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Serve To Win: The 14-Day Gluten-free Plan for Physical and Mental Excellence

Serve To Win: The 14-Day Gluten-free Plan for Physical and Mental Excellence

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  • Author：Novak Đoković
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Summary

In 2011， Novak Djokovic had what has been called the greatest single season ever by a professional tennis player。 He won ten titles， three Grand Slams and 43 consecutive matches。 Remarkably， less than two years earlier， this champion could barely complete a tournament。 How did a player once plagued by aches， breathing difficulties and injuries on court suddenly become the number-one tennis player in the world？ The answer is astonishing: he changed what he ate。

In Serve to Win， Djokovic recounts how he survived the bombing of Belgrade， rising from a war-torn childhood to the top tier of his sport。 He reveals the diet that transformed his health and pushed him to the pinnacle。 While Djokovic loved and craved bread， pasta and， of course， the pizza from his family's restaurant， he found his body couldn't process wheat。 Eliminating gluten made him feel instantly better， clearer， lighter and quicker。 His new physical health and mental focus enabled him to achieve his two childhood dreams: to win Wimbledon and to be ranked the world's number-one tennis player。

Djokovic challenges you to try his way of eating for just 14 days。 He provides weekly menus and easy-to-prepare recipes that will help you lose weight and find your way to a better you。 You don't need to be a professional athlete to start living and feeling better。 A trimmer， stronger， healthier you is just two weeks away！

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Reviews

Adithyan I ，

Not sure why it’s rated so low。 Maybe people expected a biography。 This is not a biography。 Rather it’s a book about nutrition， and how that can fuel your mind and body to perform at the highest levels。 I liked it。

Serban ，

Changed my view about food and life。 Great book！

Norman ，

I loved the book。 Nothing to do with my view of whether I feel he is greater than others in terms of tennis。 The book is simple， easy to read and for me， life changing。 It’s obvious that his tennis changed over the past ten years and equally obvious his diet changed him。 Great role model for focusing on diet and meditation to change your life。 I loved the book

A M Saffat-ee Huq ，

An interesting view into the dietary changes in Novak's life that fueled the miraculous 2011 tennis season for him！ An interesting view into the dietary changes in Novak's life that fueled the miraculous 2011 tennis season for him！ 。。。more

Simone Cimminelli ，

Great great bookIt’s a book about mindset more than anything else。 Absolutely recommended to whoever is looking for an hedge to win

Lissette Soriano ，

Para los que practicamos este deporte， aquí unas pautas para mejorar， dada por uno de los mejores。

Cojocaru ，

Cartea e ok si imi place ca e foarte specific la partea de program și rețete。 Pentru cine nu știe de unde sa înceapă， e o carte foarte bună！ Menționez totuși ca accentul pe care îl pune pe efectele devastatoare are glutenului sunt exagerate。 Poate pentru el chiar asa a fost， dar prezintă lucrurile puțin exagerat。

Andrei Stefoane ，

I found useful tips in the book not only about healthy food but also for a healthy way of life。

Gemma Yip ，

Apart from the many grand slams and extreme athletic success， this was so similar to my own story。 Lol I thoroughly enjoyed the book and could relate to everything Novak experienced with food intolerances， nasal surgery， chronic inflammation， brain fog and then the huge positive changes he felt after his diet change。 I learnt a lot from the book but at times I was just feeling like he was telling my story。 A great read。

Gisselle Ripamonti ，

As a person diagnosed with celiac disease and a tennis fan， this book provides the necessary information to start a new way of eating and goes a step further， providing a lifestyle change。 A good read and awesome easy to cook recipes！

Prabhakar Ranjan ，

Nicely written in simple words ， though the technique and idea shared seems simple but highly effective ， thanks djoker for the book ， I have reduced a large portion of my glutton intake 。

Sumit Kumar ，

Novak Djokovic's rise in the world of tennis from tailgating Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to becoming one of the best players to ever play the game is an excellent demonstration of the importance of diet in life。 Training alone can only take you so far but to get to the very top， to beat the best of the bests， one needs to give equal， if not higher importance to diet。 This books provides a sneak peek into Novak's meticulous gluten-free diet plan which was the last piece of the puzzle in propel Novak Djokovic's rise in the world of tennis from tailgating Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to becoming one of the best players to ever play the game is an excellent demonstration of the importance of diet in life。 Training alone can only take you so far but to get to the very top， to beat the best of the bests， one needs to give equal， if not higher importance to diet。 This books provides a sneak peek into Novak's meticulous gluten-free diet plan which was the last piece of the puzzle in propelling him to an unprecedented level of physical fitness in the game of tennis。 Highly recommended to anyone who wants to know how someone who often struggled to stay on feet in a 4 hour long tennis match can go on to win 17 （so far） grand slams。 。。。more

Valeria Ghitoi ，

M-a enervat！ Toata cartea parca a vrut sa-mi vanda dieta fara gluten！

Haris Sladic ，

Mozete da ga voli te ili mrzi te， ali ne mozete da nepostujete sve ono sto je on ostvario。 Definitivno najbolji sportista koji je ikad potekao sa nasih prostora， najbolji teniser svih vremena， i jedan od najboljih sportista u cijelome svijetu ikad。 Jos pogotvo kad se pogleda odakle dolazi， to jos vise stavlja tezinu na njegov uspjeh。 Mozda je to sa druge strane i mana， jer sam sigurno ubjedjen da je rodom iz neke druge zapadne zemlje da bi njegov status bio mnogo veci i bolji。E sad sto se tice k Mozete da ga voli te ili mrzi te， ali ne mozete da nepostujete sve ono sto je on ostvario。 Definitivno najbolji sportista koji je ikad potekao sa nasih prostora， najbolji teniser svih vremena， i jedan od najboljih sportista u cijelome svijetu ikad。 Jos pogotvo kad se pogleda odakle dolazi， to jos vise stavlja tezinu na njegov uspjeh。 Mozda je to sa druge strane i mana， jer sam sigurno ubjedjen da je rodom iz neke druge zapadne zemlje da bi njegov status bio mnogo veci i bolji。E sad sto se tice knjige Novak jako ljepo prezentuje sve ono sto je njemu pomoglo da postigne toliki uspjeh， a kao prvu stvar stavlja upravo to sto je silom prilika promijenio nacin ishrane。 Svidja mi se sto u knjizi netjera svoje citatelje da ga bukvalno kopiraju， nego im govori da koriste svoj mozak i da slusaju svoje tijelo， jer kako on kaze svi smo razliciti i svakom nesto drugacije odgovara。 Sto se tice bezglutenske ishrane ona mi ima mnogo vise smisla od npr danas modernog veganstva i vegeterijanstva jer ipak neizbacuje neke vazne namjernice kao sto su meso itd。E sad neki problem sa tom ishranom bar sto se mene tice。 Imam par prijatelja koji imaju celijakiju tako da sam odavno upoznat sa ovim problem。 Najveci problem koji oni imaju （to se odnosi na Bosnu） jeste jako slaba pristupacnost tih proizvoda i njihova visoka cijena。 Sve namjernice koje Novak ovdje spominje se uvecini slucajeva tesko pronolaza a o cijeni da i ne govorim。 Znam da su neki proizvodi skuplji i po 5-6 puta。 I to nas dovodi do problem da vecina ljudi koja prakticira ovu vrstu ishrane， upravo prakticira zato sto mora， jer su alergicni na gluten。 To nas dovodi do zakljucka koji je lijepo i Novak napisao。 Zbog cega bas je vama potrebna ovakva vrsta ishrane i da li bi upste imali neke koristi od nje。 Da li je zaista vrijedno ulaganja toliko novca i truda ako nemate neke pretjerane razloge i potrebe。 Milsim da ovo nije vrsta ishrane koju trebaju ljudi da koriste samo da bi eto rekli da su razliciti i da jedu drugacije od ostalih （kao npr。 vegani）。 。。。more

Mamta Mittal ，

short and sweet book，as inspiring as Novak is

Joseph ，

Profesionāla atlēta Novaka Džakoviča grāmata par dzīves uztveri， diētu， personīgo pieredzi。！SPOILERI！Stoicisms māca， ka dzīve ir galēja， šī apziņa pavairo apzinību un pataisa dzīvi gan kā produktīvāku， gan baudāmāku。 Novaka dzīves uztvere ir izaugsmes orientēta un atvērta izmaiņām。 Viņš grāmatas garumā atgādina par savu bērnību kara plosītā valstī， kas rada stoicisma iespaidu。 Atšķirībā no stoiķiem viņš ir veltījis dzīvi savam ķermenim， visu sportistu liktenis ir aizmirstība nākamo paaudžu ēnā u Profesionāla atlēta Novaka Džakoviča grāmata par dzīves uztveri， diētu， personīgo pieredzi。！SPOILERI！Stoicisms māca， ka dzīve ir galēja， šī apziņa pavairo apzinību un pataisa dzīvi gan kā produktīvāku， gan baudāmāku。 Novaka dzīves uztvere ir izaugsmes orientēta un atvērta izmaiņām。 Viņš grāmatas garumā atgādina par savu bērnību kara plosītā valstī， kas rada stoicisma iespaidu。 Atšķirībā no stoiķiem viņš ir veltījis dzīvi savam ķermenim， visu sportistu liktenis ir aizmirstība nākamo paaudžu ēnā un sava ķermeņa， dzīves magnum opus， sagruvums。 Pasaulei ir nepieciešami vairāk cilvēku， kas velta dzīvi kādas prasmes meistarībai。 Autors pats saka， ka viņam nav brīvā laika。 Grāmatai ir labs pamats， slikts izpildījums。 Manuprāt， kad Novaks atkāpsies no profesionālās karjeras， varbūt būs treneris， un veltīs vairāk laika grāmatas rakstīšanai tā būs lieliska。Lasīju bez iecerēm。 Biju vīlies ar recepšu daudzumu。 Grāmata ir slikti strukturēta， vienu brīdi rodas autobiogrāfijas iespaids， tad pašpalīdzības， vēlāk kulinārās grāmatas iespaids。 Grāmata ir ļoti jēlā stadijā un， manuprāt， tai nav viennozīmīga mērķa。 Savstarpēji nesaistītu tekstu virknējumsVērtējums: 1/5。 Man nepatika， savukārt， viennozīmīgi ir auditorija šij grāmatai - perspektīvie profesionālie atlēti， kas plāno veltīt dzīvi kāda sportaveida meistarīgbas apguvei vai kvēli Džokoviča fani。 。。。more

Ayesha ，

Being a gluten & dairy intolerant myself， I could so relate to this book。 Coming from a world champion， this means so much。 How he described his incapability to perform despite all his efforts till 2010， and how drastically everything changed in a fortnight with a diet change， every word was so very relatable。 These intolerances are so less talked about in the world。 Additionally since I'm a doctor I know that medical professionals are also very little aware of this disease， the reason I was und Being a gluten & dairy intolerant myself， I could so relate to this book。 Coming from a world champion， this means so much。 How he described his incapability to perform despite all his efforts till 2010， and how drastically everything changed in a fortnight with a diet change， every word was so very relatable。 These intolerances are so less talked about in the world。 Additionally since I'm a doctor I know that medical professionals are also very little aware of this disease， the reason I was undiagnosed till 25 years of age。 Reading Djokovic's book has made me so comfortable with myself。 It's so honest， inspiring and real。 Thank you， World Champ！ 。。。more

Henning ，

First of all， I like Nole and I'm a constant follower of his game for the past couple years already。 With this book Novak explains how many benefits a gluten-free diet had on his health and fitness - and how many benefits it can have for basically everyone as well。 Although I'm quite familiar with subjects like nutrition and diet this book provides a few extra tips on how to manage a life with celiac disease。 First of all， I like Nole and I'm a constant follower of his game for the past couple years already。 With this book Novak explains how many benefits a gluten-free diet had on his health and fitness - and how many benefits it can have for basically everyone as well。 Although I'm quite familiar with subjects like nutrition and diet this book provides a few extra tips on how to manage a life with celiac disease。 。。。more

Mathieu Lemoine ，

Un livre intéressant sur des idées comment manger mieux。 Beaucoup mieux que ce que je craignais！

Benny John ，

This book has really helped me to improve my health。 Thank you Novak。

Gustav Halling ，

Interesting read about the training， mindset and diet philosophy of one of the all-time greats。 When releasing this book in 2013， much of Djokovich's success still lay ahead of him， which gives an interesting perspective on the ideas presented。 I am sure he has gone through much additional refinement since。 It is a quick read and sometimes more depth would be nice - but that is perhaps better saved for his post-career biography。 Djokovich presents his ideas on a multitude of topics， but the main Interesting read about the training， mindset and diet philosophy of one of the all-time greats。 When releasing this book in 2013， much of Djokovich's success still lay ahead of him， which gives an interesting perspective on the ideas presented。 I am sure he has gone through much additional refinement since。 It is a quick read and sometimes more depth would be nice - but that is perhaps better saved for his post-career biography。 Djokovich presents his ideas on a multitude of topics， but the main ideas conveyed throughout is to open our minds to new ways of doing things and not be afraid to try new things。 We get to know what worked for him， and can then use that information as we see fit。 A few things appear almost parodic， such as the 'bread-to-stomach' strength test。 But then again， who am I to question one of the GOATs。。 his methods clearly works for him！ 。。。more

Kavin Senthil ，

Worth reading。

Cristiana ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book could help you boost your motivation a bit， by only considering the author's reputation。 It is light in content， and some statements lack scientific proof， but again: this book serves its purpose， which the author specifically points out from the onset: to just give an idea on how a change in diet， and more specifically quitting gluten and dairy， helped him become no。 1 in tennis。Although it mostly refers to gluten， the broader topic addressed in the book is the one of food sensitiviti This book could help you boost your motivation a bit， by only considering the author's reputation。 It is light in content， and some statements lack scientific proof， but again: this book serves its purpose， which the author specifically points out from the onset: to just give an idea on how a change in diet， and more specifically quitting gluten and dairy， helped him become no。 1 in tennis。Although it mostly refers to gluten， the broader topic addressed in the book is the one of food sensitivities。 The main message that I remained with is to stay open-minded， be more mindful of our reaction to certain foods and try adopting a personalized diet which minimizes foods that hinder our physical and mental state。 。。。more

Saša Gacik ，

Nekad aktuelno， sada donekle zastarelo， čak i prema shvatanju samog Novaka。

Gopal Sadagopal ，

Very interesting and absorbing。 Djokovic is a very determined and disciplined about his diet， health and everything。 Very interesting to read about his growing up in Yugoslavia。His diet is very focussed on gluten free。 Has some very good ideas about carb， protein etc。 Some of the ideas are questionable but like says repeatedly， 'keep an open mind' Very interesting and absorbing。 Djokovic is a very determined and disciplined about his diet， health and everything。 Very interesting to read about his growing up in Yugoslavia。His diet is very focussed on gluten free。 Has some very good ideas about carb， protein etc。 Some of the ideas are questionable but like says repeatedly， 'keep an open mind' 。。。more

Daniele Cavagna ，

Interessante e originale soprattutto per il concetto di comunicazione con il proprio corpo。

Filip Musa ，

Novak Djokovic - tennis and even sports icon。 One of the greatest athletes in the world through this book shows us how and why he stopped in progress to reach first place in the ATP rankings。 Life did not caress him， but in spite of that Novak did not give up but continued to fight and fight。 His successive training and desire for success led him to the top 10 tennis players in the world， but Novak did not have enough， he wanted to be number 1。 Despite his coaching， desire， perseverance， and fig Novak Djokovic - tennis and even sports icon。 One of the greatest athletes in the world through this book shows us how and why he stopped in progress to reach first place in the ATP rankings。 Life did not caress him， but in spite of that Novak did not give up but continued to fight and fight。 His successive training and desire for success led him to the top 10 tennis players in the world， but Novak did not have enough， he wanted to be number 1。 Despite his coaching， desire， perseverance， and fighting spirit， it was not enough to take first place in the ATP rankings。 Why？ For a reason that will amaze all of us Balkans， and that is our diet。 The food we all eat our whole lives。 Novak through this book gives us tips on how to get rid of all unhealthy foods and how to start eating healthy because it is possible and not at all difficult。 You can find out in this book which ingredient the novice eliminated from the diet and helped to reach the 1st place on the ATP list。 I definitely advise everyone to read the book， because in addition to nutrition tips， Novak shared various other tips on how to be happy and healthier through the book。 。。。more

Marko Horvat ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Najviše od svega u ovoj knjizi mi se svidjelo to što sve savjetuje da budu otvoreni prema drugačijem。 To ima posebno značenje kada kaže osoba kao on， koji je proputovao cijeli svijet više puta svake godine。 Sviđa mi se što je prihvatio mnoge stvari koje i ja prakticiram iako dolazi s područja Balkana gdje se na takve stvari gleda sa podsmijehom。 Na primjer， treba imati hrabrosti i reći da meditiraš ako dolaziš s područja Balkana。 Ili imati stav pa reći da nećeš nešto jesti jer je nezdravo。 Ovdje Najviše od svega u ovoj knjizi mi se svidjelo to što sve savjetuje da budu otvoreni prema drugačijem。 To ima posebno značenje kada kaže osoba kao on， koji je proputovao cijeli svijet više puta svake godine。 Sviđa mi se što je prihvatio mnoge stvari koje i ja prakticiram iako dolazi s područja Balkana gdje se na takve stvari gleda sa podsmijehom。 Na primjer， treba imati hrabrosti i reći da meditiraš ako dolaziš s područja Balkana。 Ili imati stav pa reći da nećeš nešto jesti jer je nezdravo。 Ovdje se jede ono šta ti se stavi， tako se uči od malena。 Može se reći da je njemu lakše napraviti ovakav iskorak zato što je sebi omogućio status elite sa novcem koji je zaradio。 Odlični su mi dijelovi gdje opisuje osjećaje za vrijeme igranja protiv Federera ili Nadala， i neke male sitnice koje iznosi o njima （iako nije previše， trebao vi više o tome pisati šta se događa iza pozornice）。Čini mi se da je on i pokrenuo cijelu ovu bezglutensku priču u cijelom svijetu， mislim da je on bio prvi ili među prvima。 Nakon čitanja ove knjige sam odlučio definitivno odraditi test intolerancije na hranu pa da vidim postoji li nešto što ne bih trebao jesti， to odavno planiram uraditi ali sada ću to sigurno učiniti。 Problem sa ovom prehranom koju on predlaže je da je preskupa。 Pa litra bademovog mlijeka je oko 3 eura， a da ne govorim ostale namirnice koje navodi。 Takva prehrana zahtjeva previše vremena i novaca ako si jedini koji tako jede。 Ako kojim slučajem i tvoja supruga ima isti jelovnik， onda već ima smisla， ali ovako sam sebi praviti sve te stvari dok ostatak obitelji jede ono "normalno" balkansko je previše。 Sve što se može učiniti u tom slučaju je da bar kontroliraš koliko čega jedeš i da neke namirnice koje nisu baš zdrave što je više moguće izbjegavaš。 To je u biti ono što ja i radim već godinama， rezultati se vide ali teško je imati konstantu jer često se nađem u situaciji da jedem ono što mi je napravljeno。Ono što me je također fasciniralo su sljedeće dvije stvari。 Prvo， kada je opisao kako mu je prislonio kruh na stomak pa da pokuša dignuti desnu ruku， pa kako je se osjećao slabiji sa kruhom na stomaku。 Isto tako i s mobitelom， zbog radijacije。 Drugo， kada je opisivao test s dvije čaše vode u kojoj je jednoj čaši vode rečeno puno pozitvnih stvari， dok je drugoj rečeno sve negativno。 Tako da je ova druga čaša vode kroz koji dan bila crna dok je ova prva ostala ista。 To je test koliko pozitivne riječi i misli mogu utjecati na naš život， kao i to da smo svi vezani sa svime u ovom svemiru i da živimo kao jedno。Knjiga je svakako za pročitati， može se u jednom danu završiti。 U drugom dijelu je dao dosta recepata za njegova jela koja nisam ni čitao jer nažalost neću moći svaki tjedan kupovati sve namirnice koje su njemu na raspolaganju。 。。。more

Nina ，

Treba samo da pokušate。 Za mene， najgori poraz nije ne uspeti - već ne pokušati uopšte。U životu je sve u ravnoteži i umerenosti: u hrani， u vežbanju， u radu， u ljubavi， u seksu， u svemu。 （Dobro， ne baš previše umerenosti u seksu， ali razumete šta hoću da kažem。）

Santiago ，

Not a biography， as some expected even though the title definitely do not advertise that the book is a biography。 The book， in short， is about how Novak became number one and how he had one of the best years in terms of result ever。 The first part of the book you will know a little bit more about his early life， his hard childhood in a country in the middle of the war。 In my opinion that’s the best part because you can know him more as a person and， in my case， made me respect and admire him eve Not a biography， as some expected even though the title definitely do not advertise that the book is a biography。 The book， in short， is about how Novak became number one and how he had one of the best years in terms of result ever。 The first part of the book you will know a little bit more about his early life， his hard childhood in a country in the middle of the war。 In my opinion that’s the best part because you can know him more as a person and， in my case， made me respect and admire him even more。The second part of the book is about his training （naturally a part of it） and his diet。 This part is interesting as well， and you could gain some “tips” which can be included in your training。Overall， easy to read and useful information。 。。。more

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