Novak Djokovic on Becoming #1 in the World and Overcoming the Odds with Lewis Howes

special, but it felt very special at that moment to me. I've done things after a lot of other things and, you know, philanthropically, you know me individually and also with our foundation. but going back to war times, I think that's something that would probably stand out and something that I was very proud of and I'm proud of myself and I'm very grateful to my parents for that. They can also give me this kind of education and I think I am aware of the fact that we are not alone in this

world

and that we need to share because sharing is caring and vice versa, and that is why I remember going. around the neighborhood and just offering my warmth and my friendship and my love and everything that I had in that moment, you know, and I felt and then I felt more loved than I probably ever felt, I mean, it's, it's, it's , you know, one of those. of those moments where you know and in the greatest adversity that's where your pure self emerges, yes, you know, and uh, and that would probably mention that that's great, uh, what you love about your wife, the greatest honesty, um and compassion, uh, and you know, I mean, even we as men can't even imagine what a woman goes through, especially, especially, uh, you know women who have the experience of

becoming

a mother and and and and all that. and Going through pregnancy is just another level, it's another level of sacrifice, it's another level of pain, but it's another level of love and dedication, you know, to the family and what matters most, that's why having her in my life It's one of the biggest blessings I could ask for to be honest and to this day, I'm trying to always remind myself that you know what I have and what we have and how grateful I am, that's great, this is called the three . truths, so if this was the last day for you in many years and for some reason, all the videos and interviews you have done and everything you published disappeared and no one has access to your information anymore, but you have a part. of paper and a pen to write three things that you know to be true or the three lessons that you have learned that you would share with the

world

and this is all they have to remind you of these three truths that you would say are yours.

Does it have to be like one word or can it just be a sentence? Okay, okay, so phrase, I would probably say three lessons, yeah, I would probably say live freely, okay, breathe deeply and love, completely simple and it's really about that. for you you know how to be one with yourself and with others and just be present and if I have to choose one of those three, which I guess is probably the biggest, simplest and strangest lesson I have ever learned in my life, it is take a deep breath and learn to breathe because when you learn to breathe, something that we take for granted today, you learn to live in the moment to be aware of yourself, suddenly you know that you observe. things from a different perspective you are not so impulsive maybe you do know and suddenly everything opens up because we talked about it a minute ago you have help we have nature is there the universe is there there is something and no one can deny it There is something that is there out there watching us supporting us loving us, but if we close our doors and live in a shell, how can we get help?

You gotta open some windows yeah right yeah doors and then eventually have shellless and that's and that's why you know live shellless just be authentic be original um you know, pave your own path you know, no, yeah , don't follow the paths that society is telling you, you know, just uh, we need more creativity in this world, we need more innovations, we need more free people, you know, and you know that today society is molding us to be a little robotic beings, you know, you just have to do this, you have to pay this. you have to do that you have to follow this you have to accept what you know just try to try to understand what is the best experience for you, what you know and at the same time live freely and share it in powerful ways, how can we best support you ?

What we can do to support you better, make sure we follow you on social media, but is there any way we can support the foundation or a great cause? You know, I leave this completely in your hands. The best thing you can do for me is do better for yourself, there you go, that's it, there you go, uh, well, before I ask the final question and get you out of here, um, I want to acknowledge you for a moment, Novak, for your incredible ability to live. your dreams, but also make sure you inspire the world in your dreams and not make it all about yourself.

You are truly a global citizen of love and it is truly inspiring to me to see that someone like you is in the world right now. because when there is so much hate that is happening specifically in America, you have been through the worst of the worst and you have come out on the other side with such a generous heart, so I recognize you for everything you do for your country and for the world. You're an amazing human being, um, yeah, before we continue, I need to say it, yeah, so say thank you, of course, for sharing that love too, thank you for bringing in people with inspiring stories, thank you for sharing, you know, passion for life. and for greatness, you know, with people, because that's what we need to inspire people, you know, to dare to dream, and children, you know, because you know, today we need it more than ever, so Thank you for that, yes, exactly.

The last question is what is it? your definition of greatness I thought you were never going to answer that I was fine, I'll get my way my definition of greatness for me is purpose, if you find your purpose, you will give a purpose to others and and You and I, as public figures, We have this responsibility. You know even more, yes, and I think you know, at whatever level you know of society or whatever experience you go through, you're going to maximize your life. experiment only if you find a purpose and um and people will find your purpose because they will relate to the same purpose that you are defining and that you are radiating and that you are portraying um, make sure you follow this man in everything. about the place on social media we even get into the tennis mentality, the habits, the rituals, the routines that will be for another time when you're back in Los Angeles, we'll do that or when I'm in uh uh serbia belgrade uh invitation, true I appreciate it here, yes, so next time we'll have to have Novak back to talk more about it, but this was a powerful story and I think it will help a lot of people, so make sure you follow it, no one, thank you. thank you thank you thank you