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I 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.

Roger Federer

There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
ROGER FEDERER

Acceptance Hard Work Way
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.
ROGER FEDERER

Expectation Game Play Player Thinking Win
Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.
ROGER FEDERER

Father Husband Priority
I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
ROGER FEDERER

Myself Sports Tournament
My favorite shot is always gonna be the forehand. It used to always be my favorite shot when I was young, so it’s the one I’ve won all the points with.
ROGER FEDERER

Myself Sports Win Young
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.
ROGER FEDERER

Bed Early Food Myself Wake Up
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.
ROGER FEDERER

Born Myself Orphan Parents Wait Yourself
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.
ROGER FEDERER

Advice Father Live Money Myself Pay Travel
I’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
ROGER FEDERER

Fame Myself Proud Recognition
I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
ROGER FEDERER

Difficult Help Moments Myself Positive Thinking
It’s just unreal, I’m shocked myself. I’ve played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.
ROGER FEDERER

Destroy Goodness Myself Play Reality
You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
ROGER FEDERER

Believe Goal Inspirational Motivational Planning Success Yourself
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.
ROGER FEDERER

Career Couple Fast Goodness Myself Road
Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
ROGER FEDERER

Fun Sports
Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
ROGER FEDERER

Inspirational Mental Myself One Liner
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.
ROGER FEDERER

Character Different Identity Language Myself

I 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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I 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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