WATCH: A Hot-Headed Roger Federer Throws A Tantrum During His Early Days
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Roger Federer is not just one of the greatest tennis players but also one of the calmest. So calm that it would impossible to believe that he ever threw tantrums on court. Take a look at young Roger Federer not looking very calm and composed.
Roger Federer On His Tantrums
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From the video, we realize that the cool Roger Federer we know today evolved from an angry young boy. In Running Wild With Bear Grylls, Roger Federer himself said he was not proud of how he was.
“I was the opposite of cool”, he said when asked whether he had a cool temperament as a kid.
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“I was a clever racquet thrower, I would never smash it into the ground but I would throw it somewhere so that I wouldn’t have to ask my parents to buy me another racquet.”
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Fans will definitely not be able to recognize this Roger Federer.
In the same talk, He pinpointed the day he decided to change his attitude. It happened when he was 16 when he threw his racquet into the new backdrop at the Swiss National Tennis Center. As a punishment, his coaches kicked him out of the court and made him scrub toilets for a week.
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That is when he realized his problem and decided to change himself. Over the years, Roger said that he found the perfect balance between ‘fire’ and ‘ice’. ‘Fire’ representing the desire to win and ice representing the ability to accept losses. According to Roger, this change in attitude is what led to his success in tennis.
Roger Federer’s story tells us that anyone can change for the better. His change not only led to success but also everyone appreciating his demeanor on the court. We all can learn from this and work to become a better version of ourselves.
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