[情報] Andy Roddick's a fan as well
Andy Roddick's a fan as well
Mark Stevens
14 Jan, 04
The Herald Sun, Australia
YOU won't find Andy Roddick flicking though the latest gossip magazines in the
locker room.
The man who has graced almost as many covers as Guy Sebastien in recent months
yesterday said he was relieved he lucked out at school.
"Yeah, it's a good thing I didn't learn how to read," Roddick said.
And you get the feeling the world No. 1 isn't a big fan of the more traditional
newspapers at the moment, either.
For a moment, Roddick yesterday put his punter's cap on and wished the press
would drop the drugs.
"As a tennis fan also, I'm super excited about the new year . . . there are so
many great stories," Roddick said.
"For people to choose to focus on something that is not exactly super-positive
for the sport, it's a little disappointing."
Roddick did his best to hide his frustration at being peppered by constant
questions about the Greg Rusedski blow-up.
But you knew Roddick was more than a little peeved when he began addressing one
of the most persistent in the media throng as "sir".
Andy, do you think drugs in sport is a big issue?
"In what regard, sir?"
Is it an important issue in sport?
"Absolutely".
In the last 12 months, how many times have you been tested, Andy?
"It's got to be upwards of 17 or 18 and they put in blood tests last year as
well as even more of an accurate measure."
Any out of competition?
"Yes, sir."
Yes, drugs are important. It's just that Roddick felt like talking about
anything else but urine tests.
"There's so many great stories. With Andre still kicking all of our butts at --
what are you, about 63 now?" Roddick said.
"We have so many young guys that are coming up and we had a bunch of them with
a breakthrough year last year -- and then with (Lleyton) Hewitt and (Marat)
Safin coming back and adding into the mix and David (Nalbandian) and his other
friends from Argentina coming in. . ."
It sounded like a PR spin, but Roddick is genuinely excited about the state of
the men's game. And's he's happy to push it down our throats.
"My perspective on it is the sport is only going to go as far as the players
want it to; I just think the players are responsible for putting forth the
effort to promote the game and to make it bigger and better and that's the
stance that I've taken on it," Roddick said.
So there are no issues that stand out in your mind that need addressing at all?
"No. There is always issues but I've always chosen to focus on maybe the more
positive stuff instead of stuff that's wrong; there's lot that's right with the
game and it would be nice if people focused on that a little bit more."
Roddick would've been pleased then that there were a few lighter questions
thrown in amid the curly ones as the eight stars fronting up for the Commonweal
th Bank Classic at Kooyong gathered.
Like the probing one about Roger Federer's cow. You know, the bovine named
Juliette he was given for winning Wimbledon last year.
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