Serbian veteran Novak Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam champion in men's tennis, admits that the mistakes he made in his career have really affected his popularity, and he even thinks that he is like an unfavored child among the "Big Three".
24 men's Grand Slam Grand Slam champions and Serbian veteran Novak Djokovic
"I've never had so much admiration and love like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, because I shouldn't have been there at all." In a recent interview with "Failures of Champions", Djokovic revealed that among the three most successful tennis players of the 20th century, he felt like a "light bulb": "I was just a little coffee at the time, and the third one appeared, but I shouted 'I want to be the number one in the world'!" But many people don't like it. ”
Swiss legend Federer and Spain's "King of Clay" Nadal have retired one after another, and the 38-year-old Djokovic is the last person in the "Big Three" to fight on the battlefield. But it felt like an unfavored child, and it hurt me. Later I thought that if I had behaved differently, the fans would have accepted it, but it wasn't. Djokovic bluntly said that although he made many mistakes in the process, he still tried to live with his heart, had good intentions, and finally became himself.
When it comes to his relationship with the two biggest tennis idols, Novak Djokovic admits that he has always maintained healthy competition: "Even if someone is my biggest opponent, it doesn't mean that I want them to be hurt and hate them, I just want to beat them on the court. We all fought for victory, and in the end the stronger side won. He also said that in fact, he has always had a good relationship with Nadal, "I have a lot of respect for him and Federer, I have never said a bad word, I have admired them before, and I still do." ”