Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federeris a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals. His accomplishments in professional tennis have led to him being regarded by many as the greatest tennis player of all time. Federer turned professional in 1998 and has been continuously ranked in the top 10 since October 2002...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth8 August 1981
CityBasel, Switzerland
CountrySwitzerland
I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
I can't stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We'll see what happens.
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.
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.
Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically...
It's not so simple to just stay in the moment and trust your game and your strength that you can turn it around.
Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that's when you start playing your best.
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.
I am thinking more and more about what I want to and can do after my days as an active athlete. Thoughts like family and marriage also cross my mind more and more often.
Once you reach a good level in tennis it fills you with a lot of motivation. I hope I can do it for a long time.
I'm proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
Hopefully I can just have another terrible year with only the one Grand Slam and that will be just fine.
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.
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.