Roger Federer has done the impossible. With a record-setting eight Wimbledon Grand Slam Titles for a total of 19 Grand Slam Titles, Federer has made history. He is now the only man to have won the Wimbledon eight times. Five of those wins were won consecutively from 2003 to 2007.

For those of you who do not know much about tennis, the Wimbledon is one of the four key tennis matches. The other three are the Australian Open, U.S. Open and French Open. Each of the four tennis matches is only played once a year and on different court surfaces. Australian is played on synthetic, U.S. Open is played on asphalt, French Open is played on clay and the Wimbledon is played on grass. You can think of the Wimbledon as the Super Bowl of tennis — played only once a year and just as intense.

The grass surface is the quickest and arguably the toughest surface to play on since the ball is unpredictable at times. Yet, Federer has managed to win the title eight times.

From the beginning of this season, everyone misjudged him. Not one person had faith he would win a single tournament. At the age of 35 (and nearly 36), he's an old man wanting to play tennis. However, at the start of the season with the Australian Open, Federer did the unfathomable and beat Nadal to clinch his 18th career Grand Slam Title and fifth Australian Open Title.

Then, surprisingly, he went on to dominate the first quarter of the season with two more tournament wins, the Indian Wells Open and Miami Open. Once again, in both tournaments, he took down Nadal.

After that, he took a break from the tennis season to rest. Meanwhile, Nadal dominated the clay court season and even won the French Open for the 10th time.

Following his two month break from April to June, Federer proved he was ready for the Wimbledon with his 9th Halle Open Title. The unexpected then took place July 3 to July 16. Federer cruised through seven rounds while taking down top players such as Raonic, Berdych and Cilic without dropping a set.

In the championship round against Marin Cilic, Federer obliterated Cilic and finished in style with an ace. What is the key to his success? His idea of taking rest has let him enjoy a long tennis life, and many rising next generation stars could take a piece of his advice.