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.
ROGER FEDERERIn the locker room I was getting impatient to get on the court, I had to warm up several times.
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Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
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The more I lose, the more they believe they can beat me. But believing is not enough, you still have to beat me.
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I’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
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My wife doesn’t like Football but she watches it just for Messi.
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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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I have learnt to be even more patient.
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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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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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I 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.
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Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
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Oh, my God, I don’t think any player can look forward to or expect to a career of so many Grand Slam wins or title wins or being so long at the top of the game.
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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 fear no one, but respect everyone.
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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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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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