Roger Federer spoke to the media after his recent signature trainer release and he reflected on his early career beginnings.

While Roger Federer isn't returning to the courts anytime soon he is still a very busy man. He recently launched his 1st signature trainer and at the event, he spoke about his early career beginnings. He spoke how much his parents sacrificed and how he a deadline for becoming a pro. On his early years Roger said:

“My parents spent around 30,000 Swiss francs a year to pay for my tennis training (around 28,000 euros). But they were skeptical about my ability to become a professional player. When I was 16, I asked them if I should leave school to get 100% involved in tennis. My father gave me two years to succeed. If I failed or were unable to become a professional player, I had to go back to school. I told him to trust me and luckily I became World No.1 1 in junior. Tennis is a very special sport. It is very difficult to spend hours and hours on the field, with a lot of tension and stress, and not even being able to ask for anything your family or your trainer".

He also spoke about how it took him two years to find the right balance between calmness and passion on the court. On that he recalled:

"I was playing badly and ended up breaking my racquet. I saw how my family, my staff and my trainers looked at me and I felt that I could never again have this behavior on a court. I realized that I definitely had to change. It was a long process and I got help from a psychologist. It took me two years to find the perfect balance between passion and calm".

Roger is currently in the process of rehabbing from his 2nd knee surgery but he has already highlighted the Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics as personal goals for the next season.

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