THE FIST

Epic Version
If it can be said that hands symbolize work and creation, then they are a true representation of every person, and certainly, they most befit the one who has managed to conquer the world in something and be first among the best. Since ancient times, sports have become a human measure of strength and power among people and recognized as a game above all games, for which the sun rises, hope awakens, and there is faith in life. Sporting competitions have inscribed a code of chivalrous combat in which opponents respected each other, where even in defeat, the dignity of humanity was not lost. Nations identified with their heroes and recognized their gods in them, who inspired them with their superhuman power, the strength of their will, courage, and skill. Over time, victory in sports became a matter of prestige among nations, and the most successful considered themselves the strongest, and victory was exclusively their right. Guided by this, the great have erased all boundaries that previous codes had drawn and created some of their own, where to achieve victory everything is allowed, where the end justifies any means.The small, according to the law of the stronger, could only be spectators of events, even those in sports. It was forgotten that dreams change the world and that great dreams can be dreamt by the small, and they can believe in them. Such a dream was dreamed by a little boy from the mountainous Balkans. In the dream, he stood with clenched fists, his gaze fixed on the sky, shouting, “Remember well, I will be the best in the world!” And it came true, the boyhood dream came to life, and the little one, named Novak, became immensely great, the greatest of all. Somewhere on the other end of the dream, on the land of his ancestors, from a small, bony nut, grew a tree with a magnificent canopy that branched high above the clouds, basking in the sun’s embrace during the day, and adorned with stars at night. An artist solemnly swore that he saw that heavenly tree in his dream, branches resembling Novak’s clenched fist, the victorious one. What powerful man would want to listen that a hard nut is a marvelous fruit and that it is written on the wall of time: “Hard to crack, but breaks your teeth”?  Certainly, it is even more distasteful to listen of such a walnut tree an artist saw in his dream, but if their dream is a lie, let it be known to all that such a nut’s hand was recently unvailed with his blessing. Perhaps only Novak knows the real truth, because he is, timeless, a small – great man. After all, if anyone disagrees with this, let them look at the scoreboard.
Short Version
If a sculpture of a hand, clenched victoriously into a fist, were to be made of wood, then it must certainly be made of walnut, because it is not in vain that it is written in time: “The walnut is a marvelous fruit, hard to crack, but breaks your teeth.” 
Let Novak himself say if it is so, because he is forever signed in time with his name. 
Anyone who disputes this, let them look at the scoreboard, for numbers speak for themselves!
Belgrade, 15.02.2023.
Andrej Josifovski Pianist

Novak Talk
Interview
Belgrade, February 15th and 16th 2023.
Do you have a favorite artist?
“Andrej “Pianist”, our famous street artist that has captured not really only the Serbian arts world but also European and hopefully the world soon, and he is still very young and already teaches at University. He is a phenomenal guy, great person and we did some gigs together actually when I broke the record for the longest number of number one weeks in history some time ago. He and I did this thing together in my tennis center. He made a frame with many different tennis balls that created my face and I taught it was really amazing and creative, and very inspiring so I like him a lot and I would pick him as my favorite.”
Novak Djokovic