The best Quotes by Novak Djokovic

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

I think it's normal that, the first time you meet Federer or Murray or Djokovic, you're going to get nervous. But after a while, they become normal opponents.

Every good tennis player has to have a short memory.

Physically, the top players are on a different level to other players, and that's why they're on the top.

The best way is not to read as much from the media and what they write.

We have many animals in Switzerland - even goats.

I'm a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.

Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.

When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.

Sometimes, I feel like I'm 40. Tennis years are like dog years.

When I'm not losing, the other guy can't win.

Grandma & Grandpa are like stars... you can't always see them but you know - they're always there.

"Grandma, what is love?"
"It's the smile on your face as you think about me when you're grown up."

I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.

Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.

Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.

I don't know how good mountain lions do in captivity. I'm curious.

You get these Satanists types that don't believe in God. OK, so you realize you don't get Satan if you don't get God, right? Or atheists that want to believe in ghosts. Wait, wait, wait. You can't have a two-way go on that. You want to be agnostic, be an atheist, fine. But you don't bring ghosts along with you.

Harry and Meghan, move over! This is what fairy tales are made of. They'd been together for two whole weeks, which for teenagers is basically a lifetime of monogamy. Although between us, it had been a surprisingly PG-13 two weeks.

Aunties are older Indian women who have no blood-relation to you. But are allowed to have opinions about your life and all your shortcomings. And you have to be nice to them because you're Indian.

Does the person in TV have to be better than the one watching at home?

The coach is always as good and as bad as the player. When the player loses, it's the coaches fault. When the player wins, the coach made a great job. It's the same in tennis and in football.

What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.

If you don't practice you don't deserve to win.

The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.

Sport doesn't know barriers, really. You are judged on your performance... how far you can jump, how fast you can run, how well you can hit a tennis ball.

Quitting is never an option.

When you mature, you also get more secure about yourself. You see things differently.

I never wanted to be the great guy or the colorful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy who won titles.

I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.

Every tournament is important.

For myself and my attitude, I have, every day, to work on it.

I had true rivalries. Not only did I want to beat my opponent, but I didn't want to let him up, either. I had a rivalry with Mac, Lendl, Borg. Everybody knew there was tension between us, on court and off. That's what's really ingrained in my mind: 'This is real. This isn't a soft rivalry.' There were no hugs and kisses.

People don't seem to understand that it's a damn war out there.

I'm an only child, and I don't mind being alone.

I learned how much determination I have and that no matter what the score is, anyone can come back.

There's a lot of ingredients go into being a good tennis player.

When you have the opportunity, you strike!

One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.