You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
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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I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
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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.
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A man who wins, is a man who thinks he can.
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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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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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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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You know, I don’t only play for the record books.
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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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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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My wife doesn’t like Football but she watches it just for Messi.
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Maybe further down the road in my career, in a couple of years when I’m maybe not that fast any more around the court, then maybe it would be good to come to the net a little bit more often.
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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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It’s not so simple to just stay in the moment and trust your game and your strength that you can turn it around.
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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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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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