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" I love being around people who care about me, and I care about them. "
Novak Djokovic
Who
Me
Being
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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
Important
History
" I am fast and very powerful on the court, so this is what matters. "
Novak Djokovic
Court
Powerful
Fast
" 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. "
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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. "
Novak Djokovic
Life
Past
Succeed
" 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
Where
History
Imagine
" I always try to adjust to the situation. "
Novak Djokovic
Adjust
Situation
Try
" It was very unusual for a boy to play tennis in my country. "
Novak Djokovic
Boy
Country
Play
" 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. "
Novak Djokovic
Family
You
Alone
" 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
" Nobody actually played tennis in my family. "
Novak Djokovic
Tennis
Actually
Family
" I cannot guarantee anything. "
Novak Djokovic
Guarantee
Anything
Cannot
" 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
" 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. "
Novak Djokovic
You
Fighting
Name
" I'm happy, my family's happy, everything is going well. "
Novak Djokovic
Going
Well
Happy
" I've had my ups and downs in my private life. "
Novak Djokovic
Downs
Life
Private Life
" I think luck falls on not just the brave but also the ones who believe they belong there. "
Novak Djokovic
Believe
Luck
Belong
" You have to consistently be successful to be one of the top players in the world, and everything is possible in life. "
Novak Djokovic
Successful
Life
Possible
" All children have rights and those rights must be protected. "
Novak Djokovic
Protected
Children
Those
" 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. "
Novak Djokovic
See
Without
Know
" I never wanted to change countries; it's something that is part of me. "
Novak Djokovic
Something
Me
Change
" 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
" 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
" 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. "
Novak Djokovic
Learning
Father
Together
" 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. "
Novak Djokovic
Success
Moment
Myself
" I had to know at least two languages. "
Novak Djokovic
Know
Had
Two
" 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
" 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
" What I learned as a young child continues to have a tremendous impact on my life today. "
Novak Djokovic
Today
Child
Impact
" My nutritionist has done a great job in changing my diet after we established I am allergic to things like gluten - I can't eat pizza, pasta and bread. I have lost some weight, but my movement is sharper and I feel great. "
Novak Djokovic
I Am
Great
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