Decoding the Mental Mastery of Tennis Player & Grand Slam Legend Novak Djokovic

Explore the exceptional mindset of Novak Djokovic, a tennis superstar, with Psychotherapist Mike Stroh and Professor David Zarnett. Discover Djokovic's secrets of success rooted in his mental performance and mastery over his opponents.

🔵ATTRIBUTION 🔵

🔗FOLLOW

🎧 PODCAST

Novak Djokovic is, as Casper, Ruud said it yesterday when he beat him in the finals of the French Open, said he's sometimes not human.So when you think about role models, right, or people you look to maybe not a full role model, but something someone you can take some insight from, like, oh, I need to do a bit more of that in my life where I want to be better at this.Or should we be looking to the the Djokovic of the world? Should we be looking to these the nonrepresentative human that is borderline not human? And how they are able to perform at such a high level unlike anyone else? What do you what do you think of that? Yeah, that's such a good question. So, yes, I do think when we think about how to improve our lives and how to become the people we want to be or to reduce the difficulties we have in our life, having role models or people we look up to or want to be like is tremendously helpful.

In AA. They always say, Look for a sponsor who has something that you want. In other psychotherapeutic methods, they often go to role models and can you try to emulate those people, emulate them in ways that are meaningful to you? So no doubt it's certainly helpful. I often talk about there's ideals, so there's ideal behaviors, so we can think about Djokovic as an ideal for a tennis player, a superhuman creation that none of us should expect ourselves to be. But we can look at these people are look at ideals and try to live in alignment with those ideals while recognizing that we're not perfect and that we it is not okay or not helpful to hold ourselvesm responsible or expect ourselves to be able to be that superhuman thing is just a pathway, a direction, something to follow. And we need that.The ability to deal with pressure at the best is is something that it's necessary. And in this video, we should do that, which would seem to be easy spoken about is the only to put it as best. It is easy to do.

So you're a tennis player and you said earlier today,if I want to be a better tennis player, playing more tennis isn't enough per se, right? Okay. It's what separates them in these intense moments of stress and frustration or adversity and how they work through those moments that separates them from the rest. there's there's a player that the author of this video is going back to a guy, Grigor Dimitrov suggesting that there's a contrast between like Djokovic and sort of other players like him. But I think it's worth saying that all elite tennis players, all elite athletes have incredible levels of mental strength. And Novak Djokovic is an elite amongst those who have otherwise elite levels of mental strength. He's the elite of the elite. So that's how like that's how crazy his mental capacity is, because initially they're sort of he's the authors contrasting some players against the greats.

I think it is going to set the match for yourself in the right state of mind where you are calm, compulsively enough, but yet you have the right intensity of the drug addiction and the dynamic of what's beautiful. So for any job, any profession, anything we want to do, he's just pointing to the fact that there's more than just working on the shot, working on the backhand, learning how to serve. There's a whole other realm of preparation and practice that goes into performing at one's best. I definitely make this mistake of thinking I've done my homework and I'm just going to show up at something, whether it's, you know, teaching at the University of Toronto or you know, playing a tennis match

[StartsWithMeChannel]

Do you have athletic role models? What do you think about Djokovics' mental superiority?

[Seanocearbhaill]

He has all the major records. He came late to the party but conquered the tennis world

[changeisinevitable]

I started following Djokovic from Wimbledon 2011..I still remember watching the final at my neighbour's house.. We didn't have a television back then.. I saw that the entire stadium was rooting for Nadal and I always had a thing for the underdogs.. And since then I've been supporting Djokovic.. It was only when I grew up and got access to the internet that I realised that Djokovic has become the best player of this generation

[joaoflavionatividade]

If there was an argument, there is no more. We have a GOAT. 🐐

[Whatreally]

Has the complete game. Physical fitness is amazing. But his mental fortitude is astounding. Any other olayer be it in tennis or any other sport would've crumbled if they had to face such constant negativity from the crowd and media. Federer or Nadal wouldnt have won even half of their tally of tournaments if they faced what Novak did.

And more than him winning 23 GS and other tournaments, its his clear stance on not taking the jab even if it costs him his legacy is what sets him apart.

A great man.

[theprogressivemichigander]

Djokovic's background also informs his sense of perspective. When he was learning, his coach took him to practice in whichever drained pool was closest to the most recent NATO bombing site on the theory that they wouldn't bomb the same site twice in a row. That training would be interrupted by fleeing to bunkers when air raid sirens sounded. If something like that doesn't break you, it makes you stronger.

[drtash]

Djokovic's mental strength is irreplicable because it stems from overcoming war, hardship, xenophobic hatred, media slander etc. As the saying goes "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" & he is the living embodiment of that. A warrior spirit. He's better than ever now cause he had to fight for his place every step of the way.

[aldonamartin]

I first watched Novak win the 2008 Australian Open and was blown away and thought ‘that kid will go far’. I have followed him closely ever since ! What a disciplined human being in every facet of his life.
Congrats gents for this wonderful expose of this Champion.
Go Novak ❤

[livianegidius]

You should rememberf that Novak is from Serbia. He belongs to country which endured so many troubles in last 40 years- civil war american bombing sanctions and many more bad things . As serbian woman who is litlle older and endured all this I complettely undestand his mental strenght. What does not kill me makes me stronger said Fririch Nietche During that years Serbs learned to be mentaly strong .Novak is best among us.

[othersideoflifeandearth]

He is a role model and should be.. dedication he has for his life and his profession is undeniable.. even his critics would agree that his dedication towards tennis is at a different level..

[helenatrela]

Novak Djokovic is a mental giant and complete player who deserves great respect.

[varunshahvo-tv]

Best athlete of all time...not just physically but also mentally soo great from age 22-36 ....crazy

That too individual sport

[nenadperisic]

I don't follow tennis but i know that Novak is the greatest human right now with soul

[enigmaticul]

Thanks for this clip and for your trhuth words .nole is the best . This is the true . But nole is a men with value and principii . This is very important

[MultiTrumpetman]

It is a lot about right diet, meditation, warming and cooling down and a of practice to perfection.

[fedeLibre]

Respeto y admiración para NOVAK DJOKOVIC
suscribo las palabras de Juan Manuel de Prada:
«Nunca hay que tratar de halagar a los imbéciles; por el contrario, conviene azuzar su odio, porque el odio de la chusma da vida a quien es odiado. Someterse a la chusma por hacernos los simpáticos es como renunciar a nuestra primogenitura por un plato de lentejas.
Ejércitos planetarios de la mediocridad: Sabed también que los cuerpos (y las almas) se mantienen más sanos sin terapias génicas y que Kosovo es el corazón de Serbia y lo será por los siglos de los siglos. ¡Idemo Nole!»

[thanglianachawngthu]

Djokovic is praiseworthy in the sense for his determination and subsequent achievements, he qives example of fighting our goal and destiny(I am Er.C.L.Thangliana of Mizoram, aindia)

[jasminamilanovic]

Novak's formula is: a fair ratio of the innate both mental and physical strength, as well as the infinite flow of the Higher Power he is perpetually fueled with.

[geetadasadiya]

Novak Djokovic is playing like a machine every time he reached final or won what a consistency legend

[europeanpatriot]

There will never be someone like Novak. When Novak retires, things will get really boring in the tennis world.