INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME

August 28, 2026

Dan Faber

Patrick McEnroe

Mary Carillo

Roger Federer

Press Conference

DAN FABER: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and thank you for being here and part of the induction celebration this weekend. We had an enormous kickoff yesterday with a couple of different types of celebrations, and I'm sure you'll hear some about that later today.

A lot is going to happen starting today and into tomorrow, but I am here just to kind of articulate a little bit the mission of the Hall of Fame to help pass it on then to my president here.

The International Tennis Hall of Fame, we are to preserve and promote the history of the game. All you have to do is walk around this campus, and you can just see and feel that. Hopefully you've had an opportunity to go through the museum, because it is collecting the global history of the sport of tennis.

The second part of that mission is we celebrate our champions, the tennis champions, and I think you're going to recognize that today, because that's what this weekend is all about, but also, the 270 champions that are in the Hall of Fame. That's what we're poised to do is celebrate their successes, and why in some ways that we want to do this is because we are trying to inspire generations around the world, and we can do that through the history of the game and also the champions.

With that, I hope when you ask questions and you listen, you feel those three attributes, what the International Tennis Hall of Fame is all about. So I am honored to pass the racquet to Patrick McEnroe, the President of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

PATRICK McENROE: Thank you, Dan. Thanks, everyone, for being here. It's certainly my privilege to introduce our first inductee. As another Hall of Fame person just reminded me, that's the great Richard Evans, Mary Carillo I guess is the only player that was able to carry my brother John to a red clay doubles title, which she did at the French Open when she was player, and she was a darn good player until the knees gave out.

Luckily for all of us, I would say that they did because Mary then got her start in broadcasting and has become one of the most incredible broadcasters, respected by all of us in that community. Unique in her perspective that she brought to television for so many years. So please welcome her, with no further ado, the great Mary Carillo to the stage.

Not only was Mary so good at covering tennis for so many years. She became so good at that that she brought her into other sports, like those darn Olympic Games. We consider you one of our own in the tennis world.

Congratulations for what's about to happen tomorrow night. How does it feel now that you've been here for about 24 crazy hours so far?

MARY CARILLO: I love this place. I've been able to come here a bunch of times, but for Roger Federer, yesterday was his first time, right?

PATRICK McENROE: Yep.

MARY CARILLO: He picked his way through the museum honoring him. You all know Roger. You know how much he loves history. He loves this game. Do you think he's going to get jammed up tomorrow? Are we guessing there are going to be tears? I've already seen Brad Gilbert, Paul Annacone. He's going to have coaches. He's going to have so many people to thank.

PATRICK McENROE: Stefan Edberg, who I just interviewed, is going to be here.

MARY CARILLO: Stefan Edberg is here, as well. It's special.

Before I say anything else, I have to say if you follow tennis, you know that I spend every minute I can in press rooms around the world. Richard knows that. I can't see it Steve Flink, is he here?

PATRICK McENROE: He's in his suit.

MARY CARILLO: I just continue to thank everybody. I don't travel as much now. I have very old parents and very young grandchildren. I don't get around anymore, but I read everything, and I thank everyone. I get so much insight and intelligence and quotes from the written press.

As you guys all know, it's getting harder and harder to have that job, to get inches, to get the space you really need. I really hope there's a sea change, because selfishly speaking, I really need it. I really need it.

I know that a lot of the press is already at the US Open. I saw them a couple of days ago. I was out at Flushing. They wanted to come. Now the Hall of Fame, you've hired a bus?

PATRICK McENROE: We have a bus coming up tomorrow, yeah.

MARY CARILLO: I got to tell you, I'm sure it's going to be packed with an awful lot of my friends.

I just wanted to say that it's so important, and I know there's going to be a lot of Swiss people here, a lot of Swiss photographers, and a lot of Swiss writers. And of course, that's true, but I want to thank everybody who covers this game in great ways.

PATRICK McENROE: Thank you, Mary. We're here to celebrate tennis. We're here to celebrate Roger, and of course, you are so gracious in how you've handled this whole process along the way.

Can we talk about you, gosh darn it? You know what I'm saying? I want to talk about you, because what you've done --

MARY CARILLO: You know I don't like talking about me. I like to be on the other side of the podium.

PATRICK McENROE: As I said, nobody is better at telling the stories of tennis and the players, but you know what, we're here to celebrate you and what it means. I've seen a lot of our buddies that we grew up with in the same little town in Douglaston and your friends from the television world here, as well. There's a lot of people, your family. What is it going to mean for you to get up there tomorrow?

MARY CARILLO: I've written a speech. There's a chance I'll follow it somewhat, and all it is, it's really a speech full of gratitude, because that's the overwhelming emotion I have.

I've gotten to be in this tennis world for 50 years now, and a lot of the people who are here, who have come to be here, I've known them about 50 years (laughing). Yeah, it means the world to me. A lot of my family is here.

I'm just glad that it's happening, and especially obviously that Roger is coming in. The first of the wave of all-time greats who will be following him from Serena and her sister, if she ever retires, to Rafa and Djokovic. It's just going to keep rolling.

I have to say that, Patrick, your brother -- the only time I've quoted the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer -- I know.

PATRICK McENROE: Leave it to you to go there.

MARY CARILLO: I used his quote to talk about your brother, and the only other player I ever used it for is Roger Federer. What Schopenhauer wrote is: "Talent hits a target that no one else can hit; genius hits a target that no one else can see." That to me -- I mean, we've all been trying to describe Roger Federer for about 20 years now. That's about as close as I can come, yeah.

And your brother is going to show up tonight, right?

PATRICK McENROE: The rumor is he's already practicing, getting ready, yeah.

Any questions from any of our illustrious members here of the press?

MARY CARILLO: From Richard.

PATRICK McENROE: Richard Evans, Hall of Fame.

MARY CARILLO: Hall of Famer from, yeah, this guy.

Q. Mary, thank you. This is not about me. Partially about me, because I want you to talk about the art of commentary. Everybody listens, watches tennis. I did a bit of radio, but let's talk about television, which is what you've done more than me. There are always those people who say they talk too much. Why don't they shut up and just watch the match? Getting the balance right is very important. How does one do it?

MARY CARILLO: I mean, I've failed plenty of times, but tennis is a game of pauses, you know? It's a game of sprints, one after another of indeterminate length, and now you've got maybe 25 seconds before the next point.

If it's a great point, usually I don't say anything. If it's a bad match, all I do is tell stories. That's happened plenty of times, too.

I don't like wall-to-wall dialogue either. A lot of times three in a booth is too many. I think you have to develop a certain -- it really helps -- I've worked with Patrick and his brother and so many other people I've gotten to sit next to. If you have some kind of a chemistry, that really helps.

But, you know, it's a visual sport, and especially when Roger Federer is playing, you know, just get out of the way, right? Just get out of the way. They're watching it. You don't have to say much.

When Federer finally got his French Open against Robin Soderling of Sweden, a guy who had knocked out Rafa. This was the guy's big chance. The final wasn't that good. I was calling it with John McEnroe and Ted Robinson, but he was getting all jammed up. By the end of the match you could just see Roger's emotions.

I pushed my cough-back button so that producer could hear me, and I said, Cut my mic, let's just let this play, cut pictures, you know? So he did. The last couple of games we just -- and Ted Robinson did the same thing and even John.

PATRICK McENROE: You're kidding me (laughing).

MARY CARILLO: I don't think they cut his mic, but --

PATRICK McENROE: He didn't say anything. He listened to you.

MARY CARILLO: That's the kind of stuff. I love when you can make good television like that, you know? That's the goods, right? But you know that, you know that.

I have to tell a quick Richard Evans story. Richard was writing the first-ever book on John McEnroe, and he had come to my house. I was going to show him around Douglaston and all our old haunts. My sister, Gina, who is here, was a ball kid at Madison Square Garden for the year-end championships. I'm talking to Richard up in the stands, and he wanted to interview my family. He wanted to interview Gina. He hadn't gotten to her yet. She comes up crying because someone had stolen her winter coat.

PATRICK McENROE: Oh, no.

MARY CARILLO: She comes up, "Somebody stole my coat." I said, All right, this is Richard Evans here. I introduced him to her, and he said, Will you talk to me about the book? She said, What? Richard says, I'll buy you a coat (laughing).

PATRICK McENROE: I love it.

MARY CARILLO: That was a good book.

PATRICK McENROE: That was a great book, "A Rage for Perfection."

Q. I'm just wondering, how do you feel about being inducted into the Hall of Fame? What does it mean to you?

MARY CARILLO: It means everything. It means -- I genuinely never saw this coming ever, ever. I'm going to talk about that in my speech tomorrow.

I have revered this place. From the time I was a little kid, I read everything I could read, I watched every tennis match I could watch. I idolized all the players, a lot of whom have become my friends. There's a bit of an impostor syndrome, frankly.

I hope I do okay tomorrow, honestly. I'm not sure how I'm going to square this up, because it means so much to me, so very much to me. It's an honor beyond measure. There's not too many. There's not too many of us in there.

Richard, you told me. How many people are in the hall?

Q. (Off microphone).

MARY CARILLO: 270? Does that sound right? I guess I'm 278. I'm going to put Roger ahead of me. That's heady company, heady company.

Q. I used to play on the tour, and I have the privilege of knowing Mary. I'm commentating now on the tour for the past 20 years. My question is, do you realize what you have done for all of us? I'm talking male commentator, but I'm talking especially female commentator.

MARY CARILLO: Ah, Sophie, thank you.

Q. This is making me cry because you don't realize?

MARY CARILLO: Thank you, Sophie. That's very kind of you, and you too are. She's got a new book out. She's a very good commentator. She really knows what she's looking at.

No, I mean, look, I'm just happy that there are more and more women who are getting the chance. I talked about this last night, as well, but just to get the opportunity, that's what you need. You need a chance to just show them that this is a job you really want and you are passionate about, and you are going to work hard.

The women here today, some of my best friends, they've all done the same thing. They've all done the same thing. I think it was Lesley Visser, who I consider one of the all-time pioneers, I think she said -- tell me if I'm getting this quote right, Leslie, because there were a couple of women before Lesley who were trying to get into men's locker rooms and getting more access.

I think it was Lesley Visser who said, "Well, I wasn't here for the breakfast, but I made the brunch." Was that you (laughing)?

PATRICK McENROE: Close enough.

Q. (Off microphone).

MARY CARILLO: You were quoting Tallulah Bankhead (laughing)?

PATRICK McENROE: Touche, I love it.

MARY CARILLO: Oh, man.

Q. I was just wondering, obviously you transitioned into a career in broadcasting and journalism at a young age after being a professional tennis player. So when you went into that new role, was there anything that your perspective changed? Did it change at all looking back on being a professional tennis player? Did anything surprise you getting to see tennis, professional tennis, from more of an outside perspective rather than just being a player?

MARY CARILLO: I think a lot of past players -- Patrick, back me up if you find this to be true -- once you get in a booth, you see the whole court. You're not just concentrating on yourself, right?

PATRICK McENROE: Yeah, definitely.

MARY CARILLO: Didn't that happen to you?

PATRICK McENROE: Absolutely, yeah. And I think also when you're first off the tour, you still have a lot of friends on the tour. Then you're, like, I'm supposed to be unbiased, and you have to be maybe more critical.

You never had trouble doing that.

MARY CARILLO: No, John McEnroe was never troubled by anything I said. That's a critical point. It's I think a bit of a tough pivot, but if you want to be taken seriously and you can be consistent, the people listening know that this is really how you feel about things.

I've worked a lot with John McEnroe, and we have called matches. At a certain point I realize that he's talking about the guy who is winning, and I'm explaining why that guy is losing, because I've been on that side a lot more (laughing). That becomes this really interesting look at things, right?

I'm lucky I've played because when I first started doing this, a lot of the players, men and women, knew me, so that was very, very helpful. But then -- I mean now, I'm not on any kind of social media, and I'm glad it wasn't around when I was around. Only because there's so much content and so much of it is just a lot of Fluffernutter, you know? All these players are now putting out their own stuff, so they skip the middle man, us, and they are branding themselves. Frankly, I'm too old for that.

So I'm glad I came in at the time I did. There was much more access to players. It was much easier to get to them. You didn't have to wade your way through publicists and agents and all that stuff. So I think I was very lucky that I showed up when I did.

PATRICK McENROE: We're lucky you showed you every up and when have you did, big-time.

Q. You've covered so many of the greats, and you've seen them here on display, and I was really moved seeing the Olympic items on display from you. I was wondering, what was your emotional reaction seeing your own display case?

MARY CARILLO: That was something. Honestly, it's beautiful. That whole wing is pretty new, right?

PATRICK McENROE: It's very new.

MARY CARILLO: If you haven't been into the museum, there are a couple of credentials of Roger Federer as a ball boy at the Basel Tournament that's so damn adorable you can't even believe it. His sons look just like him now.

It was very moving. It was beautifully wrought. It's a lovely display. It makes me realize, you look at a credential or a picture or you look at a ski cap and, Oh, God, I remember that (laughing). That was funny. That was painful. That was whatever it was.

The Olympics have really taken me to places, mountains I never would have gone to just covering tennis. I'm just -- it is a beautiful display. I got a little choked up seeing it, frankly.

PATRICK McENROE: Or you would say jammed up.

MARY CARILLO: Jammed up.

PATRICK McENROE: Mary always has her Mary-isms that are unique.

MARY CARILLO: Let's go get Roger.

PATRICK McENROE: Let's go get Roger. Give it up for the Hall of Fame. Thanks, Mary. Take a little break because Roger will be on his way momentarily.

Ladies and gentlemen, let's please welcome to the stage about-to-be-Hall-of-Famer, Mr. Roger Federer.

ROGER FEDERER: Hello.

PATRICK McENROE: Roger Federer here in Newport for the first time. What do you think?

ROGER FEDERER: Very nice. Beautiful spot. Definitely not my last time here. I think I will come back. Not just only for the prettiness of the city and the coastline here, but also, of course, the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

It's been a wonderful last few days. Our whole family has enjoyed it thus far. Well, the big moments are only upon us. It's going to get even more special. I'm happy the weather is nice. Just like all-around an amazing experience so far.

PATRICK McENROE: Well, our team at the Tennis Hall of Fame, our CEO, we had a great event yesterday with you to benefit the Hall of Fame and also to benefit the Federer Foundation. We appreciate all you're doing. You're doing a lot for us.

Why is that so important to you, what you've done with your foundation now for over 20 years?

ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I think the charitable work I think for anyone who's in it and can donate their time or money or expertise or just have a conversation about it and think how we can always help each other out or mentor, et cetera, I think it's important.

For me, children have always been front and center. How can I inspire the next generation on the tennis court, but also with the Roger Federer Foundation, how much can we make a difference in as many kids' lives as possible to have quality education in places where maybe that is not always the case?

Still have a long ways to go, but we've come a long way, as well. I think we can be proud of what we've accomplished, and of course, teaming up with other foundations as well and trying to also shine a light or, you know, just raise money is very important because that money does make a big difference. I hope, yeah, it was a time, like you said, that I'm giving here during this week, I can help you guys, which is also a pleasure.

PATRICK McENROE: Well, you're helping us a lot, and we appreciate it. There's a lot of buzz for this event. This weekend we call it "The Roger Effect." We had the people waiting going down Memorial Drive to get in this morning to be here, which we've never seen before.

ROGER FEDERER: Cool.

PATRICK McENROE: Here to celebrate the fact that you won 20 majors, won over 100 titles, won the gold medal in doubles, the Davis Cup, all your accomplishments on the court, but I think for many people they're here because what you represent to the sport and just for people, in general. How does it feel knowing that you sort of transcended tennis? You it said to me the other day. You said, it's now more about the memories than the victories, the titles, the wins and losses.

ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I don't know why they're coming to watch me play or why they're coming. In general, I'm always trying to have a humble approach to everything, but it sure is nice that if I can play on Arthur Ashe like I did on Tuesday, that there is a full crowd and that I still do have an affect to a certain level to people.

Maybe it's the kids, you know, nowadays that maybe haven't seen me play yet, but their parents say, You got to come watch Roger play, because that's how I would like you to hit the backhand or whatever. It's obviously nice that I've always been well-liked, I guess, throughout the world and even here in Newport, a place I've never been to.

I always get surprised when I come back -- or I go to places for the very first time and I get a lot of support, because expectations always are in many ways they don't know who you are really, because they've never seen you and never met you.

I'm happy there's going to be I'm sure a great atmosphere out on court. Not just for myself, but also for the other Hall of Famers, all the other Legends that are here. Again, everything is going to benefit the International Tennis Hall of Fame and everything.

Yeah, the memories and the moments that I've shared have been incredible. I'm happy I had so many. I'm happy that also I've found a way in my life and in my mind to actually embrace and enjoy the pressure and what it meant to represent the sport.

I remember the very first time in Rotterdam when I showed up after the Australian Open. I went to Davis Cup in Romania first. Arrived late Wednesday from Australia straight onto the clay. Played Davis Cup there, and I was World No. 1. I could feel there was a change in the way people treated me, looked at me.

Then I went to Rotterdam, and I remember I was asked all sorts of silly questions that had nothing to do with forehands and backhands. I realized, hmm, my life is about to change. Not always for the good, but mostly for the better, though.

It was an amazing experience and amazing journey. In many ways, it ends here, which I'm very excited to talk about tomorrow.

PATRICK McENROE: Enough silly questions from me, okay, because I've asked you a lot the last couple of days.

ROGER FEDERER: No, you ask good questions.

PATRICK McENROE: Let's open it up to press.

Q. There have been different paths for you, Rafa, and Novak, very different paths. What really drove you to coming from a middle-class family in Switzerland in a good environment to become such a legend and such a great player? What drives you?

ROGER FEDERER: Great question, and I think that's one that I will always also try to seek to answer for myself, because I think you know me well enough that I've gone about my life in a very normal, natural way.

Sure, I'm very professional. I had the most incredible team and great coaching throughout my life, great parents that have supported me just the right amount, and all those things. I must have, when I've gotten to, I don't know, crossroads in my life -- and I'm sure it's the same for Rafa and Novak, as well -- is when you come to those crossroads in life, you have a choice to make.

Whatever the decision is, I must have taken a lot of good ones along the way in a row, because I feel if maybe I would have taken a wrong turn at some of those, I don't know if it's coach's decision or a fitness coach decision or going to Swiss Tennis decision, I don't know. We're talking about all of those and more, and then the micro-decisions as well.

I must have done well, you know, and I've probably been guided the right way in this regard. Also, I'd say I would have wrestled with myself to the right decision, and then when it was taken, I was free again, and I was able to express myself in I guess the best way possible.

Then I wanted it. I felt like I was a winner early. I liked to be on center court. I preferred center court over Court 5 or Court 18 or whatever it was. Yeah, I wanted to be that person, you know? So I think I embraced the pressure. I wanted that, even though it's been nice retired and not having to face that music anymore. So I would maybe explain it a little bit that way, yeah.

Q. A very simple question. Do you still have pleasure to play tennis and probably in a different way, but can you describe a little bit?

ROGER FEDERER: Yes, very much so. I don't know if you watched the match on Tuesday. I had some friends of me that told me, You were smiling throughout actually playing the shots.

I was, like, Really, was I?

He goes, Yeah, yeah, many, many moments you were actually hitting a forehand during the point, and you are, like, smiling through the point.

I'm, like, Okay. I think that's a good thing. That means I'm truly actually enjoying myself.

Well, nowadays you have a choice that when you do go out on court, it's because you actually want to be there, right, unless I have to go coach my son, because he hasn't played, or my girls really want to play with me. But even there, that's a pleasure, because that doesn't happen every day.

So I say I love to still play. I love the feeling of the ball on the strings. I love to see the shapes and everything that the ball -- what I'm able to produce and create with my racquet.

Then when I'm able to play sort of in front of people, you know, it goes down memory lane, and it just feels, oh, it's like a friendly reminder, those were the good old times. Something is nice to tickle those.

Yeah, I have still a lot of joy playing tennis. Actually it's more hitting balls rather than playing points for me. So, yeah, I love also volleying and slicing, everything that has a bit of feel to it. I think I don't have to crush the ball. I mean, that's less fun. I don't know, maybe the body hurts. I don't know (smiling).

Q. Roger, welcome to Newport. I'm just wondering if this honor feels any different, and if so, how different than winning a Grand Slam or reaching No. 1 in the world?

ROGER FEDERER: Totally different. I mean, obviously it's a huge, huge honor. One of the greatest we can achieve, I think, in this sport, but it's like a, how do I say, becoming Sportsman of the Year, but like with asterisks all around it.

It's something you cannot really you feel you can control, even though maybe this one to a certain level you can. Receiving those honors are unusual, and that's why I think only when it's all said and done, I'm going to be able to explain and tell you actually how it truly feels.

Right now we're on the eve of it, and I'm just very excited. Of course, very proud that this is the year of my induction. It's been amazing to see how the fans and my friends and my partners and everybody has been so happy for me. I've been also embracing the moment.

Getting sort of awards and everything, I think you never quite get used to it, because they are in the power of others. But it does put you in a time capsule where time stands still just for a millisecond where maybe things slow down, and you get a chance to thank the people or remember a moment. I think this is where this weekend is so extra special for me personally.

Q. I worked at ESPN for nine years and heard Patrick be McEnroe call some of your matches. I'll never forget, 2017, I'm up at 3:40 a.m. to watch you against your greatest rival, Rafael Nadal. That match, coming off the six-month layoff, 35 years of age, you were seeded 17th, to me it was the greatest match I've ever seen you play. 20 aces, 73 winners, that delayed reaction of the final shot. Where do you rank that match for yourself and your career?

ROGER FEDERER: I cannot say it was anything good, you know, the way you explained it. You're framing it that I need to go that direction, but it truly was an amazing match, one I didn't think I had in me at that time. Especially not coming back from 3-1 down with all the struggles that I've had against Rafa and maybe the demons I've fought over the years with his game and everything and knowing how supreme he is in key moments, five-setters.

You know that Rafa can bring it, and he was able to -- if it was like a, what do you call it, like an arm wrestle, he was starting to get on the better side. So that I was able to sort of enter, I guess, a zone almost towards the end was incredible, but also just the entire tournament, I played some incredible tennis, was able to take the ball early.

I guess it shows you that practice does pay off, because I did have two and a half months of incredible practice at the end of '16, which is something we normally just don't have, you know? It's usually three, four weeks, and there I started to recover from my knee stuff.

I guess, was it, mid-October or so, and then all the way when January came around, I was feeling really good and had no hiccups, and I think that all then paid off in that incredible comeback tournament, which was just, yeah, a dream come true. It ranks as one of the all-time greatest matches at tournaments for me in my career.

PATRICK McENROE: How about that one point late in the fifth set? Remember that? Was it 4-3, I think it was?

ROGER FEDERER: Of course, I remember, yes. Forehand slider. Yes, of course. It was needed (laughing).

PATRICK McENROE: That was a huge point.

ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, it was important.

Q. Throughout your career you've been really respectful of the generations that came before you in tennis and the history of the sport. As someone who is now being enshrined in the history books, what do you hope that future players and fans think about you in your career as they look back in the decades to come?

ROGER FEDERER: I hope I represented the sport well, that they liked to watch me play or liked watching my highlights down the road. But more so, that maybe I helped drive the sport in the right direction, together with, you know, the leaders of the sport, maybe on the ATP side or with the slams.

All my conversation that we've had all together or that, of course, all the players and the council. Everywhere where I donated and put my time in. That prize money is much higher than it ever was.

When I started I think when I won Aussie Open maybe in 2004 for the first time, was it 750,000 Aussie dollar for the winner, and now we're talking about 4, almost 5 million plus. So we've had huge strides when it comes to winner's prize money, but also at the first round and second rounds, et cetera.

So I feel like way more players can make a living, and that's because the game has moved in the right direction. I hope that I have helped that, as well.

Same with maybe state-of-the-art stadiums. You know, getting assured that the standards get better throughout for media, for players, for physios, the whole ecosystem of our sport. If I'm mentioned in those areas, that would be great. If not, it's also okay.

Q. You've shared very lovely and touching words about yourself and your tennis career on many platforms, from your retirement speech at Laver Cup to American college commencement speeches. I'm just wondering how you're feeling about your speech tomorrow and maybe if you've watched the speeches of the past Legends that have been inducted as inspirations for coming up for awards?

ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, very excited, number one, to speak tomorrow. I mean, to a degree. You know, it's nerve-wracking.

It feels like the tennis world is watching. How do you explain? It's like your family watching, right? It feels extra weight, let's say, and extra importance.

Like when I spoke at the Dartmouth College, I was speaking obviously to the graduates and to some key people that were sitting there, as well, but it wasn't I feel like the whole weight of, let's say, the game, even though a lot of players are probably practicing and doing their things, but these things live on.

The thought of it is that everybody is watching, but it's here today and then we're good, you know? It will be fine. I think it's a matter of perspective for me.

Now, I did not watch many of the Hall of Fame speeches, same as Dartmouth, just because I didn't want to be affected by what has been said and what they have done. I just wanted to come in and have my take on what I want to say.

I feel it's for me personally it was very straightforward where I wanted to go with the speech, so I've been working on it. I feel like I'm in a good place now. Obviously I still want to tweak it some and work on it and have some thoughts, but I don't want to be affected by what others have done, maybe similar to my career.

I want it to be my career, you know, and not someone else's or a copy of someone else's. Even though learning from others is great, but I think in this instance I would love to be as free as possible and not be put into this corridor.

Q. So Mary, during her press conference just a little bit ago, even though she's accomplished so much, she talked about impostor syndrome. I'm wondering if you ever experienced that in your career, and if so, how do you get over it?

ROGER FEDERER: Explain to me exactly --

PATRICK McENROE: Impostor syndrome. Like she couldn't believe you're here, because you're Roger Federer and going into the Hall of Fame. Maybe when you first started out becoming a great player that Rod Laver and all the people you admired, you know? I don't know if you ever had impostor syndrome, but you have said, like, you know, you told me yesterday, you didn't know -- just to play Wimbledon first and then maybe to win one Wimbledon. Then you ended up with 20.

ROGER FEDERER: So I did not have that career vision for me. I was dreaming about it, but in my dreams I didn't dream that far, you know? I guess very basic one step at a time.

I don't know if it was where I come from or -- when you speak like that, that you want to win, I don't know, what people look at you in a way that, yeah, school is important, you know, and your grades are important. Sure, it's good that you hit a good, little, fuzzy tennis ball that's the color of yellow, but actually it's irrelevant until all of a sudden it kind of -- you touch some people's hearts, and you make it kind of important for some people. You realize actually it's kind of cool.

Yet, still having a perspective that it's just tennis. You are able to change the world to some extent or at least for some people.

Then little by little you start dreaming bigger, and then dreams become reality, and then everything grows. So I think it's over time.

I've definitely always had to reassess and try to fight the urge of getting caught up in those talks with media, with people, with experts who say, oh, yeah, yeah, no, he's going to be world No. Is, yeah, he's going to win God knows how much, and he's the one, and semis is terrible, only winning is good enough. That kind of stuff can actually ruin it for you, you know?

So you have to always think from yourself perspective, how you feeling, how have things been, where are you coming from in the last week, in the last months, in my life. Then you reassess, and you go about it, but you get affected by so many outside comments that it's, like, one big storm sometimes in your brain that it can get a little bit confusing. Unfortunately, sometimes you lose the fun in it.

I feel like for the most part I've done a really good job of staying really happy on the road, yeah.

Q. I want to get your overall thoughts on your Olympic career. Obviously Sydney was the biggest, but the doubles gold with Stan, was that enough for you in the Olympics, or is a singles gold medal a missing piece? Do you have regrets that you weren't able to do another Olympics after London?

ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I mean, I definitely have some not regrets, but it's a pity I couldn't play anymore Olympics after London. London was my last one.

PATRICK McENROE: Yeah.

ROGER FEDERER: That was incredible. I was only 31 at the time. As lucky as I got to be able to play at the Sydney Olympics at just around 18 years old, I got unlucky in the last two, you know, in Rio and Tokyo, I believe.

There were plans, and I was ready to go and all that stuff. That's a bit of a shame. I've heard sometimes, you know, I didn't win the Olympics in singles. I never thought I was missing. When you win Olympic gold, I don't think it matters if it's, I don't know, in our sport, singles, doubles, or mixed. I'm not trying to put it at the same level or different level than what others have achieved.

But for me, it felt super complete to have won the Olympic gold, and I feel like I have not missed out. I feel more that I've missed out maybe at the Olympics in Sydney when I finished fourth. I missed out on the bronze, because I don't want to say I let my country down, but it would have been nice to win a medal for Switzerland there. It would have been a surprise medal completely.

So I think at the end of the day, I see the Olympics more representing my country than actually for my own -- how do you call it?

PATRICK McENROE: Trophy case.

ROGER FEDERER: My own trophy case. I feel like I achieved the gold medal with Stan. It's actually cool to have done it in doubles. It was such a surprise for me. I kind of had a disappointing loss. I think it was against James Blake in Beijing.

I was able do bounce back and win the gold in doubles and then go on and win the US Open. It was a huge moment. I thought that it allowed me to bounce back after a tough Athens.

Then not only did I win those medals, but also I was able to carry the flag for Switzerland in Athens and also then in Beijing, which was an absolute honor to represent my country.

Q. We've seen Andy Murray coach Novak. We've seen Andre Agassi. We've seen Boris go into coaching. Is that something that you would ever consider doing in the future? Would you ever consider doing TV commentary, as well? As a second-part question: The Laver Cup is so a part of your legacy, are there any other future projects you would want to do in building tournaments or giving youngsters an opportunity to play? I'm just thinking of your legacy for the next 50 or 60 years potentially.

ROGER FEDERER: I guess with Laver Cup down the road maybe the captain role is definitely something I could consider, for sure.

Coaching at the minute, no, just because I'm too busy, and kids need my undivided attention. Plus, I have too many projects. I love my time and my life with my wife, so I don't want to change that at the minute, but never say never.

Stefan Edberg never though he was going to coach, and then all of a sudden he got sucked into my world for two years. We had the best of times.

PATRICK McENROE: I just had a great chat with him, by the way, out in our Fan Fest.

ROGER FEDERER: Did he like it?

PATRICK McENROE: He loved it. He said, When Roger Federer calls, I had to do it. Normally I would never have done it, he said.

ROGER FEDERER: But after a year he did say, Roger, I got one more year in me. Yeah, I think getting back on the road and if you want to have an impact with a player, I feel like you probably need to put in at least 20 to 25 weeks.

So all of a sudden -- and then you have to be on stand-by in case, you know, the slams or some tournaments don't go the way, so you want to help the player in the right possible way. So I feel like that's a little bit -- that's a big maybe, let's be honest.

Then commentary, don't know. I kind of was into it, thought maybe one day when I was talking in London in my retirement. I feel very comfortable now not commentating, but who knows down the road or maybe I'll pop in and out of a booth maybe. It's maybe simpler and just test the waters, but I have no plans there really.

Then, of course, I would love to still support in some shape or form juniors and mentoring down the road. I'm always open with that maybe if it's Swiss Tennis or academies, like Rafa's or others. If they need my help, I'm always open for those calls, as well.

I would like to give back to the sport. That's why I always try to attend, you know, three, four, five events throughout the year, so I stay connected, and it also rejuvenates me I think mentally to see what could I be doing in the sport that is also meaningful down the road?

PATRICK McENROE: Well, we appreciate all you're doing now, Roger, for the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Enjoy the rest of the weekend. We're looking forward to your big speech.

Dan has a little info for us for the rest of the day. Thank you, Roger Federer.

ROGER FEDERER: Appreciate it. Thank you, guys.

DAN FABER: Thank you for being here today and those who are listening in the video world out there. We still have a lot more to go. Today at 2:00 the Hall of Fame Celebrity Pro Classic presented by Fidelity Investments, hope you join us out there. The Fan Fest is going on right outside these walls. I'm told the merchandise is flying off the shelves. Hurry up and get out there. That's a good thing. Thank you.

ROGER FEDERER: Let's start running.

DAN FABER: We'll save you something, Roger. Then tomorrow we're going to formally induct Roger Federer and Mary Carillo into the International Hall of Fame in an opportunity for us to thank you for everything you've done. Thank you, everyone.