Re: [情報] MARIA IN SINGAPORE

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昨天的比賽結果：6-0 7-6(12-10)，莎娃獲勝 (第二盤原以5-2落後，表演賽也是不能馬虎的上演劇場)。仍穿著同一件衣服： http://0rz.tw/a53v7 http://0rz.tw/913tr http://www.wtaworld.com/showpost.php?p=12187492&postcount=11403 http://www.wtaworld.com/showpost.php?p=12187169&postcount=11400 回答幾個球迷來信問題： I come from the Russian school of screaming http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/sports/story/0,4136,152112,00.html The TNPPostman received 50 letters last week with the heading 'Dear Maria'. When ERNEST LUIS told tennis' hottest star, Maria Sharapova, they were from our very own readers, her eyes lit up... December 31, 2007 WEEK in, week out, Maria Sharapova is used to being asked various questions by journalists. She must have heard almost any sort of question by now. And sometimes, when they come from the media, it can get a little predictable. 日復一日，莎娃很習慣面對各種記者提問，因為是來自媒體，有時就滿好猜是什麼問題。 But when told that the questions I had for her were from our very own readers via the tnppostman.com series, Sharapova's eyes sparkled. 但當記者告訴莎娃這些問題來自讀者時，她的眼睛亮了起來。 Early last week, more than 50 letters were sent in after The New Paper's readers were encouraged to ask Sharapova questions. We were told she likes questions that really seek out the essence of who she is, her world and life views, and what has made her become the person you see dominating tennis, sports and news headlines today. And our intelligent readers duly responded. WHAT TENNIS HAS REALLY DONE FOR MARIA OF the lot, Tan Liang Yee, a 28-year-old florist, offered the best opening question. When Sharapova heard who it was from, she smiled, leaned forward eagerly and said: 'Wow, a florist. That's nice. What's his question?' Has tennis developed you in any aspect, and how has it made you the person you are today? 網球在各層面對妳有什麼幫助，如何讓妳成為現在的樣子？ Sharapova replied: 'I would say tennis has helped me mature very fast. 'There are so many people you meet in tennis: Opponents, sponsors, officials, media. I even get to do charity work. 'It provides different opportunities that I probably wouldn't have gotten, if I weren't in professional tennis. 'So you really mature fast. Off-court, it has helped because all the match losses have really made me not only a stronger competitor, but a stronger person in life. 'I was born into a family from (Homel) Belarus (that moved to Siberia, Russia, in 1986, after the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Sharapova was born the following year in Nyagan, Siberia). 'And when you consider those circumstances I came from, tennis has given me, maybe, even more opportunities than I could ever wish for. 'At 20, I have learnt and seen so much already, and it has helped me go through the tough times better as well.' 莎娃：網球讓我加速成長，給我超乎預期的機會，也讓我不只在場內成為堅強的鬥士，在場外也同樣堅強。 CELEBRITY IS A GIFT AND CAN BE USED PROPERLY EVERYONE wants a piece of Maria Sharapova, it seems. And sometimes, it's easy to forget that she's only 20. Yet, it's tempting - as tennis' hottest celebrity of the moment - for her to say no. But this year, she's starting to come of age and realising how to embrace her celebrity with a positive view. 今年，她開始了解如何善用自己的知名度。 Answering the TNPPostman's question - a combination of similar points raised by our readers - she replied: 'That's why earlier this year, I became a UNDP (United Nations Development Programme's) Goodwill Ambassador. 'I'm involved with its Chernobyl recovery projects and I plan to go to visit the Chernobyl site and help out next year. 'Celebrity status, yes, there's the good and not-so-good side of it. But it also brings with it opportunities and the ability to give back to people. 'Especially people with few opportunities. 'My family experienced that and I appreciate how important it is to use my celebrity status to give something back to people.' 名氣自然有好有壞，但也隨之而來能回饋他人的機會。成為聯合國發展基金會親善大使就是個重要進程，很感激現在能善用自己的狀況回饋他人。 FIVE QUESTIONS IN SIX MINUTES THE TNPPostman was given only six minutes of interview time with Sharapova. Originally, up to 10 minutes were promised earlier last week. That meant choosing only the best eight from 50 letter-writers. But after her 16-hour flight from Los Angeles on Friday, organisers told the local journalists from five different newspapers and television stations, that they had to divide only 30 minutes of one-on-one interviews among them. Hence, six minutes for each organisation. That meant cutting down to four questions, from eight. To her credit, Sharapova didn't give skimpy answers to our readers' questions. IF I COULD DITCH MY TENNIS STAR STATUS FOR A YEAR, I'D... BE nothing more than a simple college student. Oh yes, can you picture Sharapova in jeans and T-shirt, lugging a haversack and possibly a file around, as she flits from class to class? Daryl Neo, a 23-year-old national serviceman, asked what she would do if she weren't a tennis star. To his question, Sharapova replied: 'Oh yes, without a doubt, I'd go to college for a year. 'My mother (Yelena) is really my inspiration as she was very into education since I was in kindergarten. 'Because after that, I was very much home-schooled by her and education is very important in my family. 'Going to college would be a different experience from being home-schooled by my parents and it's not so much because I'll get to meet different people and teachers. 'It's just that I can continue my education in an institution, and just be a simple college student. 'Then, I might consider going into a fashion school after that. I'd really like that, perhaps learn to be a fashion designer.' 如果不當網球球星，會想去上大學，會想學時尚方面的，也許學當設計師。 ASIAN FEMALE TENNIS PLAYERS CAN MEASURE UP IF THEY... LOVE the game and then, get the right government and parental support, and programmes. That's because Ace Cheong, a 36-year-old photographer, used the example of Michael Chang being the only man of Asian heritage to win a tennis major - the French Open - in 1989, when he was just 17. His question: Can an Asian woman repeat the same feat? And what qualities do Asian female tennis players need, to catch up with their dominating Western counterparts? Sharapova gamely replied: 'I think the advances in technology have helped bridge the gap between top players. 'With Asian female players and tennis, we may see some big results in a few years, because there seems to be more excitement in the sport, certainly in Asia wherever I've been too. 'With more youth tennis programmes, it is getting popular. 'Not everyone has to follow my example (of how her father first brought Sharapova, then aged eight, to the US with just US$700 ($1,000) in his pocket, to try and get her into a tennis academy). 'But I loved the game when I first picked up a racquet. And the most important thing is that players here, in Asia, should not be forced into the game. 'They must love having a racquet in hand. Also, they have to know their talents and be realistic as well. 'Their parents need to know this and with the right government support, the proper facilities need to be looked at to develop talent here. 'But it's important to have the view that you are really investing in possible batches of players for the future.' 總之…就是覺得亞洲網壇大有可為。 AND FINALLY...THE TNPPOSTMAN'S QUESTION THAT DIDN'T MAKE MARIA SCREAM Ernest: I asked Anna Chakvetadze about your screaming on court, and whether she thinks it's a tactical ploy to throw your opponents off. She said she thinks it's an American-school thing, and can be seen as a tactical ploy. Sharapova: Well, actually, when I first picked up a tennis racquet at the age of four, I was already grunting. And from the age of four to seven, the grunting became a habit. So I'm afraid there's no tactical ploy there. And during that period, I was growing up in Russia, so it's not an American-school thing. I guess you could say I came from the Russian school of screaming instead? Chakvetadze 說妳場上的叫聲是策略性的，而且是米國學校教的策略。莎娃：我四歲剛拿起球拍就會叫了，四到七歲變成習慣，這恐怕沒什麼策略可言。而那時候我還在俄羅斯，所以那也不是美國學校教的。現在大概可以改說我其實來自俄羅斯的尖叫學校囉？ Maria answers your queries 另外有篇觀察莎娃練習過程的： Why is Maria playing American football? http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/sports/story/0,4136,152113,00.html ~ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.133.99.37 ※ 編輯: jcshie 來自: 220.133.99.37 (12/31 11:37)