Novak Djokovic: The 60 Minutes Interview 

It’s ridiculous to paint him as the anti-hero to Fed & Rafa. He’s an extraordinary person. We tennis fans are blessed to have had such people to watch for so long.

This man EARNED respect the hard way and the honest way. Let him be everyone's example.

The way he can articulate himself in a language that isn’t his first is mesmerising.

He financed many schools in the region not just Serbia. As a Bosnian, I know for a fact that he did so in Bosnia. Novak is the greatest player of all times but before all, he’s a great human being and that’s worth so much more than any medal. ❤

I am a Federer fan but I respect Djokovic and consider him to be the greatest of all time. He is such a great guy and ambassador for the sport.

Greatest athlete of all time!!!

He is so intelligent and well spoken. He’s honest and humble.

Forget tennis GOAT, he’s already undisputed there. This man is a beacon for democracy, free speech and human rights. He put his entire career on the line and stood up for what is right. How many top players have ever done that? A true hero is what Novak is.

I've been watching Djokovic for more than 15 years, what a privilege to absorb the knowledge from this gentlemen!

Credit should be given to how smart and personable he is too. Fluent in multiple languages. Excellent sense of humor. Authentic in interviews. Concerned for welfare of other players and people.

I named my middle son Rafael after my favorite player. Guess who is favorite player of my son Rafael?! Yes, Djokovic ❤. Здоровья и побед Новаку!

A man of character and values. What a rare sight in this modern world... Long live the GOAT !

I will never understand why so many people don’t like this man. He deserves so much respect. You would have to search long and hard to find someone this authentic, stoic & genuine. I have learned so much from him and his mental strength and integrity. I have been a fan since he started, and no, I’m not Serbian, I just saw something inside of him the other players didn’t have - proud to have been with him since day 1. 🐐 Goat 🐐

How can someone hate this man? He is the best but at the same time he is so genuine and modest. He is the very person who is telling our kids that hard work pays off. He is a true hero! Long live Djoko

My Man Djokovic is a HERO! A true real human hero. A great athlete, a thoughtful champion, and a defeater of obstacles.

I used to be Roger's fan but Djokovic is in different class all together, on and off the court. This man is definitely the greatest of all time. Respect

Having followed this sport like a fanatic for nearly 30 years, I cannot imagine a more inspiring and wholesome athlete than this man. He is one of a kind. We are lucky to have seen him play and conquer.

Djokovic is now the GOAT of tennis. I called him the GOAT right after he won Cincinnati 2018. He had done it all.

Extremely likeable, extremely humble, and has always had the crowd and media against him and still came out on top. Truly the best and a class act, great person and greatest player of all time who always stands behind his principles.

Coming from a big Federer fan and Nadal too, I cannot express the admiration I have for Novak. He is such an icon. As a former pro hockey player, I had a few idols across various sports, but Novak has become the biggest for me and now my kids.

I was always a fed fan. But man this guy has completely grown on me. Fed will always be the most graceful tennis player in my eyes but I can no longer accept he is the goat with what I’m witnessing with Novak. It’s too impressive to deny at this point he’s that dude now

What a legend. Killer interview too.

Finally an interview intended to portray Novak as the Champion he really is inside and outside of the court.

It’s so great that his original coach lived long enough to see him win Wimbledon and for them to reminisce about their dream for him. That was a beautiful moment

A living legend

I have been busy to push the like button of all the wonderful and honest comments about Djokovic. I so admire him, as a tennis player but also as an extraordinary human being, so intelligent, wise, honest, open, compassionate and much more.And if slamming a racket once and a while the reason that many don’t like him, well, that is imo focusing on a single drop of oil in a ocean of pure and clean water. Always my number one, support and love,from Belgium 🇧🇪 , Novak ❤

People can say whatever they want about him, he's a genius and probably the best ever to do it. 🇭🇷 te voli!

I love how articulate he is. You can tell he’s intelligent on and off court based on the way he expresses himself

This interview should be required watching for leaders in all walks of life. What a philosophy, what an insightful person.

Djokovic competed in the most challenging era in tennis, facing off against formidable opponents such as Federer, Nadal, Murray, Wawrinka, and Delpotro, as well as emerging talents like Tsitsipas, Zverev, Thiem, Alcaraz, Medvedev, and Sinner. He emerged victorious against all of them, shattering numerous records in the process. In my opinion, he stands as the greatest tennis player of all time and possibly the greatest athlete to ever exist.

Djokovic has worked so hard to get where he is and well deserved. Hats off to you Novak you are the best ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I have always been a djoker fan for his tennis, now I respect Novak as a human being, flaws and gifts that he offers to the world. Thank you for your service ☺️

Not a tennis fan but I like this guy’s conviction.

Congrats Novak keep on shining!

Great tennis player and great athlete of the world .

Gave up slams for his integrity. Respect.

I LOVE listening to him. He is a genius!

This guy is the living physical embodiment of never giving up

I absolutely adore this guy! God bless him and his family 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼🫶🏼🍀

After all of these years, Novak is finally getting his dues. The public is finally seeing him for who he truly is. When he suffered through that Australia debacle, I thought, “This will be the end for him. As strong as he is, even he can’t endure this onslaught.” But look at him. Stronger than ever and with more positive public attention than ever before. I now think that in their effort to destroy him, they put him through the best trial by fire. Now, he is forged. After decades of loving and admiring him, he still amazes me. Thank you for years of inspiration, Nole.

Greatest Athlete of All Time! Legendary Novak!

I’m sure Novak gets more support than what the media makes it look like, he’s the greatest champion the world of tennis has ever seen.

Novak is an incredible player but an even more incredible man. He stood for freedom when every single outlet, media, and leagues were forcing compliance. What a career.

The 🐐 absolute gentleman. My son was lucky enough to practice with him twice at the AO a couple of years ago. He was so nice to both of us❤.

GOAT . UNDISPUTED . DJOKOVIC .

I really don't understand how anyone on this planet can hate this guy. He is such a great person.

Incredible athlete and talent. Best return game in history. Maybe best mover ever. Almost never loses a match where he gets to match point. True legend.

What a guy he is . Learning from comments defending him against those who hate him is putting me puzzled like why the heck would you dislike accomplished and well decorated athlete like him. I have not seen much of him but I loved him when he was brave about the vaccine thing at the time and this interview just made me love him more . Thanks to this beautiful piece and to that host

He did great !!! He spoke candidly and eloquently!!! Can’t wait to see him in Australian open next year!!! 25 gs is coming!!!👍👏🙏

As I stated in another forum, Novak has no NEGATIVE ISSUE in his character, his personality. EVERYTHING about him, that sets him apart from any other Tennis player. And as I stated, Novak is the ultimate player of ALL TIMES. ❤❤❤❤😂😊

He is a role model for all of us, not only in sports

Djokovic is a hero. The greatest tennis champion the world has ever seen, a man with a formidable mind, and someone with integrity and self-belief.

My respect for Djokovic and his tennis support is 1000%

Novak is a great man, helping his colleagues and helping the kids of his country, while the so called good guys only think about themselves. You are a great man Novak 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

History-maker. Record breaker. Exceptional. Unique. Class. Extraordinary. Remarkable. Sensational. Influential. Mental. Unstoppable. Apex. Phenomenal. Legendary. One-of-A-kind. Icon. Undisputed Greatest of All Time Novak "The GOAT" Djokovic 🎾🐐🏆💪🏻

Novak Djokovic is the greatest tennis player to have played the game. I hope he achieves more success in 2024 and beyond

GOAT in sports AND in life!

Nevidjeni teniser a još bolji čovek.. svaka ti čast Novače! Car si!

There is only one word to describe Novak Djokovic... CHAMPION

The greatest athlete there's ever been! He's such an inspiration to non-athletes as well...

We still remember a few years ago, when Novak stood by his choice not to vaccinate himself, and became a hero for all oppressed people around the world who just wanted to have autonomy over their bodies and not be vilified for this basic human right. Not to mention his efforts towards boosting the prize pools for lower ranked players who struggle to make ends meet, as well as his endeavors of offering humanitarian aid to people in worse circumstances. You're the GoaT Novak, and it's such a pleasure to have a man with integrity and principles representing the pinnacle of this beautiful sport. Kudos to you 🙏

Exceptional interview with an extraordinary athlete.

What a genius.

I have to correct it's not a gift I've trained - legend djoker 🎉❤

Amazing interview🙏🏻🙌🏻Djokovic is the best athlete in Human History!Galaxy of a Human being in this Serbian🇷🇸🌎❤️🙏🏻🐺

The pure legend, one of the very rare humans that goes for his bealive before money and is ready to help others .

We here in Serbia live in a country that is mostly populated by poor people that can barely make ends meet. 95% of the population lives paycheck to paycheck, some work 2 to 3 jobs at the time just to put food on the table for their families. That amount of pressure and frustration often leads to all sorts of conflicts between the loved ones, unnecessary tension and all in all an unhappy household so to speak. One thing all of us have in common is Novak Djokovic. He keeps bringing us together for more than 15 years. One of the rare times where everyone forgets about their problems, their stress, their worries and when only one thing matters: Him winning another Grand Slam. Mothers, Fathers, Sons, Daughters, Grandmas, Grandpas all come together sitting in a small living room crossing their fingers, swearing at his opponents, shouting and cheering whenever he scores a point or wins a set, hoping that Novak will once again beat not only the person across the court, but also 90% of the audience that is clapping and cheering against him. Everyone from Serbia can relate to this: Our fathers may have children, but Novak Djokovic will always be their son. They will smoke packs of cigarettes during Novak's matches, when Novak is losing we mustn't make a sound to irritate our fathers even more, they will scratch their heads and hold their foreheads in silence hoping Novak will make yet another comeback. Whenever he wins, which luckily happens often, they will cry tears of joy and cheer him on with a shot of Rakija as if we, their biological children, were there winning the Grand Slam instead of him. The day after the Grand Slam, they will watch the match on the TV again just to be 100% sure he won, watching it with the same eagerness as the day before even though they know the outcome. As long as we have Novak, we will at least sometimes get to live a weekend without worries and have something to look forward to and for that, I thank him from the bottom of my heart.

Out of adjectives to describe this man, he success never surprises but his failures do. What a man! Hail the goat

It's a privilege and honor to watch a living legend like Novak play at the very high level. Great time to be alive. 👑👑👑🐐🇷🇸

The thing I like about Novak, besides his mental toughness, besides his beautiful game is that he speaks his mind and doesn’t try to cater to a specific group of people! It’s nice to see an athlete as great as him be human!

The truly remarkable thing is that he manages to continue to rise above that constant pressure of every one trying to beat you or topping yourself. Incredible athlete.

The greatest tennis player alive. A true rolemodel and inspiration. Idemo Novak Djokovic

Greatest tennis athlete ever!

My favourite tennis player for the past decade. From being the only Djoker fan in a sea of Rafa and Federer fans, to today supporting the absolute GOAT, it’s been a wild ride. He deserves every bit of respect as a top level athlete.

He looks better then anytime before, inteligent, well spoken, bright, politically aware, evenhanded. His covid attitude made him courageous to me , now he is winning, keeping his covid disobedience in visible background. He is a winner everywhere! God bless him and Serbia!

Greatest athlete in tennis of all time ! IDEMO NOLE

Simply the greatest athlete and winner in Sports history. An endless inspiration for any sportsman

What a real living legend in sports! Such a friendly, normal and down to earth Person. Same as the maestro is...

ONE & ONLY, GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND!!! We are so lucky to live in era of Novak Djokovic🙌🏻

Greatest Athlete of all time. What a legend.💐🐐🙏

What an awesome guy. Wow. Seeing him give back in a REAL way is very refreshing. I would love to see more influential people follow suit💯❤

The legend, not just because of his tennis, but because of who he is as a person 👊

Never a sheep, always the GOAT

To this day, that 2019 wimby loss hurts as a fed fan. But I’ve very much come to appreciate Djokovic as a player and a champion, and he is certainly the greatest

A living legend. Most mentally tough and determined athlete ever..

"I accept myself as a flawed human being" - Novak candidly stated this in response to his bad temper of breaking racquets. How many of us would be so honest and courageous to admit that they are really fallible in such a candid fashion??

Ended the GOAT debate in 2023. Now pushing for the GOAT athlete status!

The best thing he said was that he had more than he needed and he was giving back, particularly to those tennis athletes that may never get the chances he had. First class.

Elegant, handsome, very smart, and a great athlete this Djokovic

Djokovic is the GOAT's GOAT. Great episode.

He stays humble ❤ he shares from the open mind and heart ❤️ what a great mental and physical and brain work behind it. Novak is exploring the boundaries of human sports, of human everything

This is my theory as to why the media says he’s “hated” when in fact he is truly loved and admired by many and respected by all: when Novak came along the 2 most popular players (Roger and Rafa) in the sport had already established themselves at the top of the rankings and were winning most of the slams, regularly beating Novak along the way! Novak took his professionalism, his fitness, and diet along with his mental strength to the next level in 2011 and began beating people’s favorite/most popular players, as a result he was a villain of sorts because the third wheel was no longer a friendly foe taking losses and was now dominating and threatening their records and positions in tennis history as potentially the greatest ever! Novak himself is an absolutely lovely person, kind, looking out for his fellow players with the player’s association, a philanthropic person, always embracing his opponents with a hug even after tough losses, applauding great shots during close, tough matches, and has an incredible intelligence and sense of humor as evidenced by his interviews and press conferences! He is well-spoken and articulate in many languages, and he is passionate about the game he plays and loves! I personally think another reason Novak gets haters is because he speaking his truth and standing up for his beliefs (like with the vaccines) instead of constantly being PC and saying what people in the media want him to say! He’s truly authentic and I respect and love him for who is is as a person and a player! Roger was my favorite player from a technique standpoint but Novak is without a doubt the greatest player of all time and he is also my favorite for all the unmatched smarts, dedication and discipline he puts into his life to be successful!

How can any crowd be hostile to this incredible athlete? He’s the GOAT for a reason. I’m constantly in awe of Nole. Watching him play makes me happy.

I've always been a fan of players that have a great return of serve ( Agassi, Hewitt, and now Novak) as that was my forte. But many years ago when I first saw Novak doing hilarious impressions of other players I knew this guy was extra special. Over the years my admiration has grown due to all the numerous things he stands for and the intelligence and dedication it takes to speak fluently so many languages while working out to beat back all the contenders. My only question would be - Where does he ever find time to sleep. He is the GOAT in tennis, but on those rare occasions when he loses, you see always how extremely gracious he is in defeat and how sincere his congratulatory remarks are to his opponent. truly one of a kind.

I love and admire Novak, on and off the court! A legend and the GOAT 👏❤️

Novak Djokovic is one of the most inspiring people in the world today, even though most of us do not play professional sport for a living - his desire to be the best he can be & constantly look for ways to improve not only as a tennis player, but also as a father, a husband & a human being are things we all can add into our own lives on a daily basis to improve the societies we live in

Greatest tennis player of all time! Period! My hero

I’ve been a Nadal fan for the longest time, but I can say without a doubt that Djokovic is the GOAT of tennis. His mind and will are just insane. At his peak he was really undefeatable.

Much more than the GOAT- an amazing father, and a kind and wise human being… Cheers Novak! 👏🏻

A legend. How can people not like him is not understandable.