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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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" 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. "

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

" Mostly the problems when I was down were caused by myself. There were times when I was not responsible enough or decisive enough. "

" 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. "

" As a kid I was creative. "

" 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. "

" You have to consistently be successful to be one of the top players in the world, and everything is possible in life. "

" I cannot guarantee anything. "

" I think luck falls on not just the brave but also the ones who believe they belong there. "

" I always tried to win. I was as competitive as I am today. "

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

" 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. "

" I love being around people who care about me, and I care about them. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It gives me goose bumps and little butterflies in the stomach when I start thinking about the 'golden slam.' "

" 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. "

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

" I want to help children in Serbia and around the world so they can realize their dreams. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I had to know at least two languages. "

" 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. "

" Honestly, I'm not a big fan of baseball. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" People look up to me as somebody who is able to switch the image of our country from negative to positive. "

" 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. "