Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981 in Basel. Federer has 20 Grand Slam titles and is the first tennis player to reach this level in men’s tennis history.
Here are Famous Roger Federer Quotes
1- “My aim over the next few months is that I have a lot of points to defend in Miami and Hamburg, after that I can set my sights on No. 1.” -Roger Federer
2- “You’ve never seen me dance, have you?” – Roger Federer Quotes
3- “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
4- “Oh, my God, I don’t think any player can look forward to or expect to a career of so many Grand Slam wins or title wins or being so long at the top of the game.” -Roger Federer
5- “You can’t expect yourself to be already peaking like crazy in an exhibition tournament.” -Roger Federer
6- “You know, I don’t only play for the record books.” -Roger Federer
7- “You live during the match, and you have strong emotions, but you don’t want to get too overexcited. My body’s totally flat now. I cannot move anymore. I’m totally exhausted, just because of the tension out there.” -Roger Federer
8- “No, I’m not (disappointed). There’s no reason to be because I’m on an incredible run. You always expect a loss once in a while. So when it happens, why be disappointed if I win over 90% of my matches.” -Roger Federer
9- “For me, it’s important that a fan can buy something that is related to me. Like in soccer, you buy a shirt and it’s got somebody’s name on the back. That’s kind of a cool thing.” – Roger Federer Quotes
10- “Hopefully I can just have another terrible year with only the one Grand Slam and that will be just fine.” -Roger Federer
11- I had set a goal with my team to try and get back to the top of the rankings, but I never thought with the depth in the game this year that I would have been able to get it back so quickly.” -Roger Federer
12- “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.” -Roger Federer
13- “I went to Phuket already, but would love to go to Chiang Mai one day.” -Roger Federer
14- “I would so like to be Lenny Kravitz.” -Roger Federer
15- “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.” -Roger Federer
16- “Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.” -Roger Federer
17- “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.” -Roger Federer
18- “I’m playing great tennis. I’m enjoying the tour, having fun with the fans off the court. I’m loving it now.” -Roger Federer
19- “I’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.” -Roger Federer
20- “I’ve done so many interviews over the years in so many different languages. Radios. Papers. Magazines. There’s always another interview to do. It’s quite something, I have to say.” -Roger Federer
21- I’m shocked every time that I’ve reached so many finals or won against so many players or whatever record it is. It strikes me and makes me obviously very happy and very proud that I’ve been able to do it for so many years at the highest of levels. -Roger Federer
22- “I am a sucker for those old traditional places, and Rome is as good as it gets, particularly when you throw in Italian food.” -Roger Federer
23- “I let the evening unfold. I’m the sort of guy who likes to sit in the chair and look at the wine glass.” -Roger Federer
24- “I don’t mind fans coming up in a friendly, respectful way. That’s all part of the fun of being a top tennis player. But if people take pictures without permission, particularly if my children are in the shot, I feel uncomfortable.” -Roger Federer
25- “Having twin girls is a life changer – that’s for sure. But I like getting up and changing diapers. It’s the things you do.” -Roger Federer
26- “It doesn’t need to be the same every day, doesn’t need to be the same shower I use, the same restaurant I go to, the same hour I go to sleep. I’ve always been very flexible. I don’t care if I practice at nine in the morning or 10 P.M.” -Roger Federer
27- “Before, I guess, mum and dad were everything, but now, in my case, I had two new girls and all of a sudden they’re completely dependent on you and there’s a third generation. It’s a funny shift all of a sudden. You have the babies, you have yourself and then you have your parents.” -Roger Federer
28- “I am thinking more and more about what I want to and can do after my days as an active athlete. Thoughts like family and marriage also cross my mind more and more often.” -Roger Federer
29- “When I think of the Olympics I only think of good things. I think of what a great event it is and what it has done for me and my career, and changed my personal life, too.” -Roger Federer
30- “I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.” -Roger Federer
31- “I’m not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.” -Roger Federer
32- “I can’t stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We’ll see what happens.” -Roger Federer
33- “One should just be able to play a perfect game.” -Roger Federer
34- “Sometimes I am a different character in different languages. I have different enjoyment from them. Sometimes different answers come out of me. Like, I didnt even know that about me. I get to know myself through different languages, actually.” -Roger Federer
35- “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
36- “But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year’s season.” -Roger Federer
37- “Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.” -Roger Federer
38- “It’s just unreal, I’m shocked myself. I’ve played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.” -Roger Federer
39- “My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.” -Roger Federer
40- “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.” -Roger Federer
41- “Early in my career, I had no consistency. Now I’m the most consistent player on the tour. It feels pretty good.” -Roger Federer
42- “My wife doesn’t like Football but she watches it just for Messi.”
43- “I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.” -Roger Federer
44- “I have learnt to be even more patient.” -Roger Federer
45- “Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.” -Roger Federer
46- “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
47- “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
48- “Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.” -Roger Federer
49- “The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side.” -Roger Federer
50- “The serve, I think, is the most difficult, you know, in terms of coordination, because you got the two arms going, and you got to toss it up at the right time so.” – Roger Federer
51- “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
52- “Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldn’t get more consistent than this year.” -Roger Federer
53- “When you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up – and for me it’s tennis.” -Roger Federer
54- “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
55- “The more I lose, the more they believe they can beat me. But believing is not enough, you still have to beat me.” -Roger Federer
56- “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.” -Roger Federer
57- “I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.” -Roger Federer
58- “Confidence? Are you kidding me? I mean, please. Look, some players grow up and play like that. I remember losing junior matches. Just being down 5-2 in the third, and they all just start slapping shots.” -Roger Federer
59- “Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.” -Roger Federer
60- “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
61- “When you’re good at something, make that everything.” -Roger Federer
62- “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.” -Roger Federer
63- “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
64- “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
65- “I fear no one, but respect everyone.” -Roger Federer
66- “One or two years ago, I didn’t know who I was on court and I used to swear a lot. But now I’ve learned how to cope and can therefore win 10 matches in a row. I want to be remembered as a good player rather than an idiot on court.” -Roger Federer
67- “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
68- “Seriously. I’m not playing to prove anything to journalists. I’m playing for myself, for my fans, to make people happy.” -Roger Federer
69- “There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.” -Roger Federer
70- “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.” -Roger Federer
71- “A man who wins, is a man who thinks he can.” -Roger Federer
72- “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.” -Roger Federer
73- “I always knew I had something special.” -Roger Federer
74- “With all the injury problems we have in men’s tennis at the moment, I’m happy to still be standing.” -Roger Federer
75- “I definitely feel there’s room for improvement.” -Roger Federer
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