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'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.
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 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.
With all the injury problems we have in men's tennis at the moment, I'm happy to still be standing.
I'm playing great tennis. I'm enjoying the tour, having fun with the fans off the court. I'm loving it now.
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 don't need to come back to Wimbledon every year because I can't live without it. I'd be totally cool without tennis.
I enjoyed the position I was in as a tennis player. I was to blame when I lost. I was to blame when I won. And I really like that, because I played soccer a lot too, and I couldn't stand it when I had to blame it on the goalkeeper.
I love tennis! I've always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to it.
When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.
There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
I fear no one, but respect everyone.