
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