149 Quotes by Novak Djokovic

I had a unique privilege to have a good start in life and a chance to develop my talents.

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.

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.

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

Tennis players we're always playing in center courts that feel like arenas. And when we get on the court and the crowd cheers your name or salutes you - it's like you're a gladiator in the arena. And everyone is cheering - and you're fighting, you're screaming, during your strokes - it feels like you're an animal, fighting for your life.

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.

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.

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

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.