Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About Roger Federer
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The name Roger Federer has been synonymous with greatness and humility for more than two decades
now and will continue to be so in the ages to come given the enduring legacy that he has spawned.
Ever since his early days, Federer was at the top of everything he did and his
acts of greatness kept on proliferating on the tennis court with every passing day.
From what used to be the iconic duo of Federer and Nadal dominating the arcades, Novak Djokovic
transcended himself beyond the other greats to expand it to an all-imperative triptych.
Despite being a paragon of the sport, Federer didn’t have it easy while growing up in the game.
From battling glacial mental demons to coming out on top of the world, the journey is an enviable
dream for countless people. Here are the top 10 things you didn't know about Roger Federer
So without any further ado, let's dive in
10. Spotlight Roger Federer was
once asked how he felt about becoming famous. He said that sometimes he enjoys it a lot,
like when he gets invited to red carpet events. Other times,
it feels really strange for random people to recognize him and start following him around.
He has also said that other celebrities tend to either completely love fame,
or totally reject and hate it—for him, however, it’s somewhere in-between.
Federer has played tennis tournaments in 23 countries overall and has won tournaments
in a total of 15 countries; He is truly one of the best athletes in the world.
9. Multi-National Roger Federer was born in Basel,
Switzerland in 1981 to Lynette and Robert Federer. His mother is from South Africa,
and his father is from Switzerland. His parents met while Robert was on a trip to South Africa,
and they now both work for pharmaceutical companies. Since his parents are from two
countries, Federer was able to get citizenship to both Switzerland and South Africa.
Roger Federer’s parents played tennis as a hobby in South Africa while they were pursuing their
careers. However, they returned to Switzerland in 1973. His father, Robert, in fact, was a
regionally ranked player in Switzerland. Roger’s mother used to play field hockey during her youth.
His mother Lynette was also a gifted tennis player and enjoyed the game a lot.
She even became a junior-level coach at the Swiss inter-club in 1995.
8. Tragedy Despite the fact
that Federer has now turned into an epitome of humility, professionalism, and repose,
it was not always the case with the big man. He was a hot-headed and extremely headstrong
adolescent. An erstwhile ATP communications manager, David Law, told in an interview how
a 16-year-old Roger Federer would be angry and burst out in the middle of the court.
Things changed, however, when his former gaffer, Peter Gaffer
died in a car crash in 2002 when he was just 21 years old. This served as a wake-up call for
Federer as he started living a lot more seriously and changed himself completely as an individual.
For quite some time, he had difficulties processing the grief
and when he actually decided to move forward he evolved into a completely level-headed player,
calm and composed in his approach, and emerged as one of the aces of tennis.
7. He Plays the Piano Roger Federer is a man of many talents,
and extremely fit. In addition to being one of the greatest sportsmen of all time, and a
good swimmer, the fit Federer also has musical pursuits! He took up the piano as a youngster
and is said to continue to play it to this day, although he has not played in public before.
He also plays the violin – as he exhibited at the Lucerne Festival.
He may play classical piano and live a sedate personal life,
but Federer’s musical tastes are anything but. The ever-smiling, cheerful,
calm Swiss ace has musical tastes that are decidedly more rock and roll!
6. The most bizarre awards received by Federer Ideally, every athlete dabbles into a competition
for an expected award. However, there are times when your expectations aren’t met and
to even surpass your amusement you end up getting something weird. That was exactly the case when
Federer won the Swiss Open in 2003. He was given the prize of a milking cow called Juliet. In 2013,
he got another cow who was called Desiree. To make it tops he got a second Desiree in quick
succession. Still oblivious of what exactly to do with them, he donated them to the dairy farmers.
Roger’s parents didn’t push him very hard at tennis, but his father Robert
did say one thing that possibly put his son on the professional track. Robert said that
if Roger truly wanted to keep playing tennis, he should aim to be at least in the top 100 players,
so that he could start getting paid, instead of paying to enter tournaments and travel. Roger took
this advice seriously, and by 2004 he was already in the number 2 spot. By 2005, he was number 1.
5. Stylish Man
As a serious teen player, Federer participated in 2 tournaments per month, traveling with
his parents to different cities in order to compete with the best players in his league.
The work paid off: at fourteen, he became the national champion of all groups in Switzerland.
Federer has said that believes serving is the most difficult part of tennis because it needs
extreme coordination to be done right. As a kid, he knew that serving was his weak point,
and he purposely used his forearm more in order to gain strength. Roger Federer has always been
dapper and the way he carries himself on the court is nothing short of a spectacle.
In 2016, GQ Magazine called him “The Most Stylish Man”. Given his closeness with Anna Wintour,
Vogue’s chief editor, style seems very fluid to him.
4. He’s a Keen Swimmer Roger Federer no doubt does a variety
of exercises to stay fit off the court, but one of his favorite activities is swimming!. The
former No. 1, one of the richest sportspersons in history, has an extensive property portfolio and
is said to have swimming facilities at every home he owns. He is also believed to own a holiday home
in perhaps the ultimate swimming destination – the Maldives – where the ocean is his swimming pool!
3. Plans to Move On In 2016, Roger Federer
sustained a knee injury that barred him from playing tennis for most of the year. Because
these kinds of injuries become more and more difficult to recover from, many players begin to
think about retirement around their 30's. Federer is currently 39 and a senior in the tennis world.
Given the early retirement age of many pro tennis players, many of them still continue
to teach private lessons at country clubs after their championship careers are over. If they are
rich enough to stop working, they often spend their time sitting in the audience courtside.
Federer doesn’t want to do that; he says that he can live without tennis being a part of his life.
2. World Traveler He says that he
doesn’t get time off for a proper family vacation, so he has to plan his holidays
around wherever he is going to play a tennis tournament. Whenever he is in a new country,
he can usually take a couple of days off to relax and do touristy things.
1. Net Worth and Foundation Federer is worth $64 Million.
He won millions in prize money, but at least $40 million would have gone to taxes.
He also makes money from his many brand deals, so there is a possibility that
his net worth could be higher. His net worth is closer to $450 million.
Federer is an ambassador for Mercedes-Benz, so naturally, he drives their cars.
He has multiple Mercedes in his personal car collection, including the E-Class Cabriolet,
which is worth roughly $75,000. The Roger Federer Foundation has raised over $40 million in charity
in order to better educate children in both South Africa and Switzerland.
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