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.
ROGER FEDERERI 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.
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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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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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I used to do a lot of video analysis early on, but more for pleasure and looking at my own technique.
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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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Hopefully I can just have another terrible year with only the one Grand Slam and that will be just fine.
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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 am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
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Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
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You’ve never seen me dance, have you?
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I always knew I had something special.
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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.
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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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I did all the right things in so many tournaments. But like I said, sometimes in sports it just goes the other way. Maybe you’ve already won so much that it evens it out a bit sometimes. I don’t know.
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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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My family is the thing I miss most on the tour.
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