He's a dad to two sets of twins.
Professional athletes are known for grueling workout schedules, long road trips, and busy lives in general. That kind of day-to-day grind makes it difficult to find any sort of
Some athletes head out on their own when on road trips or away games, but Federer decided to take his whole family with him. That was the only option if his team, sponsors, and well, the world wanted him to continue playing tennis professionally, admitting that if he couldn’t afford that option, he would have retired a decade earlier.“Oh, it was the only way,”“I said, ‘Never would I go on the road without my kids.’ I'd rather retire [than travel without them].
“I have twin girls, as you know ... They were born in '09, just after I became, I think it was world No. 1,” he said in the same interview. “The girls were born and from that moment on, 2010 and 2011, I didn't win any slam. I remember changing diapers, bathing the girls and just being a dad.” He credits his kids for bringing a new edge to his tennis game. “ ... from being maybe the dominator, I became the challenger,” he shared. “And I liked that role, as well. I actually really stayed hungry throughout.”
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