Federer: 'I take some breaks during the year. I can't train every week'
Roger Federer explained what makes him stay feel most of the time injury-free playing a full schedule from January to November. The Swiss said: "I take breaks during the year. It's the only way. I can't play every week. Can't train every week. You need some vacation. You need some good training. You need enough matches so you get the flow going of the season.
And then you've got to listen to the signs of your body. It's as simple as that, really. Sometimes you've got to play through the pain, because in some ways, as much as we have to play, at the same time we can also take off whenever we want. We can stop the season at any give time. Tournaments might not like it. Fans might not like it. But at the end of the day, I think everybody understands that also we have to take care of ourselves if we want to achieve longevity on the tour. I said in an interview earlier this week, for me it's actually been easier later on in the season nowadays than it has been at the beginning of my career where you just go all out all the time. Then towards the end you're sort of running out of steam and you just can't wait to go on the beach, you know. I don't feel that way because I take enough breaks throughout the season."
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