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\u201cHe would always give me any counsel, advice… In a friendly way. What happened, his passing, it hurt me deeply. I thought 24, the jersey he wore to become a Lakers legend. It could be a nice symbolic thing to do for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat he’s done, not just on the basketball court, his resilience, fighting spirit, it lives on forever, I felt it today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Novak Djokovic celebrates while wearing a shirt with an image of Kobe Bryant<\/p>\n

Djokovic also explained the feeling of winning his 24th grand slam at Flushing Meadows. <\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know where to start, it means the world to me [to win 24 titles], I\u2019m living my childhood dream,\u201d Djokovic added.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo compete at the highest level in the sport that gave me so much after so much adversity, growing up in the 90s, a couple of wars. It was very expensive, not affordable.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was quite a choice, incredible resilience, belief, all these years. My wife, my kids, my team, this is your trophy as much as mine. I love you.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo make history in this sport is remarkable. It\u2019s special. In every meaning. It\u2019s hard to describe. I had a childhood dream at eight to win Wimbledon and be the best player in the world.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNew goals… I never imagined I\u2019d be here talking about 24 slams. I didn\u2019t know it would be the reality. But I thought I had a chance over the last few years, why not grab it?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, reveals a t-shirt honoring the number 24 and Kobe Bryant after defeating Daniil Medvedev<\/p>\n

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