Roger Federer - If...

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too,
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream--and not make dreams your master,
If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much,
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a Man. my son! -Rudyard Kipling

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[galloper3]

is that Dennis Hopper speaking?

[nver]

Yes, it is.

[blushenka]

Love it! Can you tell me who reads the poem btw?

[nver]

Sure. Dennis Hopper :)

[hassan7926]

"If you can fill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,"

It means that if you are willing to give everything you got and are willing to put yourself through the pain for one minute, you can do anything and achieve any dream; hence the, "Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,"

[edifier2401]

This is beautiful, It not only speaks about Roger but of all of us.

[Fadibest100]

I am watching this because Roger lost yesterday to Nadal!I wish Roger can come back!

[giulian23]

I wonder if I'll ever get tired of watching this...

[neoarthurconandoyle]

@Barkermush well , would you say now that Djokovic is a better player than Nadal coz he beat him 6 times this year and Rafa couldnt beat him in any of his 1-1 meetings with him? I admire all players , Rafa, Roger, and Novak but lets not say Roger won because there was no one else..

[SGS04RF]

@Barkermush

wtf r u talking about?

[Harlemurphy]

What a legend, what a player...what a human. Thanks Roger !

[danceswithcrayons]

Cheers and thankyou!  Added to my playlist of favorite book trailers and poems.

[tvtotalforever]

0.26-0.29. this is the part of the poem that is written at the door, the players have to walk through to reach centre court. what a wonderfull poem

[bananatree1234567]

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting

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[Barkermush]

Another defeat at Wimbledon for Roger. Finally, tennis has more talented players around to show that Federer is not as 'super' has people used to say he was, when he played against the likes of Henman and little Hewitt haha.

Roger got lucky 7 years ago, he was only untouchable because there was so few top players around in the mens game to test him.

Great video and great poem though, gives you goosebumps!