Novak Djokovic on Perseverance, Resilience, and Maximizing Potential | 2024 Upfront Summit

Jeffrey Katzenberg of WndrCo interviews Novak Djokovic on stage about his record-breaking tennis career, personal highlights, and his entrepreneurial journey.
Recorded Feb 29, 2024 at the Upfront Summit.

[@Padisco1]

And he's probably the most eloquent of the Pros. Seems to also have a gift for languages

[@vesnabrankovic788]

And many other things.

[@prashantkumarsingh4728]

This man is a legend 👑 one in a billion

[@MsRoy523]

one in several billion ☠️

[@pauljohnson6019]

I think you're talking about Federer.

[@alexstojanovich699]

@@pauljohnson6019You are in the wrong conversation 😂😂😂😂

[@williamsannuto8239]

@@alexstojanovich699 at Roger didn't dope dope

[@marcogianni200]

@@pauljohnson6019 best come back ! who really cares about novak, arrogance and a bad attitude is bad in any sport, what kind of role model is this.

[@memingcendana]

Whatever other fans say Novak is the goatest of them all as evidenced by the records he amassed. Hail to the King 👑👑👑👑

[@NACH10tube]

In the books vs on the courts , I'll take the latter

[@williamsannuto8239]

😂😂😂😂 everyone knows he has been doping for years everyone except you

[@sreejithsreenivasan3041]

He has never doped like you.​@@williamsannuto8239

[@stevelily1763]

​@@williamsannuto8239Sorry, we're Not talking about NADAL here, who is a known, documented doper!

[@williamsannuto8239]

@@stevelily1763 actually you have it wrong. Nadal and Alcarez are the steroid boys and Novak is the doper. Roger probably doped in 2017 as per his resurgence that year before then he was clean try to keep up.

[@Lucas-tc4io]

Always a true pleasure to listen the GOAT 🤩🤩🤩🤩🐐🐐🐐🐐🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@BikiG1]

This phenomenal athlete, the greatest tennis player of all time, has already transcended the sport. He is a hero, a real modern day hero! ❤

[@marcogianni200]

transcended the sport ? you've confused novak with federer. Federer is the one who transcended the sport, novak just wanted to follow in his footsteps and beat all his records.

[@BikiG1]

@@marcogianni200 You're the confused one, or should I say the delusional one. Fed was an establishment muppet who never did anything good for the sport or the players. All he cared for was money...

[@anneryan2563]

Amazing Human Being on and off the court!!

[@williamsannuto8239]

😂😂😂 really when is he an amazing human being when he cheated on his wife numerous times or the endless doping ? Which one or both ?

[@marcogianni200]

Amazing human being on the court ? you are delusional

[@williamsannuto8239]

@@marcogianni200 what about off the court with the habitual cheating on his wife? Now he is trying to rebrand himself as a big family man. Not a good person at all. Plus he is the grand champion of dopers.

[@Andrea99321]

You just cannot decide if he is better human being or a tennis player.. IDEMO Nole! ❤

[@pauljohnson6019]

Better tennis player- better human beings would be Fedal, they don't scream and throw a hissy fit and break their rackets when they lose a match!

[@Andrea99321]

@@pauljohnson6019 Go cleanse your soul❤️

[@ashavalaparla252]

Exemplary speech by the GOAT, it is pretty facinating. Also the guy who interviewd really asked all the right questions.

[@vukvuksanovic9245]

Remarkable career!! The man who has changed the game!!

[@bpview]

When he speaks, you listen!!

[@miaash3870]

Novak is legendary in many ways, but his unwavering commitment to his principles stands out as the most admirable trait of his character!

[@irenapetkovic8265]

Such a beautiful soul & the best player ever. So intelligent & capable.

[@lalitharavindran]

An exceptional legend and definitely the Goatest of GOATS. What a great tennis player and human being. Love Novak ❤

[@MonikaArdelian]

He’s such an eloquent speaker! ❤ what an amazing human being

[@mxmus08]

Hearing his passion on players representation is refreshing for a higher ranked player to be that vocal. He will definitely be a member of the Serbian parliament for sport and be an integral part of promoting players rights moving forward.

[@UAtubeviewer]

Novak always has a clear mind and mental self possession. I wonder, how he keeps in this way? His sense of humor also helps him with that.👍🎾

[@violettakrsic1506]

👏👏👏

[@cemadolva1101]

Remarkable career! 👏👏👏👏

[@veniceatkins5292]

Love you Novak ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ngocnguyen-nt8bp]

So wonderful to see and hear him discussed many subjects personally and professionally. He talked fluently and so articulate!! What a goat!!!!👍👏🇷🇸💪

[@billiejez9964]

❤❤❤ great insights behind the GOAT.. such commitment and resilience, truly remarkable 👏

[@shamaimpshe5850]

My GOAT 🐐🐊🎾😍🇿🇦

[@y0bama]

The tennis goat, also in eloquence and critical thought.

[@lauramessina9990]

Thank you so much for uploading the full interview with the greatest tennis player of all time and much more. Listening to his brilliant insights about his sport and life in general you can always learn something and be inspired. 2024 season has started unusually for him and I feel his motivation is really starting to drop off. Tennis will never be the same without him but I have no doubts any following chapter will bring him as big success as he had with a racket. His body is amazing but his mind is even better. Wish you all the best my Champ and I will always support you ❤

[@chinatown1841]

GOAT ! 🐐

[@miloshevmilos4392]

GOAT beyong tennis

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Great interview, thank you. ❤

[@Lucas-tc4io]

LET'S GOOOOOO NOLEEEEE 🤩🤩🤩🤩🐐🐐🐐🐐🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@MrBufMilion]

This man is a legend 👑 One in several billion!

[@julierobinson5980]

As well as being a supreme athlete, he demonstrates how intelligent he is in the way he speaks.

[@joshuaolubolade7641]

On the mind, I feel his family is top now, body language not as sharp as before. Fans we might be on the last leg😢...still what a legend 🎉 👏

[@flixtorres]

Yeah, think so too, but he might be able to build up positive tension for one more time. Let's hope so!

[@joshuaolubolade7641]

@@flixtorresYeah, really hoping for one more last dance 🙏

[@flixtorres]

@@joshuaolubolade7641 we might need a lot of patience, this season... I personally have a good feeling about Roland Garros and Wimbledon

[@sanashaikh941]

Love from India ❤

[@heizeking3557]

It's always great to hear him speak

[@carlosoliveros580]

He wants to make tennis a career that more people can make a living. that is great

[@elizaleung2607]

your tennis mother is the greatest mother,she has taught Djokovic o lot of not only to be a tennis player,but the perfect human being ❤😂❤

[@Triple882]

Novak 👑🎾♥️🇷🇸

[@lunaphoenix2025]

The goat of tennis no doubt❤ One of the greatest athletes of all time also. One of a kind. It is such a joy listening him speek. So well spoken, educated and intelligent. Bravo👏

[@suzannal6643]

Novak is an inspiration to men, women, boys & girls, young & old !

[@coachbrucelee2211]

Who speaks better than Novak in tennis? I mean he is the GOAT of tennis brains.

[@alonzobishop3671]

Excellent and thoughtful questions from Mr. Katzenberg… Novak is one of the most intelligent and interesting professional athletes ever! 🙏🏻

[@fernandojose5223]

GOAT, just the Best tennis player of all time

[@yesiamsarath]

Love from Kerala, India

[@Tzijvh]

Love you Nole ❤ - a female fan from India ❤

[@zgbullyz]

No sponsorship for u golddigger

[@irenapetkovic8265]

Idemooo ! ❤️

[@nnohria]

Novak is an amazing player and human. Unique in every way 🧡

[@Padisco1]

Fabulous tennis player Andy great person ❤😊

[@ericliu7845]

I’d be surprised if he does not end up becoming a politician in Serbia. He’s got the whole package to be one.

[@MrDrMladen]

Thanks for this one

[@michael8597]

Novak has transcended from GOAT to GAAT - Greatest Athelete of all Time. This incredible Serbinator has defied the laws of nature to become the most - gender neutral - successful player.

[@minguyen2589]

great to see american hosts openly calling him GOAT!

[@williamsannuto8239]

😂😂😂😂 it's a game I wash your hands u wash mine. He is officially Dopavic

[@stevelily1763]

​@@williamsannuto8239 NADAL is called "DOPAL"! Novak won't even take a painkiller - if he Absolutely does not Have to! Novak only eats and drinks organic food and drink!

[@alexstojanovich699]

@@williamsannuto8239using the laughing emoji while you’re miserable is hypocrisy at its finest…Go cleanse your soul…

[@williamsannuto8239]

@@alexstojanovich699 actually your comment is ignorance at its finest. Guy refused to get tested at Davis Cup in November. Try a little harder next time littleman

[@alexstojanovich699]

@@williamsannuto8239 Talking about ignorance, you think a player can refuse testing at the ATP and still be allowed to compete? You’re out of your mind. You’re clueless. The Fact is Instead of waiting after the match, They drew blood from him for the test One hour before the match, which never happened to any other player before, ever , Just to interfere with his game. Stop spreading false information, and cleanse your Soul… Now I’ll wait for your response, and you can display your level ignorance with your laughing emoji’s.

[@michael8597]

2017-2018 was the phase when Federer leveraged the travails of Novak with his elbow issues to amass three slams.

[@williamsannuto8239]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😢😢

[@HamdouRW]

2011-2012 was the phase when Novak laveraged the travails of Nadal and Fed of their respective injuries.. issue to amass 5slams😅

[@williamsannuto8239]

@@HamdouRW doper

[@AndreasGautier]

How can u not love this man. God bless The Goat

[@biljanakocanovic6778]

НОВАК🥰🥰🥰

[@Justin-ml8id]

Great athlete and a very smart man also

[@liliwang2337]

你永远是最棒的

[@MariaFerreira-gj1xu]

A role model for generations to come❤

[@ansi88_ansi]

❤👏🏻

[@JrJVintage1956]

G.O.A.T. on and off the court.

[@belgradeboy77]

Excellent interview. Novak is one true Legend ❤

[@martinakardosova6663]

An amazing human being!

[@davidchandra8722]

Work ethic wise, the Ronaldo of Tennis

[@flordelizacabading6320]

My idol Novak

[@harshvardhansahu4360]

❤❤❤

[@ninab9952]

Love this man

[@luvaholic]

I absolutely detest Djokovic for his antics on court and rude behavior. However, i have so much respect for him. He is the epitome of discipline and drive. What an absolute champion

[@fortitude1208]

Veliki nas Nole! Nas dobri Duh. Nas junak iz mitova. Nas Milos Obilic. Nas blagoslov. Hvala na svemu Nole familijo!❤

[@marialochinietrocio9091]

While it's easier for us fans to criticize and bash them, but one of the best models to look up to that combines all sort of discipline - mental, emotional, psychological, physical,name all - are the athletes, sports figure.

[@veljkopetrovic3207]

Novak❤❤❤

[@violettakrsic1506]

Legend 😇🌍🌍🌍

[@arsa4fun]

He put Serbia and Serbian people on the map, our grates ambassadors by far. You guys can’t even imagine from where he came from and what he achieved, I remember when I was young for years we only had bread and jam from plums. embargo poverty pure mess with country after war… Serbia is now strong and secure country, but man it was rough for us all. Proud to be Serbian ! We are only nation that fight agains usa 😅😂 nato and usa we’re throwing bombs and people went to bridges with written target on paper , insane people for sure 😅😁

[@sputnik8543]

🐐

[@Lucas-tc4io]

🤩🤩🤩🤩🐐🐐🐐🐐👏👏👏👏

[@miaash3870]

Ever so articulate! Andy Murray ought to find out what Novak's recipe is for it!

[@user-uf9uk7zr6i]

❤❤❤❤❤😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@aquaitalia]

Amazing leader

[@duwaniwijesinghe7900]

Novak has ALWAYS been THE. MOST. ELOQUENT. celebrity, let alone sportsman. I can listen to him speak and understand each and every point he is making, WHY he is saying that, HOW he is directing that toward the main question he is being asked. I mean, imagine doing this WHILE also being the GOAT. Most impressive answer he is giving here for me is 15:00 onward, about PTPA. All these clowns that are running the business of tennis had NO IDEA that this one man alone could threaten their business but he did, not just through his play but also by not kissing asses to sell his principals or self values and then went on to selflessly form PTPA for the benefit of the fellow players of his sport (talk about real gratitude) and best of all, he did all of this with great heart, so professionally, being VERY polite to all those who attacked him!! I mean who can do this?? WHO has that kind of kindness and patience and self belief and confidence?? Like his former coach said, Djokovic is one in a billion. I am in awe of the person he is, and honestly the athlete he is, the fact that he is the undisputed GOAT, comes second to that and true Nolefam (his fanclub) will agree to this. He is a walking inspiration to anyone who takes time to understand this man beyond the clickbait articles the tennis business clowns make their media henchmen write about him.

[@Nimastory]

Goat

[@kslucki]

I can't find anything about Regenesis pod?

[@joemontgomery860]

Really sick of all the bad press he is being given after loss to Nardi saying he berated him at the net.

[@miaash3870]

Why is there no information in the description box about Novak's Wellness Regenesis pod?

[@williamsannuto8239]

Yea and about the doping and the HGH and the creatine and the endless cheating on wifey yea why ? This is for the butt boy Fanboys.

[@nicolatesla268]

One of the biggest battle , The 2012 Australian Open Men's Singles final.

[@ninayoga1103]

DjokerNole Media kao i wish & go zahtevaju mi uplatu za pisanje komentara. Da li se to i Vama događa?

[@bitwamet]

Being a Nadal fan. I definitely wants to embibe one of his quality is healthy body that he maintained that you can't be in this age period.

[@paolomanzoli5829]

The goat

[@TB-zt6hs]

Let's go Roger let's go ❤🎉🎉

[@Mart7155]

Sigue de tour por Estados Unidos Nole😮 ? Por favor Nivak ya basta de entrevistas, y a entrenar por cada partido, y buscar nuevas estrategias.

[@silviamarelli7143]

No he won’t play in Miami … this year he is no more interested in tennis

[@alexandermauder7274]

Kralj sveta je Srbin.

[@javiersays]

he hasn't got much more to sort of achieve ... but I hope he wins the olympics and maybe another slam this year... coming off an amazing here and new stars on rise competition will be stiffer given some of the halo effect has waned with some of the losses... but with fewer matches one can expect that... with on again off again ... practice continues but its not the same.. anyways... good things ahead..

[@marestamenkovska1583]

Еден во 9 милијарде

[@tay_gray]

Less Media and more focus on Tennis Novak or else you won’t win another slam!

[@michalhermano]

Novak keeps the level. The interview last few minutes are usa-standards...

[@trommelbiel]

I thank God he refused the jab.

[@wenmyster]

Djokovic fav actress Jessica Alba. Hm interesting.

[@monicani7392]

Looks like her wife

[@wenmyster]

Not quite 😅 ​@@monicani7392

[@MrVito1180]

Novak is wonderful ofcourse but to say GOAT is a silly argument. Between him, Federer, and Nadal this discussion is pointless. Fed was at his peak till 2007, then enters Nadal followed by Novak (obviously his longevity is amazing)

[@ahoranui]

Nothing is complicated when you don't have to deal with mental health issues. Try living your life as a child with undiagnosed ADHD and BPD, only to be diagnosed at 40,after a lifetime of depression and anxiety. Life is easy when neurotypical.

[@zetristan4525]

American: How about an eat 'em oh for the goat?

[@alexlackner1945]

Quick fixes don't work... i respect Novak for all his achievements but this capsule/pod is just BS. But yeah, wellness is his thing...

[@anneryan2563]

He lives the life style in every aspect, him trying to create something to help people who dont have the time to devote themselves to health is something to be admired not ridiculed by an armchair critic.

[@alexlackner1945]

@@anneryan2563 maybe, but it also makes false promises (armchair physiotherapist speaking here)

[@monicani7392]

So well spoken..so inspiring. horrible interviewer….. didn’t ask good follow up questions. Lose several chance to dive deep into questions. Keep switching topics.😢

[@marcogianni200]

Change coaches again because you lost 3 matches 🤣🤣🤣

[@gregjameson2141]

Obvious Novak dyes his hair super black

[@Sergio-tb5ko]

Worst interviewer honestly….

[@Sergio-tb5ko]

22:58 you just cut him off from speaking about the establishment and ask a question and he is gladly explaining to you his business and them cuts him off to get the the point…. I honestly don’t know who this person is but never hire him to do interviews

[@artemisianwell5122]

Agreed - it was fascinating what he was saying about his Tennis Mother and how that moulded him and has shaped his life to this day...really nuanced stuff that he was clearly passionate about. But interviewer chap cuts him off wanting to talk about 'goals' and just really basic stuff. That was disappointing

[@kathkakim]

Jeffrey Katzenberg - one of the founders of Dreamworks SKG