Novak Djokovic is the youngest and only one in the history of sports who said on camera at 7 years old that he will become number one.
On top of all he has the record of being number one for the longest time (428 weeks) in the toughest era, beating Nadal and Federer on regular basis.
Those guys couldn't even win all masters once, and definitely not complete tennis.
Just beautiful.
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Un moment fort en émotions 🥺
Quand Novak Djokovic réalisait son rêve de devenir champion olympique, sur le court central de #RolandGarros 🎾🥇
#JeuxOlympiques
Djokovic siempre ha sido el primero en alabar a sus 2 grandes rivales, especialmente a Nadal, ha apoyado sus actividades caritativas y dijo presente en todos los homenajes de retiro de sus compañeros. Pero claro, Pepito Pérez tiene la razón, es una malo malvado malote 🙃
Bu da sportmen saygılı tarihin en düzgün sporcusu Federer'in bu vuruşa ve Novak'a yaptığı saygısızlık.
Yıllarca medya+hater'ların algı operasyonuyla Novak'ın saygısız olduğu yalanına inandınız. Halbuki en centilmeni o. Alın size centilmen. Kibir abidesi👏
Establishment media made Djokovic to be the "bad guy". So many young players are now coming out and telling us how much Djokovic has helped them in their careers and he is their idol.
Djokovic is so humble, generous and kind and inspirational to many. 🫶
🗣️Carlos Alcaraz on Novak Djokovic:
"We all know Novak the tennis player — a champion whose achievements and records stand unmatched. But what truly sets him apart is the person he is. He’s always there for the young players coming up, generous with his time and support for everyone around him. That kindness and humility deserve the deepest admiration. At the end of the day, it’s not just his greatness on the court, but his greatness as a human being that makes him truly exceptional."
Mensik on how Djokovic helped him:
"At the time when I was still not even starting on the ATP tour, he invited me. It was an amazing experience. Having the experience, that was a key moment for me to take those experiences to manage to play on the Grand Slams how I'm playing."
Flávio Cobolli stating that Novak Djokovic is his idol.
He's become the most popular Tennis player in Italy, and it's easy to see just why.
A great guy and a great player. 🫶🇮🇹
Jakub Mensik: “My tennis inspiration is Novak Djokovic it's because of him, I started to play tennis. He is my biggest idol, I wouldn’t be here without him.”
Huge congrats @mensik_jakub_ following in Djokovic footsteps into his first ever Slam semi final!
Jakub Mensik says his idol, Novak Djokovic, invited him to train with him & he wouldn’t be here without him:
“It was after 2022, Australian Open finals. He knew that he was my biggest idol, so he invited me to Belgrade and then after to Montenegro to spend some days with him practicing, you know, doing all the stuff off the court also. It's really nice that one of the best players in history invited me and I had that opportunity to play against him, to practice with him. So all of these experiences and advice for the future and for matches are just really good.”
“It was not that one advice. You know, it was the complex of the little things, what he's doing different off the court, on the court. So for me, I was just watching him and, you know, trying to analyse his routines and everything.”
“It's not just because he gave me some advice like ‘you have to do like this, you have to do like this.’ It's just trying to put all these little things in my game and in my career.”
“Because of him, I started to play tennis. He’s my biggest idol. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be here.” 🥹 (via ATP Tour)
Source:
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Novak Djokovic: "I knew I wouldn't have the crowd on my side playing Federer and Nadal. It was like that from start to finish. And it really got to me at first and I couldn't overcome it. I was fighting against them and myself. People say, 'Novak needs to be provoked to bring out his best.' In some situations, that was true and it did happen. But that's not what I want. Who wants to step out on court and be booed? For example, imagine you step out on Bernabeu Stadium and 80,000 people boo you and you have to constantly play in those conditions. It's not easy. I needed to get used to it, and how you adapt determines the outcome of everything."
Novak Djokovic: "Federer and Nadal come from two Western powers. I came from Serbia and said out loud that I was going to be number 1. The entire system did not like that: media, sponsors, tournaments. I felt like an unwanted guest crashing their party. It really hurt me back then. They wanted me to play to their tune — be politically correct, fit into their script. It hurt me so much that I even changed my behavior, hoping they would accept me. In the end, I understood that I needed to stay true to myself and to accept that some people will never like me. And that's fine. I am who I am and I sleep peacefully."
When Novak Djokovic made the impossible look possible.
The crowd told Federer all he needed was one more point.
In the end, Novak Djokovic silenced them all. 🥶