I remember that in 2007. Nobody believed Novak.

@telmolicious

Жыл бұрын

He said it about Nadal after losing at RG in 06. In 07 he beat them both.. Rafa twice but none of them in slams before AO 08.

@miguelbarahona6636

Жыл бұрын

@@telmolicious Indeed. I remember Djokovic wrote by himself NOLE on the heel of his shoes, HAHAHA. He wasn't famous back then.

@chandrasekharpbg

Жыл бұрын

I remember Rafa said when he played Novak probably 2006 or 2007 he said he is very good ,. probably future no 1. So they did recognize his talent, atleast Rafa did.

@miguelbarahona6636

Жыл бұрын

@@chandrasekharpbg Actually, when the reporter told Rafa that Nole said he knew how to beat him, Nadal and everyone at the press conference, laughed. Search the video.

@telmolicious

Жыл бұрын

@@miguelbarahona6636 They laughed because Nadal was so polite and unbothered about the situation.

He not only beat them, but surpassed them.

@jkbpower9

6 ай бұрын

Lol not a chance

@markopetrovic5177

5 ай бұрын

Lol yes check the stats ​@@jkbpower9

@SG-uj8tj

5 ай бұрын

​@@jkbpower9you need to learn how to count.

That’s why Djokovic will forever be my best tennis player. He has the MENTALITY and WILL every person who wants to succeed should adopt.

@listey

Жыл бұрын

Shame he's such a nasty piece of work off court.

@draganlecic5546

Жыл бұрын

@@listey What exactly do you mean by that. Other than not wanting to get vaccinated, which is controversial, what has he ever done to offend anyone? He has always been humble and a really nice guy.

@shadeyfang8564

Жыл бұрын

Thats a true statement, although I still believe Federer is the greatest of all time

@shadeyfang8564

Жыл бұрын

You gotta have the skill and technique of Federer, physical prowess of Nadal, and the confidence and wit of Djokovic. Speed, determination and courage of all of them combined. That’s the idea of a perfect tennis player, and I believe Alcarez is next in line to that succession.

@jodi3694

Жыл бұрын

@@draganlecic5546 Exactly. People just say he’s a bad person with nothing to stand on other than not wanting to get vaccinated, which he has fully accepted the consequences for. I think most people just hate he came along during Federer and Nadal’s eras since they’re effectively the two most beloved players ever.

Thank you for speaking well of Novak, when many try to make him look bad. He is a great player and great person, he deserves respect.

@listey

Жыл бұрын

A great person? He's an absolute flog.

@heizeking3557

Жыл бұрын

@@listey no he, you are, grow up and get over it, Novak is amazing

@pereximepere8439

Жыл бұрын

He is an hero

@Joes35

Жыл бұрын

Novak is my hero. I’m sad about the treatment he receives from the tennis world

That 2011 year when Novak started beating Roger and Rafa regularly was truly one of the most surprising things ever. He got that first GS at the Aus Open a few years prior but then had matches like the one at Wimbledon against Roddick where he completely ran out of gas by 4th set. Once he got his diet figured out and discovered the workout routine that worked for him, he exploded.

@isaihvega9928

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! I remember him being a top 4 player but retiring a few times due to fitness. Once he figured it out it was over for everyone else

@zanzimirzanzimirovic5671

Жыл бұрын

He had a nose problem, couldn't breathe. After surgery he became another level. Then came diet and gluten free food.

@rkrishna459

Жыл бұрын

Regularly?

@athletes6724

Жыл бұрын

​@@rkrishna459 after 2010 Novak vs Nadal 23:13 Novak vs fed 22:10 it's truly dominance And Nadal beat him 90% in clay in other surfaces he is not reaching in semi final and final like Novak is reaching semifinals and finals in clay regularly.

@gelvisblue

Жыл бұрын

He went gluten free before his amazing rise in 2011.

And now 15 years down the line, this man is on the verge of becoming greatest player of all time.

@Christo01

Жыл бұрын

he already is!

@PraveenKumar-vp4sn

Жыл бұрын

Novak is already the Greatest of all time.

@Danuke2011

Жыл бұрын

Novak already is the geatest. What he is doing now is dissolving delusions of his haters and traumatizing them before their eventual rehabilitation.

@hausmeister5842

Жыл бұрын

He is goat! hes just not profile of white Tennis player🤷‍♂️

@RRSDollar

Жыл бұрын

I was a big Federer's fan, on and off the court, and I believe by what I have witnessed, Federer remains the most talented player, however, Novak without a doubt is the Goat, numbers do not lie. In addition, off court, Novak has gained my utmost respect, he is also the bravest among these champs.

Not only is he the greatest tennis player, he is also a great man of honor and determination, resisting injustices of media, and governments.

@Rickcarleson2152

Жыл бұрын

Still I can't like him.

@bennycanfora5242

Жыл бұрын

He’s Jesus

@Rickcarleson2152

Жыл бұрын

@@bennycanfora5242 👌

@dobrijevicdalibor1019

Жыл бұрын

​@@Rickcarleson2152 I don't think he will survive that...😂

@TROLGUY999

Жыл бұрын

​@@Rickcarleson2152 you dont need to like him, what you must is respect him.

It got me tears :((. Well done Novak and may God continue to give you another 🏆.

@lindasmoot7293

Жыл бұрын

That's right How people mistake Confidence with cockiness.. he believed in himself..one of my favorite players.

@SokTamo

Жыл бұрын

🙏

@piotrwolski4526

Жыл бұрын

Another 🏆🏆🏆🏆

@raynu6916

Жыл бұрын

22

@josephfigueira813

Жыл бұрын

hope the good lord give him the strength to win atlease 2 more slam before he retires. 👏👏👏👍

That's how he hecame THE GOAT and as they say Rest is History.

And now he has more slams than Nadal and Roger. GOAT

To be fair Djokovic also had elite talent. He is fast, consistent, flexible, tall enough to have leverage and output quite a bit of power despite being a bit lightweight. It is true that it would be useless without a fighter mindset. But the mindset alone would've been useless. It's just the combo that worked.

@kalyandrkk8740

Жыл бұрын

Superb Analysis

Actually, he said it because he knew it.

I am not an expert but to achieve what he did, beside Nadal and Federer not to mention other stars, you simply have to be a GOAT, a legend!

First time I've watched tennis was in 2008 AO finals he was facing Tsonga. I was mad at that time because I wanted to watch NBA 🏀 but my big bro changed the channel he was also a big tennis fan. Yeah I'm proud to say that Novak introduced me into tennis,. And from there it's my second sport 🎾 💜❤️

@nangephriam1211

Жыл бұрын

I also remember it. I was rooted for Djokovic after seeing him lost to Federer in the 4th round and 2 years later he won. A fan ever since.

He may not have been as beloved or appreciated as the other two during the careers. But in 20 years, he will be even more immortalized and iconic when this hateful era dies down, and people realize what he's done. Especially through how he was treated as he chased down the media darlings and stood his ground. They wanted to destroy him, and ultimately it will backfire and is gonna grow into Ali status as time goes. He's the only athlete I root for since I left my youth. I never hated him, he just wasn't my cup of tea at first when I was younger, but he's the real one who's kept his dignity when most would cry racism, bigotry or demand people see them as a victim of hatred which he's experienced, even before covid drama. From the beginning because he's believed in himself, and didn't bow to Roger and Rafael that people hated and wanted him to be submissive. Yet he talks respectfully about them, while they seem annoyed paying respect back to him and spiteful.

@user-px5cd9ye8o

Жыл бұрын

Спасибо за комментарий!❤

@booleangang631

Жыл бұрын

spot on

@inesmartinez9977

9 ай бұрын

bravo👍👍👍👍❤️

@vekpavlovic5892

5 ай бұрын

Exactly right, well said.

Not because he said it, because he believed it

@Ciclopea2

Жыл бұрын

And most "fedal" simps hate him ever since.

@PeiqiLi-RealLove

Жыл бұрын

@@Ciclopea2 dunno others, for me I don’t hate him, it’s just not enjoyable to watch. Fed’s game help me through the hardest time in middle school as a religious experience that’s it. Rafa and Novak’s games can’t bring me this feeling

@Ciclopea2

Жыл бұрын

@@PeiqiLi-RealLove that's totally fine, one thing is to prefer this or that style of play, but the systematic demonization that he gets from the media and the sheer hate that he gets from crowds when the more popular ones are up against him happens too constantly not to acknowledge. Roger is the least exciting for me to watch of the Big 3 and that's ok too, to each their own. I loved Rafa's never give up attitude on court, but Nole has earned my respect as a player and as a person now that i know more about his background and what motivates him.

@hesch-tag

11 ай бұрын

​@@Ciclopea2Least exciting is hard to digest. Your opinion but how is that possible?

@Ciclopea2

11 ай бұрын

@@hesch-tag personal preference, he's great but not as exciting to watch TO ME as Rafa or Nole, don't think it needs further explanation. You're allowed to think he's the most exciting ever, to me he's nice to watch because he's graceful and elegant, but i prefer power and forces of nature like Rafa and Nole, that's it.

Elite mentality besides that talent has made Djokovic the greatest tennis player.

Very well said! It took a Greek man to say the truth and in a professional way that no one can dispute. Bravo !

I love Patrik, as a huge Nole's fan I always wanted Patrik in his team. I feel that it would be a great energy there. God bless.

Since then, the Djokovic era has started. That's why he's the greatest today. The GOAT 🥰💪🇷🇸.

The more you tell Djokovic he cant do it, the more you give him fire to fight back. Its just the way he is.

@duleator

Жыл бұрын

Best description of Novak 👍

@redgigo

Жыл бұрын

​@Марко Милинковић upravo... Steta pa ne moze da se prevede pravo dubinsko znacenje srpskog inata.... Ne bi mi to imali nego su nas naterali I hvala Im bar na tome

@abvgd12348

Жыл бұрын

Yesss. Riktig 🥰

@tutifruti7488

Жыл бұрын

It's just the way all Serbs are 😊

@abvgd12348

Жыл бұрын

@@tutifruti7488 mozda ranije..sad su to sve Pinkova deca poslednjih 30 godina..Novak je izuzetak. Bez uvrede

I remember this clear as day. After his loss to Rafa at the French one year, he said that in his post match interview. He isn’t unbeatable. Champion mentality

And now he’s the best ever!

Great story!!!

People need to put their feelings to one side when it comes to his personality and persona on court. Djokovic is the greatest tennis player of all time and that’s fact. I actually think he has a great personality and he’s highly intelligent.

Agree 100%

Pureblood king 👑

"What is impossible to envision is impossible to do"

Novak ❤️

NOLE GOAT!!! AND Best Sportist Of All Times 💪❤️🇷🇸♾️

That sounds like a Successful Coach, the one who can make you a Champion 🏆 Amazingly Motivational and Inspirational 👌 Wish I had him as my Coach 😎

What's more baffling is that during matches his haters starts booing and constantly trying to get in his head , he gets more aggressive , it's like lighting fire to the fuel.

I've said during the wimbledon 2007 that Nole will break All the records at the end of his career. His mental strength after the 1/4 finals there, I have never seen before. I knew it immediately.

The greatest of all time 🐐

Legendary words. Well done and thank you sir.

I remember seeking Novak play for the first time in 2006. I became a fan instantly. His charisma and talent oozes from him

100% Agree

Roger and Rafa dominated the tour right from the start. It took Novak a while to catch up to them, but he did it. He's hard work and determination incarnate. Used Kobes mamba mentality to become the GOAT

What a story and agree 100%…..

mental toughness is the key to success in Tennis

Post gives me chills every time!

Yesss, we are all aware of this. It's what we try to teach our children. Believe on ourselves!!

@serb9814

Жыл бұрын

Not all, there are may deluded people

Wise man wise words

Djokovic's Mentality + His mentality improvements after learning from Fedal is insane.. Federer showed us that you can make it look easy as long as you are one with it. You don't attract what you want, you attract who you are (identity) Nadal showed us you can achieve anything no matter the situation of injuries. Adding to Federer's lesson - don't let outside circumstances shake up your identity Djokovic showed us that your mental state is your weakest link and if your weakest link is strong af, you cannot be stopped. Adding to Fedals lesson - let the outside circumstances fuel your identity

@11Garrett11

Жыл бұрын

GREAT COMMENT THANK YOU!

@paula6275

Жыл бұрын

Awesome input. Thanks!

@user-xr7tr8rp9k

11 ай бұрын

Totally agree that's why i personally believe all of these guys have offered something special that all together lead to perfection!! I love ❤️ all of them..

Without Coronavirus Novak would have won 25 GS at least. He is the true goat.

not just for tennis, but for everyday things as well, thank you for the golden advice sir! 🙏

Novak Djokovic ♥️

Every Thing about This Video is Just Just Soooooo Authentic, Inspirational, Mind Blowing, Heart Touching, Moving Me To Tears Heartfully, The Coach's Words, The Music, The Djokovic's Confidence & Talent & Determination & Hardwork, And The Fact And The Truth

A living legend. Human Inspiration.

Bravo! ❤

He is refering to Rune now. Let's see that quarter final. I hope Nole will be fit 90% to fight, because he is gonna need it. Rune is on fire.

@zeal1865

Жыл бұрын

This aged like milk😂

@banka990

Жыл бұрын

@@zeal1865 I'm glad it did! 😀🤫

@rahul.9882

Жыл бұрын

Rune who? rublev it is😆

@celestialspartan7977

Жыл бұрын

Remove ne and put blev

@kundakaps

Жыл бұрын

Rune has already beaten Djoker before.

Correct. And Roger never liked Novak for saying that. Novak grew on him. I think now Roger has settled on the fact that Novak is better than him.He seems to be at peace with that.

Goatovic

That's why Novak is the best! He came in and totally dominated two of the greats of the game! Federer had some easy wins when Novak and Nadal weren't there. Nadal had some as well. But not Novak.

I love that.

It’s the mindset, either you have the dog in you or you don’t, do not back down (but still respect the greats of the sport) but never back down, if you have then you already lost!

Well said!

I respect him. He is right to the point. That is true not only in the sport but in any venue of life.

Novak GOAT

@roberttowns6008

Жыл бұрын

He has always worked hard on improving various aspects of his game

Believing is one thing but you also have to have the talent, skills and ability to beat the top players.

That's a beautiful story man 👍🇧🇸

Djok will be the goat for a long time

He believed it and he also has the talent and he put in the hardwork. When he won his first Grand Slam in 2008 it was only a matter of time before he became World no. 1

GOAT OF TENNIS 🎾🐐🐐

Thats it….. its not cockiness its confidence !!

Novak Djokovic will be remembered as one of the greatest Tennid players in history.

@BikiG1

Жыл бұрын

...as the Greatest player of all time.

This is AMAZING. Goosebumps all around.

I absolutely agree with these statements!!!

Law of attraction also plays out in this confidence Novak showed…

@franbatista9062

Жыл бұрын

Attraction is energy, confidence is energy. Our universe isn’t just physical, is mostly metaphysical/ spiritual where energy has a big role in our lives

@borchelsijles8064

Жыл бұрын

Sure it did. But same law of attraction will not work for someone who do not have Djokovic skill set and genetic potential. And that is rest of the planet.

@anafranjic4646

Жыл бұрын

@@borchelsijles8064 Law of attraction works, Always!

@borchelsijles8064

Жыл бұрын

@@anafranjic4646 sure it does. But not everyone can be number one. What you say than to the rest of professionals that want that number one spot with same intensity and manifestation as Novak? It plays role into his success, I aggre, but it is not only thing by any means.

Novak is our goat, motivational speech and magic music from Interstellar!

And we see now what is going now! Note GOAT

People should understand that, Same thing I love about Ronaldo, He always confident, That's why he says things that most people thinks as jealousy or something like that.

Yes,and they were laughing at him, made jokes, like, look at that peasant boy, you are not elite . Actually he is the elite in every sense.

That's a great advice from him

So true

That Interstellar music gets me in the feels

Agree 100 percent

That kind of mentality that current generation don’t have nowadays. Very different with Novak, Rafa, Roger when they young they have that kind of mentality that makes them a champion and legends. I hope one day Tennis can find “that person” again before Novak & Rafa retired.

Agree sir Patrick

Everyone else had an external locus of control, Djokovic had an INTERNAL locus of control.

Very true!

I'd like too see him in Novak's Team...

Yup!! Novak is The Guy'

Believe and you'll achieve.

“What is impossible to envision is impossible to do!” There is nothing more to add to such a statement. Those who know will be charms!

This was amazing. You should re upload this video with the actual clip. It was an epic moment

We all love him

What he said applies to every tennis professional! It is called not allowing your opponent to play their game and not psyching yourself out when you are winning.

And that's why he is the greatest today!

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 he put it so well.

"what is impossible to envision is impossible to do and the champions could not foresee any limits and that's what makes the difference" i really love this mindset. gonna apply it to my life.

Perfectly 🥰 !. Me too !.

To a lesser extent u can add Murray to this conversation. Yes he had less success but he beat them more than anyone else did in that era. And that’s because he believed He could.

💯

So wise

💯% TRUE .

100% agree.

I disagree! Only reason he "believed" in it was cuz he was actually genuinely good enough even then. If you randomly tell a 100 or 200 ranked player to just "believe" obviously it won't work. You have to first be good enough. Confidence is a consequence

@sjjapp

Жыл бұрын

You've already set limits within your own comment. For the mind, it's an exit point when things look bleak. People outside of tennis or even sports in general have said similar things. Successful people. So much of everything is in the mind. Evander Holyfield, one of the great boxers of all time, said most of boxing is in the mind. Now many looking for exit points will prefer to focus on the fact that you can have all the mental belief in the world but if you're 5 foot and naturally 100lb you're not going to be a heavyweight champion boxer. It's much better to take it as understanding the importance of the mind. And how it can be the deciding the factor, especially at higher levels. However, an element of what you're saying is true, but it doesn't disprove what he's saying. Belief won't result in you being a champion by itself. But that's not the point. Not setting limits, the person who does this the most, provided they have a sufficient toolbox (genetics, strengths etc for a given discipline) and the work ethic to realise their potential, which includes how they approach building their skillset (and let's be honest, a bit of luck as well with timing, like meeting the right people at the right time etc), is giving themselves the best chances to realise their potential. When you're talking elite top of the world athletes in a given sport, belief, not setting limits, starting way back ideally, can be the biggest difference. It starts right at the beginning though. If you want to be a car designer, but you decide before you even try that you can't do it, you won't ever do it. Like you've just ensured it won't. Same goes for exiting when the going gets tough. Most people quit, early. If you don't believe you can beat Djokovic in a grand slam final, you won't. But if you believe it, if you build your game and study Djokovic, if you identify patterns you can use to your advantage, if you believe when you're on court with him that you can and should beat him, and you actually have a toolbox that complies enough with your goals, you've at least given yourself a chance. Holyfield, who fought above his natural weight as well and succeeded, said the difference between winning and losing is when pressure hits. Again, you can focus on a big tall experienced fighter Vs a small inexperienced one, and the difference isn't when pressure hits. It's level and size. But he's meaning when the work has been put in and you can both pressure each other, the mind can be the deciding factor. In tennis, a good recent high profile example would be the Wimbledon 2019 final. Federer was the better player that day. But Djokovic was stronger between the ears. That and a little luck at the right time and the match went to Djokovic. It's not the first time he's done it either, even against Federer. In fairness, it wasn't prime Federer etc etc, but that's not my point. It was a high level contest and highlights perhaps Djokovics greatest strength. And its played a huge role in his career, where he's been able to steal victories in big matches at times when he wasn't the best player that day. And that's something most of the tour isn't great at. It happens to be something the big 3 are the best at. It's not a coincidence. It's worth noting that as talented as they are, they haven't been the only mega talents during their years.

@parthshrivastava2548

Жыл бұрын

@@sjjapp i don't disagree with most of what you said. I do think it makes a bigger difference the closer 2 people are in level. Djokovic Wimby 2019 had a foundation of doing the same twice vs Fed earlier and that can be traced back to his upbringing in war torn Serbia (he himself says this). Of course you can't do much in life without hope and belief. My point was more about confidence doesn't just emerge out of nowhere. It's usually a consequence of something bigger and people are too quick to jump on the pedal of "if you didn't win it's probably cuz you didn't believe in yourself, just believe in yourself"

@dnangel4277

Жыл бұрын

@@parthshrivastava2548 Djokovic is also extremely talented.

@sjjapp

Жыл бұрын

@@parthshrivastava2548you're right, confidence doesn't appear out of nowhere. It takes effort. A ton of effort. A near constant one as well. Life is hard. It's not a Disney movie. It's kind of what Rocky said in one of the later movies, think it was Rocky Balboa, the last one, that life is going to knock you down, nobody hits harder than life, and the people that win get back up and keep moving forward, that it's not always how hard you hit but how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. And it's a movie yes, but he's right. Someone like Djokovic is an example of that since we're already talking about him. You're not taking punches to the head in tennis, and hopefully in life unless it's during training and sanctioned fights in a combat sport, but life hits you in other ways. Be it on the tennis court, at home, in your career or whatever else. Point is confidence is trainable. It's a perspective. Self belief as well. Same with setting fewer limits. It's trainable in both directions though. And it's easier to train it to be worse. And that's what makes people like Djokovic and Nadal etc so incredible in my mind. Their abilities and success go beyond how they swing a racket. The level of belief and mental strength these guys have has stolen them many matches over the years. And it has brought them back after less than ideal moments as well.

@Remixable100

Жыл бұрын

@@parthshrivastava2548it’s belief, understanding of that belief, knowing your potential, implementing an effective strategy from your resources and capabilities, understanding strengths and weaknesses, luck, consistency, work ethic, humility and vulnerability, and intelligence and self awareness will help overcome pain in the path to success.

Now he is the Goat

Because he is the man. Only if roger had noles heart. He had the talent. Just not the heart.

@jon_durham

Жыл бұрын

I think he had the heart for the game and playing just not the nerves of steel and mamba mentality I suppose. Dominated everyone besides Novak and even Rafa after age 35 beat him like 10 times in a row after changing his backhand. Nole is my hands down favorite player bc his character and convictions with not bowing down to global Covid tyranny and willingly being enemy #1, but roger is who I enjoy watching his particular game the most. It’s just art and amazing but if I need motivation I’m watching Nole screw the art I need his animal energy lol