Tennis Players From Switzerland

"He hasn't changed a bit. He hasn't been arrogant in the locker room. He never is. That's great to see someone that does it with class. He doesn't intentionally get in anyone's face. He doesn't put people down."

"He is on his way to becoming possibly the greatest of all time. But he's still human."

"He put tennis, the bar very high—very high. It's incredible what kind of game he can play."

"I'd like to be in his shoes for one day to know what it feels like to play that way."

"Roger Federer is the most talented tennis player I have ever seen. He has the capacity to become the greatest in history."

"Roger is a complete player. What he has, and it's not luck, is the ability to change his game slightly as to what his opponent's doing to him."

"I thought Ellsworth Vines and Don Budge were pretty good. And Gonzalez and Hoad could play a bit, too, but I have never seen anyone play the game better than Federer. He serves well and has a great half-volley. I've never known anyone who can do as many things on a court as he can."

"I'm not sure if he has any weakness in his repertoire."

"Maybe Roger Federer will rescue tennis. He plays like we did in the past."

"He is capable of hitting shots which other players don't even think about trying. He has so many skills."

"Maybe I could win more championships and prize money if Federer was not in the same age with me, but you have to know that there is something money can not buy—that's playing against Federer."

"He is the best man in the game, on and off the court, and he has a great personality. I enjoy so much having opportunities to compete against him."

"I am so proud to have him around. It is very pity that I am not able to play with Pete Sampras, but it's okay; I can see Federer on the tour. I could tell my grandson someday that I have competed against the greatest player on the planet."

"Today I was playing my best tennis, trying lots of different things, but nothing worked. When you're playing like that and he still comes up with all those great shots you really have to wonder if he's even from the same planet."

"Roger is like a good red wine, he's getting better with age...I think his big years will be when he is 26, 27, 28."

"Today, I'm totally zen."

"Just about everything he does is pretty impressive. So, yeah, 50 titles at any age is impressive. 50 titles at 26 is incredible. 50 titles with 11 of them being Grand Slams, and I think now 14 being Masters Series, that's just phenomenal."

"I can cry like Roger, it's just a shame I can't play like him."

"No way I would be a journalist. You guys have tried to kill Roger - often. But he's always come back and proved you wrong. So one thing I would not do is make the mistake of saying Roger is dead."

"I never can beat Roger, he’s too much for me… but the Senior Tour, I will beat him then! He’s the best of history and I’m very lucky to play the best player of the world."

"The metaphysical explanation is that Roger Federer is one of those rare, preternatural athletes who appear to be exempt, at least in part, from certain physical laws."

"Roger hasn't even started to use a lot of his game."

"People sometimes miss it and sometimes they don't have it and they want it, and when they have it, they don't want it"

"Previously I always thought it was just tactical and technique, but every match has become almost mental and physical—I try to push myself to move well. I try to push myself not to get upset and stay positive, and that's what my biggest improvement is over all those years. Under pressure I can see things very clear."

"All four of those are on grass, whereas I have to play some on a hard court!"