Novak Djokovic Quotes

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

Judge, Parents, Feeling

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.
Novak Djokovic

Fight, Nothing, Big

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.
Novak Djokovic

Love, Alone, Happy

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.
Novak Djokovic

Nothing, Saying, Done

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

History, Started, Imagine

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

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

Saying, Done, Old

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

Family, Father, Made

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, Help, Him

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

Through, Two, Head

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

Love, Care, Around

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.
Novak Djokovic

Love, Football, Career

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.
Novak Djokovic

Time, Strength, Thinking

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

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

Great, Game, Everyone

All children have rights and those rights must be protected.
Novak Djokovic

Children, Rights, Protected

As a kid I was creative.
Novak Djokovic

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, History, Past

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.
Novak Djokovic

Peace, Person, Give

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

Baseball, Big, Fan

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

Today, Win, Tried

I always try to adjust to the situation.
Novak Djokovic

Try, Situation, Adjust

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

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

Powerful, Matters, Fast

I am very skinny.
Novak Djokovic

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Biography

Nationality: Serbian

Born: May 22, 1987

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