In this 2022 one of the best careers in the history of an athlete ended. Roger Federer decided to hang his racket at 41 years of age and although he did not do it in the conditions he would have wanted, he recognized that he achieved many more things than he imagined when he began his time on the circuit.
of the ATP. “I didn’t know my career was going to turn out so well. In Switzerland we do not dream so big. We expect to be good, not great. And in sports, it’s probably skiing, and there’s a little bit of soccer, a little bit of ice hockey.
And then tennis came along and luckily we had Olympic champion Marc Rosset in ’92. He won the Olympics in tennis and then we had Martina Hingis who won the US Open and Wimbledon,” said the 20-time Grand Slam winner.
“They paved the way for me a bit to show me that it was possible. And then people said that I could be the next Pete Sampras, and that he had talent and all that. But you feel like they always say that at some point. I never thought he would have such a great career.
So, I couldn’t be more excited, happier and proud of everything. Unfortunately, it has come to an end, but it has been great, ”he added in an interview on the ‘Daily Show’ program. The knee injury diminished his last years as a professional, but that does not mean that he has left one of the great legacies in the history of “white sport”
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Odermatt pays tribute to King Roger
Marco Odermatt, a Swiss Olympic gold medallist in Alpine Skiing, recently spoke about Roger Federer: “Nobody can ever fit into his big tracks he left, but I will try my best,” Odermatt said.
“It’s really nice to again be in contact with him,” Odermatt expressed, adding, “I got to meet him twice this year, a little bit on the shooting days as well as (during) the Laver Cup for a minute or two.
He’s just a nice guy and I already learned a lot and I still can learn a lot from him. I will try my best to be humble like he was. And yeah, he’s still a big inspiration.” Roger Federer appeared in great shape on the set of the Daily Show, in the United States.
After telling tasty anecdotes about his time at Wimbledon last November, his rivalry with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic as well as his appeal to the Spaniard before the Laver Cup, the Swiss tried to explain his longevity.
“When I was growing up I had Michael Schumacher who I looked up to, who was at the top for so long. Tiger Woods is the same thing. And I always thought it was impossible to do that, to stay on top for so long and have that drive.
Now people ask me, ‘how did you do it?’ I tell them it’s normal. You just go out on the court, start over, and try to win again. And it’s fun, so you keep doing it.”
