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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.

Roger Federer

Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.
ROGER FEDERER

Best Harmony Peace Place Play Quiet Start Yourself
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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Fans Fun Greatness Myself Play Sports
Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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Acceptance Better Man Sports Yourself
I’m not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.
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Angry Guy Kind Myself Wake Up
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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Myself Right Tournament Win
It’s just unreal, I’m shocked myself. I’ve played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.
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Destroy Goodness Myself Play Reality
I always believe if you’re stuck in a hole and maybe things aren’t going well you will come out stronger. Everything in life is this way.
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Believe Life Myself Strength Strong Way
I can’t stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We’ll see what happens.
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Change Fame Myself
You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
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Believe Goal Inspirational Motivational Planning Success Yourself
I definitely feel there’s room for improvement.
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Change Feeling Improvement Myself Room
I am a sucker for those old traditional places, and Rome is as good as it gets, particularly when you throw in Italian food.
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Food Goodness Myself Place
But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year’s season.
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Chance Feeling Myself
The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side.
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Fate Luck Oneself Yourself
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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Feeling Happiness Hurt Myself Perspective Sorry View Win
I’m at the top of my game so, when I win or lose, I don’t freak out…I don’t think we can call it a rivalry yet. There’s just to many great players around.
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Game Greatness Lose Myself Player Thinking Win
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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Dream Moments Myself Togetherness Thinking Wild Win
I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
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Chance Myself Need Opportunity
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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Advice Father Live Money Myself Pay Travel
Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldn’t get more consistent than this year.
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Career Consistency Myself Struggle
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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Doubt Myself Pressure Thinking Time
The crowds are very important for tennis. It makes you play better, but it can also make you nervous and that’s the beauty of it.
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Beautiful Important Play Sports
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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Blame Enjoyment Goal Lost Myself Player Sports Win
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.
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Best Love Play Sports Try Win Yourself
When you’re good at something, make that everything
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Goodness Inspirational One Liner Yourself
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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Children Comfortable Friendship Fun Myself People Photograph Player
Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
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Fun Game Love Necessary Win Yourself
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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Believe Defeat Enough Inspirational Lose Myself

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