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" I always tried to win. I was as competitive as I am today. "
Novak Djokovic
I Am
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Today
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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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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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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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" I want the same thing I've wanted since I was 7 years old. I want to be No. 1. "
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" I always try to adjust to the situation. "
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" All children have rights and those rights must be protected. "
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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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" My grandfather went through a lot in his life. "
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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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" 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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Me
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" Serbian history tells that the family is the most important thing and you have to stick with the family. "
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You
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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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You
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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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Father
Together
" What I learned as a young child continues to have a tremendous impact on my life today. "
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Child
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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Family
You
Alone
" 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. "
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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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" 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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" Building a solid foundation in the early years of a child's life will not only help him or her reach their reach their full potential but will also result in better societies as a whole. "
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" 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. "
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" I am fast and very powerful on the court, so this is what matters. "
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" And when I was saying I want to become number one of the world and I was 7, 8 years old, most of the people were laughing to me. Because you know, it seemed like I have one percent chances to do that. And I've done it. "
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World
Saying
" I want to help children in Serbia and around the world so they can realize their dreams. "
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Children
World
" Tennis is a mental game. Everyone is fit, everyone hits great forehands and backhands. "
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" Nobody actually played tennis in my family. "
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Actually
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