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" Joking around is part of my personality, just who I am. "
Novak Djokovic
Around
Who
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" 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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" All children have rights and those rights must be protected. "
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" I've had my ups and downs in my private life. "
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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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" 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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" Honestly, I'm not a big fan of baseball. "
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" 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. "
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World
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" I always try to adjust to the situation. "
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Situation
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" The confidence is there, the game is there, but physically you can't fight nature sometimes. You can't do much about it. "
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Nature
Game
" 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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Hope
" I think luck falls on not just the brave but also the ones who believe they belong there. "
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Luck
Belong
" 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. "
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Success
Moment
Myself
" 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
Look
" 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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Life
Building
Child
" I had to listen to the classical music because it calms me down, calms my nerves down. "
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Because
Nerves
Down
" 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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Country
People
" 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 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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Focus
Win
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. "
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Family
You
Alone
" 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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Love
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Career
" My grandfather went through a lot in his life. "
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" I am very skinny. "
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Skinny
" 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
Rivalry
" 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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Together
" I feel the pressure. "
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Feel
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" 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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" 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 had a unique privilege to have a good start in life and a chance to develop my talents. "
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Chance
Had
" My father never talked about the sacrifices that the family made for me. "
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Me
Made