Roger Federer: “I’ve Been Playing For More than 20 Years”

In one of his recent interviews Roger Federer revealed how the retirement from tennis has come closer now.  “For me, the time to retire has not come yet and that’s why I have not started to think about when I will retire because when you start reflecting on something it means that it’s about to happen”, said Roger Federer. “When you start getting questions about it, it means the end is near”, he added.

“The time where I will stop playing will depend on my body and what my family wants to do”, said Roger Federer. So what is it that keeps Roger Federer going? Is it money? Success? Or fame? “Everyone says- What is the reason why you still want to win Wimbledon? The reason is in the question itself”, said Federer.

“I still want to be there one more time and even before lifting the trophy, feeling nervous before a match point, showing how much I am competitive for my team, country and myself. There are too many reasons that motivate me to keep playing”, he said. Federer was also asked if he has ever played through an injury. He replied- “I have been playing tennis for more than 20 years and if I did not suffer any pain it would not be normal”, he said. “I cannot say in what exact part of the body I feel pain: one time on one side, one time on the other”, he added.

He was also asked what his thoughts were, when people called him the greatest of all time. “Being considered as the best player of all time excites me but at the same time I think that who knows how many other Grand Slams Rod Laver would have without the amateur-professional players split”, said Roger Federer.

Federer will feature next at the ATP World Tour Finals, after the thrilling match against Novak Djokovic in Paris.