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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.

Roger Federer

Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
ROGER FEDERER

Fun Game Love Necessary Win Yourself
Watching a movie a couple of weeks ago. An American movie. I can’t remember the name, but it wasn’t even a sad movie. It caught me off guard. I was on an airplane.
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Couple Movie Myself Remember Sad
Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.
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Father Husband Priority
Seriously. I’m not playing to prove anything to journalists. I’m playing for myself, for my fans,to make people happy.
ROGER FEDERER

Evidence Fans Happiness People Play Serious
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
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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Athlete Family Marriage Mindset Myself Thinking
When you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up – and for me it’s tennis.
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Best Give Up Life Myself Sports Yourself
It is always in my mind still that I can crush anybody. That’s not an issue. But I think that is the same for most athletes. If you don’t believe you can win tournaments anymore, then you can’t do it.
ROGER FEDERER

Athlete Believe Issues Mindset Myself Thinking Tournament Yourself
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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Big Career Oneself Quick Strength Thinking Time Understand
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 have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
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Myself Sports Tournament
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.
ROGER FEDERER

Change Give Up Important Success Yourself
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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Different Language Myself Quite Talk
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
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
Obviously, matches and all that stuff takes its toll on your body and so forth. But as you get sort of a bit older, a bit wiser, and a bit more experienced, you know also how to handle it.
ROGER FEDERER

Body Experience Old Wisdom Yourself

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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