This is a life lesson for many of us on how sometimes in our pursuit of success we let the important things slip by family, friends ,love and after having reached at the top where we want to be , we are lonely. Federers story is quintessential in the sense of how one balances family and career . You can be the top dog , can pursue your dreams and it need not be at the expense of everything else.

Perhaps like me others too look for inspiration in the Federer story as a source of motivation in their own. When the heroes journey becomes ones own.

Let the story continue

A Fed fan( not the malteser1 type)

The title of this thread sounds as if Fed isn't gonna win any more wimbys after he becomes a father....... is anyone ready to suggest such a thing?

well said nirv02 , thier story is so unique in a piece i read about this issue saying "Mirka is the only wife (of player in Wmbledon) who looks real not a top model from another planet" he is a real person keeps it real by having real options in life it is another thing to respect beside the achivements ( not quite sure i wouldve done the same if it was me in his shoes!)

Shireling, final push before becomes father.... After becomes father, Fed will push for more Wimbys, I think he will be gunning for BEST EVER on GRASS which means 8 Wimby titles because Sampras has 7... LOL...

Greedy thoughts from a fed fan (cute type)

Shireling....i see what you mean...but i took it as this is the ONLY slam he can get as a player....before he is a father....so he can go for glory at wimby.....gotta deal with the semis first of course...but then once wimby under his belt...he got plenty more gas left in the tank for the next 4 years up until 2012 which is when he said he would like to play...and who knows? even beyond....what a great thought.....
would be fantastic to get wimby and us open.....two before a father and one after...this year is fed's year.......

for all fedfans...a really nice article from IVO....read what he says about fed's game towards the end...what a sweetheart!

By Padraic Halpin
LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) -

Roger Federer probably did not expect to be one of the younger members of the Wimbledon men's quarter-final line-up, but he was happy to let some of the game's elder statesmen share the limelight.

The Swiss maestro was the second oldest player in the 2007 quarters aged 25, but a resurgence in the game's older generation saw him enter this year's last eight as the fourth youngest.
The Swiss, who booked his place in a 21st straight grand slam semi-final on Wednesday, welcomed the company of contemporaries like Lleyton Hewitt, Tommy Haas and Juan Carlos Ferrero in the latter stages.

"It's fun that it's not always just the young guys and me," Federer told reporters after dispatching another senior member of the last-eight brigade, 30-year-old Ivo Karlovic, 6-3 7-5 7-6.

"I mean, sure it's cool once in a while, but I still like to play the guys who I used to play when I came up and who were my main rivals for many years.
"I'm very happy that so many guys have made it through to the second week, to the quarter-final stages and obviously we'll have Andy (Roddick) or Lleyton going through."

All that stands between Federer and a seventh successive Wimbledon final is the oldest of them all, the revitalised 31-year-old Haas.

The German's resurgence -- which saw him land the grasscourt warm-up event in Halle -- began when he stretched Federer to five-sets in the fourth round of the French Open last month.

"In Paris, it was brutal," the five-times Wimbledon champion said of the victory where he had to come from two sets down to keep alive his hopes of a first Roland Garros title.
"He's had a rough few years behind him. But it's so nice to see him back.
"He's always been one of the best ball strikers in the game. I think he's really gotten his game together again after some tough injuries."
But if Haas was looking for advice on how to stop Federer`s march towards a record 15th grand slam title, he should probably avoid asking Karlovic.

Asked if anyone could halt the world number two, the towering Croat said simply: "This year, honestly, no."

Given the opportunity to blame nerves or glaring sunshine for his unblemished service record in the tournament lasting all of 11 minutes, Karlovic could just offer the same conclusion.

"It is only because he is better than everybody else. That's it," he said.

C'MON!
Allez Federer!

to quote: "This is a life lesson for many of us on how sometimes in our pursuit of success we let the important things slip by family, friends ,love and after having reached at the top where we want to be , we are lonely. Federers story is quintessential in the sense of how one balances family and career . You can be the top dog , can pursue your dreams and it need not be at the expense of everything else."


yes, much easier when one in question is a man, not a woman...Look what happened to Davenport since she had her babies...

Roger a father?! C'MON! I don't imagine it will change his love for the game of tennis, and his focus much. Well in the other hand, there may be some sleepless nights. LOL :) C'MON! Let the next game begin! Haas is next. :)

Bianca
You raise a valid point , it really cant apply the same way for women. I think they should go the Steffi Graf way and have a Mirka like husband. Not easy at all , it is a bit unfair.

"You can be the top dog , can pursue your dreams and it need not be at the expense of everything else."

EXCEPT IF YOU ARE A WOMAN.

Except if you are not Federer maybe more apt. But he is not out of the woods yet , he hasnt fully experienced having kids around.

Even guys who went on to have wives and families were sort of downhill from then , it is more an exception than the norm to be otherwise. That is why I think for Federer as much as his career his extraordinary so is his handling of his personal life.

I cant understand why the girls are so bitter about this . As mentioned before Steffi Graf is a role model, she looks happy with her kids and having set an unbeatable record even better then Federers.