Hewitt raging against dying of the light

看板Hewitt作者morphna (NANA)時間13年前 (2011/06/24 02:16)推噓4(4推 0噓 4→)

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稍早那場令人心碎的比賽後，大家都想知道Lleyton Hewitt的職業生涯是不是即將結束了但是那個永不放棄的傢伙跟大家說，只要他那破爛身體還能打，他就會繼續打下去因為他是如此熱愛這項運動、熱愛比賽、熱愛為他的國家比賽，所以他不會輕易地宣布退休，只要身體還堪打他就會繼續打下去，儘管現在年紀大了、傷病困擾不斷、世界排名掉到一百三， Hewitt相信自己還是可以在場上給其他選手們帶來一些麻煩所以他非常樂意繼續參加比賽、然後他也非常期待明年再回到倫敦參加溫布頓與倫敦奧運！（相信大家也非常期待繼續聽到他come on 下去 XD) Hewitt raging against dying of the light AFP | Jun 23, 2011, 11.14pm IST LONDON: Lleyton Hewitt vowed to go on playing tennis for as long as his patched-up body allows after coming within a whisker of a major upset at Wimbledon on Thursday. The 30-year-old Australian veteran took a two-set lead against fifth seed Robin Soderling before running out of steam as the Swede fought back to win a pulsating five-setter 6-7 (5/7), 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. It was a bitterly disappointing second round loss for Hewitt, the former world number one who triumphed at Wimbledon in 2002. Yet the pugnacious right-hander from Adelaide was able to reflect on his best performance for several months which have been plagued by injuries and poor results in major tournaments. Hewitt, who has struggled with foot and hip injuries in recent years, said he was in no mood to call time on his career. "I love competing in these events," Hewitt said. "You know, you're retired for a long time once you're retired. I hear that from a lot of great athletes. "For me, as long as my body's close to a hundred percent, I want to go out there and compete. I still feel like I can obviously give these top guys as much trouble as anyone out there," he added. "I don't know 100 percent why I'm still motivated. But as long as I'm prepared to do the hard work and go through all the pain and mentally up and down after surgeries and still get in the gym and do all the hard slog, then you know something's right, I guess." Hewitt is also unfazed by the fact that his world ranking has slumped to a 13-year low of 130 in recent weeks. "My ranking, for me, it's not an issue," he said. "I'll get wild cards into a certain amount of tournaments that I'll want to play anyway. "As I've always said, your ranking takes care of itself. Once you're actually in the tournament, if I can play at that level consistently, then my ranking's the furthest thing from my mind." Hewitt's commitment to representing Australia in the Davis Cup is also unshakeable, even though it means a gruelling trip to China immediately after Wimbledon before heading to the United States for the hardcourt season. He is also looking forward to the prospect of returning to Wimbledon next year for the 2012 Olympics. "But anytime to play for your country it's a great honour," he said. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.119.150.221