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It gives me goose bumps and little butterflies in the stomach when I start thinking about the 'golden slam.'

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Start, Butterflies, Bumps, Goose

Building a solid foundation in the early years of a child's life will not only help him or her reach their reach their full potential but will also result in better societies as a whole.

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Reach, Will, Solid, Potential

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

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Mind, Always, Little Bit, Relaxed

In my case, I can sincerely say that nothing is impossible... When I was saying I want to be No. 1 of the world, and I was seven or eight years old, most of the people were laughing at me because it seems like I have one percent of chances to do that, and I've done it.

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Impossible, Seven, Sincerely, Chances

And when I was saying I want to become number one of the world and I was 7, 8 years old, most of the people were laughing to me. Because you know, it seemed like I have one percent chances to do that. And I've done it.

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Chance, Percent, Years, Chances

Imagine a part of the U.S.A., from which the U.S.A. started - where is the cradle of your history? This is Kosovo for Serbia.

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Part, Imagine, Which, Kosovo

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.

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Crowd, Feels, Tennis Players, Arenas

I like my groundstrokes, I can say. I like it. That's my game - I'm a groundstroke player and I play pretty aggressive.

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Game, Play, Pretty, Aggressive

In terms of playing ability there is nothing to choose between number one and 100. Instead, it's a question of who believes and who wants it more? Which player is mentally stronger? Which player is going to fight the hardest in the big points? These are the things that determine who is the champion.

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Big, Choose, Points, Champion

I'm trying not to pay too much attention to the rankings because calculations can distract you.

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Too Much, Pay, Too, Much Attention

I don't think there has been enough communication between the players and the tournaments. In one sense it's just as much the players' fault. Players talk between each other and in the locker room about things that can be improved and then when the time comes to talk and really do something about it they stop.

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Other, Been, Tournaments, Locker Room

It's interesting that I had such a close relationship with my grandfather. Because your parents always judge you: they say, 'You shouldn't do this, you shouldn't do that.' But with your grandparents you have a feeling that you can say anything or you can do anything, and they will support you. That's why you have this kind of connection.

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Grandparents, Why, Had, Close Relationship

Joking around is part of my personality, just who I am.

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I Am, Personality, Part, Joking

The tradition in Serbia has always been team sports - football, basketball, handball, volleyball and water polo, individual sports are not supported.

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Sports, Always, Been, Volleyball

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.

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Play, Happen, Stopped, Right Time

My father had never watched tennis, never liked tennis too much. He said, 'OK, we buy a racket, we watch together,' because we didn't know anything. It was a process of learning together that made it more interesting.

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Father, Buy, Had, OK

My nutritionist has done a great job in changing my diet after we established I am allergic to things like gluten - I can't eat pizza, pasta and bread. I have lost some weight, but my movement is sharper and I feel great.

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Diet, Feel, Some, Nutritionist

Well, I do feel that I carry the responsibility of representing my country wherever I am, and this responsibility came with the success that I had in last couple of years, not just myself but the whole group of tennis players that comes from Serbia. And athletes in general are, in this moment, the biggest ambassadors that our country has.

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Country, Feel, Couple, Serbia

I want to help children in Serbia and around the world so they can realize their dreams.

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Children, Help, World, Serbia

Those born into poverty or on the margins of society require our extra support to realize their dreams.

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Born, Margins, Require, Extra

I've had my ups and downs in my private life.

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Private, Downs, Ups

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

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Music, Nerves, Calms, Classical Music

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.

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Love, Happy, Important Thing, Happy Man

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.

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Young, Been, Willing, Good Things

I embraced, I think, the process of becoming No. 1 of the world, which was long and difficult, but it's sweeter in the end.

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Think, Sweeter, Which, In The End

People look up to me as somebody who is able to switch the image of our country from negative to positive.

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Positive, Country, Image, Switch

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

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Chance, Start, Unique, Talents

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.

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Like, Maybe, Everybody, Starting

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

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Play, Country, Very, Unusual

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.

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Privacy, Country, Very, Popular

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