In a 2012 post-game press conference, after falling in the APT World Tour rankings to #2 seed (after nearly a decade of being the best in the world), reporters asked Roger Federer (aka The King) to discuss the emotional toll of losing "the crown".  Upset by the reporters' assumptions about his motivations, Federer stated,

 

"Sometimes you're just happy playing. Some people, some media, unfortunately, don't understand that it's okay just to play tennis and enjoy it. They always think you have to win everything, it always needs to be a success story, and if it's not, obviously, what is the point? Maybe you have to go back and think, Why have I started playing tennis? Because I just like it. It's actually sort of a dream hobby that became somewhat of a job. Some people just don't get that, ever."

 

— Roger Federer, Swiss Men's Singles Great

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