Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.
ROGER FEDERERBeing down match point, it’s just not fun.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
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I would so like to be Lenny Kravitz.
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I am thinking more and more about what I want to and can do after my days as an active athlete. Thoughts like family and marriage also cross my mind more and more often.
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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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I’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
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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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The nicer the point, the more — the better I feel, the more excited I get. But I never play that my opponent looks stupid. I think that is wrong. I have too much respect for every opponent I play.
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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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I’ve always been aware that the image you patiently construct for an entire career can be ruined in a minute. It scares you a bit, but that’s the way things are.
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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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A man who wins, is a man who thinks he can.
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I always knew I had something special.
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Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
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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.
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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 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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One of my big, big strengths I think early on in my career was that I could learn very quickly. You wouldn’t have to tell me the things 10 times or 50 times until I would understand them. You would only have to tell me two or three times.
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Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldn’t get more consistent than this year.
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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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You know, I don’t only play for the record books.
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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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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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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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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 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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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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