The Serb, who was 12 at the time, remembers being “horrified” during the war, struck by a feeling of hopelessness as he hid in the shelter of his grandfather’s apartment. In a heartfelt interview with Graham Bensinger - which was shot in his grandfather’s Belgrade apartment - Novak Djokovic opened up about his troubled past.
It was a horrifying experience for everyone: Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic also spoke about the mental toll that the war took on him and his family, and how strange and scary everything felt to him at the start. Eventually, however, they started accepting the explosions as something normal, which was disturbing at a whole different level.
Novak Djokovic says the trauma ‘stays with me’
Novak Djokovic, who is well-known for his humour, looked extremely somber during the chat. He recalled a nightmarish experience from the bombings, pulling out a disturbing memory from the recesses of his mind that he believes will never truly go away.
How Novak Djokovic found a way to forgive and move on
Novak Djokovic admitted that the bombings made him extremely angry in his growing up years, and that the anger even helped him at the start of his career. However, he added that he has now found a way to forgive and move on, because that resonates with his “philosophy of life”.
Novak Djokovic has diligently followed a philosophy of love and wellness over the last decade, and it has led him to becoming the most dominant player in tennis. It’s truly surprising - and commendable - that that philosophy of peace was born out of such violent and horrific beginnings.
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