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Roger Federer: A Champions Journey

But how did an ordinary ballboy become one of the mostloved faces in sports today?

But how did an ordinary ballboy become one of the most
loved faces in sports today?

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But how did an ordinary ballboy
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become one of the most loved faces in sports today?
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00:05:14
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Apr 20, 2025
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Wimbledon Stadium's Honour Board is full of illustrious names. And in 1998, another emerged. Roger Federer. When he won the Junior Wimbledon title at 17 years old, he never imagined the success that would follow.
(dramatic violin music) - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:12
(dramatic violin music)
Roger Federer was born on August 8th, 1981, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:14
Roger Federer was born on August 8th, 1981,
His mother was of Dutch and French ancestry. - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:06
His mother was of Dutch and French ancestry.
His parents exposed him to tennis when he was a toddler, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:09
His parents exposed him to tennis when he was a toddler,
In his early years, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:09
In his early years,
In the matches, he was eager, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
In the matches, he was eager,
It soon became clear that the boy and the racket - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
It soon became clear that the boy and the racket
At 11, he ended up among the top three junior tennis players - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:12
At 11, he ended up among the top three junior tennis players
He decided that tennis would become his destiny. - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:06
He decided that tennis would become his destiny.
- At 12 years old, I had to sort of take a decision, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:07
- At 12 years old, I had to sort of take a decision,
I was successful in soccer, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:07
I was successful in soccer,
Soccer takes many more years, and tennis, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
Soccer takes many more years, and tennis,
In soccer, I was always kind of the bad loser, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
In soccer, I was always kind of the bad loser,
You know, the more I lost, the more I cried, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:07
You know, the more I lost, the more I cried,
But I do love team competition. - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:05
But I do love team competition.
- [Narrator] At 14 years old, fed moved out of home. - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:06
- [Narrator] At 14 years old, fed moved out of home.
By then, he was training for several hours, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:10
By then, he was training for several hours,
He became Switzerland's Junior Champion, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:09
He became Switzerland's Junior Champion,
Something young tennis players can only dream of. - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:05
Something young tennis players can only dream of.
At 16, he dropped out of school, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
At 16, he dropped out of school,