“When I hear fireworks, it reminds me of bombs exploding”: Novak Djokovic says he ‘still has a little bit of trauma’ from growing up during Kosovo War.
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Several regions of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were bombed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for more than two months in 1999, from March 24 to June 10. NATO launched the attacks in response to the conflict between Yugoslav forces and the Kosovo Albanian rebel group, which had begun on February 28, 1998. More than 10,000 people were reportedly killed over the course of the war.
Djokovic, born in 1987, was in his pre-teen years when the conflict erupted, and he lived through the violence firsthand. In a recent episode of The Today Show, host Karl Stefanovic asked the Serb whether his experiences during the war had helped strengthen him mentally.
“It could be, I don’t know to what extent but there’s definitely some connection and link to my upbringing. I was 12 when we had bombings for two and a half months day and night,” the Serb replied. (at 2:00)
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Djokovic, born in 1987, was in his pre-teen years when the conflict erupted, and he lived through the violence firsthand. In a recent episode of The Today Show, host Karl Stefanovic asked the Serb whether his experiences during the war had helped strengthen him mentally.
