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

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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. "

" 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. "

" Tennis is a mental game. Everyone is fit, everyone hits great forehands and backhands. "

" Those born into poverty or on the margins of society require our extra support to realize their dreams. "

" My grandfather went through a lot in his life. "

" 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. "

" As a kid I was creative. "

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

" I had to listen to the classical music because it calms me down, calms my nerves down. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It was very unusual for a boy to play tennis in my country. "

" I am fast and very powerful on the court, so this is what matters. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I had to know at least two languages. "

" 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. "

" I always try to have something that keeps my mind relaxed, keeps my mind a little bit off tennis. "

" What I learned as a young child continues to have a tremendous impact on my life today. "

" Joking around is part of my personality, just who I am. "

" 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. "

" Nobody actually played tennis in my family. "

" I like my groundstrokes, I can say. I like it. That's my game - I'm a groundstroke player and I play pretty aggressive. "

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