Novak Djokovic 60 Minutes Special Reveals World No. 1's Life
60 Minutes will feature world number one tennis star Novak Djokovic, and will offer fans an insight to the player who has managed to dethrone both Roger Federer as well as Rafael Nadal, considered two of the best players in tennis history, at the top of the world rankings.
Correspondent Bob Simon visit's Djokovic's homeland of Belgrade, which allows the star to reveal the effect the war had on his life, and helped make him into the player he is today.
CBS has stated: "He was a 12-year-old tennis prodigy during the bombing campaign, and now looking back, Djokovic says it was a formative time for him and his family. '[The war] made us tougher. It made us more hungry, more hungry for the success'."
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"As a Serb, he represents the small country condemned by many for its role in the civil wars that destroyed the former Yugoslavia. He is a hero in Serbia and is mindful of what he represents to his people. 'We have a harder way to succeed in life as Serbs because of the past that we had and because of the history we had,' he says. 'We have to dig deeper…'"
The special 60 Minutes show will air Sunday, March 25 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS.
