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.
ROGER FEDERERMy 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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Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
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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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My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
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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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The serve, I think, is the most difficult, you know, in terms of coordination, because you got the two arms going, and you got to toss it up at the right time so.
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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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It’s not so simple to just stay in the moment and trust your game and your strength that you can turn it around.
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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 feel there’s room for improvement.
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I used to do a lot of video analysis early on, but more for pleasure and looking at my own technique.
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I never waited 27 years, because 27 years ago I was just born. My parents never told me, ‘If you don’t win Roland Garros we take you to the orphanage.
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You know, I don’t only play for the record books.
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I’m not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.
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Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
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What I think I’ve been able to do well over the years is play with pain, play with problems, play in all sorts of conditions.
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