Roger Federer Quotes
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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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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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Every match I go into, I'm the huge favorite. I lose a set and it's, like, crazy.
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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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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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I don't know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa and he never gets a time violation.
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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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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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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 hope so. God, I've practiced so much that I you don't want to be worse five years later. I feel I have a great game today. I know how hard it is to pull off those great shots, and I know how easy it is to miss, so I'm more aware of these things. But I'm so happy I'm at the age I am right now because I had such a great run and I know there's still more possible.
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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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When I was 12 years old, I was just horrible. My parents were ashamed to watch my matches. I would play on a court at the local club and they would watch from the balcony. They would scream, 'Be quiet' to me and I would scream back, 'Go and have a drink. Leave me alone.' Then we would drive home in a very quiet car. No one speaking to each other.
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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 feel a bit awkward playing in a red shirt out at Wimbledon. But I don't dislike it.
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To handle that stardom, the red carpets, the photo shoots, people all of a sudden recognizing you and following you in everyday life, it's a bit weird. It's strange, and it can have funny effects on you in terms of do you like it or don't you like it. Some people run away from it, some people embrace it; I found a good middle ground.
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I let the evening unfold. I'm the sort of guy who likes to sit in the chair and look at the wine glass.
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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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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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It's just unreal, I'm shocked myself. I've played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.
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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 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 can walk around screaming, 'I have 17 Grand Slams. I have the record here or there.' When you can play for history and you do it, that's what is so really cool, is that you can then be compared to other greats or you've passed another great, even though it doesn't mean you're better than him. But it's just like that moment you've gone into the unknown where nobody else has ever been before.
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I'm shocked every time that I've reached so many finals or won against so many players or whatever record it is. It strikes me and makes me obviously very happy and very proud that I've been able to do it for so many years at the highest of levels.