You may have heard of him. Either know his name in standard Engleski as Novak Djokovic or in Srpski Latinica as Novak Đoković, greatest tennis player of Serbia or one of the all time greats or a joker behinf the scenes or simply, the best. But have you heard of his humanitarian works in a small instance? Maybe not people knew but the Serbs are grateful to have this one of a kind person that continues to help the Serbs of Kosovo and as well as telling the world what is happening in his homeland, specifically the ignorance of BBC and CNN that never made a good coverage of the floods in Srbija.
Can someone recall how he was awarded the Order of St. Sava? Simple answer for that. Back in 2011, he was awarded by the Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva through Patrijarh Srpski Irinej for his assistance for the Serbs of Kosovo(as well as churches and monasteries) and love for the church. Can someone do those things even if they are no. 1 in tennis or any other sports? Can someone combine that nationalism with the love of God without being an extremist or allied with corrupt politicians?
He is no. 1 but he never lets his head become bigger. He is humble and somehow, a true person. One thing we can take from him is that, he is a true Serbian for he cares for the Kosovo Serbs. Well, i hope this article would awaken some athletes on their own country that sharing your wealth and disregarding political ambitions would help everyone and not just being a sports personality.
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