"Time will decide if I am the best" 「时间会决定我是否成为最好的球员。」 By Alaric Gomes, Staff Reporter Dubai: World number one Roger Federer declared that time would be the main factor in deciding whether he is the greatest tennis player of all time. 世界第一的Roger Federer宣称，如果要证明他是否能成为史上最伟大的网球选手，时间 将会成为主要因素。 "I think I am on the right track at the moment. But only time will decide whether I am the greatest of all times," Federer told the media while attending the press conference to launch the Rolex sponsorship for the Dubai Tennis Championships yesterday. 「我认为我现在正在正确的道路上，但只有时间才能证明我是不是史上最伟大的选手。」 Federer昨天在杜拜公开赛参加Rolex的代言记者会上向媒体这麽说。 Attending the press conference to seal the tie-up between the two were tournament director Salah Tahlak, Hind Seddiqi from Ahmad Seddiqi and Sons, Arnaud Boetsch, Rolex head of international sponsorship and women's top seed Justine Henin. "It feels nice to be compared to a great player like Rod Laver. But I would prefer to wait and see how my career unfolds and see if I can match up with some of the legends of the sport," Federer said. 「对於能和像Rod Laver这等伟大的选手比较，我的感觉很好。但我比较喜欢等待，看看 我的网球生涯能如何的展现，或看看我是否能和运动中的某些传说相提并论。」 Back from Australia after his emphatic win at the Australian Open to record his 10th career Grand Slam title win, Federer has won in Dubai three times out of four appearances. In Melbourne, he became the first man to win a Grand Slam title without dropping a set since the legendary Bjorn Borg at the 1980 French Open. 在墨尔本，他成为自从传奇球手Bjorn Borg在1980年的法网後，第一个不掉一盘就拿下大 满贯冠军的人。 His only blemish in Dubai came in last year's final when he lost to Spanish sensation Rafael Nadal. 他的唯一小小瑕疵在去年的杜拜决赛，他输给了西班牙的Rafael Nadal。 "I need to keep up all the hard work and I also need to enjoy what I am doing," Federer insisted. 「我必须持续这些艰难的工作，而且必须享受我正在做的事。」Federer坚持。 The Swiss star finds milestones and records one of the motivating factors in his career. At the 15th running of the Dubai Duty Free Men's Open, Federer is on the verge of breaking Jimmy Connors' 25-year-old record of 160 consecutive weeks as world number one. 这位瑞士之星找到了一些里程碑和纪录要去达成，那是他在他生涯中继续奋斗的动机之一 。在第15届的杜拜公开赛男单，Federer将会打破Jimmy Connors的25岁纪录，连续160周 待在世界第一。 Very exciting "That record looks very exciting and it will be a great day for me when it finally comes (today)," Federer smiled. 「这个纪录看起来非常令人兴奋，那天对我来说将会是个伟大的日子，当这天终於来临时 。」Federer微笑。 Federer is also gunning for the record of 15 Grand Slam titles currently standing in the name of Pete Sampras. "That too is within my sights. Records are important for the motivation and the will to do better with each match out there on court," the Swiss ace stated. "I need to achieve goals and make milestones for myself and for the game." Federer也瞄准15座大满贯冠军的纪录，现在保持人是Pete Sampras。「那也在我视野范 围内，纪录是促使我能在每场比赛中表现的更好的重要动机。」瑞士人陈述：「我需要达 成一些目标，建下一些里程碑给自己以及比赛。」 Federer was quite pleased with the growing pool of young talent coming through on the ATP Tour. "My goal is to leave the game better off than what it is. The youngsters are coming through well and it is getting interesting out there every time you play against one of these young players," Federer admitted. --

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