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.

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

We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.

We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.

The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat.

The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat.

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

I used to do a lot of video analysis early on, but more for pleasure and looking at my own technique.

I used to do a lot of video analysis early on, but more for pleasure and looking at my own technique.

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.

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.

Early in my career, I had no consistency. Now I'm the most consistent player on the tour. It feels pretty good.

Early in my career, I had no consistency. Now I'm the most consistent player on the tour. It feels pretty good.

Hopefully, I can just have another terrible year with only the one Grand Slam and that will be just fine.

Hopefully, I can just have another terrible year with only the one Grand Slam and that will be just fine.

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 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.

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

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

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.

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.

One should just be able to play a perfect game.

One should just be able to play a perfect game.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

I have learnt to be even more patient.

I have learnt to be even more patient.

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

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

I always knew I had something special.

I always knew I had something special.