Novak Djokovic praised God after winning his first Olympic gold medal, pointing to heaven and declaring ‘God is great’ three times, which he repeated in a post-match interview.
Yann Caradec , creative commonsPARIS (LifeSiteNews) — Novak Djokovic proclaimed “God is great” after winning the Olympic gold medal for the first time.
On Sunday, Djokovic won the Olympic men’s singles final in Paris over Carlos Alcaraz in two sets (7-6, 7-6), completing the so-called “Golden Slam,” i.e., winning all four major Grand Slam tournaments and an Olympic gold medal.
“I was so blessed to win everything pretty much there is to win in my sport, but this is something different,” Djokovic said in an interview after the exhausting match that lasted for almost three hours. “This supersedes everything that I’ve ever felt on the tennis court after winning big trophies. It’s just incredible joy.”
Djokovic was filmed standing center court after receiving his gold medal, pointing to the heavens and proclaiming “God is great” three times in Serbian. He repeated the phrase in a post-match interview with Asian News outlet ANI.
In an interview during the Olympics a few days before the finals, Djokovic kissed the Cross on his necklace that he wears during games, publicly displaying his Christian faith during the Olympics in Paris, which sparked outrage for its blasphemous opening ceremony.