[KIM]Kim's Diary-Mixed feelings

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有提到之前版友在微風超市看到的巧克力耶!!! 害我也想去抱一桶回來了～ -- 03-11-2006 I just won my second round, but I still have some mixed feelings like yesterday. There were a few games where the ball was going exactly where I wanted it to go and I was controlling my points, like how I usually play. But there are definitely games where I'm still not patient enough and am not making the right decisions. Sometimes I'd be a meter or two behind the baseline and would go for a big shot instead of a safer one. But the more I play, the more that will come back. Even though yesterday was my first match in a while, I woke up this morning and felt good. I was maybe a little stiff here and there but mostly I was very ready to go. I really wanted to work on the physical side of things before I came back, so that I'd feel good and not get stiff again after tough matches. I don't have much time - only two more tournaments this year - so I wanted to be at a stage where I'd only be worried about my game on the court. Now that I'm playing regularly again, I'm getting back into pre-match routines. Like this morning, I got some breakfast for me, Brian and his dad; I went to the bakery and got some bread and sandwiches. Then I made lunch a bit later. I am still having problems with some of the waiting and eating before a match. I'm pretty superstitious, like here at Hasselt, I'm always going to the same locker room (there are five), trying to play on the same side of the court and eating the same thing. I like to keep my meals pretty plain at this tournament, which isn't always easy! They are always making changes to the food. I have been eating bread with just turkey and cucumber. That's lunch. Just before a match, I'll eat pasta, vegetables and chicken, if they have those. I try not to have too much sauce on the pasta. Pretty plain! I was going to give Neil Harman from the London Times a call to do an interview this afternoon, but I ended up falling asleep! We've been meaning to do the interview for a while, but something always gets in the way. We'll eventually do it. Also this afternoon I watched Caroline play her second round against Michaella Krajicek; unfortunately she lost, but it was three sets and she played really well. I watched one set on TV, and then drove over to the tournament to watch the rest of it. I practice with Caroline a lot and we always have a really good session. I've always felt she's better in practice than in a match but this week I've finally seen her at her best, playing as well as I know she can play. It's exciting! Hopefully, she can keep going forward and dominate the smaller tournaments she plays. One thing that we've been celebrating a little bit is Halloween. I mentioned before that Brian and I watched The Boogeyman, but I also went out and bought some candy to give out, also little toys. A lot of Brian's basketball friends are American so they're into it too. No kids rang the doorbell that night but the basket is getting pretty empty anyway! The dogs are getting chocolate here and there. I love chocolate, especially black chocolate, it's my favorite. I like Kinder chocolate, anything from them I love. I also have my own chocolate! I gave Danny from the WTA a box of it today. It came out last year. It's a limited edition chocolate named after me, by the Belgian company Duc d'O. It's in a thin box, which looks like a tennis ball can, but filled with little chocolates that look like little tennis balls! They taste good. The company asked me to do it and I was happy to. I got something very exciting today. One of my friends bought me a tupperware bowl that has a lid attached, and you just put onions into it, turn it, and it slices them up for you. It'll definitely make my cooking much less stressful! When I cut onions, I'm crying the whole time. I can't wait to start using it!! This evening I had a bit of dinner at the tournament. They have food here until the last match is done, which is a bonus. You don't have to worry about eating at home. Usually after a match I'll just get a quick massage and rest up. Tonight I had a bit of fruit and some pasta to get my carbs up. I like the food here - I'm not a huge fan of going to really nice restaurants all the time. Sometimes Brian and I will go to them though. My favorite one is Nobu, but they don't have that here, so whenever I go to cities that have them (New York, London, Milan, Miami), I try to go as much during that one week as possible! The owner of it is a big tennis fan. I try to go every other day when I'm in one of those cities. In the quarterfinals tomorrow I play Sandra Kloesel, whom I played in the first round of Miami last year. I won that match, but what I remember most was it was the middle of the day, and very hot; I was sweating and my skin was burning. The toughest thing out there was to get through that heat. It was draining to push yourself through the points, but I enjoy it. That's what makes you better, pushing yourself through tough situations like that. It gives you a little extra when you're playing big matches or the big players. I'm playing the night match again tomorrow so Caroline and I will probably have some fun during the day, do some online shopping. So far this week we haven't done a lot, because we're playing at different times and she usually leaves in the morning while I'm still at home resting. But tomorrow will be fun. I'll talk to you all again after my match! Kim -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.139.0.98 ※ 編輯: candy521 來自: 220.139.0.98 (11/04 13:58)