Sweet Pete can relate to Fed's sour days 甜心彼得知道费的心酸 XDDDD By Joel Drucker Special to ESPN.com Although as a player he conducted himself with exemplary single-mindedness, on a recent Sunday afternoon in his Los Angeles living room, Pete Sampras was multitasking no differently than any American with a big screen and a remote. 虽然身为球员他专注的形象是典范，但这礼拜天在他洛杉矶的家中，Pete Sampras与其他 美国人没两样，同时收看两个节目。 It was Super Bowl Sunday, and while the game was airing live, Sampras was shuttling back to a tape of the Australian Open final, which had aired in the middle of the previous night -- the match in which Roger Federer took on Rafael Nadal in hopes of tying Sampras' mark of 14 Grand Slam singles titles. As the world knows, it didn't happen. But Sampras, 37, is certain it will soon enough. Said Sampras, "He's so close to my record, he can taste it. We all know he's going to do it." 那是超级盃，当比赛正现场直播，Sampras 也同时转回去看录好的澳网决赛。决赛在半夜 进行，也是 Federer 寄望能打败 Nadal，追平Sampras 14座大满贯的比赛。大家都知道， 这并没有发生。但37岁的 Sampras 确信这将发生，「他离我的纪录是如此的近，他可以品 嚐的，我们都知道他办得到。」Sampras 说。 "I was very curious to see how a hard-court match between them would go," Sampras said this Monday night. He'd just completed an exhibition at the SAP Open in San Jose versus Tommy Haas and was reflecting on what had happened to Federer that evening in Melbourne. Sampras admitted he was surprised to see Federer show so much emotion following his defeat. Said Sampras, "After a loss, you keep it together. It's hurt him more than I'd have thought. He's an emotional player. It kind of caught me off guard. It shows how much he cares." For much of Federer's reign, there was an obvious comparison to Sampras: two liquid-smooth, classy shot-makers who lived for high-stakes moments and thoroughly dedicated themselves to greatness. 「我一直非常好奇他们打的硬地比赛会怎样。」星期一晚上和 Haas 打完圣荷西表演赛後 ，Sampras 对 Federer 在墨尔本公园的反应做出回应。他承认看到 Federer 输球後这样 情绪化感到惊讶，「输球後你有千头万绪，他比我想像中的还痛。他是个情绪化的球员， 这（哭哭）让有点不知所措了，也代表他有多重视这场比赛。」Federer 的统治可和 Sampras 拿来比较：两个柔似水、优等的球员，都为精彩的比赛而活，把自己奉献给伟大 Although Sampras concedes Federer "dominated the game more than I ever did," when it comes to the matter of taking down Nadal, Sampras' approach would have been far different. "If I was Roger, I'd try to come in a little bit more. I'd get into net, particularly when guys stay so far back. If you don't win these points, at least put something in his head. It's rough to see Nadal taking charge of these rallies and hitting ball after ball to Roger's backhand." 虽然 Sampras 承认 Federer 「比我更有宰制力。」但谈到打败 Nadal，Sampras 的讲法 就不一样了。「如果我是 Roger，我会多上网一些，特别是对方站那麽後场。如果上网赢 不了分，至少让他知道（你会上网）。看 Nadal 一直把球送到 Roger 的反拍是令人难过 的。」 True to his word, throughout the exhibition against Haas, Sampras frequently showed off the sharp volleys and commitment to forward movement that often left opponents feeling helpless at the critical stages of matches. While Federer has earned his titles with point-to-point excellence, Sampras was supreme at a brand of gunslinger tennis -- the ability at 4-4 to play six great points and snap up the set in the blink of an eye. 他所言不假，对 Haas 的表演赛 Sampras 时常来到网前，让对手在关键时刻感到无助。 当 Federer 用精准的每一分赢得锦标， Sampras 以网球快枪手闻名，他擅长在 4-4 平 时打精彩的六分，以眨眼的速度拿下一盘。 Sampras also respects Nadal. "He's an incredible athlete, one of the strongest on the mental side -- he and [Bjorn] Borg. He's got the mentality of a marathon runner. He plays every point like it's the last point. But he's improving, too. And now he's got the fear factor." Sampras 也尊敬 Nadal，「他是个不可思议的球员，心理层面最强者之一，他跟 Borg。 他有马拉松选手的心理，打每一分像是最後一分。但他也在进步，现在他有『谁敢来挑 战』惹(误)。」 Paul Annacone, Sampras' long-standing coach, once said, "I've never known anyone less likely to push the panic button than Pete Sampras." As he addressed Federer, Sampras was equally tranquil. "He knows what he's doing," Sampras said. "It's not like he's getting killed by the kid. Nadal's gotten in his head. … Roger's got to figure it out." Sampras 的长期教练 Paul Annacone 说：「我还没看过谁比 Sampras 还会让对手慌张。 」他谈到 Federer时， Sampras很平静。Sampras 说：「他知道自己在干麻，这不像他被 这小孩屠杀了。Nadal是他的心魔，Roger 必须想办法解决。」 Still, Sampras' empathy for Federer is vivid. Like Federer, he wracked up Grand Slam titles at a record clip. Like Federer, there came a point at which he found it hard to remain motivated amid the sheer grind of the tour. And like Federer, he knew that as important as it was to perform well in dozens of cities around the world, all those venues paled beside Melbourne, Paris, London and New York. Said Sampras,"You have to find that passion to drive yourself." 然而 Sampras 对 Federer 很能感同身受。就像 Federer，他要破大满贯纪录之时失败了 ；就像 Federer，有时很难在零碎的巡回赛期间维持企图心；就像 Federer，他知道巡回 赛的表现要跟大赛一样好，虽然奖金跟四大满贯比相形见拙。「你必须找到热情让自己打 下去。」 Asked whether he'd ever consider coaching, Sampras laughed. "Only from my BlackBerry," he said. Soon enough, he stepped into the streets of San Jose, heading toward the plane ride home and looking forward to another morning with his children. 被问到有没有想过要当教练，Sampras 笑说：「只用我的黑苺机。」然後就踏上圣荷西的 街道，准备搭机回家和小孩共度另一个早晨。 其他人对决赛感想： Tiger Woods (to ESPN radio): "I was watching the whole thing. I got up at 3:30 and watched the match. And I was glued to the TV just like everyone else to see those two go at it. 老虎五只：「我把比赛看到最後，早上三点半起床看比赛。我跟大家一样黏在电视机前看 他们两个人打。」 "I wasn't around to watch Borg and McEnroe and McEnroe and Connors, I was a little bit young to remember that. But I grew up watching Agassi and Sampras go at it and to watch these two go at it, I think it's at a different level. The way they play, it's pretty fun to see how they adjust their games through an entire match and then try to one-up one another. Plus they know each other so well, they've played against each other so many times on a big stage that it's hard to one-up one another, it's just about whoever plays better on that particular day. 「我不是生在伯格和麦坎诺、麦坎诺和康纳斯的年代，我年纪太小对那些不是很有印象。 但我是在阿格西和山普拉斯的年代长大的，我想这是不同的程度。他们打的方式，看他们 在比赛中调整打法，试着打败对方这很有趣。他们对彼此都很了解，在大赛中有经常碰头 ，要打败对方都很困难，这是看当天谁打的比较好而定。」 "I really wish they were more comparable ages so you could see it go on for a longer period of time, because obviously Rafa's much younger than Fed in tennis years." 「我真希望他俩年龄相仿，所以你可以看这组合久一点，因为论网球年龄来说 Rafa 显然 是比 Fed年轻许多。」 Andy Roddick (on Federer's emotional post-match reaction): "I think in sports you can certainly, you know, everyone can relate to being disappointed. I think the thing about, you know, kind of having to stay on for an awards ceremony and from what I read, I think Roger touched on it. Kind of going after a match, taking a shower, stretching, that's kind of all part of your routine to kind of cool down and to kind of almost try to grab a sense of perspective and get away from everybody watching for a second. Andy Roddick 对费的赛後激动反应说：「我想在职业运动的人都能理解这种失望。我的 感觉是赛後必须呆在颁奖典礼上，Roger有点感动。就像打完比赛，冲完澡、做完伸展， 这是属於你自己的时间，想远离大家一毁儿。」 "When you have to go straight into the awards ceremony, you know, it's not easy especially after losing a Grand Slam final. I've been on the other end of that with Roger a couple of times. So I don't think it's surprising or out of the ordinary." 「但当你必须直接上台领奖，特别是在大满贯决赛输球後，这并不简单。我在Roger的另一 边好多次，所以我并不觉得这有什麽惊讶或不正常的。」 http://0rz.tw/Q4mQV http://www.tennis.com/news/ticker.aspx 另外附上 ESPN 剪辑的《澳网的激动时刻》 http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=3801926 1. John McEnroe 一场比赛被警告三次，因此丢掉比赛 (1990.1.21) 2. Jim Courier赢得澳网後跳进 Yarra 河庆祝 (1992.2.3) 3. Pete Sampras听闻教练脑得肿瘤飞回美国治疗，第五盘开始哭哭 好朋友 Jim Courier 说话刺激他，让他振作 (1995.1.24) 4. Justine Henin 因胃痛决赛退赛 (2006.1.26) 5. Roger Federer 因 Rod Laver 给他颁奖而哭哭 (2006.1.27) 6. Ana Ivanovic 四强神奇大逆转 (2008.1.24) 7. 大家自己填 Q_Q -- But there is nothin' like the sight...of an amputated spirit. There is no prosthetic for that. --

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