Quotes By Novak Djokovic

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

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.

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

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

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.

I had to know at least two languages.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Nobody actually played tennis in my family.

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.

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

I am very skinny.

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.

As a kid I was creative.

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.

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

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

We have a harder way to succeed in life as Serbs because of the past that we had and because of the history we had.

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

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

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