Ivan Ljubicic
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Ivan Ljubicic
Ivan Ljubičićis a retired Croatian tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 3...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth19 March 1979
mario strange
It was a strange feeling, for Mario and me.
huge realize takes time
It takes time to realize how big this is, but I do realize it's huge for us, for our sport and our country, because we are really small.
acting great grow kid
He's a little weird, ... He can play great or he can play horrible. He's spoiled. I think he'll grow as a person, but right now, he's a kid and he's acting as a kid.
beginning bronze cup davis deal highlight learned match medal olympic pressure terrible
I always thought my Olympic bronze medal was the highlight of my career, ... But this is even better. I had some terrible times at the beginning of my Davis Cup career, but through the years I've learned how to deal with the pressure match after match.
blocked career decision difficult neck woke worked
I woke up with a completely blocked neck and we worked on it all morning. I didn't know if I would play or not. It was probably the most difficult decision I had to make in my career - to play or not.
happened knew lost return
We never lost hope. It happened to us before, and we managed to come back. When we got the feel on the return I knew everything was possible.