[外電] Time will decide if I am the best

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"Time will decide if I am the best" 「時間會決定我是否成為最好的球員。」 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宣稱，如果要證明他是否能成為史上最偉大的網球選手，時間將會成為主要因素。 "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. 「我認為我現在正在正確的道路上，但只有時間才能證明我是不是史上最偉大的選手。」 Federer昨天在杜拜公開賽參加Rolex的代言記者會上向媒體這麼說。 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. 「對於能和像Rod Laver這等偉大的選手比較，我的感覺很好。但我比較喜歡等待，看看我的網球生涯能如何的展現，或看看我是否能和運動中的某些傳說相提並論。」 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. 在墨爾本，他成為自從傳奇球手Bjorn Borg在1980年的法網後，第一個不掉一盤就拿下大滿貫冠軍的人。 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決賽，他輸給了西班牙的Rafael Nadal。 "I need to keep up all the hard work and I also need to enjoy what I am doing," Federer insisted. 「我必須持續這些艱難的工作，而且必須享受我正在做的事。」Federer堅持。 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. 這位瑞士之星找到了一些里程碑和紀錄要去達成，那是他在他生涯中繼續奮鬥的動機之一。在第15屆的杜拜公開賽男單，Federer將會打破Jimmy Connors的25歲紀錄，連續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. 「這個紀錄看起來非常令人興奮，那天對我來說將會是個偉大的日子，當這天終於來臨時。」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也瞄準15座大滿貫冠軍的紀錄，現在保持人是Pete Sampras。「那也在我視野範圍內，紀錄是促使我能在每場比賽中表現的更好的重要動機。」瑞士人陳述：「我需要達成一些目標，建下一些里程碑給自己以及比賽。」 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. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 59.121.39.82