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Novak Djokovic

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 22, 1987

It gives me goose bumps and little butterflies in the stomach when I start thinking about the 'golden slam.'

Novak Djokovic

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.

Novak Djokovic

I always try to adjust to the situation.

Novak Djokovic

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

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I am fast and very powerful on the court, so this is what matters.

Novak Djokovic

I am very skinny.

Novak Djokovic

I always tried to win. I was as competitive as I am today.

Novak Djokovic

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.

Novak Djokovic

I cannot guarantee anything.

Novak Djokovic

I want to help children in Serbia and around the world so they can realize their dreams.

Novak Djokovic

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.

Novak Djokovic

I love being around people who care about me, and I care about them.

Novak Djokovic

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.

Novak Djokovic

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.

Novak Djokovic

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.

Novak Djokovic

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.

Novak Djokovic

Serbian history tells that the family is the most important thing and you have to stick with the family.

Novak Djokovic

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.

Novak Djokovic

It's interesting that I had such a close relationship with my grandfather. Because your parents always judge you: they say, 'You shouldn't do this, you shouldn't do that.' But with your grandparents you have a feeling that you can say anything or you can do anything, and they will support you. That's why you have this kind of connection.

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.

Novak Djokovic