Roger Federer Quotes

When you play against Rafa, you have to play two hours and 40, 45 minutes.

I never lost a tennis match, I just ran out of time

I will have won Wimbledon this year in 2013, and I will stop with that. It was magnificent. You will certainly see me at tournaments again, but not playing.

Tennis is seen all around the world; if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare.

I think that tennis has been in a place for many years without any change. Davis Cup and Fed Cup has always been a very exciting platform for players because it is such an individual sport, and we get to play a team competition. We love being part of a team.

I've always loved playing tennis. When I was 12, my parents decided that I should try to do it seriously. My father started to travel with me, and as a family, we tried to make it work.

I heckled somebody at the U.S. Open once. And you know, tennis, it's not a good place for that.

Nadal is one of the great champions - a class act.

If you watch a guy go out on court and have a meltdown, you're not going to think, 'Oh my God, now I'm screwed.' Or you're not going to think, 'The umpire's going to give him calls because he's just told him he's an idiot or the pits of the world.'

A major final to a tennis player is sacred ground. Short of any type of serious injury - soft-tissue tears, serious orthopedic injuries or a major illness like throwing up, dehydration or cramping - you keep going, especially in the final of a Slam.

I caught the U.S. Open a couple of times, but, man, I would love to catch Wimbledon and watch Nadal - he is the king of all kings.

Tennis, at times, I follow, but not much.

I don't get nervous anymore. The first couple times I met Roger Federer, or Grigor Dimitrov, I was a little nervous. But now, it's more natural.

I certainly had a lot of fun during my career playing tennis, doing the thing I wanted to do and to do it well.

I try not to make a habit of spending the whole year losing in the first rounds of events, but tennis is one of those sports where nothing is guaranteed.

I have played some good matches against Rafa on clay.

Tennis is not a contract sport and we really rely on the WTA and ATP tours to be up and running so players can earn prize money to make a living.

In 1971, big tournaments were very new to me. I just thought Wimbledon was one of the other tournaments.

When I was a kid, I was always dreaming to one day be the No. 1 player in the world, to win Grand Slams.

I always dreamed of playing a night match on Arthur Ashe Stadium. It's a dream come true for me.

Most people know me for U.S. Open, right? And during U.S. Open, I didn't show any emotions most of the time. But then after that, I did show - well, in my opinion, it was a lot of emotions. I got upset, and then I threw my racket or stuff like that.

My favorite tournament is the U.S. Open because the atmosphere is great.

I don't really like the sport of tennis that much.

Maria Sharapova winning Wimbledon at 17, I don't think that's ever going to happen again. It's a different game now. I need to stay focused and work on my game, and it will come.

Tennis has so much glamour.