Re: Roddick sees results after switch in coaches

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※ 引述《shirleypu (驚奇不斷)》之銘言： : Roddick sees results after switch in coaches : By Mark Ambrogi : July 21, 2003 : Brad Gilbert was looking for the right pupil for his return to coaching. : Andy Roddick was seeking a fresh approach. : So far, the mix seems to be the right one. : "Literally from the first day we started, things meshed pretty good," : Gilbert said. "We had a good start and, hopefully, things will only get better." : The two hooked up following Roddick's first-round exit in the French Open. : Roddick, the top seed in the RCA Championships and ranked sixth on the ATP : Tour, won the Queen's Club tourney and then reached the semifinals at : Wimbledon. : "(Gilbert) brings a lot of excitement and passion and it kind of rubs off," : Roddick said. "He came in and said, 'I believe you can win Queen's and win : Wimbledon.' That makes you step back and say, 'This is good, this guy actually : thinks I can do those things.' I almost pulled it off. I came two matches : short." : Roddick, who turns 21 on Aug. 30, decided to part with Tarik Benhabiles, : his coach since August 1999. Roddick said they remain good friends. : "We always knew we would be friends a lot longer than we'd be player and : coach," Roddick said. : Gilbert ended his nearly eight-year term as Andre Agassi's coach in January : 2002. : Gilbert had some offers to return to coaching. But it didn't feel right : until Roddick called. : "The time off was great," Gilbert said. "I'm kind of invigorated now and : it's a great opportunity with Andy. I'm blessed that Andre gave me an : incredible opportunity and now I get another unbelievable opportunity again." : The 41-year-old Gilbert, who owns 20 career ATP titles, likes Roddick's game : and his attitude. : "He's got that personality that is similar to Andre in that you want to be : around him," Gilbert said. "He's a good people person. He loves sports like : me. We have a good time hanging out with each other." : Gilbert isn't making many adjustments in Roddick's technique. There will be : time for that tinkering in the offseason. : Yet Roddick said Gilbert has helped in preparation. : "He's very good at dissecting your opponent," Roddick said. "He'll be out : watching their full match the day before and maybe even watch practices to : maybe pick up some tendencies. He's a great student of the game and he's not : afraid to put in the hours." : Roddick wants Gilbert to help him become a world champion. Reaching the : Wimbledon semifinals was the first time he made it past a quarterfinal in : a Grand Slam. : "I'm disappointed I couldn't take it all the way, but it was a definite : improvement and I thought I made a lot of progress during that month at : London," Roddick said. "But that being said, it's over now and I'm looking : to progress." : Gilbert understands American tennis fans are eager to see Roddick win a : Grand Slam, but he isn't adding any pressure. : "You can't just say, 'I've got to win the next Slam.' If you get caught up : in the situation that you're playing to meet other people's expectations, : you're going to get in serious trouble," Gilbert said. "You can't control : what happens outside the court. You can control what happens on the court, : so just stick to that." 沒錯沒錯我覺得不止是網球比賽人生也是如此呢此外還覺得Gilbert 不只是coach ...其實比較像mentor : Roddick has taken that approach to heart. : "I have faith that I'll have my time, but I'm not going to rush it," he said. : "If it's going to happen, it's going to happen." 很聰明 rush 通常都不會有太好的結果很不錯的發言充滿年輕人的自信卻不躁進 : All he can do is work hard on improving, he said. Fans and media members : have to realize he has not been on the tour that long. : "I had such a rapid rise that people got excited really quickly," said : Roddick, who has seven career tour titles. "But it's not as easy as it looks." : Following Indianapolis, Roddick will play in Washington, Montreal and : Cincinnati before taking a week off just before the U.S. Open. : "I'm always good when I play a lot of matches," he said. "These weeks are : easy for me. It's not like a grind when I'm in foreign place and I don't : speak the language. This is all good." : Plus, he said hardcourts are his favorite surface. : Roddick currently is fifth in the ATP Champions Race. He is seeking to make : the eight-man Tennis Masters Cup, held in Houston in November. : "His goal is for the Masters because he hasn't made it yet," Gilbert said. : "Then we'll re-assess things for next year." : --- : 今年非常有機會闖進名人杯，實現他許下的願望. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.csie.ntu.edu.tw) ◆ From: 218.170.2.129