Novak Djokovic was in the home to rejoice the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai, and got here away with a distinguished honor all his personal. The 38-year-old Grand Slam King was given the Globe Sportsman Award in a particular ceremony that includes soccer icon Ronaldo, who handed him his trophy and delivered effusive reward for the 24-time main champion.
“It’s a fantastic shock. To be here’s a privilege, and receiving an award from one other sporting legend is a dream come true,” Djokovic stated.
“I’m an enormous fan of soccer. I got here right here to rejoice the unimaginable yr that everybody is having and I used to be caught off guard, in a constructive means. I couldn’t be happier.”
“For me, he’s an instance,” Ronaldo stated on stage. “For me, he’s an instance in longevity. We’ve an analogous story. I feel he deserves this as a result of he is a good instance for this era, all generations, the era that’s going to come back.”
“I’m grateful to name him a buddy,” Djokovic stated of Ronaldo, “and he’s somebody who evokes me as nicely.
“There’s lots of similarities, lots of parallels, though we’re not in the identical sport we’re pushing one another. I feel we’re additionally exhibiting future generations that there are not any limits.”
