Federer - What It Takes as Gillette Winner

ON WHAT IT TAKES TO BE THE BEST
Roger Federer:

I think talent is obviously one thing—a little base that gives you the potential to work on. But I've always said, in tennis you have to have three things: You have the conditioning (your physical shape); you have to have the mental strength; and then you have to have the skills (which comes down to your talent). If one is not there, you're not going to make it because today the competition is too tough. Too many guys are trying hard, so you need a bit of all three or you need a lot of them to really make a breakthrough. And these are the keys to success right now.

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