Quotes By Novak Djokovic

I had to know at least two languages.

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.

The tradition in Serbia has always been team sports - football, basketball, handball, volleyball and water polo, individual sports are not supported.

Serbian history tells that the family is the most important thing and you have to stick with the family.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

I am very skinny.

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 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.

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.

As a kid I was creative.

I never wanted to change countries; it's something that is part of me.

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

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

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.

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

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 feel the pressure.

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

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.

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.

I always try to adjust to the situation.

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.

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.