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Evolution of the game, "First, there was tennis, then there is Roger Federer."
-JM
ROGER FEDERER QUOTES
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“If you poll the top 500 tennis guys in the world, about 499 are going to say Roger. The only one who won’t is Roger himself because he’s too nice about it.” James Blake
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”I’d like to be in his shoes for one day to know what it feels like to play that way.” – Mats Wilander, winner of 6 Grand Slams.
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"Roger can produce tennis shots that should be declared illegal” – Tracy Austin
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INTERVIEWER: Last time, at Wimbledon, you said “Next time I may have to punch him.” Do you have a plan B?
RODDICK: Hit his face by a racket
INTERVIEWER: Do you feel like Federer is the guy everyone is chasing?
RODDICK: Yeah basically nobody stands a chance against him.. maybe we should all join together, you know like Power Rangers or something
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”He’s the most gifted player that I’ve ever seen in my life. I’ve seen a lot of people play. I’ve seen the (Rod) Lavers, I played against some of the great players – the Samprases, Beckers, Connors’, Borgs, you name it. This guy could be the greatest of all time. That, to me, says it all.” – John McEnroe, winner of 7 Grand Slams.
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”But there’s probably — I don’t think there’s anyone that hits the ball like that. Sure, if you take Roddick’s serve and Agassi’s returns and my volleys and Hewitt’s speed and tenacity, then you’ve probably got a good chance against Federer (laughter). That’s a lot of people involved in, you know, one player.“
-TIM HENMAN
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”I am getting really sick of this guy,” Ljubicic joked. “But I guess he likes the same tournament as me, so I will have to keep seeing him. It is the first time I have done something like this. It seems I have to be careful choosing my tournaments in the future.”
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"He moves like a whisper and executes like a wrecking ball. It is simply impossible to explain how he does what he does."-Nick Boll
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"There's no such thing as an open draw. At least for me - I mean, obviously for Roger Federer, I think every draw feels open for him - but for me there's no such thing as an open draw"-Andre Agassi
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“I don’t think, that you can always – you can ever – get your game to perfection, you know. Only if you’re Federer.” – Novak Djokovic
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"The guy is a legend and now he's an icon. He's got 15 Grand Slams, that's a lot of majors, that's a lot of work. He's a credit to the game. In my book he is (the greatest)." - Pete Sampras.
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"It's amazing what sort of shots he can come up with from impossible positions. It's an unbelievable effort to have 15 grand slam titles. Yes man he's the greatest player in history" -- Rod Laver, the only player in the modern era to have claimed all four grand slam titles in a calendar year.
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"For me Roger is the greatest player ever who played the tennis game. We are going to see so much more of Federer in the future, he is going to win more grand slam tournaments." - Bjorn Borg, 11-time grand slam winner.
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"It's a combination of how many grand slams have you won, how many tournaments have you won, how many years you were number one and he's got all those combinations." -- Martina Navratilova, nine-time Wimbledon women's singles champion.
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"The consistency in the big tournaments is ridiculous. No one will ever match that." -- British number one Andy Murray talking about Federer's achievements.
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"The guy is the greatest male athletes of all time." -Serena Williams
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"I really consider myself top 5 player in the world, which it doesn't mean that I am close to Roger. Maybe I could have won more championships and prizes money if he was not in the same age with me, but you have to know that there is something money can not buy—that's playing against Roger." - Ivan Ljubicic, at Indian Wells 2006.
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"I can cry like Roger, it's just a shame I can't play like him." - Andy Murray, after losing to Federer in the Australian Open 2010's final.
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-JM
ROGER FEDERER QUOTES
1
“If you poll the top 500 tennis guys in the world, about 499 are going to say Roger. The only one who won’t is Roger himself because he’s too nice about it.” James Blake
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2
”I’d like to be in his shoes for one day to know what it feels like to play that way.” – Mats Wilander, winner of 6 Grand Slams.
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3
"Roger can produce tennis shots that should be declared illegal” – Tracy Austin
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4
INTERVIEWER: Last time, at Wimbledon, you said “Next time I may have to punch him.” Do you have a plan B?
RODDICK: Hit his face by a racket
INTERVIEWER: Do you feel like Federer is the guy everyone is chasing?
RODDICK: Yeah basically nobody stands a chance against him.. maybe we should all join together, you know like Power Rangers or something
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5
”He’s the most gifted player that I’ve ever seen in my life. I’ve seen a lot of people play. I’ve seen the (Rod) Lavers, I played against some of the great players – the Samprases, Beckers, Connors’, Borgs, you name it. This guy could be the greatest of all time. That, to me, says it all.” – John McEnroe, winner of 7 Grand Slams.
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”But there’s probably — I don’t think there’s anyone that hits the ball like that. Sure, if you take Roddick’s serve and Agassi’s returns and my volleys and Hewitt’s speed and tenacity, then you’ve probably got a good chance against Federer (laughter). That’s a lot of people involved in, you know, one player.“
-TIM HENMAN
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7
”I am getting really sick of this guy,” Ljubicic joked. “But I guess he likes the same tournament as me, so I will have to keep seeing him. It is the first time I have done something like this. It seems I have to be careful choosing my tournaments in the future.”
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"He moves like a whisper and executes like a wrecking ball. It is simply impossible to explain how he does what he does."-Nick Boll
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"There's no such thing as an open draw. At least for me - I mean, obviously for Roger Federer, I think every draw feels open for him - but for me there's no such thing as an open draw"-Andre Agassi
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10
“I don’t think, that you can always – you can ever – get your game to perfection, you know. Only if you’re Federer.” – Novak Djokovic
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"The guy is a legend and now he's an icon. He's got 15 Grand Slams, that's a lot of majors, that's a lot of work. He's a credit to the game. In my book he is (the greatest)." - Pete Sampras.
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"It's amazing what sort of shots he can come up with from impossible positions. It's an unbelievable effort to have 15 grand slam titles. Yes man he's the greatest player in history" -- Rod Laver, the only player in the modern era to have claimed all four grand slam titles in a calendar year.
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"For me Roger is the greatest player ever who played the tennis game. We are going to see so much more of Federer in the future, he is going to win more grand slam tournaments." - Bjorn Borg, 11-time grand slam winner.
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"It's a combination of how many grand slams have you won, how many tournaments have you won, how many years you were number one and he's got all those combinations." -- Martina Navratilova, nine-time Wimbledon women's singles champion.
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"The consistency in the big tournaments is ridiculous. No one will ever match that." -- British number one Andy Murray talking about Federer's achievements.
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"The guy is the greatest male athletes of all time." -Serena Williams
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"I really consider myself top 5 player in the world, which it doesn't mean that I am close to Roger. Maybe I could have won more championships and prizes money if he was not in the same age with me, but you have to know that there is something money can not buy—that's playing against Roger." - Ivan Ljubicic, at Indian Wells 2006.
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"I can cry like Roger, it's just a shame I can't play like him." - Andy Murray, after losing to Federer in the Australian Open 2010's final.
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