Novak Djokovic

Athlete

1987-05-22

Quotes by Novak Djokovic

• It's always easier if you have the support of your family, if you're not alone. I came from a country that has been through a lot of troubles in the last 20 to 30 years, but we have been through them together.

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• I'm a happy man, because I am successful in what I do, of course but what makes me most happy is I have people around me that I love and who love me back. This, for me, is the most important thing. Nobody likes to be alone.

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• Building a solid foundation in the early years of a child's life will not only help him or her reach their reach their full potential but will also result in better societies as a whole.

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• Tennis players we're always playing in center courts that feel like arenas. And when we get on the court and the crowd cheers your name or salutes you - it's like you're a gladiator in the arena. And everyone is cheering - and you're fighting, you're screaming, during your strokes - it feels like you're an animal, fighting for your life.

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• I embraced, I think, the process of becoming No. 1 of the world, which was long and difficult, but it's sweeter in the end.

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• People look up to me as somebody who is able to switch the image of our country from negative to positive.

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• Tennis is my life, obviously; I need to focus, I need to win. But it's not the only thing. I'm not going to play forever.

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• In terms of playing ability there is nothing to choose between number one and 100. Instead, it's a question of who believes and who wants it more? Which player is mentally stronger? Which player is going to fight the hardest in the big points? These are the things that determine who is the champion.

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• The tradition in Serbia has always been team sports - football, basketball, handball, volleyball and water polo, individual sports are not supported.

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