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You can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me it's important to have a bit of both.

Roger Federer

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Roger Federer
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: August 8
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When I was 12 years old, I was just horrible. My parents were ashamed to watch my matches. I would play on a court at the local club and they would watch from the balcony. They would scream, 'Be quiet' to me and I would scream back, 'Go and have a drink. Leave me alone.' Then we would drive home in a very quiet car. No one speaking to each other.
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