Mentally, I'm not ever going to go away.

Mentally, I'm not ever going to go away.

Roger Federer

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.

Seriously. I'm not playing to prove anything to journalists. I'm playing for myself, for my fans, to make people happy.

Seriously. I'm not playing to prove anything to journalists. I'm playing for myself, for my fans, to make people happy.

You can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me, it's important to have a bit of both.

You can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me, it's important to have a bit of both.

Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.

Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.

I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there won't be many.

I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there won't be many.

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.

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.

I definitely feel there's room for improvement.

I definitely feel there's room for improvement.

My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.

My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.

I have two lives, and all the problems I might have, I feel like I drop them once I step onto the match court.

I have two lives, and all the problems I might have, I feel like I drop them once I step onto the match court.

The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side

The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side

Clearly, when you win everything, it's fun. That doesn't necessarily mean you love the game more.

Clearly, when you win everything, it's fun. That doesn't necessarily mean you love the game more.

When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.

When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.