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 game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
The serve, I was too young and too small and... not enough powerful to have a good serve when I was young, so my forehand was always my signature shot. So I used to always run around my backhand, you know, use my forehand as much as I could, and so that's why I think it's my strength also today, you know.
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.
When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.
The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side
Seriously. I'm not playing to prove anything to journalists. I'm playing for myself, for my fans,to make people happy.
I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
When you're good at something, make that everything
You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that's when you start playing your best.
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.
I fear no one, but respect everyone.
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.