Roger Federer Quotes

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.

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

You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.

I fear no one, but respect everyone.

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

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

When you're good at something, make that everything

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

I definitely feel there's room for improvement.

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.

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.

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

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.

I always knew I had something special.

I love tennis! I've always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to it.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The nicer the point, the more -- the better I feel, the more excited I get. But I never play that my opponent looks stupid. I think that is wrong. I have too much respect for every opponent I play.

I don't know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa and he never gets a time violation.

I have learnt to be even more patient.

I'm not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.

One should just be able to play a perfect game.

With all the injury problems we have in men's tennis at the moment, I'm happy to still be standing.

Obviously, matches and all that stuff takes its toll on your body and so forth. But as you get sort of a bit older, a bit wiser, and a bit more experienced, you know also how to handle it.

Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldn't get more consistent than this year.

Watching a movie a couple of weeks ago. An American movie. I can't remember the name, but it wasn't even a sad movie. It caught me off guard. I was on an airplane.

Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.

It's not so simple to just stay in the moment and trust your game and your strength that you can turn it around.

My family is the thing I miss most on the tour.

I had a nice dinner. I let the evening unfold, flow. I like to sit in a chair with a wine glass. When I woke up, I thought, 'Why didn't I go to bed at 11?' I came back at 3 and went to bed at 5.

But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year's season.

I can't stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We'll see what happens.

Every match I go into, I'm the huge favorite. I lose a set and it's, like, crazy.

Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.

It's just unreal, I'm shocked myself. I've played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.

I never waited 27 years, because 27 years ago I was just born. My parents never told me, 'If you don't win Roland Garros we take you to the orphanage.

I always had the dream that, once I became No 1 in the world, that if I had a child I hoped I would have it early enough so the child can see me playing.

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 was aware of how incredible the match was. Unfortunately there had to be a winner. From my point of view many left feeling sorry for me instead of being happy for Rafa. Which hurts.