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Roger Federer
Nick Bollettieri
I
have
been
around
tennis
for
60
years.
I
have
personally
witnessed
many
of
the
great
tennis
players
playing
in
their
primes
including
Rod
Laver,
John
McEnroe,
Jimmy
Connors,
Pete
Sampras,
Andre
Agassi,
Rafa
Nadal,
Arthur
Ashe,
Poncho
Gonzalez,
Lew
Load,
Chris
Evert,
Martina
Navratilova,
Billie
Jean
King,
Margaret
Court,
Maureen
Connolly,
Serena
Williams,
Venus
Williams,
Monica
Seles,
Justine
Henin,
and
others.
Among
the
great’s
I
have
had
the
privilege
of
seeing,
there
is
one
player
that
stands
out
to
me
both
on
and
off
the
court,
both
by
his
play
on
the
court,
by
everything
he
stands
up
for
off
the
court,
and
by
his
ability
to
inspire
both
on
and
off
the
court.
Why?
God
has
blessed
Roger
with
the
talent
and
the
ability
to
be
a
role
model
on
and
off
the
court,
and
Roger
has
accepted
and
embraced
his
position.

There
are
only
a
few
people,
and
I
truly
mean
only
a
few,
who
can
win
grand
slams
and
masters
1000’s,
be
a
super
son,
spouse
and
parent,
be
a
real
gentleman,
and
give
back
to
children
in
need.
Roger
has
not
only
been
able
to
do
all
of
this
from
the
time
he
was
in
his
early
20’s,
but
even
now
at
the
ripe
old
tennis
age
of
35,
he
has
continued
to
win
grand
slams
and
masters
1000’s
with
grace
and
humility
and
inspire
on
and
off
the
court.
Roger
has
continued
to
have
incredible
success
on
the
court
because
he
was
open
to
make
changes.
It’s
not
easy
for
a
champion
who
has
already
won
more
grand
slam
singles
titles
than
anyone
in
history
to
make
changes
to
the
formula
that
has
proven
so
successful
for
him.
However,
that’s
exactly
what
Roger
did.
He
selected
a
new
racquet
with
a
larger
head
and
larger
sweet
spot.
This
helped
him
handle
heavy
topspin
shots
hit
to
his
backhand
and
has
given
him
easier
power
for
all
his
shots.
He’s
also
started
standing
in
closer
to
the
baseline
taking
the
ball
much
earlier.
His
mentality
became
much
more
aggressive
whereby
he
is
now
always
looking
for
a
way
to
attack
the
net
and
finish
points
at
the
net.
He
is
a
very
accurate
server
and
can
hit
very
specific
areas
of
the
service
box
under
pressure.
His
larger
racquet
has
given
him
easier
power
while
serving
without
sacrificing
accuracy.
He
has
somehow
maintained
his
movement
at
age
35.
He’s
still
explosive
and
can
move
around
every
inch
of
the
court
like
a
jaguar.
His
incredible
forehand
has
not
lost
any
of
its
dominance.
His
slice
backhand
and
drop
shot
have
become
more
effective
over
the
years
and
he
knows
exactly
when
to
use
them.

Off
the
court,
Roger
has