是在读者的问题中提到的 btw 他这期的读者回信标题正是 "The Williams soap opera" 威家的肥皂剧 I don't claim to have watched every match Serena Williams has played, or read every article about them, but it seems to me that if Mary Carillo and almost every other tennis announcer/journalist says that Serena only loses when she plays badly, why is it soooo awful when Serena says it? Against Jelena Jankovic [in the Sony Ericsson Open final], it was obvious that Jelena had nothing to do with the outcome of that match. Your thoughts? -- P-Sqaured, NYC 我不能说看过小威的全部比赛或看过所有关於威家的报导 但对我来说似乎包括Mary Carillo或大部分的球评都认为小威只有在打不好时才输球 那为什麽他自己说出这个观点的时候就得被骂呢? 在Miami的决赛明显的Jankovic并不能改变这个结局 你有什麽看法呢? 来自纽约的P-Sqaured Truthfully, I was thinking the same thing the entire tournament. And I came away with a new perspective re: Serena's sour reaction to defeat. I don't want to give Serena a total pass on her sore losing. (It's beneath her to attribute losing to an opponent's "lucky shots" or "playing at 40 percent.") But put yourself in her shoes. 坦白说我在整个Miami期间也在思考这件事 我在小威输球後的行为有一点新看法 我不能说小威输球後有酸的言论是全部说得过去的 (包括说对手打出幸运球或说自己只发挥四成) 但你可以把自己放进他的角色想想 She has the capability to blow away the world's top-ranked player 6-2, 6-0, as she did in the quarterfinals. She has the capacity to blow through a tournament, as she did last year in Australia and last week in Miami. She has the ability to render her opponents essentially meaningless. How immensely frustrating must it be to lose? When all cylinders are firing, she's virtually unbeatable. One can see how it must drive her nuts when that doesn't happen. 他有那个能力可以把世界第一6-2 6-0 就像他在八强打的那样 他也有能力打出极佳的网球 像是去年澳网跟今年Miami 他有能力让他的对手看起来在做无谓挣扎 所以对他来说输球会有多挫折? 当他打出完美网球的时候他完全是不可击败的 所以你可以看到当他输球後的苦处 Larger point: I've said this before, but I don't see how you can follow the sport and not be awed by the whole Williams narrative. You couldn't craft a richer story than this: humble beginnings, great triumphs, outsider status, insider status, family tragedy, divorce, race, money, grace, disgrace, education, sports. 更重要的是: 我之前就说过 我不知道你如何能在不对威家的故事感到敬畏中看球 但你不能再找到一个更传奇的故事了:贫穷的环境.伟大的胜利.外在及内在状态 家庭悲剧.离婚.竞争.金钱.优雅与不优雅.教育与体育 The plot wavers all the time. "Venus is cooked! No, wait: She's Wimbledon champ!" "Serena is bored! No, wait: She's trim and buff and toasting Justine Henin!" "Serena rules! No, she's pulling out of an event and taping a reality show." "Venus is looking fairly strong! No wait: She's taking an unexpected leave!" Really, it's just remarkable. And I'm not sure the Republic of Tennis realizes how lucky we are to have them around. 那些摇摆不定的人会说"Venus已经差不多了! 噢不 他是温网冠军" "Serena无聊透了! 噢不 他改变了 并且痛击了Henin" "Serena主宰一切! 噢不 他退出了一个又一个比赛而且还拍了实境秀" "Venus看起来强壮极了! 噢不 他现在出人意料的暂时停赛" 这是个非凡的故事 但我不确定网球世界的人们是否了解我们有多幸运能有威廉丝姐妹 -- --

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