Editing Roger Federer (section)

===Demeanor and attitude===
Federer was noted for his cool demeanor and emotional control on the court. Most of his professional game has been characterized by a lack of outbursts or emotional frustration at errors, giving him an advantage over less controlled opponents.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/addiction-in-society/201509/why-roger-federer-is-great|title=Why Roger Federer is Great|first=Stanton |last=Peele |newspaper=Psychology Today|publisher=psychologytoday.com|date=28 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/sports/tennis/10federer.html|title=Cool Federer Image Was Forged in a Hot Head|first=David |last=Waldstein |work=The New York Times|date=28 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/78128/roger-federer-i-do-not-know-if-i-will-be-playing-in-three-or-five-years-/|title=Roger Federer: 'I do not know if I will be playing in three or five years'|website=Tennis World USA|date=8 October 2019 |access-date=9 October 2019}}</ref> In 2016, Federer declared: {{blockquote|I don't get the anxiety during a match so much anymore. You know, to throw racquets, to toss balls out of the court, scream and stuff. I almost laugh [on the inside] about it a little bit today when an opponent does it. But that's something for me that's not a problem anymore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportspsychologytennis.com/federer%E2%80%99s-mental-toughness-and-maturity/|title=Federer's Mental Toughness and Maturity|first=Patrick |last=Cohn |publisher=sportspsychologytennis.com|date=28 August 2016}}</ref>}}

Originally lacking self-control as a junior,<ref name=Gatto/> he transformed his on-court demeanor<ref name=demeanor/> to become well-liked for his graciousness. Despite clearly possessing talent from a young age, Federer tended to allow his emotions to get the best of him, causing his game to falter. On some occasions, this emotional state escalated into counter-productive actions such as racket abuse.<ref name=transformation/> Rarely a day went by when he would not throw his racquet against the fence in his search to play the "perfect game". Federer later confessed to having been a hot head at a young age as he often erupted if he hit a dumb shot.<ref name=Making1/> Despite this fragile temperament, Federer still impressed his then-coach Adolf Kacovsky, who said that during defeats he never gave up and was willing to learn from his mistakes afterwards.<ref name=Making1/> By the time he became professional, Federer had learned to temper his emotions, but still, he struggled to adapt to the work ethic and compromising mindset needed to be a competitive professional player.<ref name=transformation/>

In 2007, [[Rod Laver]] described him as follows: "One thing is for sure: he's the best player of his time and one of the most admirable champions on the planet. That's certainly something worth crowing over. The beauty is, Roger Federer won't".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615754_1615743,00.html |title=Federer: The Artistry of the World's Top Tennis Ace |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=3 May 2007 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref>