When I think of the Olympics I only think of good things. I think of what a great event it is and what it has done for me and my career, and changed my personal life, too.

Roddick lost his World number 1 ranking to Federer after Federer won his first Australian Open in 2004. "
Federer is one of the highest-earning athletes in the world. In the final he defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the third consecutive Sunday and in doing so claimed a record sixth ATP World Tour Finals title finishing the year as world no.

He was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years (2005–2008). Federer's ATP tournament records include winning six ATP World Tour Finals playing in the finals at all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (a record shared with Djokovic) and being one of three players (alongside Agassi and Djokovic) to win seven. In 2011 in a South African poll he was voted the second most trusted and respected person in the world next to Nelson Mandela.