Top 40 Novak Djokovic Quotes

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.

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.

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

I’ve had my ups and downs in my private life.

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

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

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.

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.

I want the same thing I’ve wanted since I was 7 years old. I want to be No. 1.

My grandfather went through a lot in his life.

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.

I feel the pressure.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

I had to know at least two languages.

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.

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 always try to adjust to the situation.

I’m happy, my family‘s happy, everything is going well.

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

The confidence is there, the game is there, but physically you can’t fight nature sometimes. You can’t do much about it.

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.

Honestly, I’m not a big fan of baseball.

I don’t think there has been enough communication between the players and the tournaments. In one sense it’s just as much the players’ fault. Players talk between each other and in the locker room about things that can be improved and then when the time comes to talk and really do something about it they stop.

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

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.

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

I cannot guarantee anything.

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

My father never talked about the sacrifices that the family made for me.