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Roger Federer Will Now Explain Work-Life Balance For You
Here is a new profile of post-playing-days Roger Federer:
In terms of the very long-running discussion on work-life balance and work as identity (a common problem of the last 10–15 years), Roger says this:
Tennis was my identity, but it was not what I was doing all day every day. I mean, for the most part, I’m being more of a dad and a husband and a son. Being a tennis player was my hobby, and then that became my job. But I always tried to not identify myself just purely as a tennis player. When tennis was taken away or put aside, well, I still had all the other things. And I think that mindset has anyway been a strength of mine throughout my career. I knew…
