[S.S.] Stosur in sight of childhood dream

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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 新聞大意是說 Sam小時候唸的小學學校Gaven State School 最近把15年前Sam埋的時光膠囊挖出來了 (校長還特別解釋不是因為Sam出名才挖出來是因為當初本來就設定2010年要挖出來) 當時11歲的Sam寫下了她自己對2010年的期許她寫的是"She would like to be world number one by 2010." 到2010年她可以成為世界第一雖然今年到目前為止她的最高排名只到第五但今年還沒過去所以現在還不能斷言她的兒時願望無法達成 (好啦~難度是有點高XD) 不過就算無法達成我相信能這麼接近15年前許下願望目標的小朋友應該也沒幾個何況這個目標是如此的困難所以 Sam 即使今年當不成世界第一你還是很了不起! 從11歲堅持到現在希望你一直堅持下去直到妳的願望成真:) ps:我很想看她11歲寫的字條可惜這則新聞沒拍出來.... -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 111.184.199.230 ※ 編輯: modjo 來自: 111.184.199.230 (09/11 17:26)