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" I had a unique privilege to have a good start in life and a chance to develop my talents. "
Novak Djokovic
Good
Chance
Had
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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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Win
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" I have been through two wars in my 24 years, and I know what it's like to be without anything, to see the bombs flying above your head. "
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See
Without
Know
" In my case, I can sincerely say that nothing is impossible... When I was saying I want to be No. 1 of the world, and I was seven or eight years old, most of the people were laughing at me because it seems like I have one percent of chances to do that, and I've done it. "
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World
" I'm trying not to pay too much attention to the rankings because calculations can distract you. "
Novak Djokovic
You
Trying
Too Much
" 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. "
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Too Much
Thinking
Strength
" It gives me goose bumps and little butterflies in the stomach when I start thinking about the 'golden slam.' "
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Golden
Goose
Thinking
" Nobody actually played tennis in my family. "
Novak Djokovic
Tennis
Actually
Family
" 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. "
Novak Djokovic
Me
World
Saying
" 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
Support
Judge
Parents
" 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. "
Novak Djokovic
Love
Football
Career
" Tennis is a mental game. Everyone is fit, everyone hits great forehands and backhands. "
Novak Djokovic
Tennis
Mental
Game
" 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
Process
World
Think
" 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
Direction
Move On
Hope
" I had to listen to the classical music because it calms me down, calms my nerves down. "
Novak Djokovic
Because
Nerves
Down
" 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
Stop
Time
Think
" I always tried to win. I was as competitive as I am today. "
Novak Djokovic
I Am
Competitive
Today
" 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. "
Novak Djokovic
Good
Good Things
I Can
" In terms of playing ability there is nothing to choose between number one and 100. Instead, it's a question of who believes and who wants it more? Which player is mentally stronger? Which player is going to fight the hardest in the big points? These are the things that determine who is the champion. "
Novak Djokovic
Choose
Stronger
Fight
" I am very skinny. "
Novak Djokovic
I Am
Am
Skinny
" The confidence is there, the game is there, but physically you can't fight nature sometimes. You can't do much about it. "
Novak Djokovic
Confidence
Nature
Game
" 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. "
Novak Djokovic
Lie
Know
Enjoy
" 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
She
Special
Men
" 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. "
Novak Djokovic
I Am
Well
Stay
" People look up to me as somebody who is able to switch the image of our country from negative to positive. "
Novak Djokovic
People
Me
Look
" I had to know at least two languages. "
Novak Djokovic
Know
Had
Two
" 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. "
Novak Djokovic
Life
Building
Child
" 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. "
Novak Djokovic
Life
Past
Succeed
" I like my groundstrokes, I can say. I like it. That's my game - I'm a groundstroke player and I play pretty aggressive. "
Novak Djokovic
Like
Play
Say
" 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
Everything
You
Rivalry
" Honestly, I'm not a big fan of baseball. "
Novak Djokovic
Honestly
Fan
Big