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Roger Federer: A Champions Journey

They were writinghim off too soon, which is what usuallyhappens with great champions, and...

They were writing
him off too soon, which is what usually
happens with great champions, and he's one of the
greatest of all time

Full Transcript

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They were writing him off too soon,
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which is what usually happens with great champions,
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and he's one of the greatest of all time.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:54
Uploaded
Apr 20, 2025
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sport
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Movie Summary

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.
It's just really hard to compare people - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:06
It's just really hard to compare people
How do you compare Bill Tilden to Rod Laver, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:06
How do you compare Bill Tilden to Rod Laver,
But that was, you know, Roger wasn't quite as good yet, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:06
But that was, you know, Roger wasn't quite as good yet,
So, one of the greatest of all time, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
So, one of the greatest of all time,
- [Narrator] At the 2010 Australian Open, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:12
- [Narrator] At the 2010 Australian Open,
In 2011, he went without a Grand Slam title - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:18
In 2011, he went without a Grand Slam title
- I think we actually almost appreciate - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:10
- I think we actually almost appreciate
And I've had a harder time - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:10
And I've had a harder time
I'm just happy to dominate and play so well." - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
I'm just happy to dominate and play so well."
And many times we've seen the fair play of the other person, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
And many times we've seen the fair play of the other pe...
At the end of the day, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
At the end of the day,
(calming piano music) - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:16
(calming piano music)
- For me, playing against a Brit in the final, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:12
- For me, playing against a Brit in the final,
I fought back, and then with the rain delays, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:06
I fought back, and then with the rain delays,
And I hope he's not too disappointed today when he wakes up, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:07
And I hope he's not too disappointed today when he wake...
- [Reporter] At Wimbledon, much of the crowd - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:09
- [Reporter] At Wimbledon, much of the crowd
Let's face it, in the second set, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:06
Let's face it, in the second set,
So what it tells me is next year, he's gonna be there. - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:05
So what it tells me is next year, he's gonna be there.
I think the comparing the generations and the eras - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:25
I think the comparing the generations and the eras
(mellow piano music) - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:13
(mellow piano music)