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

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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'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. "

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

" 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. "

" I had to know at least two languages. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" As a kid I was creative. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" I always try to adjust to the situation. "