What I learned as a young child continues to have a tremendous impact on my life today. Novak Djokovic More Quotes by Novak Djokovic More Quotes From Novak Djokovic Serbian history tells that family is the most important thing and you have to stick with the family. Novak Djokovic familyimportantsticks 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. Novak Djokovic dedicatedwantorder Coaches are very important to players. They're people that are mentors, people that are advising them, people that should be their friends and somebody you can rely on on the tour. Novak Djokovic mentorplayerpeople 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. Novak Djokovic tennisguylong I always tried to win. I was as competitive as I am today. Novak Djokovic winningtoday I always try to have something that keeps my mind relaxed, keeps my mind a little bit off tennis. Novak Djokovic tennismindtrying I always try to adjust to the situation. Novak Djokovic situationtrying Honestly, I'm not a big fan of baseball. Novak Djokovic bigsfansbaseball As a kid I was creative. Novak Djokovic creativekids I'm trying not to pay too much attention to the rankings because calculations can distract you. Novak Djokovic tryingpayattention I remember as a kid, I was improvising and making little trophies out of different materials and going in front of the mirror, lifting the trophies and saying 'Nole was the champion!' Novak Djokovic tennismirrorskids My father never talked about the sacrifices that the family made for me. Novak Djokovic sacrificemadefather 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 wartwoyears My grandfather went through a lot in his life. Novak Djokovic my-grandfathergrandfather 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 kosovocradleimagine I had to know at least two languages. Novak Djokovic languageknowstwo Not everybody can like what I do, and if you feel that somebody is coming up closer to you and starting the rivalry and everything, you maybe change your position to him. Novak Djokovic rivalrystartingfeels 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. Novak Djokovic focuswinningplay 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 sportscountrypeople The confidence is there, the game is there, but physically you can't fight nature sometimes. You can't do much about it. Novak Djokovic fightinggamessometimes
