Novak Djokovic the Lionheart Painting

Everything has been said already about the tennis champion Novak Djokovic, so instead of words I thought I would like to express my thoughts through my painting. Djokovic had one of the greatest and toughest years of any human being who competes in any sports today. He was trying to achieve the almost impossible task of winning 4 Grand slams plus Olympic gold this year in a space of only few months, which nobody has done before and it's not likely anybody will ever manage to do it. However, as we all who follow tennis know, he came very close and in process showed us what an amazing competitor he is and showed us his great passion and fighting spirit in the process despite all the odds stacked against him, To have to play 4 tough tournaments in the space of 3 months is almost impossible, the tennis scheduling was brutal this year. Nevertheless Djokovic kept trying until the end and for this he should be applauded; He fought with the heart of a lion and hence the title of this artwork. Many years ago, I was involved as a friend and an adviser to Bobo Zivojinovic who comes from same place as Djokovic and had privilege to go behind the scenes at Roland Garros and several times at Wimbledon. Through those experiences, I got some knowledge and understanding of what a hard and lonely sport tennis can be and the sacrifices one has to make in order to have real success. Only very few can achieve it. Novak Djokovic is one of those few. And Art in many ways is similar to Sport,one is always fighting to try and make something out of nothing,one has to overcome many obstacles and inner demons,its an emotional battle and singular and lonely existence ala tennis and you never know the outcome of your endaevour until the end, its emotional rollercoaster and sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.

Painting:Enamel on Other

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:24 W x 30 H x 1 D in

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