Novak Djokovic aspires for longevity, takes Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, and Tom Brady as his inspiration

Overview

• Novak Djokovic isn't any less motivated to be in the Tennis court in the near future despite not winning a Grand Slam in two years
• The Serbian was motivated to have a great longevity like Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, and Tom Brady
• The 38-year-old hinted at not retiring anytime soon and was up for the challenge from the younger players to push him harder

Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the Six Kings Slam Championship by Jannik Sinner in the semifinal. Following his loss, Djokovic was asked about his future plans and his potential retirement in the upcoming years. The Serbian had no intentions of retiring anytime soon whatsoever, as he confirmed it in the interview.

The veteran regarded longevity is one of the biggest motivating factors for him to still play Tennis. The Serbian wanted to know how far he can go by pushing himself. He took the sporting icons like Cristiano Ronaldo, Tom Brady, and LeBron James as his inspiration to keep playing as long as possible.

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"Longevity is one of my biggest motivations. I really want to see how far I can go. Cristiano Ronaldo, Tom Brady, and LeBron James are still playing in their 40s, their longevity inspires me," said Djokovic. When the interviewer asked if the younger players would push him hard for retirement, Djokovic replied saying "It's not happening, sorry."

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Novak then recalled his hard past and claimed to have grown up in a war-torn country. He opened up on the challenges he had to overcome to be able to play an expensive sport like Tennis. He felt the challenges early in his life led to him being a strong person.

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"I came from a war torn country. My dad put a ten dollar bill when I was 12 and said this is all we got. He said if you want to play this expensive sport you have to step it up. I had to mature much earlier than I was supposed to," Djokovic added.