45 Roger Federer Quotes For A Positive Day
I always had the dream that, once I became No 1 in the world, that if I had a child I hoped I would have it early enough so the child can see me playing.
Having twin girls is a life changer - that's for sure. But I like getting up and changing diapers. It's the things you do.
I don't need to come back to Wimbledon every year because I can't live without it. I'd be totally cool without tennis.
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.
My heart is in South Africa, through my mum. My mum being from here, me spending a lot of time here as well, I feel most connected to this part of the world.
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.
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.
My favorite shot is always gonna be the forehand. It used to always be my favorite shot when I was young, so it's the one I've won all the points with.
Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.
I am extremely proud and honoured to have beaten Pete's record as he was my childhood hero and I have always looked up to him.
I had set a goal with my team to try and get back to the top of the rankings, but I never thought with the depth in the game this year that I would have been able to get it back so quickly.
Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldn't get more consistent than this year.
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.
I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
I have learnt to be even more patient.
I can't stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We'll see what happens.
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.
I am a sucker for those old traditional places, and Rome is as good as it gets, particularly when you throw in Italian food.
I'm as patient a father as I am on the tennis court. It takes a lot for me to get really upset, but sometimes kids can get you really cross if they really keep bugging you.
When I think of the Olympics I only think of good things. I think of what a great event it is and what it has done for me and my career, and changed my personal life, too.
We can't always agree on everything.
You know, I don't only play for the record books.
Clearly, when you win everything, it's fun. That doesn't necessarily mean you love the game more.
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.
But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year's season.
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.
I feel a bit awkward playing in a red shirt out at Wimbledon. But I don't dislike it.
For me, it's important that a fan can buy something that is related to me. Like in soccer, you buy a shirt and it's got somebody's name on the back. That's kind of a cool thing.
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.
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.
