“Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.” ― Roger Federer
“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.” ― Roger Federer
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.
“You have to put in a lot of sacrifice and effort for sometimes little reward but you have to know that if you put in the right effort the reward will come.” ― Roger Federer
“I fear no one but respect everyone.” ― Roger Federer
“It doesn’t need to be the same every day, doesn’t need to be the same shower I use, the same restaurant I go to, the same hour I go to sleep. I’ve always been very flexible. I don’t care if I practice at nine in the morning or 10 P.M.” ― Roger Federer
“I fear no one, but respect everyone.” ― Roger Federer
“You have to believe in the long-term plan you have but you need the short-term goals to motivate and inspire you.” ― Roger Federer
“A man who wins is a man who thinks he can.” ― Roger Federer
“The serve, I think, is the most difficult, in terms of coordination because you got to toss it up at the right time. Roger Federer”
“I always knew I had something special.” ― Roger Federer
“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.” ― Roger Federer
“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
“There’s no way around hard work. Embrace it.” ― Roger Federer
“You have to put in the hours because there’s always something which you can improve.” ― Roger Federer
“I definitely feel there’s room for improvement.” ― Roger Federer
“I used to get nervous, you know if my parents would come watch. And then I would get nervous if my friends came and watched. Today it’s not a problem anymore actually, because now I enjoy it. I see that they, you know, respect me immensely, and I try to put on a good show and show that I can still play very good tennis.” ― Roger Federer
“There was a time where some players didn’t believe they could beat the top guys. So maybe there’s a little bit of a thing happening at the moment. I’m happy about that, that players believe they can beat the best on the biggest courts in the biggest matches.” ― Roger Federer
You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
“I have learnt to be even more patient.” ― Roger Federer
“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.” ― Roger Federer
“Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.” ― Roger Federer
“When you win everything, it’s fun.” ― Roger Federer
“There is no way around hard work. Embrace it. You have to put in the hours because there’s always something which you can improve. ”
“I am now the Wimbledon champion, and I think that gives me even more confidence coming to the Olympics. And maybe in some ways, it maybe takes some pressure off the Olympics, because I already did win at Wimbledon this year.” ― Roger Federer
“We can’t always agree on everything.” ― Roger Federer
“When you’re good at something, make that everything.” ― Roger Federer
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.
“This year I guess I decided in the bigger matches to take it more to my opponent instead of waiting a bit more for the mistakes. Yeah, this is I guess how you want to win Wimbledon, is by going after your shots, believing you can do it, and that’s what I was able to do today.” ― Roger Federer
Previously I always thought it was just tactical and technique, but every match has become almost mental and physical-I try to push myself to move well. I try to push myself not to get upset and stay positive, and that’s what my biggest improvement is over all those years. Under pressure I can see things very clear.
“I’m a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.” ― Roger Federer
“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.” ― Roger Federer
“When you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up – and for me it’s tennis.” ― Roger Federer
“Success is a nice thing because it always means you’ve taken a step forward and it gives you a sense of pride, which in turn gives you confidence and experience, a positive circle, so to speak.” ― Roger Federer
“I’ve practiced so much.” ― Roger Federer
“Sometimes I am a different character in different languages. I have different enjoyment from them. Sometimes different answers come out of me. Like, I didn’t even know that about me. I get to know myself through different languages, actually.” ― Roger Federer
I’m a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
“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.” ― Roger Federer
“I always had the dream.” ― Roger Federer
“When you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up, and for me it’s tennis.” ― Roger Federer
“Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldn’t get more consistent than this year.” ― Roger Federer
“I always look at the long term.” ― Roger Federer
“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.” ― Roger Federer
