Fatherhood changes people, which is true for Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer. Federer and his wife Mirka Federer welcomed two sets of twins after they tied the knot in 2009. This former world’s number-one tennis star’s family has constantly supported his professional tennis career. While Federer rarely speaks about his kids and private life openly in front of the media, Federer’s kids often attended his matches to encourage their father.
After Federer’s retirement, this Swiss tennis legend spent more time with family and kids presenting new struggles as a father. However, in his recent revelation about parenthood, Federer stole his fans’ hearts with an adorable statement.
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” It’s literally one step at a time” – Roger Federer opened up about his feelings about being with his kids
In a recent conversation with GQ Magazine, Federer delved deeper into his family and kids. While speaking about his retirement life in detail, Federer spoke about his initial loneliness, documenting his life for his kids and teaching his kids tennis. However, this former world’s number-one tennis player surprised the fraternity by revealing how his personality changed because of his parenthood.
Federer has always been a passionate husband and father. He revealed a great feeling about retirement and said- “I liked rehab because it was something new in my life. It was a new challenge. It’s literally one step at a time or one movement at a time. And it’s the same with life now. I mean: a new space, navigating through this new life, with new projects, with my children especially. And I like this time. Even though I did say in interviews last year that I’ve never been more stressed.
He further added: “But this was not because of retirement. This was just about me caring for my children together with my wife and just trying to help them go through school and all the demands. And you care so dearly as a parent, you almost, I don’t want to say I want it too much. Not at all. I feel like I’m a super laid-back guy. But just I would wake up and go like, okay: I’ve got to be there. I’ve got to help them.”
Federer agreed to fulfill his kids’ wish after losing against Djokovic at the Wimbledon Finals 2019
Roger Federer’s defeat against Djokovic at the Wimbledon finals was devastating for the Swiss legend. However, in an interview, Federer revealed how he made his kids’ wish true after that heartbreak. The Federer family planned a camping trip to Appenzell the next morning. Despite feeling apprehensive, father Federer attended to his kids and joined the camping night.
In his words- “The kids were so excited and wanted to sleep in it the night before they left. I just thought, ‘Oh, no. Please do not! I just want to go to my bed!’ No question who got the upper hand. Even after the historic 5-hour crime thriller, the children had no mercy on Dad. ‘Of course there were six of us spent the night in the camper.'”
Federer’s confession expressed that he has always been a devoted father. Along with being a legendary tennis star, Roger Federer inspired many out there to be a great father.
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