While in Bienne, Roger Federer met the best Swiss hopes. The opportunity for the champion to give them advice and share anecdotes.
“I need to come back here more often. I think I have a lot to pass on to young people”. Roger Federer visited the Swiss National Tennis Center in Bienne in November. The opportunity for him to train with the country’s best prospects and then share some advice and anecdotes over a pizza.
The Swiss legend notably gave advice to “know how to listen well, train hard, and really want to win”. Then he added: “Curiosity is essential. You can’t just absorb and accept everything without ever asking questions. I asked them all the time. I wanted to understand everything.”
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Federer then revealed an anecdote to the future champions from a training session where he had thrown his racket into a younger tarpaulin: “She pierced her like a hot knife through butter. Everyone stopped playing and looked. I just grabbed my things and ran, because I knew what awaited me.” He was then punished with a chore of toileting and cleaning the tennis courts for a week…
