The SportsKids interviewed Roger Federer, who has won 10 grand slam singles titles. AP
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The SportsKids (www.neumansports.com) are three brothers--Mike, Pacey, and Danny who interview athletes. Their Q&As will run periodically on SIKIDS.com

SportsKids: If you had to use one word to describe yourself, what would it be?

Roger Federer: Open. I'm open to meet and talk to people.

SK: What was your favorite tennis moment?

RF: I got really emotional when I won Wimbledon after beating Pete Sampras in 2001. It was my first time on center court at Wimbledon and the first and only time I played against Pete. It was a great match and I won it. It was too much for me and I cried. It'll always be my most memorable match.

SK: As a kid, what other sports did you like to play?

RF: I always enjoyed playing soccer as well as tennis. But I chose tennis because in the long run I [alone] can be in control of winning and losing. But I loved the team camaraderie of soccer, celebrating together and being sad together. In tennis you're an individual. It's quite lonely sometimes.

SK: What's the strangest thing that ever happened to you on the court?

RF: I remember when I was playing with a friend when I was young in our local club back in Switzerland. He was about to serve and I was returning and a bird stopped right on the net. I was going to tell my friend, "Hey, watch out. There's a bird on the net," but he was already tossing up the ball and of course he hit the bird. I could not believe it. The bird flew over to my side and there were feathers everywhere. The poor bird died and my friend was in total shock.

SK: Who did you look up to as a kid?

RF: My idols in tennis were Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg. In sports in general, Michael Jordan was my hero because he had such a big impact on sports. To me it was important to have idols to look up to. I try to represent a good image for kids so that maybe they will look up to me and say, "I want to be like Rog."

SK: Do you have any pre-game superstitions?

RF: I'm probably the guy who's the least superstitious on tour. But then again, that's almost like being superstitious. I just have my routines. I try to get to the courts kind of early and avoid bad traffic. I warm up, take a shower, go eat something, warm up again, and then play tennis. When I get on the court I know I'm totally fired up.

SK: When you were a kid, did you have a crush on anyone?

RF: Not on anybody famous. There were some girls in my school [that I liked] but I was so shy I would never go up to talk to anyone. Then after being shy I went into a stage of being the cool guy and then I acted like I didn't need to talk to girls.

SK: What was your most inspiring moment as a kid?

RF: I had [several] milestone moments where I said, "I need to practice more, get more serious, or change my attitude."

SK: What would make this world a better place?

RF: I still can't believe it when I see kids starve to death in certain parts of the world. I'm a goodwill ambassador to help kids have education, food and water. I saw it close up and I just think we're in a day and age where this should not happen anymore.

SK: What advice would you give kids about making their dreams come true?

RF: First of all, it's important to love what you're doing. I've always had this great love for tennis even though I had some tough times and went through some hard patches in my career and thought I wasn't in the mood to play anymore. You've always got to be happy and love the game. If you do love the game, you're never going to leave it. You're always going to give it your best shot. Love for the game is most important.