– The limitations exist only in our minds,
and if you start using imaginations,
then your possibilities become limitless.
We had two wars.
We had sanctions embargo for 10 years.
People had to wait in the line for bread and milk.
It was tough.
Yeah, I believe each season is bringing some new challenges,
and allowing you to grow in many levels.
– He is a Serbian professional tennis player
currently ranked number one in men’s singles.
He has won 12 grand slam singles titles,
the fourth most in history.
He is Novak Djokovic, and here is my take
on his top 10 rules for success.
Number one is my personal favorite,
and make sure to stick around all the way to the end
for some special bonus footage of him playing
as a six-year-old.
(air whooshing)
(heavy object thuds)
– Belgrade has many cities around Serbia has suffered a lot
because of war.
Many people have had the doubts of what tomorrow brings.
They were not certain they are able
to support their children,
and in this particular situation, my parents too.
Knowing what we have been through
actually strengthened my character.
I used to run around outside of our restaurant
and very nearby, something was going on,
some kind of construction.
I asked the workers,
and then they told me that they’re building tennis courts.
I never heard the word tennis.
I knew football and some other sports
but tennis was absolutely new to me and to my family.
I fell in love instantly with the sport.
I used to play for hours against the wall.
On the television, I watched Pete Sampras play
for his first Wimbledon title.
(audience cheering)
That’s when I decided to dream big
and dream about being one day
in the Centre Court of Wimbledon holding the trophy.
(grunting)
(audience cheering)
– [Commentator] Oh my goodness.
Have you ever seen that?
– [Commentator] It’s taken Rafa perhaps two sets
to really start throwing the sort of tennis
that we know he can
but he’s only driven Djokovic to greater heights.
These two guys both (laughs) playing
at the top of their capabilities right now.
– There’s something you said
that you’re reaching your peak.
Do you think though you could still take it to another level
or do you think this is as good
as it’s going to get for you?
– I like to use one quote that the limitations exist
only in our mind, and if you start using imaginations,
then your possibilities become limitless.
That’s kind of a mindset that I have.
I use my imagination.
I do see myself
achieving more.
I’m hoping, I’m working hard on it,
not only myself but the entire team around me.
(grunting)
(audience cheering)
It’s incredible how
the excitement is rising
as you approach any grand slam,
and especially for me here in Paris,
the one that I didn’t win,
it’s completely different feeling
coming to Paris and preparing for Roland Garros
than any other event, really
not in terms of pressure and expectations
but just in terms of excitement and getting on the court,
competing and trying to see how far I can get
but that’s the only thing I look forward to, really.
I mean, I’ve been building up
and winning a lot of matches
and putting myself in really position
that maybe I never had before
prior to Roland Garros
so hopefully this is the year.
I can’t guarantee anything,
I can’t predict anything,
I can’t say how the tournament is going to go
but I’m going to try to give myself
reason to believe I can make it
through an everyday commitment, discipline,
and things that I can influence.
(audience gasping)
(audience gasping)
(audience cheering)
– [Commentator] Unbelievable.
– I appreciate things in life
and I value everything I have much more
because of the past that I had.
Serbia is a small country.
Of course, very small comparing to United States.
And we had a tough past
especially in the last three decades.
We had two wars.
We had the sanctions embargo for 10 years.
People had to wait in the line for bread and milk.
It was tough.
I’ve been through all of that
with my grandparents, with my parents.
There were times when I was not able to travel
for the tournaments in Junior Circuit
because we didn’t have the possibility,
financial possibilities but when I look back,
I’m happy that I had the past like this
because as I said in the beginning,
it made me appreciate everything I have now.
– Were you and your family
in physical danger when you were a kid?
– Yes.
Yes, we were.
I think most people would agree that war is something
that doesn’t bring any good to anybody.
Nobody wins in the war
so I don’t wish anybody to experience
what I and my family
or many Serbian people have experienced.
You see the planes flying over your head
and bombs and people running away, crying,
buildings burning, and so forth.
It was really tough.
You were of course worried for your survival,
what the next day brings
but most importantly, we stayed together as people
and as family, and it made us stronger.
– That never leaves you, does it?
You always have that in you,
that experience that you lived through?
– Yes.
Yes, I do.
Actually it has been a big part of my mental strength
and ability to cope
with big moments in my tennis career
and with the pressure and expectations and so forth.
– And you are able to hang on to that perspective?
A lot of times, things like that that are life-changing,
things would be automatic
but sometimes they drift away
but you are able to hang on to that
each and every day of your life.
– Yeah.
Of course, there are some memories
that I would not like to have (laughs) again
but there are images
that stick in your mind for all of your life
but you can never ask people to forget
but they can forgive and move on,
and I think you can always learn from the experience,
try to understand what your purpose is,
and why that has happened,
and of course, always be positive.
– [Commentator] Oh! (audience cheering)
What a way to win it.
Victory.
– My lifelong ambition is to become number one in the world,
and I know that I relatively close to achieving this goal
but I don’t want to put any pressure on myself
with regards to this aim.
It’s important to remember that I’m only 21,
and there are not many players
who have become number one in the world at this age.
I simply wish to be realistic in my goal.
At the moment, there are two players in front of me
who are better than me.
I’ll do all I can to improve
by at least position in the forthcoming year
but I can’t say for definite that this will happen.
We’ll just have to wait and see.
(grunting)
– [Commentator] Oh! (audience cheering)
That is unbelievable.
Truly one of the best points ever.
(laughs)
It has to be the best point of the tournament so far.
– Yeah, I believe each season
is bringing some new challenges
and allowing you to grow in many levels
so I feel like today I’m more matured as a person,
I’ve grown, I have improved,
I have learned how to deal with my emotions better,
and just overall a stronger player physically
and mentally as well
so I’m trying to incorporate all these experiences
and things that made me stronger
and made me who I am today,
and of course, keep the right path going.
– [Chris] Oh. (audience gasping)
Oh come on. (audience cheering)
(laughs)
– [Commentator] This might actually loosen Djokovic up
a little bit, Chris,
’cause you have to sense
he’s been a little bit edgy here early on
huffing and puffing a little bit.
This brought a smile from his face.
– [Chris] I would agree.
– [Commentator] Most people, most so-called experts
picking him to win this.
– I think it was Rafa who said that you’re having
one of the most memorable seasons
in the history of the sport.
So what are you doing differently this year?
(Novak laughs)
– I’ve been trying to obviously respect the same kind of
regime of training and a lifestyle
and dedication and professionalism to the sport
that I have had over the course of the last five, six years,
and it’s been working really well.
I think I just managed to reach
at this time of my career in my life
a peak of my abilities, mental, emotional, and physical
so everything kind of came together.
I’m more experienced player.
I know how to handle pressure on and off the court.
I approach the tennis life very holistically,
and I try to cover every aspect of my life and my being
in order to reach that height.
– [Commentator] Oh. (audience cheering)
– [Commentator] That was good.
– [Commentator] Oh my goodness.
What a shot. – That was the shot.
– [Commentator] Of the day.
Easily.
Here is your short angle.
It gets around.
Look at this.
It goes between. (laughs)
Look at that. (laughs)
– [Commentator] That’s got to be the shot of the day.
That’s got to be.
Look where he is.
– [Commentator] He has to hit it right there.
– But if you see the football players,
when they win a big title, champions league for example,
a lot of them, they fall to the ground.
It’s just that so many emotions going through your mind,
through your body.
Undoubtedly there is a huge pressure and expectations
and the importance of that moment,
and you’re aware of that.
You can’t put it aside and say,
“Okay, I’m going to ignore it.”
No, it becomes a part of you.
It consumes you.
Now it’s on you
if you are able to overcome that obstacle, to face that,
I would say, big sensation
of mix of doubts, fears, excitement,
pressure, or so forth,
and if you are able to become one with it,
then it allows you to get to where you want to be.
(audience gasping)
– [Commentator] Yes. (audience cheering)
Standing ovation for this.
(audience gasping)
(audience cheering)
(audience cheering)
(commentator laughs)
– [Commentator] See if it worked.
It did.
And another drop shot coming up to finish,
which was perfect too.
– I hope I’ll be able to decrease my unforced error stat
comparing to the mess that I’ve had today
and hopefully I’ll be able to do that
and perform my best in that one.
– Congratulations are in order
not only for winning this match.
– Sorry, everybody is laughing.
I just want to hear what did you say?
(audience shouting)
Sorry, sorry, sorry.
Please be quiet.
What did you say?
– [Man] No more drop shots.
– Okay.
Thanks, buddy.
(audience laughing)
(audience cheering)
– No more drop shots, huh?
– I hate to say that
but you’re absolutely right.
(audience laughing)
(audience cheering)
– Foul!
– [Man] Here comes another one just like the other one.
(audience laughing)
(audience cheering)
(audience laughing)
(audience laughing)
(audience clapping)
(audience laughing)
(audience laughing)
(squeals)
(audience laughing and clapping)
– [Novak] You didn’t like the video?
– I loved it. (laughs)
I don’t do any of those things anymore,
none of those.
I don’t stick my ass out anymore, okay?
I don’t do this with my hair anymore
so obviously you haven’t watched me play recently.
– All right.
Do you think it’s possible?
– Are you sure about this one?
– I’m ready.
(both laughing)
– We go again.
Wait.
Give me your best shot.
(Sharapova laughs)
(Novak groans)
(Sharapova laughs)
– [Man] Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo.
(speaks in foreign language)
(laughs)
(laughs)
Andy Roddick.
(laughing)
(laughing)
What do you think?
Do you practice that?
(speaking in foreign language)
(laughing)
(laughing)
Rafa.
Rafa.
Rafa Nadal.
(laughing)
(laughs)
Rafa.
(speaking in foreign language)
(laughs)
(laughing)
(laughing)
What did you do?
– Sharapova.
– [Man] Sharapova.
– [Man] Sharapova.
You have Sharapova?
– [Man] Sharapova, Sharapova.
– [Man] You have Sharapova?
Sharapova.
(laughing)
(laughing)
Roger Federer.
(laughing)
(laughing)
(speaking in foreign language)
(audience cheering)
– [Commentator] Enormous point from Djokovic.
He nearly lands the first blow.
– [Commentator] Those pictures tell the story,
and this was the most difficult shot.
Absolutely at full stretch.
– Thank you, guys, so much for watching.
I made this video because Crookqt asked me to.
So if there is a famous entrepreneur
you want me to profile next,
leave in the comments below,
and I’ll see what I can do.
I also love to know which of Novak’s top 10 rules
had the biggest impact on you and why.
Leave it in the comments,
and I will join in the discussion.
Finally I want to give a quick shout-out
to Edward Or from BounceWeb.
Ed, thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book.
For your chance at a shout-out in a future video,
make sure to get your copy of the book,
and then email in your receipt
so we can keep track.
Thank you so much for watching.
Continue to believe, or whatever your one word is,
and I’ll see you soon.
(air whooshing)
(heavy object thuds)
– [Man] Out. (Novak shouting)
(clapping)
Bravo!
(clapping)
(speaking in foreign language)
(speaking in foreign language)
(speaking in foreign language)
(speaking in foreign language)
(speaking in foreign language)
Out. (Novak shouting)
♫ Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
♫ Your Spanish lullaby
and if you start using imaginations,
then your possibilities become limitless.
We had two wars.
We had sanctions embargo for 10 years.
People had to wait in the line for bread and milk.
It was tough.
Yeah, I believe each season is bringing some new challenges,
and allowing you to grow in many levels.
– He is a Serbian professional tennis player
currently ranked number one in men’s singles.
He has won 12 grand slam singles titles,
the fourth most in history.
He is Novak Djokovic, and here is my take
on his top 10 rules for success.
Number one is my personal favorite,
and make sure to stick around all the way to the end
for some special bonus footage of him playing
as a six-year-old.
(air whooshing)
(heavy object thuds)
– Belgrade has many cities around Serbia has suffered a lot
because of war.
Many people have had the doubts of what tomorrow brings.
They were not certain they are able
to support their children,
and in this particular situation, my parents too.
Knowing what we have been through
actually strengthened my character.
I used to run around outside of our restaurant
and very nearby, something was going on,
some kind of construction.
I asked the workers,
and then they told me that they’re building tennis courts.
I never heard the word tennis.
I knew football and some other sports
but tennis was absolutely new to me and to my family.
I fell in love instantly with the sport.
I used to play for hours against the wall.
On the television, I watched Pete Sampras play
for his first Wimbledon title.
(audience cheering)
That’s when I decided to dream big
and dream about being one day
in the Centre Court of Wimbledon holding the trophy.
(grunting)
(audience cheering)
– [Commentator] Oh my goodness.
Have you ever seen that?
– [Commentator] It’s taken Rafa perhaps two sets
to really start throwing the sort of tennis
that we know he can
but he’s only driven Djokovic to greater heights.
These two guys both (laughs) playing
at the top of their capabilities right now.
– There’s something you said
that you’re reaching your peak.
Do you think though you could still take it to another level
or do you think this is as good
as it’s going to get for you?
– I like to use one quote that the limitations exist
only in our mind, and if you start using imaginations,
then your possibilities become limitless.
That’s kind of a mindset that I have.
I use my imagination.
I do see myself
achieving more.
I’m hoping, I’m working hard on it,
not only myself but the entire team around me.
(grunting)
(audience cheering)
It’s incredible how
the excitement is rising
as you approach any grand slam,
and especially for me here in Paris,
the one that I didn’t win,
it’s completely different feeling
coming to Paris and preparing for Roland Garros
than any other event, really
not in terms of pressure and expectations
but just in terms of excitement and getting on the court,
competing and trying to see how far I can get
but that’s the only thing I look forward to, really.
I mean, I’ve been building up
and winning a lot of matches
and putting myself in really position
that maybe I never had before
prior to Roland Garros
so hopefully this is the year.
I can’t guarantee anything,
I can’t predict anything,
I can’t say how the tournament is going to go
but I’m going to try to give myself
reason to believe I can make it
through an everyday commitment, discipline,
and things that I can influence.
(audience gasping)
(audience gasping)
(audience cheering)
– [Commentator] Unbelievable.
– I appreciate things in life
and I value everything I have much more
because of the past that I had.
Serbia is a small country.
Of course, very small comparing to United States.
And we had a tough past
especially in the last three decades.
We had two wars.
We had the sanctions embargo for 10 years.
People had to wait in the line for bread and milk.
It was tough.
I’ve been through all of that
with my grandparents, with my parents.
There were times when I was not able to travel
for the tournaments in Junior Circuit
because we didn’t have the possibility,
financial possibilities but when I look back,
I’m happy that I had the past like this
because as I said in the beginning,
it made me appreciate everything I have now.
– Were you and your family
in physical danger when you were a kid?
– Yes.
Yes, we were.
I think most people would agree that war is something
that doesn’t bring any good to anybody.
Nobody wins in the war
so I don’t wish anybody to experience
what I and my family
or many Serbian people have experienced.
You see the planes flying over your head
and bombs and people running away, crying,
buildings burning, and so forth.
It was really tough.
You were of course worried for your survival,
what the next day brings
but most importantly, we stayed together as people
and as family, and it made us stronger.
– That never leaves you, does it?
You always have that in you,
that experience that you lived through?
– Yes.
Yes, I do.
Actually it has been a big part of my mental strength
and ability to cope
with big moments in my tennis career
and with the pressure and expectations and so forth.
– And you are able to hang on to that perspective?
A lot of times, things like that that are life-changing,
things would be automatic
but sometimes they drift away
but you are able to hang on to that
each and every day of your life.
– Yeah.
Of course, there are some memories
that I would not like to have (laughs) again
but there are images
that stick in your mind for all of your life
but you can never ask people to forget
but they can forgive and move on,
and I think you can always learn from the experience,
try to understand what your purpose is,
and why that has happened,
and of course, always be positive.
– [Commentator] Oh! (audience cheering)
What a way to win it.
Victory.
– My lifelong ambition is to become number one in the world,
and I know that I relatively close to achieving this goal
but I don’t want to put any pressure on myself
with regards to this aim.
It’s important to remember that I’m only 21,
and there are not many players
who have become number one in the world at this age.
I simply wish to be realistic in my goal.
At the moment, there are two players in front of me
who are better than me.
I’ll do all I can to improve
by at least position in the forthcoming year
but I can’t say for definite that this will happen.
We’ll just have to wait and see.
(grunting)
– [Commentator] Oh! (audience cheering)
That is unbelievable.
Truly one of the best points ever.
(laughs)
It has to be the best point of the tournament so far.
– Yeah, I believe each season
is bringing some new challenges
and allowing you to grow in many levels
so I feel like today I’m more matured as a person,
I’ve grown, I have improved,
I have learned how to deal with my emotions better,
and just overall a stronger player physically
and mentally as well
so I’m trying to incorporate all these experiences
and things that made me stronger
and made me who I am today,
and of course, keep the right path going.
– [Chris] Oh. (audience gasping)
Oh come on. (audience cheering)
(laughs)
– [Commentator] This might actually loosen Djokovic up
a little bit, Chris,
’cause you have to sense
he’s been a little bit edgy here early on
huffing and puffing a little bit.
This brought a smile from his face.
– [Chris] I would agree.
– [Commentator] Most people, most so-called experts
picking him to win this.
– I think it was Rafa who said that you’re having
one of the most memorable seasons
in the history of the sport.
So what are you doing differently this year?
(Novak laughs)
– I’ve been trying to obviously respect the same kind of
regime of training and a lifestyle
and dedication and professionalism to the sport
that I have had over the course of the last five, six years,
and it’s been working really well.
I think I just managed to reach
at this time of my career in my life
a peak of my abilities, mental, emotional, and physical
so everything kind of came together.
I’m more experienced player.
I know how to handle pressure on and off the court.
I approach the tennis life very holistically,
and I try to cover every aspect of my life and my being
in order to reach that height.
– [Commentator] Oh. (audience cheering)
– [Commentator] That was good.
– [Commentator] Oh my goodness.
What a shot. – That was the shot.
– [Commentator] Of the day.
Easily.
Here is your short angle.
It gets around.
Look at this.
It goes between. (laughs)
Look at that. (laughs)
– [Commentator] That’s got to be the shot of the day.
That’s got to be.
Look where he is.
– [Commentator] He has to hit it right there.
– But if you see the football players,
when they win a big title, champions league for example,
a lot of them, they fall to the ground.
It’s just that so many emotions going through your mind,
through your body.
Undoubtedly there is a huge pressure and expectations
and the importance of that moment,
and you’re aware of that.
You can’t put it aside and say,
“Okay, I’m going to ignore it.”
No, it becomes a part of you.
It consumes you.
Now it’s on you
if you are able to overcome that obstacle, to face that,
I would say, big sensation
of mix of doubts, fears, excitement,
pressure, or so forth,
and if you are able to become one with it,
then it allows you to get to where you want to be.
(audience gasping)
– [Commentator] Yes. (audience cheering)
Standing ovation for this.
(audience gasping)
(audience cheering)
(audience cheering)
(commentator laughs)
– [Commentator] See if it worked.
It did.
And another drop shot coming up to finish,
which was perfect too.
– I hope I’ll be able to decrease my unforced error stat
comparing to the mess that I’ve had today
and hopefully I’ll be able to do that
and perform my best in that one.
– Congratulations are in order
not only for winning this match.
– Sorry, everybody is laughing.
I just want to hear what did you say?
(audience shouting)
Sorry, sorry, sorry.
Please be quiet.
What did you say?
– [Man] No more drop shots.
– Okay.
Thanks, buddy.
(audience laughing)
(audience cheering)
– No more drop shots, huh?
– I hate to say that
but you’re absolutely right.
(audience laughing)
(audience cheering)
– Foul!
– [Man] Here comes another one just like the other one.
(audience laughing)
(audience cheering)
(audience laughing)
(audience laughing)
(audience clapping)
(audience laughing)
(audience laughing)
(squeals)
(audience laughing and clapping)
– [Novak] You didn’t like the video?
– I loved it. (laughs)
I don’t do any of those things anymore,
none of those.
I don’t stick my ass out anymore, okay?
I don’t do this with my hair anymore
so obviously you haven’t watched me play recently.
– All right.
Do you think it’s possible?
– Are you sure about this one?
– I’m ready.
(both laughing)
– We go again.
Wait.
Give me your best shot.
(Sharapova laughs)
(Novak groans)
(Sharapova laughs)
– [Man] Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo.
(speaks in foreign language)
(laughs)
(laughs)
Andy Roddick.
(laughing)
(laughing)
What do you think?
Do you practice that?
(speaking in foreign language)
(laughing)
(laughing)
Rafa.
Rafa.
Rafa Nadal.
(laughing)
(laughs)
Rafa.
(speaking in foreign language)
(laughs)
(laughing)
(laughing)
What did you do?
– Sharapova.
– [Man] Sharapova.
– [Man] Sharapova.
You have Sharapova?
– [Man] Sharapova, Sharapova.
– [Man] You have Sharapova?
Sharapova.
(laughing)
(laughing)
Roger Federer.
(laughing)
(laughing)
(speaking in foreign language)
(audience cheering)
– [Commentator] Enormous point from Djokovic.
He nearly lands the first blow.
– [Commentator] Those pictures tell the story,
and this was the most difficult shot.
Absolutely at full stretch.
– Thank you, guys, so much for watching.
I made this video because Crookqt asked me to.
So if there is a famous entrepreneur
you want me to profile next,
leave in the comments below,
and I’ll see what I can do.
I also love to know which of Novak’s top 10 rules
had the biggest impact on you and why.
Leave it in the comments,
and I will join in the discussion.
Finally I want to give a quick shout-out
to Edward Or from BounceWeb.
Ed, thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book.
For your chance at a shout-out in a future video,
make sure to get your copy of the book,
and then email in your receipt
so we can keep track.
Thank you so much for watching.
Continue to believe, or whatever your one word is,
and I’ll see you soon.
(air whooshing)
(heavy object thuds)
– [Man] Out. (Novak shouting)
(clapping)
Bravo!
(clapping)
(speaking in foreign language)
(speaking in foreign language)
(speaking in foreign language)
(speaking in foreign language)
(speaking in foreign language)
Out. (Novak shouting)
♫ Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
♫ Your Spanish lullaby
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