After winning his third-round match against Portugal's Joao Sousa at the 2013 U.S. Open, world No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic spoke candidly about military strikes and his personal experiences as a native of war-torn Serbia.
When a journalist at the post-match press conference asked Djokovic for "any thoughts of what's going on now," the 26-year-old recounted childhood memories of growing up in Belgrade during NATO's 78-day bombing campaign in 1999 to end Serb ruler Slobodan Milosevic's crimes against humanity.
His comments came after Obama asked Congress to weigh in on his decision to strike Syria in retaliation to the alleged chemical attacks on Syrians.