Early in my career, I had no consistency. Now I’m the most consistent player on the tour. It feels pretty good.
ROGER FEDERERI’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.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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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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Seriously. I’m not playing to prove anything to journalists. I’m playing for myself, for my fans,to make people happy.
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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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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 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.
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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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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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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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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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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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It’s just unreal, I’m shocked myself. I’ve played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.
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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 have two lives, and all the problems I might have, I feel like I drop them once I step on to the match court.
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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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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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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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Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.
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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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My wife doesn’t like Football but she watches it just for Messi.
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I have learnt to be even more patient.
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I’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
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Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
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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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Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
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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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I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
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