the serbian Novak Djokovicnumber 1 in the world, justified his decision not to be vaccinated against coronavirus because of the knowledge he has of his body, which leads him to think that he does not need to do it, and because He considers that he is not a threat to anyone.
“Based on the information about the vaccine, I have decided not to get vaccinated. It is my position. Its going to change? I do not knoweverything evolves rapidly, as we see in the decisions of certain governments”, indicated the player in an interview published this Thursday by the newspaper L’Équipe.
“Right now, I don’t feel the need to do it to protect my body and I don’t feel like I’m a threat to others. Vaccinated or not, you can transmit the virus. It is my position and, for the future, my mind is open. Everything is possible”he added.
Knowledge of your body
Djokovic pointed out that his tennis career has been based on a deep knowledge of his body, which has led him to have few injuries and a “perpetual quest to improve the body, to improve performance and increase the capacities of the organism”.
“The organism must work all the time at full steam for more than fifteen years. Who has been able to do it apart from Roger (Federer), Rafa (Nadal) and me? (…) There is a huge job behind all this”, he pointed.
He recalled that he has suffered few injuries and that in the past he has made some big decisions based on it, such as delaying his elbow surgery in 2018 or changing his diet in 2010 to eliminate gluten.
Djokovic compared himself to other athletes who constantly think about their lifestyle, among whom he cited LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady o Cristiano Ronaldo.
“Consultation with conventional doctors”
The tennis player put his decision not to be vaccinated in relation to this way of life.
“No one on Earth knows my body better than I do. I want to be the sole owner of my body. If I don’t have a sufficient understanding of my body, it’s like giving autonomy to another,” he said.
“Sometimes it is said that they influence me. No. I consult like everyone else with conventional doctors. A lot. Specialists in pneumonia, immunology, in Serbia, France, Switzerland, the United States,… I listen to them and with the knowledge of my body I do my own analysis and make decisions,” he added.
He insisted that “this decision does not have to remain the same” forever: “Things change every day, we see it with the pandemic. We don’t know where the world is going.”
