Quotes from Novak Djokovic


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Honestly, I'm not a big fan of baseball.


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.


As a kid I was creative.


But, it's because we have a harder way to succeed in life as Serbs because of the past that we had and because of the history that we had. We have to dig deeper and we have to do much more in order to be seen and to be spotted.


I don't think there has been enough communication between the players and the tournaments. In one sense it's just as much the players' fault. Players talk between each other and in the locker room about things that can be improved and then when the time comes to talk and really do something about it they stop.


Imagine a part of the U.S.A., from which the U.S.A. started - where is the cradle of your history? This is Kosovo for Serbia.


I've had my ups and downs in my private life.


I like my groundstrokes, I can say. I like it. That's my game - I'm a groundstroke player and I play pretty aggressive.


I had to know at least two languages.


I always try to have something that keeps my mind relaxed, keeps my mind a little bit off tennis.


In order to stay where I am - and I want to do that - I have to stay dedicated as well as I have been before I became No. 1.


My grandfather went through a lot in his life.


The history of our country is cruel. We have to face those issues or, should I say, we had to. Not anymore I hope, because we are going in the right direction, and we are ready to forgive, ready to move on.


My nutritionist has done a great job in changing my diet after we established I am allergic to things like gluten - I can't eat pizza, pasta and bread. I have lost some weight, but my movement is sharper and I feel great.


My mother is a special story. She went through so much to bring us up, four men at home, especially when our country was going through really difficult times.


Even though now I'm pretty popular in my country and tennis is the No. 1 sport, and I'm very flattered that the people recognise me and come up and give me compliments, I'm more a person who likes to have privacy and peace.


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


My father never talked about the sacrifices that the family made for me.


Mostly the problems when I was down were caused by myself. There were times when I was not responsible enough or decisive enough.


I'm trying to enjoy my lie as much as I can and I know that tennis hopefully is going to be my life the next 10, 15 years.