For most Olympic athletes, the Olympics is the biggest event in their sporting careers. Tennis has always been a controversial event in the Olympic program as players already have a number of high profile events throughout the year where they compete for large sums of money.

A gold medal is one prize which has alluded Roger Federer when he lost in Athens in 2004. Federer this year is out to break Pete Sampras’s tally of 14 majors and the French Open.

“I met Mirka here in 2000 at the Olympics in Sydney, so it always remains a special memory for me, and carrying the flag in Athens in 2004,” Federer told the AP. “So back in 2008, I’m really excited. I don’t know. French Open, Olympics, Wimbledon, I’ve got a lot of things coming my way this year.”

It’s a decision that I am sure many athletes would love to have to make.