The Roger Federer Story, Quest for Perfection is the
biography of tennis superstar Roger Federer, the Swiss tennis
player regarded as the greatest player in the history of the
sport. The book provides an authoritative life storyline for
Federer from the background of his parents, to Roger’s
early days as a temperamental junior tennis player, through
his early beginnings in professional tennis to his lifting of
the trophies of major tennis tournaments such as Wimbledon and
the US Open. Readers will be intrigued with anecdotes from Roger’s
early years and in professional tennis and on what drives this
champion to be great and his constant quest for perfection on
the tennis court. The author, the highly-regarded Swiss reporter
Rene Stauffer, has had many exclusive interviews over the last
decade with Federer, the Federer family and many people Federer
encountered and worked with through his journey to the top of
the tennis world.
Above: Author
Rene Stauffer poses with Robert and Lynette Federer, the parents of
Roger Federer, in Zurich at a presentation for the German-language
version of The Roger Federer Story, Quest for Perfection.
Above Left: Federer poses with Rod Laver
and Marcos Baghdatis at the 2006 Australian Open.
Above Right: Federer in Key Biscayne, 2007.
Photos by Cynthia Lum.
