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Hey y'all. I'm Roger Federer and I'm going 
to the Olympic Games

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For frequent travelling tennis pros, which 
Roger Federer  belongs to since 3 years, 
the Olympics are just for truing

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The four Grand Slams are equal to the Olympics.They 
are on the same level and then there are 
the nine Super Nine, the World Ser... uhm. 
what they'are called? the World Series or 
something

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That results in 15 tournaments. In addition 
to that I have my favourite tournaments: 
Basel Swiss Indoors and then Gstaad UBS Open 
and then just the Davis Cup, these are my 
highlights every year.

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The native of Muenchenstein has begun his 
tennis career as a little boy

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When I was 3 or 4 years old I've began to 
hit the balls

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and then I've begun to play intensively everymore, 
in the same time I've played football(soccer)

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I've got into tennis mainly because of my 
parents

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His first encounter whith the big ones in 
tennis was in Basel as a ball boy

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I was also one who rushed to the players 
for signatures. I know how it is for the 
players.

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That's why now I'm trying to give many signatures. 
To give the children a favour

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I know how important it was for me always 
to have a signature

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Meanwhile in the attic room in Muenchenstein 
it has accumulated a great deal

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Here I've got honored as the number onein 
Paris

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This was actually quite nice. I was already 
in a tournament in England and then I was 
invited there. So I quickly travelled across 
for one night

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And was honored as the number one in the 
world

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And now here..This was a tournament in Marseille. 
I played against Rosset where I lost 6:3 
in the the third set

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Early on Roger was away from home to attend 
the tennis school

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Certainly it was a huge switch but I've got 
used to

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Surely I miss my friendships from Basel a 
little bit

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But also on the tour the Basel the inhabitant 
of basel has found friends

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My advantage is that I'm speaking fluently 
in English, German and French so I can speak 
with the Frenchmen, the Germans and everyone 
who speaks English

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This is why I'm having a lot of friends

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Nevertheless this life also has it's negative 
sides

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Yeah sure. I'm rarely seeing my family and 
friends

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I would much prefer to spend my times here 
with my friends

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But this is simply not possible in this sport 
because I love tennis over everything... 
Tennis is my sport and therefore I have to 
swallow it

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Roger already pocked some dollars but for 
him this is not the most important thing

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Important for me is my carreer, the tournaments 
so that I go far and that I improve myself 
every day a bit

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Money is only important because I have to 
pay my flights, the coach. So all my expenses 
are covered easily

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Before his departure to Torronto hi has a 
day off. A day off means for him?..

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Mainly watching TV, listening to music, playing 
on the PlayStation and uhm spending my time 
with my colleagues, and drink something with 
them

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It's going upwards for the man from Muenchenstein 
like here with the win against Goran Ivanisevic

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In private he has the same troubles like 
ever other in his age. Until shortly his 
relationship ended with his girlfriend

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Until recently it ended and I found it really 
difficult to have an active relationship 
because I'm rarely seeing her and you have 
to be on the phone everytime

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Is this the price in this sport

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I'm feeling happy all alone and I'm not looking 
for a new girlfriend I'm happy

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Starting tomorrow tennis dominates his every 
day again and for your interest he is seen 
again at 21 october in the Joggelihalle