Roger Federer, who won a record-tying seventh Wimbledon title and his 17th overall major on Sunday, said that he looked to other athletic greats to keep himself motivated and working hard.
"I drew a lot of inspiration from other great athletes in other sports," he said. "I think like Pete [Sampras] and [Stefan] Edberg and [Boris] Becker, maybe [Michael] Jordan, Tiger Woods, Valentino Rossi. They inspire me to keep on pushing further. Not just being happy with world No. 1 or being happy with a Grand Slam title, but maybe to reach for more. Then obviously I have to drive myself. But you sometimes do need to see someone else do it for a long time so that you feel it is actually possible."
Federer also said that golfer Tiger Woods had been texting him with support over the past couple of days.
"He was very pumped up for me," Federer said of Woods. "He was very supportive. It's nice when other greats believe in me. They push me further, even in the rain delay basically when they cheer you on. So it was big. I wish him the best as well."