The Roger Federer Story
Quest For Perfection
Chapter One
Two New Friends: Woods and Sampras
When Tiger Woods achieved the "Tiger Slam" in 2000 and 2001-winning all four of golf's major
championships in a row-Roger Federer was not yet 20 years old. The way that Woods dominated golf and
reignited interest in the sport certainly caught the attention of the young Federer. However, he never thought
that he would ever be compared to someone as dominant as Woods. "His story is completely different from
mine," he said in the spring of 2006. "Even as a kid his goal was to break the record for winning the most
majors. I was just dreaming of just once meeting Boris Becker or being able to play at Wimbledon some
time."
Despite their different developments and the differences between their sports, the commonalities between
Woods and Federer became unmistakable through the years. Like the four-time Masters champion, Federer
is in full pursuit of sports history. While Woods is pursuing Jack Nicklaus and his 18 major championships,
Federer is chasing Pete Sampras and his 14 Grand Slam singles titles ... read full excerpt from The Roger Federer Story: Quest for Perfection ebook
