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Novak Djokovic

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 22, 1987

My father had never watched tennis, never liked tennis too much. He said, 'OK, we buy a racket, we watch together,' because we didn't know anything. It was a process of learning together that made it more interesting.

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The confidence is there, the game is there, but physically you can't fight nature sometimes. You can't do much about it.

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

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It was very unusual for a boy to play tennis in my country.

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

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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.

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Well, I do feel that I carry the responsibility of representing my country wherever I am, and this responsibility came with the success that I had in last couple of years, not just myself but the whole group of tennis players that comes from Serbia. And athletes in general are, in this moment, the biggest ambassadors that our country has.

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I had to know at least two languages.

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I feel the pressure.

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I never wanted to change countries; it's something that is part of me.

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I love football and it's the sport I would really like to play. I've said on national television here that I would really love to play for one of our football clubs when I finished my tennis career.

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Nobody actually played tennis in my family.

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I'm happy, my family's happy, everything is going well.

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I haven't been in tennis for that long, but what I can say is that we have a lot of young guys at the top who are willing to do a lot of good things for tennis in general.

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I'm trying not to pay too much attention to the rankings because calculations can distract you.

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As a kid I was creative.

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

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I had a unique privilege to have a good start in life and a chance to develop my talents.

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Those born into poverty or on the margins of society require our extra support to realize their dreams.

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