The John-Henry Westen Show - Here's the secret behind Novak Djokovic's resistance to COVID tyranny

00:00:00.000 This week, the world has been eagerly awaiting, glued to their phones, checking constantly for

00:00:04.620 updates from the state of Australia, and all because the world's number one tennis player

00:00:09.720 has now become the latest target of the Australian government's totalitarian diktats.

00:00:15.280 While this is still a developing story, I'm going to let you in on a little secret.

00:00:20.320 The secret to Novak Djokovic's strength. Stay tuned.

00:00:30.000 This is the John Henry Weston Show, and let's begin, as we always do, with the sign of the cross.

00:00:46.740 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

00:00:53.020 So the latest news is that the Australian Immigration Minister, Alex Hawke, will announce his decision

00:00:59.160 Friday regarding whether or not he will use his special governmental powers to cancel Djokovic's

00:01:05.540 visa again, despite the court ruling in favor of Djokovic. Now, sources close to the tennis legend

00:01:11.880 have revealed that Djokovic would immediately appeal in court any attempt to deport him.

00:01:18.460 Moreover, some suggest that Novak could face a fine or even prison in Serbia after his admission

00:01:25.400 that he broke isolation while he had COVID last month. The tennis star did acknowledge that he knew

00:01:31.860 he had tested positive when he attended a newspaper interview and photo shoot in the Serbian capital

00:01:37.080 on the 18th of December, saying that it was an error of judgment. Moreover, the player suggested it was

00:01:44.300 human error by his support team for a mistake they made in immigration paperwork. They had failed to

00:01:51.020 declare that he had traveled outside of Serbia to Spain in the two-week period before entering

00:01:56.420 Australia. So for those of you who may not be familiar with this story, Novak Djokovic, of course,

00:02:02.160 is the world's number one tennis player who has won a joint record of 20 Grand Slam men's singles titles,

00:02:09.900 including a record nine Australian Open titles. Now, he is in Australia to defend his title at the

00:02:17.340 Australian Open. And over the past week, Djokovic was embroiled in a legal battle against the

00:02:22.640 Australian government with the whole world glued in to watch. Now, the saga began toward the end of

00:02:29.740 last year when Tennis Australia, the authority overseeing the Australian Open, made it clear that all

00:02:35.460 athletes participating would have to be vaccinated with the COVID jab. Now, following the strict ruling,

00:02:42.760 Djokovic's father, Serjan, told Serb TV that, and I quote, under these blackmails and conditions,

00:02:51.060 he said of his famous son, he probably won't play. I wouldn't do that, he said, and he's my son,

00:02:57.320 so you decide for yourself. On his own part, Novak Djokovic said that he had already said, actually,

00:03:04.500 in April 2020, he said, and I quote, personally, I am opposed to vaccination, and I wouldn't want to be

00:03:11.180 forced by someone to take a vaccine in order to be able to travel, end quote. The number one said in

00:03:17.160 a live Facebook chat with several fellow Serbian athletes, quote, but if it becomes compulsory,

00:03:23.380 what will happen? I will have to make a decision. And later, he refused to bow to industry and media

00:03:29.320 pressure to reveal whether he had received an experimental COVID shot or not, stating that

00:03:34.820 his conviction in October that such decisions ought to remain private stood. So, he said at the time,

00:03:43.420 I will not reveal my status, whether I've been vaccinated or not. It's a private matter and an

00:03:48.820 inappropriate inquiry. And then, early this year, it was revealed that Novak would be permitted to

00:03:55.080 defend his title at the Australian Open, as he had been given a medical exemption. The organizers wrote,

00:04:00.960 quote, Djokovic applied for a medical exemption, which was granted following a rigorous review

00:04:07.720 process involving two separate independent panels of medical experts, end quote. However, after landing

00:04:14.420 in Melbourne on January 5th, Australian border officials denied him entry, stating that he had

00:04:20.960 failed to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements to Australia, and his visa had

00:04:26.480 been subsequently canceled. Now, from there, the world's number one tennis star was taken into a

00:04:33.300 dingy hotel, an immigration detention facility in Melbourne, known for maggots and mold in their food.

00:04:41.380 And he was kept there until the following Monday. He was denied the request to move to another hotel

00:04:48.060 room. Djokovic spent most of the most important religious festival to Orthodox Christians, which he is,

00:04:55.860 he's Serbian Orthodox, their Christmas on January 6th, in the detention facility, with the Australian

00:05:04.000 government banning him from visiting him, even banning, banning a priest from visiting him on his

00:05:11.460 holiest day. We'll get to more of that in a moment. But the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison,

00:05:17.160 took to Twitter to virtue signal to the public, declaring that Djokovic had been denied entry into

00:05:23.440 Australia because, quote, nobody is above the rules. But of course, Novak had obtained a medical

00:05:30.300 exemption from the country's vaccination mandate from two independent medical boards of the state

00:05:35.580 of Victoria's Department of Health and Tennis Australia, the governing organization for tennis

00:05:40.560 in Australia. The media in Australia, meanwhile, was totally vicious. In fact, you want an inside glimpse

00:05:46.740 of just how vicious they were? Take a look at this. This is two television broadcasters who were caught

00:05:53.760 on tape castigating the tennis star. You got to watch this for yourself to understand the animosity

00:06:01.360 coming from the media against Novak Djokovic. Take a look. Oh, and by the way, before you go there,

00:06:07.980 please be advised there's some language in there, but it just shows you how truly vicious they are. 0.99

00:06:12.880 An arsehole. He is an arsehole. Like, whatever way you look at it, it's unfortunate that everybody 1.00

00:06:22.040 else stuffed up around him. That's it. I mean, he's an arsehole. Like, to go out when you know

00:06:28.380 you're COVID positive. Well, I don't think he was even COVID positive. I don't think that form is true.

00:06:32.400 He got a bullshit fucking excuse and then fell over his own fucking lies, which is what happens, 1.00

00:06:38.040 right? Yeah. That's what's happened. And then him now then ticking, he didn't go to Spain. 1.00

00:06:43.440 Yeah. It's just like... Yeah. Yeah. But I think, I think he's going to get away with it.

00:06:49.260 Well, he is going to get away with it. Yeah. I just... But he's... I think most fair-minded

00:06:54.720 people would say that Blake's an arsehole. Did we, did they do the right thing by him? I don't know. 0.98

00:07:01.360 No, I don't. I don't think so. I fucked it up. I don't think so.

00:07:06.280 Meanwhile, the Serbian president intervened in the matter, stating, and I quote,

00:07:11.380 I told our Novak that the whole of Serbia is with him and that our bodies are doing everything to see

00:07:17.880 that the harassment of the world's best tennis player is brought to an end immediately.

00:07:23.140 In line with all norms of international law, Serbia will fight for Novak, truth and justice.

00:07:29.220 Novak is strong, as we all know.

00:07:31.360 This is the first international dispute over COVID vaccination requirements involving direct

00:07:38.000 intervention by a head of state on behalf of the unvaccinated. So very serious stuff going on.

00:07:46.200 And finally, following an online hearing just a few days ago, which by the way, was interrupted

00:07:53.560 by network glitches and porn clips. I mean, you can see the absolute animosity,

00:07:59.400 the ferocious animosity going on. Judge Anthony Kelly in federal court overruled the prior decision

00:08:08.120 to cancel Djokovic's visa and the tennis star was ordered to be released from his mandatory detention.

00:08:15.120 And I quote this from the judge, no later than 30 minutes. And that is after the order was given.

00:08:20.880 So the judge declared that the rules were not observed in Australia when the board official

00:08:26.420 decided to revoke Djokovic's visa. So he also ordered the government to pay the athlete's legal

00:08:32.460 costs and to return his personal belongings. So Novak is on the court again and has been scheduled

00:08:39.400 for play in the Australian open to defend his title. However, despite the court ruling, immigration minister

00:08:47.400 Alex Hawk warned anyway that he would still consider exercising a personal power to have Djokovic removed

00:08:56.620 from the country, canceling the athlete's visa, which by the way, would result in Djokovic being

00:09:01.560 prevented from returning for three years to Australia. This is absolutely unbelievable.

00:09:08.160 So there's another thing. The false narrative being spread by the mainstream media in Australia

00:09:14.020 and really the media around the world about this tennis legend as some kind of privileged star who

00:09:20.160 doesn't care about anyone and is unconcerned about coronavirus. It is such a lie. Here's a little

00:09:27.500 compilation of his generosity put together by his fans with specific reference to coronavirus. Have a look.

00:09:36.200 Djokovic said this award is the most important I've ever got that can be earned only with hard

00:09:41.920 work and self-belief, belief in your loved ones and in God. But for Djokovic and his wife Yelena,

00:09:48.240 what matters most is using his influence and wealth to benefit those who need it the most.

00:09:53.140 Whether that means donating to save a chapel in France or opening a restaurant with

00:09:57.400 free food for the homeless and those in need, or working through the foundation his family

00:10:02.160 established providing preschool education for underprivileged Serbian children.

00:10:06.700 Novak has the power and the voice to raise the awareness and raise the funds for investment in

00:10:13.940 the preschool education programs. And in the future, we might not have this power.

00:10:18.320 This follower of Jesus is clearly determined to steward his blessings to serve others.

00:10:24.360 I think the athletes have the huge power to change the world, as Nelson Mandela said. And I think that

00:10:32.320 power can be used in a very positive way.

00:10:35.440 At LifeSite, we had a petition for Djokovic titled Free Novak Djokovic, which garnered more than 45,000

00:10:45.320 signatures in 24 hours on our petitions platform called lifepetitions.com. And it's over 90,000

00:10:52.520 signatures right now. Meanwhile, numerous protests were held in Serbia and Australia against the decision

00:10:59.700 by the Australian border force to reject Djokovic's medical exemption to the country's vaccination

00:11:05.480 rule. During the ongoing court case on Monday, supporters of the tennis star and those protesting

00:11:12.700 the vaccine mandates took to the streets in support. Now, after the court case, the protesters started

00:11:18.720 chanting, free Nole, free Nole. Nole, of course, is how they call him in Serbia. And as they followed a car,

00:11:25.420 which left Djokovic's lawyer's office, and were met with attacks from the Australian police

00:11:31.180 through the use of pepper spray. Have a look at this.

00:11:46.200 It is unreal. Australia has been particularly

00:11:54.640 tyrannical in its crackdown on those protesting the lockdowns and the vaccine mandates. At LifeSite,

00:12:00.560 we've covered the brutality of the Australian government and their police in handling the

00:12:06.260 pandemic. You know, G.K. Chesterton once wrote,

00:12:10.700 it's only by believing in God that we can ever criticize the government. Once abolish the God,

00:12:18.000 and the government becomes the God. The fact is written across all human history,

00:12:23.500 said Chesterton, but it's written most plainly across the recent history of Russia.

00:12:28.940 Chesterton said that Lenin got it slightly wrong when Lenin said that religion is the opium of the

00:12:35.640 people. Chesterton retorted, and I quote,

00:12:39.220 the truth is that irreligion is the opium of the people. Whenever the people do not believe in 0.89

00:12:45.480 something beyond the world, they will worship the world, end quote. And this is exactly what we see

00:12:52.780 in the world today. Governments have become gods in the rise of this pandemic, dictating our lives,

00:12:59.340 shutting down churches, and forcing us to take abortion-tainted shots. In Australia and around 0.85

00:13:05.020 the world, the government has become God. And it's only because we have abolished God. The antidote

00:13:14.100 to this tyranny and every tyranny is the same. It is faith in God. That is our strength. And Novak

00:13:24.640 Djokovic has been very vocal about his faith. During the 2021 French Open, Djokovic was seen wearing a simple

00:13:34.180 wooden cross, which is often seen dangling from his neck in many matches. After winning his exciting

00:13:40.740 Wimbledon final against Matteo Berrettini on Sunday, July 11th, Djokovic looked skyward with arms open

00:13:48.340 wide in Thanksgiving. For him, his religious beliefs come before his many titles that he's earned since

00:13:56.140 the beginning of his career. In April 2011, when he received the Order of Saint Sava, the Saint of the

00:14:04.060 Serbian Orthodox, in the first degree from the hands of Arrhenius, the patriarch of the Serbian 0.97

00:14:09.320 Orthodox Church, which is the highest distinction in the Serbian Orthodox Church, Djokovic said, and I

00:14:15.820 quote, this is the most important title of my life, because before being an athlete, I'm an Orthodox

00:14:23.980 Christian, end quote. Ten days before the start of last year's Australian Open, past the stroke of

00:14:31.160 midnight, Djokovic left his suite in the heart of Melbourne and took a 45-minute cab ride to a Serbian

00:14:40.040 Orthodox Church of Saint Sava. And he was saddened by the silence and inactivity inside. He thought,

00:14:46.300 of course, there was going to be a midnight mass. He attempted to open the door, but it was locked.

00:14:51.000 So frustrated, he gave the door a good shove. And a light turned on, and then off, and then on again.

00:14:58.800 And it was Father Vladislav Sipovac. And he was completing his preparations for service

00:15:06.280 to be held later in the day. Now, Djokovic started banging on the door and checking his watch to make

00:15:13.060 sure it had indeed moved past the witching hour, January 6th, morphing into the early hours of January

00:15:18.400 7th. Father Sipovac was frightened. And why was someone banging on the door at this hour? So he opened

00:15:25.060 the door, and standing on his doorstep was the most famous Serb on the planet. Djokovic apologized

00:15:31.800 for the intrusion, and he asked if a midnight service was being held to commemorate the Orthodox

00:15:37.200 New Year, and clearly the answer was no. Djokovic was rather crestfallen. But he was ushered inside by

00:15:43.440 the priest, and Father Sipovac rushed to his car, drove home, changed into his priestly robes,

00:15:49.160 and returned to pray over Djokovic. Djokovic occasionally jokes about his devotional practices

00:15:55.700 with his comments like how he prays for plus fours when he's playing the card game Uno.

00:16:00.280 And there's no doubt that the player takes his faith seriously. He could, of course, still use our

00:16:06.220 prayers to be even more faithful to his Christian vocation. But he is vocal about his Christianity all

00:16:13.740 the same. And including his values, even when they fly in the face of the masses, as we see clearly

00:16:21.000 today. He married his longtime girlfriend, model Jelena Ristik, in 2014. And the couple has a baby

00:16:27.940 son, Stefan, and a daughter, Tara. And regarding God's institution of marriage, he counseled his

00:16:34.360 tennis compatriots, and I quote, I suggest to every player, get married, have kids. Let's enjoy this.

00:16:40.160 Now, during this pandemic, the Serbian Orthodox Church hierarchy have notably not been wearing

00:16:47.340 face masks in public and kept their churches open throughout the coronavirus crisis. Novak Djokovic

00:16:53.600 was at a press conference and was asked how he comes re-energized after each break in each of his

00:17:01.900 matches, so much so that commenters state that he comes back like a new person. I want you to listen

00:17:08.320 to his response. Check this out.

00:17:12.460 I have no words, just saying. 84 tournaments, 19 slams, 35 wins in the fifth set.

00:17:22.480 Nothing seems to be able to stop you. I'd like to know, when you go to the toilet, what happens?

00:17:27.980 Because you go there, you come back after Musetti, two sets down, and you are another player.

00:17:36.380 Then you go versus Nadal, same thing. With Berrettini, third set, you come back. Unbelievable.

00:17:43.960 Today, Tsitsipas, says Novak Djokovic, he was another player when he came back. Do you meet

00:17:50.240 San Sava, I mean, the big saint patron of Serbia, or what?

00:17:54.980 Exactly. My angels are there. My guardian angels are there, and I have my special corner.

00:18:00.720 It's a secret. I can't reveal the secret. It has been working for me pretty well.

00:18:08.520 That is the secret to not only Nole's strength, but to the strength for all of us. This is a battle

00:18:17.340 against the principalities and powers of darkness, and our way out is faith. Our way to victory is

00:18:24.860 faith. For LifeSite News, this is John Henry Weston. May God bless you.

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The John-Henry Westen Show - January 13, 2022

Here's the secret behind Novak Djokovic's resistance to COVID tyranny

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