At the age of 16 I decided to stop school. Those were probably the two most important years of my life. "When I was 14, I left home and attended a performance center. But if Federer didn't become a pro, he would have returned to school. The rest is history as Federer became a tennis pro and went on to become one of the greatest and most iconic tennis players ever. At the age of 16, Federer stopped attending regular school and classes so he could focus on tennis. In his teenage years, Federer realized it was decision-time for him about what he wanted in life. Roger Federer © Getty Images Sport - Shaun Botterillįederer became a pro and the rest is tennis history ![]() As a teenager, you already go through a rollercoaster of emotions and when you add a career in competitive sports to the mix, you really have to take care of yourself," Federer told. At the beginning it is of course difficult to assess this and you hardly dare to really believe it.Īnd as soon as you slowly become a little more self-confident and think, hmm, maybe I'm really good, you'll get punched in the nose, you can be sure of that (laughs). ![]() At the beginning of my career I received feedback pretty quickly that I was actually quite good at what I was doing. Also, Federer didn't want to get carried away by the major praise he received from his coaches. However, Federer didn't instantly believe it as he needed some time to start to convince himself that he was really good at tennis. It didn't take long before tennis coaches realized Federer had a great talent for tennis. At the age of 8, Federer started playing tennis. ![]() Roger Federer revealed tennis coaches "pretty quickly" made him aware that he was a very talented individual.
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