The Best Novak Djokovic quotes

Nobody actually played tennis in my family. — Novak Djokovic

It was a great performance, i enjoyed the way i played, coming out wIth the right focus and tactics. — Novak Djokovic

I played the best match of the week, I’m satIsfIed wIth the way I played and happy to be In another fInal In rome. — Novak Djokovic

I lost to a better player who played some courageous tennis and deserved to win. — Novak Djokovic

He has a big serve, tHe serve gets him out of trouble. i know him very well. i have played with him many, many times. we are great friends. great guy. — Novak Djokovic

Nadal’s the best player in history on [clay], and he is one of the best–ever players that played this game. — Novak Djokovic

We are big rivals, We played so many times against each other, there’s a lot of tension. there’s a lot at stake. i’m expecting a great fight in two days. — Novak Djokovic

I lost three games the entIre match agaInst a player I never played agaInst before, It can always be trIcky because you’re approachIng the match wIthout really knowIng how he’s goIng to react. — Novak Djokovic

He’s playing the best tennis of his life, He’s played a lot of matches, especially on clay, which is his favorite surface… i’m sure He’s going to give it all in the semis. — Novak Djokovic

I’m very pleased with the performance today because i played against a very great, quality player tonight, it’s a straight–sets win but probably the score doesn’t indicate how tough it was on the court. — Novak Djokovic

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

There’s something i love about number one, for sure. — Novak Djokovic

I got married, going to become father soon, being No. 1 in the sport that I love with all my heart. I mean, it’s pretty awesome. — Novak Djokovic

I love football and it’s the sport I would really like to play. I’ve said on national television here that I would really love to play for one of our football clubs when I finished my tennis career. — Novak Djokovic

We spent all day travelling, living away from the people you love, not sleep in our own bed … We are far from our own houses. We live in hotels, clubs. And now that I am a father it is much more difficult. — Novak Djokovic

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

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

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

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

Credit to him for playing some solid, consistent tennis, always making me play an extra shot, luckily for me, i managed to bounce back, dig myself out of this hole i was in. — Novak Djokovic

I wIll probably understand more fully all these achIevements when I retIre and have a lIttle more tIme and space. — Novak Djokovic

I’ve had a love affair with rod laver arena for many years and i hope it can last a long time. — Novak Djokovic

I really don’t lIke to see anybody goIng through surgery. I’ve been through that once, and hopefully the last tIme In my lIfe, roger Is roger–thIs sport needs hIm. — Novak Djokovic

I think if you do not enjoy your time, your life, if you do not live intensely and do not spend time with your family, in one way or another it will be reflected in your career. — Novak Djokovic

I obvIously wIsh her all the best, I’ve known her for a long tIme and I feel for her for what’s happenIng. I just hope she gets out of thIs stronger. — Novak Djokovic

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. — Novak Djokovic

It took me time to reflect on everything, relax… and then get back on track. — Novak Djokovic

I thInk melbourne at that tIme was the most polluted cIty In the world that day, It was sad to see some players collapsIng and ball kIds collapsIng on the court. — Novak Djokovic

I’m sorry to announce that i decided to pull out of rogers cup, with the support of my team, i have decided to give my body longer rest and recovery time before coming back again to play. — Novak Djokovic

It was kind of a nervous start, i hadnt played in weeks. It took time to adjust. It was a tricky match against a qualify opponent. hes a big hItter. i was happy to be tested. — Novak Djokovic

All in All it was better than the first match and hopefully it is going to progress in that way. — Novak Djokovic

The way that The schedule has been going on in The second week means There is not much time to really reflect on what you have done, my focus right away goes for recovery and The next match. — Novak Djokovic

Just received some changeover treatment––it’s nothing major that concerns me for the next match. — Novak Djokovic

I managed to fInIsh the match, had a lIttle bIt of tIghtness In my elbow but hopefully everythIng wIll be fIne for tomorrow. — Novak Djokovic

All in All, it was a very good, quality match, im pleased im going in the right direction and looking forward to the next one. — Novak Djokovic

I dIdn’t have easy matches, especIally from the quarters on. beatIng rafa In over four hours, then two days later goIng back out agaIn agaInst sascha( zverev), unbelIevably Intense, close match. — Novak Djokovic

It was very close even though It was a straight–set win, i was fortunate to hold my serve at the start of the match. — Novak Djokovic

Of course it gives you an option to survive the group stage with lost matches but i’m not considering to lose any matches. — Novak Djokovic

These kind of things in games switch the momentum of the match, i didn’t know that (touching) is completely forbidden. i thought it was a nice, really friendly touch. — Novak Djokovic

Match could have gone either way, honestly, especially in the second set, but we both had our chances to break. we got to the tiebreak, which i thought was fair, then it was anybody’s game. — Novak Djokovic

Look, there is always something large at stake when youre one of the top players of the world and play in the biggest tournaments, these kind of matches, one or two points decide a winner. — Novak Djokovic

A nice opening mAtch with reAl AustrAliAn summer conditions, you try to stAy composed, not get cArried AwAy by heAt. of course, there were some long exchAnges thAt got both of us A little bit short on Air. — Novak Djokovic

I don’t think, that you can always–you can ever–get your game to perfection, you know. Only if you’re Federer. — Novak Djokovic

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

I don’t need to explaIn that every athlete dreams of beIng a part of the olympIc games, I ‘m competIng In sIngles and doubles. — Novak Djokovic

I’m in love with the game and it’s not difficult to prepare myself in the off season and to set new goals. — Novak Djokovic

I’m in a better position (to finish the season as world number one) than i was before this tournament but the only thing i can do is to focus on my game. — Novak Djokovic

For a first round perFormance it was pretty good, still need to work on some things. i’m still developing my game so i’m glad to go through. — Novak Djokovic

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. — Novak Djokovic

You have to consistently be successful to be one of the top players in the world, and everything is possible in life. — Novak Djokovic

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

They want the tournament to go ahead at any cost for economic reasons, which i understand, but the question is, how many players are willing to accept those terms. — Novak Djokovic

I’m sure the players that retired… this tournament has a special place in players’ careers. in this sport, there’s so much weight behind it and significance about it. — Novak Djokovic

Under the circumstances it was a wise decision from his side, it’s unfortunate because i think he has been probably the biggest asset that players had in the last 10–plus years that he’s been on the tour. — Novak Djokovic

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