Roger Federer reveals when he realized he could be a great player
In a recent interview, Roger Federer revealed when he understood he could become a great tennis player. The Swiss said: "You have milestones, winning Wimbledon junior in 1998 and then finishing number one junior in the world at the end of 1998 first maybe started me dreaming that I could maybe do that in the seniors. Then I think cracking top 10 is a big deal and then beating Sampras at 2001 Wimbledon, winning my first Wimbledon, my first world championships in 2003 in Houston when I beat Agassi, that was a huge moment for me, I finished the year world No. 2, and from then on my career was different. I won the Australian Open two months later, became world No. 1 and from then on I was at a crossroads and I had to decide: I want to do more of this or am I happy with everything I have achieved. And I decided to work extra hard, to be extra committed, and I am happy it was the right decision."
Federer finally commented on his biggest childhood idols: "For me was Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg. I used to watch them at Wimbledon finals, in the living room back home in Basel in Switzerland, then Pete Sampras was a favourite player of mine, I used to enjoy following Marcelo Rios as well with his easy style that he used to have. And then I enjoyed watching them playing against the likes of Carlos Moya, Tim Henman and all these guys on the Tour that when I came up they were still around. So I think they were very important for me to have someone to look forward to, not maybe copy but take the best out of those players."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2VmGaEL
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