Stosur in sight of childhood dream Updated September 8, 2010 15:48:00 As Sam Stosur caps off her best US Open campaign, a blast from the past may help her make a final push to reach world number one. A time capsule at the tennis star's primary school has just been unearthed containing an 11-year-old Stosur's dreams for 2010. In her contribution Stosur said she would like to be world number one by 2010. Gaven State School deputy principal Jeff Woodgate told 612 ABC Brisbane even at a young age, Stosur's potential was plain to see. "I was one of the foundation staff members at the school in 1995, and Samantha... was already a very, very good tennis player," he said. And Mr Woodgate said the timing of unearthing the capsule was not designed to coincide with Stosur's recent run of form. "It had been placed under a plaque and the plaque had said that it was to be opened it 15 years' time. And the people that placed it there had made that decision," he said. Currently ranked sixth in the women's singles world rankings, the 26-year-old's rise to the top has been a long time coming. After languishing in the top 50 for much of the past decade, her top 10 debut in 2010 was marked by a number of high-profile scalps, including Serena Williams, Justine Henin and Jelena Jankovic. While Stosur's US Open quarter-final defeat at the hands of Kim Clijsters makes the attainment of her 15-year-old dream harder to accomplish, she still has an outside shot at taking the number one spot before the end of the year. The only player to have beaten Williams at a major in 2010, Stosur can end the year as number one were she to win in Doha and the American, who has not played since Wimbledon because of foot surgery, flops or misses the tournament. Perhaps this message from 1995 may be all the incentive she needs. - ABC/AAP http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/08/3006260.htm 新闻大意是说 Sam小时候念的小学学校Gaven State School 最近把15年前Sam埋的时光胶囊挖出来了 (校长还特别解释 不是因为Sam出名才挖出来 是因为当初本来就设定2010年要挖出来) 当时11岁的Sam写下了她自己对2010年的期许 她写的是"She would like to be world number one by 2010." 到2010年 她可以成为世界第一 虽然今年到目前为止 她的最高排名只到第五 但今年还没过去 所以现在还不能断言她的儿时愿望无法达成 (好啦~难度是有点高XD) 不过就算无法达成 我相信能这麽接近15年前许下愿望目标的小朋友应该也没几个 何况这个目标是如此的困难 所以 Sam 即使今年当不成世界第一 你还是很了不起! 从11岁坚持到现在 希望你一直坚持下去直到你的愿望成真:) ps:我很想看她11岁写的字条 可惜这则新闻没拍出来.... --

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