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Biography of Roger Federer
Roger Federer was born August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland. (Click here for today's sports birthdays.) His parents, Robert and Lynette, bothworked in the pharmacuetical industry. Robert was an executive for Ciba-Geigy. He met Lynette, a native South African and also a Ciba-Geigy employee, during a business trip.Their marriage also produced a daughter, Diana, in 1979.
Roger and his older sister grew up in the town of Munchenstein, just outside the city of Basel. A 2,000-year-old city onthe Rhine, it is home to Switzerland’s oldest university, dozens of museums and the famous Theater Basel.
Tennis was a family passion in the Federer home, though neitherRoger’s parents nor his sister had any special aptitude for the game. Everyone enjoyed it, however, and Roger showed enough promise to earn entry into Basel’s crack junior program atthe age of eight.
Roger’s first sports hero was Boris Becker, the young German who won Wimbledon in 1985. Roger recalls watching Becker play Stefan Edberg in the 1988Wimbledon final. He cried when his idol lost. Controlling his temper was a problem that would plague Roger throughout his childhood.
His game already showed signs of genius, but likemany kids his age, he was often out of control on the court. (Roger describes himself as a “hothead.”) He erupted after hitting dumb shots and rarely went through a day withouthurling his racket against the fence. Robert and Lynette were mortified when they saw their son’s behavior during tournaments. Roger could not understand this. He was neverrude to umpires, linesmen or opposing players. His anger was reserved for himself. The Federers refused to speak to him after one of his episodes, frustrating him even more.
Roger Federer was born August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland. (Click here for today's sports birthdays.) His parents, Robert and Lynette, bothworked in the pharmacuetical industry. Robert was an executive for Ciba-Geigy. He met Lynette, a native South African and also a Ciba-Geigy employee, during a business trip.Their marriage also produced a daughter, Diana, in 1979.
Roger and his older sister grew up in the town of Munchenstein, just outside the city of Basel. A 2,000-year-old city onthe Rhine, it is home to Switzerland’s oldest university, dozens of museums and the famous Theater Basel.
Tennis was a family passion in the Federer home, though neitherRoger’s parents nor his sister had any special aptitude for the game. Everyone enjoyed it, however, and Roger showed enough promise to earn entry into Basel’s crack junior program atthe age of eight.
Roger’s first sports hero was Boris Becker, the young German who won Wimbledon in 1985. Roger recalls watching Becker play Stefan Edberg in the 1988Wimbledon final. He cried when his idol lost. Controlling his temper was a problem that would plague Roger throughout his childhood.
His game already showed signs of genius, but likemany kids his age, he was often out of control on the court. (Roger describes himself as a “hothead.”) He erupted after hitting dumb shots and rarely went through a day withouthurling his racket against the fence. Robert and Lynette were mortified when they saw their son’s behavior during tournaments. Roger could not understand this. He was neverrude to umpires, linesmen or opposing players. His anger was reserved for himself. The Federers refused to speak to him after one of his episodes, frustrating him even more.
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