Roger Federer born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 2 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Federer has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in history for a male player, and has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for 302 weeks, including 237 consecutive weeks. After turning professional in 1998, he was continuously ranked in the top ten from October 2002 to November 2016. He re-entered the top ten following his victory at the 2017 Australian Open.
In majors, Federer has won eight Wimbledon titles, six Australian Open titles, five US Open titles and one French Open title. He is among the eight men to have captured a career Grand Slam. He has reached a record 30 men’s singles Grand Slam finals, including ten in a row from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships to the 2007 US Open. Federer has won 96 career titles including six ATP World Tour Finals, 27 ATP World Tour Masters 1000, and 19ATP World Tour 500 tournaments. Given these achievements, many players and analysts consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time.
Federer has been named the Swiss Sports Personality of the Year a record seven times. He was named ATP Player of the Year five times, was named ITF World Champion five times, and won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years from 2005–2008. He has won the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year four times.(From Wikipedia)
TOP QUOTES BY ROGER FEDERER
“There is no way around hard work. Embrace it. You have to put in the hours because there’s always something which you can improve. ” – Roger Federer
“When you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up – and for me it’s tennis”. – Roger Federer
“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.” – Roger Federer
“There was a time where some players didn’t believe they could beat the top guys. So maybe there’s a little bit of a thing happening at the moment. I’m happy about that, that players believe they can beat the best on the biggest courts in the biggest matches.” – Roger Federer
I’m a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments. – Roger Federer
“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.” – Roger Federer
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
“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
“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.” – Roger Federer
“I’ve always been aware that the image you patiently construct for an entire career can be ruined in a minute. It scares you a bit, but that’s the way things are.” – Roger Federer
“I have learnt to be even more patient.”- Roger Federer
“We can’t always agree on everything.” – Roger Federer
The serve, I think, is the most difficult, in terms of coordination because you got to toss it up at the right time.” – Roger Federer
“My heart is in South Africa, through my mum. My mum being from here, me spending a lot of time here as well, I feel most connected to this part of the world.” – Roger Federer
“When you win everything, it’s fun.” – Roger Federer
“Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.” – Roger Federer
“My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred.”- Roger Federer
“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.” – Roger Federer
“I always look at the long term.” – Roger Federer
“I’m not playing to prove anything to journalists. I’m playing for myself, for my fans, to make people happy.” – Roger Federer
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
I’ve always been aware that the image you patiently construct for an entire career can be ruined in a minute. It scares you a bit, but that’s the way things are. – Roger Federer
Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you. – Roger Federer
“Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.” – Roger Federer
“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
“When you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up, and for me it’s tennis.” – Roger Federer
“There’s no way around hard work. Embrace it.” – Roger Federer
“When you’re good at something, make that everything.” – Roger Federer
“A man who wins is a man who thinks he can.” – Roger Federer
“You 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
“I fear no one but respect everyone.” – Roger Federer
“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
“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.”- Roger Federer
“I don’t play for the record books.” – Roger Federer
“Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.” – Roger Federer
“Sometimes I am a different character in different languages. I have different enjoyment from them. Sometimes different answers come out of me. Like, I didn’t even know that about me. I get to know myself through different languages, actually.” – Roger Federer
“I always had the dream.” – Roger Federer
“I am extremely proud and honoured to have beaten Pete Sampras’s record as he was my childhood hero and I have always looked up to him.” – Roger Federer
“I definitely feel there’s room for improvement.” – Roger Federer
“I’ve practiced so much.” - Roger Federer
“I love tennis! I’ve always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to it.” – Roger Federer
“Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.” – Roger Federer
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