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Roger Federer as Religious Experience - Tennis - The New York Times
The metaphysical explanation is that Roger Federer is one of those rare, preternatural athletes who appear to be exempt, at least in part, from certain physical laws.
David Foster Wallace • Both Flesh and Not: Essays
Roger Federer on how art can be a byproduct of a commitment to a different goal:
"Beauty is not the goal of competitive sports, but high-level sports are a prime venue for the expression of human beauty. The relation is roughly that of courage to war."