Roger Federer’s speech at Dartmouth was not just about the sport.

Published: Sep 03, 2024 Duration: 00:00:56 Category: Travel & Events

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people would say my play was effortless most of the time they meant it as a compliment but it used to frustrate me when they would say he barely broke a sweat or he even trying the truth is I had to work very hard to make it look easy I spend years whining swearing sorry throwing my racket before I learned to keep my cool the wakeup call came early in my career when an opponent at the Italian Open publicly questioned my mental discipline he said Roger will be the favorite for the first two hours then I'll be the favorite after that I was puzzled at first but eventually I realized what he was trying to say everybody can play well the first two hours you're fit you're fast you're clear and after two hours your legs get wobbly your mind starts wandering and your discipline starts to fade it made me understand I have so much work ahead of me and I'm ready to go on this journey I get it

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