Quotes By Novak Djokovic

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

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

The confidence is there, the game is there, but physically you can't fight nature sometimes. You can't do much about 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 never wanted to change countries; it's something that is part of me.

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

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.

My grandfather went through a lot in his life.

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 cannot guarantee anything.

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.

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

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

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

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 embraced, I think, the process of becoming No. 1 of the world, which was long and difficult, but it's sweeter in the end.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

All children have rights and those rights must be protected.

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

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

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

I had to know at least two languages.

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.