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
My family is the thing I miss most on the tour.
It's not so simple to just stay in the moment and trust your game and your strength that you can turn it around.
Being down match point, it's just not fun.
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.
I'm not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.
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.
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.
I went to Phuket already, but would love to go to Chiang Mai one day.
Early in my career, I had no consistency. Now I'm the most consistent player on the tour. It feels pretty good.
The crowds are very important for tennis. It makes you play better, but it can also make you nervous and that's the beauty of it.
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.
I never expected i, in the first place, when I started playing tennis, that I would ever carry the flag into the Olympic Stadium for an Olympic Games... So for me that was a surprise and a huge honor in my life to be able to represent Switzerland.
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.
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.