Novak Djokovic Quotes
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I never wanted to change countries; it's something that is part of me.
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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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Coaches are very important to players. They're people that are mentors, people that are advising them, people that should be their friends and somebody you can rely on on the tour.
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Nobody actually played tennis in my family.
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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 to know at least two languages.
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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.
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Each year represents new challenges and obstacles. You have to adjust.
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I am grateful to life. And also to the people who have brought me here. Without them, I could not be where I am now.
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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.
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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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What I learned as a young child continues to have a tremendous impact on my life today.
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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 know that success does not come at once, it is not a thing achieved overnight. It is the result of many, many, many years of working and trying to achieve goals.
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When my boy arrived in this life, on this planet, it was completely a new dimension of experience for me and my wife. I'm still riding on the wave of that experience.
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My grandfather went through a lot in his life.
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Tennis is a mental game. Everyone is fit, everyone hits great forehands and backhands.
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I think luck falls on not just the brave but also the ones who believe they belong there.
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I have always valued the care for my body, and my mind and had holistic approach to life. I always thought this is utmost importance for my tennis.
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It is very important and my success very much depends on the harmony that I feel in my private life. It is essential for me to be happy in my private life. And if it continues, I am able to continue playing tennis.
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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.
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It gives me goose bumps and little butterflies in the stomach when I start thinking about the 'golden slam.'
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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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I had to listen to the classical music because it calms me down, calms my nerves down.
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All children have rights and those rights must be protected.
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I'm very fortunate to have the support of the people around me, I feel happy because my wife helps me and people who are close.
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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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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.
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Obsession is a negative word, I do not think that obsession can bring positive things. Not only in tennis but, I mean in any situation of life.
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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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