50 Inspirational Roger Federer Quotes About Winning, Success And Tennis
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Roger Federer is one of the best tennis players in the world.
Roger Federer is a Swiss tennis player who has been the world no 1 for a total of 310 weeks. As a tennis player Federer has won 20 Grand slam singles titles, 103 ATP singles titles and has conquered the Wimbledon trophy eight times, surpassing the record of his childhood hero Pete Sampras.
Roger Federer, along with Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have been the most influential players of tennis for the past decade. Whilst there is no definitive answer to who is the better between Nadal and Federer, the Spaniard has called Federer "the best ever".
The Swiss champion, often called the greatest tennis player of all time, burst on to the scene after becoming a Wimbledon junior champion in 1998, and has been one of the best tennis players of the world in every way ever since.
The tennis player has been known for exquisite forehand shots performance and his sense of work and ideas can be a source of inspiration to every mind.
Sharing any information about such an inspirational tennis player is always something to everyone. Thus, we bring the best handpicked Roger Federer quotes to you to better your day and provide you inspiration.
If you like this article on quotes, please do check out our other quotes articles tennis quotes and Serena Williams Quotes.
Inspirational Roger Federer Quotes
The best Roger Federer quotes can help you conquer everything. Let us look at some of the best quotes from Roger Federer to inspire you in life like this tennis player did.
1. "I definitely feel there's room for improvement."
- Roger Federer.
2. "I am extremely proud and honored to have beaten Pete's record as he was my childhood hero and I have always looked up to him."
- Roger Federer.
3. "Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you."
- Roger Federer
4. "You know, I don't only play for the record books."
- Roger Federer.
5. “I have learnt to be even more patient.”
- Roger Federer.
6. "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."
- Roger Federer.
7. “I definitely feel there’s room for improvement.”
- Roger Federer.
8. "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.
Best Roger Federer Quotes
Apart from tennis, Roger Federer has said various things on the different aspects of life. Let's look at what more the tennis champion and star tennis player had to say on different things by looking at his various quotes.
9. "Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father."
- Roger Federer.
10. "Oh my God, I don't think any player can look forward to or expect to have a career of so many Grand Slam wins or title wins or being so long at the top of the game."
- Roger Federer.
11. "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.
12. "I fear no one but respect everyone."
- Roger Federer.
13. “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.
14. “When you win everything, it’s fun.”
- Roger Federer.
15. “I always knew I had something special.”
- Roger Federer.
Quotes About Roger Federer
Due to his work and contribution as a tennis player, his performances have been etched in the mind of every tennis aficionado.
The tennis world has been not been able to ignore his performance as a tennis player in any way and let us have look at the information on everything that has been said about him in this collection of Roger Federer quotes.
16. “Maybe Roger Federer will rescue tennis. He plays like we did in the past.”
- Ilie Nastase.
17. “He hits shots that other guys don’t hit.”
- Sam Querrey.
18. “Federer is the most beautiful man to watch play tennis. The most beautiful I've ever seen play. His movement, combined with the artistry, his racket, the look, he's got everything going."
- John McEnroe.
19. “For me Roger is the greatest player ever who played the tennis game. It’s always good to see him play and win and we are going to see so much more of Federer in the future; he is going to win more grand slam tournaments.”
- Bjorn Borg.
20. “For me, in my prime, I felt unbeatable. In Roger's days, he's unbeatable.”
- Pete Sampras.
21. “Federer is the best player in history, no other player has ever had such quality.”
- Rafael Nadal.
22. “You're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist or a hard court specialist… or you're Roger Federer.”
- Jimmy Connors
23. "I can cry like Roger, it’s just a shame I can’t play like him."
- Andy Murray.
24. “I'm not sure if he has any weakness in his repertoire.”
- Jonas Bjorkman.
25. “The metaphysical explanation is that Roger Federer is one of those rare, preternatural athletes who appear to be exempt, at least in part, from certain physical laws.”
- David Foster Wallace.
26. "Roger can produce tennis shots that should be declared illegal.”
- Tracy Austin.
Tennis Quotes by Roger Federer
Any collection of quotes about tennis of recent times will feature Roger Federer, a tennis player who is admired by many. So let us look at the ideas and quotes the Swiss champion tennis player has had to say about tennis by looking at the best Roger Federer quotes on tennis.
26. "When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis."
- Roger Federer.
27. "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.
28. “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.
29. "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.
30. "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.
31. "My favorite shot is always gonna be the forehand. It used to always be my favorite shot when I was young, so it's the one I've won all the points with."
- Roger Federer.
Motivational Roger Federer Quotes
The life of Roger Federer has been one of motivation and inspiration. Therefore to provide some motivation to your mind we bring to you the best such Roger Federer quotes.
32. "We can't always agree on everything."
- Roger Federer
33. "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."
- Roger Federer.
34. "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.
35. "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.
Famous Roger Federer Quotes
The tennis champion has been a tennis player who is known around the world for his success in the sport. Let us have a look at the more famous tennis player quotes among the Roger Federer quotes.
36. "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.
37. "I have too much respect for every opponent I play."
- Roger Federer.
38. "With all the injury problems we have in men's tennis at the moment, I'm happy to still be standing."
- Roger Federer.
39. "I'm not the kind of guy who wakes up angry."
- Roger Federer.
40. "One of my big, big strengths I think early on in my career was that I could learn very quickly."
- Roger Federer.
Roger Federer Quotes To Better Your Day
Since Roger Federer is more than just a Swiss tennis champion, his quotes do have the potential to better your day. Let us have a look at such Roger Federer quotes to better your day.
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 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.
43. "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.
44. “The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side.”
- Roger Federer.
45. "I can't stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We'll see what happens."
- Roger Federer.
46. "I did all the right things in so many tournaments. But like I said, sometimes in sports it just goes the other way."
- Roger Federer.
47. “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.
48. "My family is the thing I miss most on the tour."
- Roger Federer.
49. "Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that's when you start playing your best."
- Roger Federer.
50. "Having twin girls is a life changer - that's for sure."
- Roger Federer.
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