Quotes from 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.

I always try to show my human side to my colleagues and to the whole circuit. More than anything because we are all on the same train, it is part of our work.

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 had to know at least two languages.

I don't like to compare years, honestly. I think every year is a different experience, a different challenge. You grow. You evolve as a person and as a player.

My father believed in me many times more than I believed in myself.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.