Roger Federer Quotes

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• Tennis can be a very frustrating sport. There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it. You have to put in the hours because there is always something you can improve. [Y]ou 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

  Inspirational, Sports, Work

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• A man who wins, is a man who thinks he can.

  Roger Federer

  Winning, Men, Thinking

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• 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

  Believe, Goal, Long

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• There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.

  Roger Federer

  Hard Work, Way, Embrace

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• I fear no one, but respect everyone.

  Roger Federer

  Tennis, Fear No One

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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.

  Roger Federer

  Believe, Stronger, Way

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• Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that's when you start playing your best.

  Roger Federer

  Quiet, Harmony, Places Of Peace

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• The more I lose, the more they believe they can beat me. But believing is not enough, you still have to beat me.

  Roger Federer

  Believe, Enough, Beats

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• When you're good at something, make that everything

  Roger Federer

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• I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.

  Roger Federer

  Uplifting, Thinking, Helping

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• 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

  Nice, Taken, Mean

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• When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.

  Roger Federer

  Giving, Tennis, Want

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• 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

  Sports, Winning, Play

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• The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side

  Roger Federer

  Your Side, Luck, Sides

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• I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.

  Roger Federer

  Needs, Use, Chance

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• Winning or losing, it's always something special and something you'll remember, even more so when the match was as dramatic as it was today. It's even more memorable when I see my kids there with my wife and everything. That's what touched me the most, to be quite honest. The disappointment of the match itself went pretty quickly.

  Roger Federer

  Disappointment, Memorable, Kids

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• I'm not angry. As an athlete ... you should be open to criticism, and you're allowed to be criticized, because not everybody has the same opinion, not everybody likes the same players. The rankings are quite volatile: Today you're 'great,' tomorrow you're 'not,' but then you're 'great' again. It makes for great stories. Now, I always look at the long term and by doing that, obviously, I can stay calm through the storm.

  Roger Federer

  Athlete, Player, Long

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• 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.

  Roger Federer

  Successful, Giving, Important

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• 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.

  Roger Federer

  Moving, Years, Stay Positive

  "Federer's mental powers keep record in sight" by Richard Jago, www.theguardian.com. March 5, 2007.

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• Mentally, I'm not ever going to go away.

  Roger Federer

  Going Away

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• Seriously. I'm not playing to prove anything to journalists. I'm playing for myself, for my fans,to make people happy.

  Roger Federer

  People, Fans, Journalist

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• Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.

  Roger Federer

  Guy, Sometimes, Accepting

  "Federer back to reclaim his Wimbledon crown". Interview with Pritha Sarkar, www.reuters.com. June 19, 2011.

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• 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

  Crush, Believe, Athlete

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• One or two years ago, I didn't know who I was on court and I used to swear a lot. But now I've learned how to cope and can therefore win 10 matches in a row. I want to be remembered as a good player rather than an idiot on court.

  Roger Federer

  Winning, Player, Years

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• My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.

  Roger Federer

  Moving, Games, Play

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