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[jasonlulu_2000]

The following is what Djokovic said after the Australian Open final.

At that point I was just thinking of getting some air and trying to recover for the next point. I'm playing against one of the best players ever--a player that is going for everything or nothing.

What does the underlined sentence mean?


Thanks

[lotus]

It means all or nothing.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/all+or+nothing

In this case, it also has a figurative meaning for someone who is giving it his all, or going for broke.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/go+for+broke



--lotus
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