Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No.1 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals. He is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He is coached by former Slovak tennis player Marián Vajda and former German tennis player and six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth22 May 1987
CityBelgrade, Serbia
powerful what-matters court
I am fast and very powerful on the court, so this is what matters.
grandfather my-grandfather
My grandfather went through a lot in his life.
country years support
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.
legs
No, I have something else between my legs.
problem enough responsible
Mostly the problems when I was down were caused by myself. There were times when I was not responsible enough or decisive enough.
past way succeed
We have a harder way to succeed in life as Serbs because of the past that we had and because of the history we had.
dream support poverty
Those born into poverty or on the margins of society require our extra support to realize their dreams.
fighting games sometimes
The confidence is there, the game is there, but physically you can't fight nature sometimes. You can't do much about it.
rivalry starting feels
Not everybody can like what I do, and if you feel that somebody is coming up closer to you and starting the rivalry and everything, you maybe change your position to him.
kids mirrors tennis
I remember as a kid, I was improvising and making little trophies out of different materials and going in front of the mirror, lifting the trophies and saying 'Nole was the champion!'
winning play forever
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.
children rights protected
All children have rights and those rights must be protected.
kids creative
As a kid I was creative.
baseball fans bigs
Honestly, I'm not a big fan of baseball.