# @marina.k.villatoro on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Db3ajAIMrjh
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68910192-marinakvillatoro-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-10T16:13:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Marina Kuperman Villatoro (@marina.k.villatoro) — https://gondola.cc/marina.k.villatoro

## Caption

Roger Federer couldn’t control his temper. His dad left him to find his way home

🎾 Roger Federer | Tennis | 20× Grand Slam champion • 8× Wimbledon champion

Roger was talented but talent wasn’t what his parents were worried about. It was his attitude.

After another on-court meltdown, his dad handed him bus fare, told him to get home on his own, and drove away.

His parents never made losing the problem.

But throwing rackets, sulking, disrespect. Those were the things they refused to accept.

Years later, the player admired for his composure, wasn’t born that way.

It was something his parents decided was non-negotiable and instilled in him 

 ⁉️ Are you raising a great athlete or a great person first? ⁉️ 

👩‍🔬 I spent years decoding what 100 elite athlete parents actually did. The uncomfortable truth about how athletes get made.

🏘️🌴 It takes a strategic village to raise an athlete. This is your village. 🥇
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#RogerFederer #Tennis #Wimbledon #GrandSlam #SportsParents

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grandslam, tennis, wimbledon, rogerfederer, sportsparents

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