Roger Federer is a Swiss tennis player. He has ranked No. 4 in the men’s singles tennis and has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles. He conntinually ranked top 10 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking from October 2002 to November 2016.
Here are some of his inspiring quotes.
Inspiring Roger Federer Quotes
“I’m a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.” – Roger Federer
“Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.” – Roger Federer
“I don’t play for the record books.” – 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
“This year I guess I decided in the bigger matches to take it more to my opponent instead of waiting a bit more for the mistakes. Yeah, this is I guess how you want to win Wimbledon, is by going after your shots, believing you can do it, and that’s what I was able to do today.” – 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
“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 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.” – 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
“I have learnt to be even more patient.” – 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
“Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.” – Roger Federer
“When you win everything, it’s fun.”
– 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
“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
“My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred.” – 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
“Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldn’t get more consistent than this year.” – 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
“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
“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
“There’s no way around hard work. Embrace it.” – 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
“A man who wins is a man who thinks he can.”
– 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
“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
“You have to put in the hours because there’s always something which you can improve.” – 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
“The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side.”
– Roger Federer
“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.” – Roger Federer
“I definitely feel there’s room for improvement.” – Roger Federer
“When you’re good at something, make that everything.” – 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’ve practiced so much.” – Roger Federer
“I always knew I had something special.”
– 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
