I don’t know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa and he never gets a time violation.
ROGER FEDERERI’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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Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
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I would so like to be Lenny Kravitz.
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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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I love tennis! I’ve always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to it.
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But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year’s season.
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I’m not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.
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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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I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
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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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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.
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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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I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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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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Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
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I have a very strong opinion. I’m absolutely against it. I’m against the challenge system. I’m for the way it is right now. Don’t change that.
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Early in my career, I had no consistency. Now I’m the most consistent player on the tour. It feels pretty good.
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My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
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My wife doesn’t like Football but she watches it just for Messi.
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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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The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side.
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I always knew I had something special.
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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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Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
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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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With all the injury problems we have in men’s tennis at the moment, I’m happy to still be standing.
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