Even though now Im pretty popular in my country and tennis is the No. 1 sport, and Im very flattered that the people recognise me and come up and give me compliments, Im more a person who likes to have privacy and peace. – Novak Djokovic
My father had never watched tennis, never liked tennis too much. He said, OK, we buy a racket, we watch together, because we didnt know anything. It was a process of learning together that made it more interesting. – Novak Djokovic
But, its 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. – Novak Djokovic
My nutritionist has done a great job in changing my diet after we established I am allergic to things like gluten – I cant eat pizza, pasta and bread. I have lost some weight, but my movement is sharper and I feel great. – Novak Djokovic
Its always easier if you have the support of your family, if youre 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
Im 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. – Novak Djokovic
I stopped thinking too much about what could happen and relied on my physical and mental strength to play the right shots at the right time. – Novak Djokovic
The tradition in Serbia has always been team sports – football, basketball, handball, volleyball and water polo, individual sports are not supported. – Novak Djokovic
People look up to me as somebody who is able to switch the image of our country from negative to positive. – 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
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
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. – 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
My father never talked about the sacrifices that the family made for me. – Novak Djokovic
I want to help children in Serbia and around the world so they can realize their dreams. – Novak Djokovic
Those born into poverty or on the margins of society require our extra support to realize their dreams. – Novak Djokovic
