The School of Greatness

Novak Djokovic: Become #1 In The World At Your Craft and Build a Champions Mindset EP 1137

Jul 16, 2021

Novak Djokovic, the World No. 1 tennis player known for his remarkable achievements and humanitarian efforts, shares his journey from childhood in war-torn Serbia to becoming a champion. He reveals how resilience and emotional stability shaped his mindset. The conversation dives into the importance of love and community, his recovery from personal lows, and the lessons learned from adversity. Djokovic also discusses rediscovering his passion for tennis and the significance of empathy in his life, inspiring listeners to pursue greatness with purpose.

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Novak Djokovic credits the support and belief from his parents and early coach for shaping his tennis career.

Djokovic emphasizes the importance of finding purpose and developing a champion's mindset in pursuing one's dreams.

Djokovic shares his plans to establish a tennis academy and serve as a coach to nurture future tennis players.

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Nova Djokovic's Journey to Tennis Stardom

Nova Djokovic, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, discusses his journey to becoming a tennis star. Despite not having a tennis tradition in his family or country, Djokovic fell in love with the sport at a young age and started playing at four years old. He credits the support and belief from his parents and early coach for shaping his tennis career. Djokovic also shares the challenges he faced growing up during the wars in Serbia, which taught him resilience and gratitude. Additionally, he emphasizes the importance of finding purpose and developing a champion's mindset in pursuing one's dreams.

Finding Purpose: What Greatness Means to a Public Figure

00:56

Embracing the love of the game and joy

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Intro

4min

Resilience Through Turmoil

17min

Embracing Childhood Adversity and Championing Humanitarian Efforts

3min

Reflections on Resilience and Empathy

17min

Rediscovering Passion in Tennis

6min

Embracing Love and Purpose

23min

Inspiration and Motivation for Greatness

2min

Today, we’re bringing back one of Lewis' favorite interviews from the past with Novak Djokovic.

He is currently ranked as world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Djokovic has been No. 1 for a record of over 320 weeks. Lewis felt very inspired this last week as he watched him win his 20th Grand Slam title in Wimbledon and wanted to reflect back on the conversation from 2017. After the interview, we’ve also added a special bonus conversation between Novak, Jay Shetty, and Lewis from last year where they were able to spend some time together playing all different types of sports.

In this episode Lewis and Novak discuss how Novak started playing tennis & persevered through a traumatic childhood, how Novak recovered from his lowest point, how to understand the power of the mind to build a champion mindset, what love means to Novak and why it’s so important for him, and so much more!

For more go to: www.lewishowes.com/1137

Check out Novak's website: www.novakdjokovicfoundation.org

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