Can you imagine that Roger Federer would have devoted himself to football and deprived us of his quality in tennis? Well, that became the dream of the “Swiss Express” during his childhood, which he failed to crystallize, and from which he explained the reason why he ended up opting for a sport where he immortalized himself.
In an interview he gave in 2020, the winner of 20 Grand Slams recalled this stage of his life. “I played soccer. I chose tennis because I didn’t want to blame the goalkeeper for the losses.
I wanted to blame myself. That made me choose tennis, thank God,” said the former world number one. “When I was 12 years old, my tennis schedule was so packed that I simply couldn’t compete in other sports.
I like to think that he could have been a footballer. He was an attacking midfielder or striker. He was a good leader, so he would have been a good captain.” .
Since he retired, Roger has been seen at his soccer team matches, something he has enjoyed in this new phase of his life. The good news for everyone is that in the end he ended up leaning towards a sport that he took to another dimension, and that he is considered by more than one as the best tennis player of all time.
Would you have imagined Federer as a goalscorer for a soccer team?
