Re: Roddick lost magic, but not charm
※ 引述《carillon (Get better soon!)》之銘言：
: 非常感人的文章...
: 很少有選手會在輸了 尤其又是因為受傷以後
: 還為球迷簽名 和球迷合照吧
: Andy就是這樣
: 如同蓉妹所講的 好的讓人心疼
: Andy加油!! 趕快好起來喔
: *鼻酸酸*
: ---------
我原本還在期待
星期日就可以在衛視體育台
再看到他的身影
沒想到..嗚...
他去年在這好像打進決賽
那今年只進了四強
是不是又會被扣積分(搞不懂這怪異的積分方式)
加上Ferrero又打進鹿特丹的四強
會不會下週又回到世界排名第二阿
anyway這都不重要拉
只希望他能好好養傷
他的下一場出賽是在三月
有足夠的時間好好休息養傷
加油阿~~
趕快好起來
再來個20連勝吧
至於曼菲斯網賽
就交給網壇貝克漢Fish去奪冠吧
反正兩人是好友嘛
: Roddick lost magic, but not charm
: By Zack McMillin
: Memphis Commercial Appeal
: February 21, 2004
: The fans at The Racquet Club urged and cajoled and tried to channel some bit of
: positive karma toward Andy Roddick, the second-ranked tennis player in the
: world.
: C'mon, Andy!
: Let's go, Andy!
: Get it going, Andy!
: Grant Morgan sat above the court, and pulled for Roddick, too. But like the man
: to his right, Roddick coach Brad Gilbert, he betrayed little emotion.
: Suffice to say, no Memphian in the crowd wanted Roddick to win more than
: Morgan.
: "He's a great guy," Morgan said before Friday's match. "I can't tell you how
: much I've learned from this 21-year-old guy who could be a prima donna if he
: wanted but is just not."
: But it was not meant to be, not on this Friday night at the Kroger St. Jude.
: No, Swedish veteran Thomas Enqvist had too much game to allow Roddick to
: prevail on a night when the 21-year-old American's game seemed stuck in first
: gear.
: Enqvist continued his now-resurgent career comeback by moving into the
: semifinals with a 7-6 (8), 6-3 victory.
: It was not the best night for Team Roddick, and certainly not the kind of night
: Morgan had envisioned when he started yanking the Babolat string onto Roddick's
: rackets Friday afternoon.
: Morgan, 35, is a Raleigh-Egypt graduate who has served as the exclusive
: stringer for Roddick since last fall. Normally, he has the pleasure of watching
: Roddick conjure magic with his rackets,but Roddick could not deliver on Friday.
: The net snagged his backhands. His forehands sailed long or wide. His powerful
: serve rarely buzzed above 130 mph.
: The crowd was not aware, but Roddick played with a stiff back.
: By the third game, it was clear that Roddick did not have his best stuff, nor
: even anything resembling pretty good.
: When Roddick double-faulted while ahead 6-5 in the first-set tiebreak, Enqvist
: took command and sent Roddick home early.
: "I really wanted to win here," said Roddick, the 2002 KSJ champ and '03
: runnerup. "The support here has been amazing."
: Only, Roddick didn't head straight home. After patiently answering questions
: from the media, Roddick headed downstairs and promised to sign for everyone in
: a long autograph line. He even posed for pictures with anyone wielding a
: camera.
:
: For Morgan, that likability is part of the reason why his is such a sweet gig.
: "I've struck gold," Morgan said.
: Morgan began stringing rackets as a way to save money, back when he played
: competitive tennis locally. The more he tinkered with his new stringing
: machine, the more the hobby became a pursuit.
: He's now a full-time member of Team Roddick, having traveled to Australia
: earlier this month. He'll be in Paris for the French, at Wimbledon and in
: Athens for the Olympics.
: "Stringer is almost an insulting term when it comes to him," Roddick said. "I'm
: very particular......He's a great fit. Brad and I are big on joking around and
: having fun and I love my team I have around me now."
: The travel and the tennis are nice.
: Spending quality time with an athlete as motivated, dedicated and down to earth
: as Roddick is even better. He remembers going for a walk with Roddick in
: Australia and thinking he's just like a kid from down the street.
: And being around people as relentlessly positive and focused as Roddick and
: Gilbert has helped Morgan, who says he was "devastated" by a relationship-gone
: -bad five years ago. "For a long time, the sun could have risen in the West and
: it didn't matter," Morgan said. "But these guys have taught me a lot about
: trust and respect."
: Morgan told Roddick he plans to lose 30 pounds between Memphis and Paris, and,
: the very next day, when Morgan ordered a soda, Roddick dumped it.
:
: "I said, 'I'll lay off if you want,' but he said, 'No, I want you to,'"Roddick
: said.
:
: Morgan's ultimate goal is to drop 60 pounds by next year's Kroger St. Jude.
: Which, Memphis fans will be glad to know, will include Team Roddick.
: "See you here next year," Roddick said as he left the media room.
: We'll hold you to that, Andy.
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