Roger Federer Singing "We Are the Swiss"

[dropshot winner]

Originally Posted by 120mphBodyServe

What a load of nationalistic tripe. I was expecting better...
Oh well, can't be the best at everything.
I was expecting some singing in german/swiss german...
But just some hoarse chanting in English?
*shakes head*

If the Swiss are the best, then win the Davis Cup 3yrs straight.
Then you can say you are the best...
Roger should play Davis Cup and win it for at least one time in his career, it's the only thing missing from his already platinum career..

Was that sarcasm?

[sh@de]

ahahah brilliant vid!

[babbette]

OMG!!! I'm....i'm speechless. I wasn't prepared for that. I think i'm scarred for life. The video could have at least given us 2 seconds to prepare for that voice.

[babbette]

Originally Posted by Sartorius

This is much better. Just brilliant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4gjt...layer_embedded


From youtube comments:

translation :
Roger :...something international, hum..that's hard, we all speak english in switzerland. I still don't know the words, but i'll try to...how to say that?
someone else : improvise.
Roger : improvise, yes. so, I begin, and you repeat what I say.
(Roger and Stan talk together, I can't hear what they say)
Roger : I heard that in football clubs they do that sometimes. it could be an idea for the future. Repeat what I say
(the members of the team talk together, then Roger begins to sing

the long version is less scarring. Fed just went up 10% on my "you are hot" scale I like when he speaks French!!

see you soon. On the moon.

[TheMagicianOfPrecision]

Originally Posted by babbette

the long version is less scarring. Fed just went up 10% on my "you are hot" scale I like when he speaks French!!

see you soon. On the moon.

I knew it...you have a crush on Federer, its OK, its understandable. Good thing u semi-admitted it.

[babbette]

Originally Posted by TheMagicianOfPrecision

I knew it...you have a crush on Federer, its OK, its understandable. Good thing u semi-admitted it.

I've said before that he's good looking. It's not a secret.

[TheMagicianOfPrecision]

Originally Posted by babbette

I've said before that he's good looking. It's not a secret.

I see, then Ive got another question for you...would u think he was good-looking if he strolled down 5th avenue and didnt happen to be the greatest tennisplayer of all time?

[icedevil0289]

Originally Posted by Sartorius

This is much better. Just brilliant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4gjt...layer_embedded


From youtube comments:

translation :
Roger :...something international, hum..that's hard, we all speak english in switzerland. I still don't know the words, but i'll try to...how to say that?
someone else : improvise.
Roger : improvise, yes. so, I begin, and you repeat what I say.
(Roger and Stan talk together, I can't hear what they say)
Roger : I heard that in football clubs they do that sometimes. it could be an idea for the future. Repeat what I say
(the members of the team talk together, then Roger begins to sing

thanks for posting the full version.

[shabby]

Federer's French is bad, especially for a Swiss.

[malakas]

Originally Posted by shabby

Federer's French is bad, especially for a Swiss.

he's German Swiss.French is his 3rd language mr perfect pollyglot.

[shabby]

Originally Posted by malakas

he's German Swiss.French is his 3rd language mr perfect pollyglot.

Look who's getting all defensive...

He should still be able to speak French better than he does. I mean, he couldn't even say the word 'improvise' which is practically the same.

[rommil]

Originally Posted by shabby

Look who's getting all defensive...

He should still be able to speak French better than he does. I mean, he couldn't even say the word 'improvise' which is practically the same.

I just let it slide. He had better and bigger things to do than to polish his French. Actually his French got better this year. Finally won one.

[malakas]

Originally Posted by shabby

Look who's getting all defensive...

He should still be able to speak French better than he does. I mean, he couldn't even say the word 'improvise' which is practically the same.

I'm not getting defensive,I am answering some ridiculous comments that's all.
Yes,so he couldn't find this world at that moment.So from this,you conclude that he must not speak french good enough.Especially like a Swiss.Like all Swiss in your mind must speak perfect German and French and Italian.

Well in the real world,most of the Swiss can NOT speak all three for their country's languages.Wawrinka for example can't speak a word in German.
Fed's family do not speak french,and in his town they don't either.He had to learn french at the age of 15 when he moved to the french speaking part of the country to train in an academy.

[shabby]

Originally Posted by malakas

I'm not getting defensive,I am answering some ridiculous comments that's all.
Yes,so he couldn't find this world at that moment.So from this,you conclude that he must not speak french good enough.Especially like a Swiss.Like all Swiss in your mind must speak perfect German and French and Italian.

Well in the real world,most of the Swiss can NOT speak all three for their country's languages.Wawrinka for example can't speak a word in German.
Fed's family do not speak french,and in his town they don't either.He had to learn french at the age of 15 when he moved to the french speaking part of the country to train in an academy.

Basel is located in between Germany and FRANCE, there is no excuse for his poor French. I think you need a Geography lesson.

http://www.kenclark.com/images/SwitzerlandMap.gif

[malakas]

Originally Posted by shabby

Basel is located in between Germany and FRANCE, there is no excuse for his poor French. I think you need a Geography lesson.

http://www.kenclark.com/images/SwitzerlandMap.gif

are you serious??!??jeezz

And my island is 30 kms from Turkey.So freaking what???

[shabby]

Originally Posted by malakas

are you serious??!??jeezz

And my island is 30 kms from Turkey.So freaking what???

No, no, no. What is YOUR point? Federer doesn't speak French well. I've been to Basel and almost everyone i came across spoke French 100x better. Don't delude yourself.

[malakas]

Originally Posted by shabby

No, no, no. What is YOUR point? Federer doesn't speak French well. I've been to Basel and almost everyone i came across spoke French 100x better. Don't delude yourself.

and yes I have been to Basel as well.And no not everyone speaks French and even more perfect French!!
And just because the country near you,speaks that language doesn't mean that you know it!!!!

[shabby]

Originally Posted by malakas

and yes I have been to Basel as well.And no not everyone speaks French and even more perfect French!!
And just because the country near you,speaks that language doesn't mean that you know it!!!!

How would you know? can you even speak French? I thought you were from Greece?

Fail on all levels.

[mandy01]

Originally Posted by shabby

No, no, no. What is YOUR point? Federer doesn't speak French well. I've been to Basel and almost everyone i came across spoke French 100x better. Don't delude yourself.

Uhm...thats besides the point of this thread.When Roger was young not many people must've been speaking French in Basel and area around because he first learned the language when he went to the French-speaking part of the country at 14.
He might've had it at school in Basel as a second or third language but I havent heard any mention of it.
And he's got different things to do than polishing his French.As long as he gets his thoughts across in the language that is all that matters.
Not to mention he sounds incredibly adorable while doing so.

BTW-A good part of Swizerland lies between France and Germany,dosent it? Should we assume everybody in that area is fluent in both languages?
duuuh....
Also,there are many French- speaking fans I know and they dont think Roger's French is bad at all.

[malakas]

Originally Posted by shabby

How would you know? can you even speak French? I thought you were from Greece?

Fail on all levels.

yes I speak basic French and I speak German as well.
And I'm here posting in English,while I'm not from England or USA as well.

The one who repeatedly fails and humiliates themselves with their ignorance in this thread is only you.