Today's Blic reports that Novak was in such a state of agony and so frustrated after his loss to Del Potro at the Olympics that he hand-sawed all his racquets in his room, witnessed by his Olympic Team Captain (and Serbian Minister of Sports), formerly an NBA basketball player Vlade Divac.
He felt he let the country down and started apologising to the shocked Divac.
"I've never seen anyone have such zeal to fight for a medal and Serbia. It's contagious. After the match I went to him. Do you know what he was doing? Cutting all his racquets with a handsaw. It can not be someone you are not interested in the result . His main objectives were Roland Garros and the Olympic Games. He told me "Minister, I'm sorry. " and I said," there's nothing to be sorry, you are a champion and always will be', "revealed Divac.
I hope that this will be a small insight to those who thought Novak had mental issues in Toronto and Cincy.
Like I kept repeating, it was just the heartache of not winning the gold for Serbia.
I know it will still be hard for some to comprehend it, but, that's how it is with Nole: it all about heart and fire, which is why I love him to bits
To one and only Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic: Fire & Desire
posted on 22/8/12
When I read it I wanted to
posted on 22/8/12
Wow.
posted on 22/8/12
great find nitb.
i dunno what to say about this
jaci s i kur ac bre!!!
posted on 22/8/12
anyone who disses Andy's gold medal after reading this should have their head read
posted on 22/8/12
You tell 'em Polby, you tell 'em !
Murray may be a slow learner, but he is learning from the right guy:
"Great Britain's Tennis gold medal prospect Andy Murray has revealed that Njovak Djokovic crying in Beijing is providing the inspiration for the Scotsman to claim gold in London.
Murray was speaking just ten days after the bittersweet experience of a first Wimbledon final, the British No.1 will be aiming to go one better at the All England Club for the Olympics.
“I’m really excited about competing at Wimbledon for Team GB this summer," Murray said.
"I remember Novak Djokovic winning bronze in Beijing and crying on the podium because it meant so much to him, and that’s how us tennis players feel when we’re representing our nations.
“I was a bit disappointed with how I performed in Beijing so I don’t want to let this chance slip by. I want to make sure I’ve prepared properly and given myself the best chance to win a medal. You saw how much it meant to the players who won medals in Beijing and the Olympics is considered to be a huge tennis competition now, so I’d love to win a medal."
posted on 23/8/12
anyone who disses Andy's gold medal after reading this should have their head read
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Let's be clear on this issue: one thing is the way a player and the wider public (and I mean by that not only tennis fans or experts) feel about an event, one completely different thing is the objective prestige and importance of an event.
The first thing might be infuenced by nationalistic and personal issues like obviously is the case of the Olympics, that little or nothing have to do with the history of a sport.
posted on 23/8/12
Divac does the back-paddling today: apparently "racquet-sawing" was all a metaphor
posted on 24/8/12
....which I doubt ....
posted on 25/8/12
How did he find a hacksaw at the All England club?
posted on 25/8/12
It didn't happen at the club but at the house he was staying at during the Olympics . I'm assuming he must've visited the shed