Novak Djokovic

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'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.

What I learned as a young child continues to have a tremendous impact on my life today.

I feel the pressure.

We have a harder way to succeed in life as Serbs because of the past that we had and because of the history we had.

I always tried to win. I was as competitive as I am today.

I always try to adjust to the situation.

I am very skinny.

Even though now I'm pretty popular in my country and tennis is the No. 1 sport, and I'm very flattered that the people recognise me and come up and give me compliments, I'm more a person who likes to have privacy and peace.

I'm trying to enjoy my lie as much as I can and I know that tennis hopefully is going to be my life the next 10, 15 years.

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

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