Novak Djokovic Quotes

I physically feel very fit. I’m very motivated to keep on playing on a very high level. I’m going to try to use these years in front of me to fight for the number one of the world and fight for the biggest titles.

Building a solid foundation in the early years of a child's life will not only help him or her reach their full potential but will also result in better societies as a whole.

It is very important and my success very much depends on the harmony that I feel in my private life. It is essential for me to be happy in my private life. And if it continues, I am able to continue playing tennis.

You have to believe on the court. In the end, it's mental. In these moments against a great champion like Rafa, you have to believe. It's all about stepping in and taking your chances. I always believed, but it's a process of learning.

This time last year I would have said Federer would beat Sampras's record. Now I'm not so sure. His aura has gone. He's not as dominant as he was, and since I beat him in Australia he's looked frustrated. Players are beginning to challenge him now, especially myself and Rafa. He's got 12 Grand Slams to his name and maybe he will beat Sampras, but now I'm here it will be tough for him.

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.

I always try to adjust to the situation.

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

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

I want to win and I feel that pressure, but my career will not be a disaster if I do not win there. It is a dream to fulfill.

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.

My priority, the most important thing in my life is my family, my wife and my son.

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 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.

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

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

I'm very fortunate to have the support of the people around me, I feel happy because my wife helps me and people who are close.

I understand that the results I've had in my career, or I'm having now, they are very good. And that gives me confidence, of course, but I do not feel invincible.

I still feel young as far as motivation is concerned, and also the challenges that I have for the future and what I want to achieve. So I just hope this successful streak is extended to the fullest.

All children have rights and those rights must be protected.

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.

My strokes just weren't there.

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 lost to a better player who played some courageous tennis and deserved to win.

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

I am grateful to life. And also to the people who have brought me here. Without them, I could not be where I am now.

My grandfather went through a lot in his life.

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.

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

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.

I had a nice childhood. War and all the experiences affected me as a person and helped me to grow, to change.

I think luck falls on not just the brave but also the ones who believe they belong there.

I am the greatest tennis player. The other players are like coins in my pocket that I give to a homeless man.

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

I had to know at least two languages.

My success has a lot to do with my private life. I've matured a lot by first becoming a husband and now a father. My life is in the right direction. And that helps a player to thrive. One thing is linked with the other. My private life has helped me.

I had to listen to the classical music because it calms me down, calms my nerves down.

Nothing, nothing, nothing is better than sex, it is what God created us to do.

Obsession is a negative word, I do not think that obsession can bring positive things. Not only in tennis but, I mean in any situation of life.

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

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

As a kid I was creative.

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

In my case, I can sincerely say nothing is impossible.

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

I don't think, that you can always - you can ever - get your game to perfection, you know. Only if you're Federer.

Each year represents new challenges and obstacles. You have to adjust.