The key behind the most important triumph of Djokovic's career

The August 4, 2024 is a date marked in fire in the career of Novak Djokovic. On that day, the Serbian tennis player defeated Carlos Alcaraz at the Paris Olympics to achieve the coveted gold medal that he had been pursuing for his entire career. At 37 years old, Nole looked at his bench with tears in his eyes, filled with the joy of knowing he had completed his list of achievements, and today his physiotherapist Carlos Costa revealed what people did not see from the most important victory of his life.

During his visit to Frederico Marques' podcast, Costa stated that "his last great achievement was the Olympics. His current coach, Viktor Troicki, told me that Novak has always been in another category. He works on mobility by himself and engages in activities outside of training that we aren't even aware of. When he decided he needed to win the gold medal, everything was planned down to the smallest detail. He lived for it from the moment he woke up until he went to sleep," he stated.

Novak Djokovic's Unique Mentality

Another key to understanding Djokovic's success is his mentality, something that is intrinsic to his person. "He places an enormous emphasis on recovery and flexibility. His training sessions are like matches. I've never seen that in any other player; he maintains the same level of intensity and attention to detail. Serbs possess a different kind of intensity. 

Sometimes, his way of expressing himself is cultural; it's simply part of his essence. He has a stronger personality than most. His personality and intensity in training are very different from what is usually seen, and that's what makes him who he is. He possesses a mentality that allows him to elevate his technical and tactical game to another level," Costa concluded. That mentality was what helped him defeat Alcaraz on the Philippe Chatrier court despite having everything against him, as he convinced himself that he still had what it took to fulfill a lifelong dream.

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