'I felt like the unwanted child': Novak Djokovic says he wasn't 'adored as much as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal' in Big 3 rivalry

"I am a man with many flaws, of course. Nevertheless, I have always tried to live with heart and good intentions and, ultimately, to be myself."Novak Djokovic's reflection of his illustrious tennis journey as part of a famed 'Big 3' rivalry alongside Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for a majority of his career has seen the Serb reveal the varying emotions he had to undergo over the years.

- GNS News Agency, June 20

Despite building his own claim to the ‘G.O.A.T’ debate with a record 24 Grand Slam titles ahead of Federer (20) and Nadal (22) and a positive head-to-head record, the Serbian has admitted that he was not admired as much as his two great rivals. Djokovic"I felt like the unwanted child in the trio. I often questioned why that was the case, and it was painful," Djokovic admitted in a Failures of Champions interview with Slaven Bilic. “I thought changing my demeanour might win them over, but that proved ineffective too."Djokovic said he wasn't welcomed positively for challenging the reign of Federer and Nadal in the noughties, stating that the Swiss and Spaniard appealed to the Western world.