Roger Federer is the greatest tennis competitor of all time. With 17 Grand Slam titles in his arsenal, there’s a lot he can teach us about life. Here are the top Roger Federer quotes that will motivate you to become great yourself.
“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. ”
“When you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up – and for me it’s tennis”.
“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’m a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
“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.”
. 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.
“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.”
You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
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.
Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.