海棠花飛
讀讀，寫寫，聊聊，快快樂樂地變老。
今天太為我網球的第一大偶像 --- 費得勒高興了！終於拿下法網的第一個獎杯，與桑普拉斯大滿貫數看齊，共 14 個，並且比前者更有成就的是：小費的這 14 個獎杯中，有包括溫布爾頓， US 公開賽，法網和奧網世界級的四大網球賽的獎杯。 All time best! 他的太太也懷孕待產，看來他今年喜事多多，真替他高興，祝他一切平安順意。
第一次看他打球是他在2001年溫布爾頓R4賽時與桑普拉斯的那場對決。當時對這個毛頭小夥精湛的球藝印象很深，尤其是對他挑戰桑普拉斯這樣的網壇巨星居然能這麽沉著冷靜的應對佩服得緊，再加上他的帥氣是我喜歡的那款，有點黝黑的健美膚色，勻稱陽光的體型，好色的我立馬心裏念叨一下：愛本來就是無國界的，小桑對不起了，美國對不起了。就一頭倒向他，為他加油了。果然他不負重望，拿下了那場比賽。沒想到的事，最後一個 match point 成功後，小費一反打球時的那種沉府很深的模樣，居然出乎意外地趴在地上大哭起來，淚水肆無忌憚地在擠得滿滿的現場觀眾麵前，在全世界坐在電視機前的網球愛好者麵前狂奔。看他那張年輕的臉上淚水滂沱的樣子，回想著他剛才出色的球藝和冷峻的神態，突然明白原來他的冷靜隻是外表，心裏的壓力一樣地是不可估量，隻是他控製著不讓它爆發而已。這是怎樣的一個至情至性的男人，叫人怎能不喜歡。
接下來我就成了他的鐵杆粉絲，隻要看他的比賽，我都不看對手是誰，一概壓他會贏。他也是很爭氣，大多數時候都能讓我開心而來，盡興而歸。
網球界不乏帥哥美女，可讓我為之傾心的卻不多。喜歡小費首先是因為他的球藝，從發球，正手，反手，網前球，他都能處理得渾然天成，沒有明顯的缺憾，欣賞他的球，如同觀賞一出百老匯的秀，每一招，每一式，無不給人一種視覺上的美的享受。他有力，但不像桑普拉斯那樣常常能在溫布爾頓的綠色草地上 “ 一錘定音 ” ；他能跑，但不如他近年的 “ 克星 ” 納達爾那般像架永動機，一發動後，隔了電視屏幕都能感受他那 “ 蹦蹦蹦 ” 的震動。小費打的是藝術球，他勝在聰慧，勝在靈活運用，雖然對手各異，他都能以己之長，克他人之弱。
偶像之所以能成偶像，不光要有出色的才藝讓人眩目，更要有人格的魅力。如果隻是體能上的競賽，劉翔再快也跑不過山豹。雖然偶像首先是因在聚光燈下的才藝吸引人，但是要凡人死心塌地做粉絲的，還必須具備讓人信服的品德修養。飛魚在 08 北京奧運會上光彩奪目，可是回美沒多久就身陷吸毒嫖妓之困擾，這些烏七八糟的事傳遞出一個低俗的人品，難以成為青少年們的行為楷模，所以在廣告界失寵也不足為奇。畢竟對大部分人來說，做人比在體育上高人一等來得更重要。這也是我喜歡小費另一個重要原因所在。 他場下的儒雅風度就像他的座右銘所言：做名人當然好，但更重要的是做個好人。非常欣賞他這一點。無論輸贏，他總是給對手恰如其分的讚美，不張狂，不做作，彰顯體育的優雅 (grace) 和 正義 (dignity).
當然他讓我格外著迷的還有一小點，就是發現原來他是個愛哭的男孩。已經見他哭過好幾回了。今次看法網，輸贏快見分曉時，連解說員都反複調侃道：這下他又該哭了。果真，最後一個發球得分後，小費是經典的跪地動作，接下來媒體一個嫻熟的臉部特寫，果然不出所料，眼淚如決堤的洪水奔湧而來。全場起立，與他一起分享這份曆史性的快樂。連老天都為之動容，雨越下越大，如同他歡喜的淚。當看到頒獎儀式上，升瑞士國旗奏國歌，他再一次哭泣時，我也忍不住，為他喜極而泣。
喜歡小費，看他從青澀小夥長成成熟男人。努力拚搏，率性做人，真性情的男人讓人終身為之著迷而不悔。
Biography (ZT)
Here's an attempt to sketch Roger Federer 's non-tennis personality.
Born: August 8, 1981 at Münchenstein, Basel, Switzerland
Residence: Oberwil, Switzerland
Height: 186 cm
Weight: 84 kg
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Brown
Nicknames: Rogi, Federer Express
Hobbies: Sports, Movies, Fishing, Skiing, Playstation, Cards
Favorites:
Food: Mozzarella di buffala, Gnocchi, Gorgonzola, Sausage, Cheese
Cereal: Rice Crispies
Ice Cream: Strawberry
Colors: Blue, Red, White
Artists: AC/DC, Lenny Kravitz
Movies: Good Will Hunting, Entrapment, Enemy of the State
Sportstars: FC Basel, Zinedine Zidane, Francesco Totti, Michael Jordan, Lennox Lewis, Peter Forsberg
Qualities Most Admired: Smile a lot, Friendly, Helpful
Personal Motto: It's nice to be important, but it's important to be nice
Funny Tennis Memory: " I was playing a friend named Marco when I was 14. Playing in Basel. And it was like six o' clock. And this bird just goes on the net. My friend - he didn't see the bird - and he starts serving. And he serves...and the little bird, Boom! Right on the body. The bird fell on my side of the net. And it was on the ground, like shaking, then, Boom, dead. Feathers all over the court. He didn't know what happened. I'm like, Stop, stop! There's a bird on the net. And he goes, Boom, and just hits it. That was unbelievable. "
Early Tennis Memory: " I remember always loving to play against the cupboards, against the doors at home. With any kind of ball...soft ball, tennis ball. My mom always got pissed off at me, because, Bang, bang, bang!, all day long ."
好久不見，劇團好！
謝謝你提供這麽多的資料。
羅傑還年輕，到8月份才滿28歲，目前狀態也好，找的另一半又是圈中人，賢內助，我覺得他的路還沒走完，還有更多機會的----比如說6月22日開始的全草地賽（溫網）！！！納豆的右膝傷這麽快能好嗎？拭目以待了！
佩服羅傑能巧用身體和技能，至今是受傷最少的網球運動高手。。。
哇，那天他的法語，英語說得多好！
謝謝你們指正，我會去掉文中相應的錯處。很高興有這麽多網球愛好者，下次看球就去體育看台湊熱鬧：)
Sampras vs Federer on Wimbledon 2001(ZT):
Some stats about the historic match in the Round of 16. It was the only time they both met and since Sampras has retired, Federer holds a 1-0 lifetime head to head against him. Going into the match,
Pete had never lost a 5-set match at Wimbledon before he lost to Federer 7-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-7, 7- 5.
He had a streak of 31 straight wins at Wimbledon, tying him with Rod Laver.
Pete had won the seven of the last 8 Wimbledons going into the 2001 Wimby.
Pete was looking for his 100th win at Wimbledon when he met Federer. He got his 100th win at Wimbledon with his 3-set win over Martin Lee in R128 the next year. It was also his last win at Wimbledon.
費的大滿冠決賽記錄是14-5, 5次失敗都是輸給納道.3次紅土,1次草地,一次硬地. 僅有的兩次勝利都來自草地.即使現在,任何場地,費德勒 vs 納道還是輸麵多.當然,費德勒的成績擺在那裏,技術動作確實完美.可惜了,對納道的記錄有點遜色.還有,這次如果是在法網決賽中擊敗納道,那就沒有什麽爭議了.
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誰是網壇最強手? 費德勒? 桑普拉斯?
下麵是 ESPN 的一家之言.
Who is the greatest player? Now that Federer has tied Sampras for most Grand Slam titles at 14, the argument seems to settle around those two (sometimes Rod Laver, as well).
But winning Grand Slam titles is just one facet of the debate. Jimmy Connors, for example, played the Australian Open only twice, reaching the final both times. What about winning on different surfaces? What about career longevity? What about caliber of competition? What about being linked with Barbra Streisand, Brooke Shields and Steffi Graf?
So in true Page 2 fashion, we've devised a points system to calculate all this. We'll look at 11 of the best players of the Open era (since 1968), those with at least six Grand Slam titles. We're going to leave Laver out of the debate for now because his career is a little more difficult to evaluate; he won six majors as an amateur before turning pro in 1963, then added five more once professionals were allowed to compete. He might be the best player ever; we won't disagree, but it is fair to say that modern tennis really began in 1968.
For now, on to our scoring system. Here's how it works:
8226; Five points for each Grand Slam singles championship;
8226; Three points for each finals win over one of the other 10 players on our list;
8226; Two points for each loss in a Grand Slam championship;
8226; One point for each semifinals loss in a Grand Slam event;
8226; One point for every 10 career matches won in Grand Slam tournaments;
8226; One point for each separate year a player reached at least the semifinals of a Grand Slam event;
8226; Five points for finishing the year ranked as the No. 1 player in the world; four points for being No. 2; three points for being No. 3;
8226; 15 points for completing the career Grand Slam
Andre Agassi
Titles: 8 (Australian Open 4, U.S. Open 2, Wimbledon, French) (40 points)
Record in finals: 8-7 (14 points)
Semifinals losses: 11 (11 points)
Grand Slam W-L: 224-53 (22 points)
Players defeated in finals: Pete Sampras, Goran Ivanisevic, Michael Stich, Andrei Medvedev, Todd Martin, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Arnaud Clement, Rainer Schuttler (3 points)
Years reaching finals or semifinals: 15 (15 points)
Year-end rankings: 3, 2, 2, 1, 3, 2 (23 points)
Career Grand Slam? Yes (15 points)
Random note: 1-4 against Sampras in Grand Slam finals; beat Sampras in the 1995 Australian.
TOTAL POINTS: 143
Boris Becker
Titles: 6 (Wimbledon 3, Australian 2, U.S. Open) (30 points)
Record in finals: 6-4 (8 points)
Semifinals losses: 8 (8 points)
Grand Slam W-L: 163-40 (16 points)
Players defeated in finals: Ivan Lendl (3), Kevin Curren, Stefan Edberg, Michael Chang (12 points)
Years reaching finals or semifinals: 11 (11 points)
Year-end rankings: 2, 2, 2, 3, 3 (18 points)
Career Grand Slam? No
Random note: Reached the French semis three times, but never the final.
TOTAL POINTS: 103
Bjorn Borg
Titles: 11 (French 6, Wimbledon 5) (55 points)
Record in finals: 11-5 (10 points)
Semifinals losses: 1 (1 point)
Grand Slam W-L: 141-16 (14 points)
Players defeated in finals: Jimmy Connors (2), Guillermo Vilas (2), John McEnroe, Manuel Orantes, Ilie Nastase, Victor Pecci, Roscoe Tanner, Vitas Gerulaitis, Ivan Lendl (12 points)
Years reaching finals or semifinals: 8 (8 points)
Year-end rankings: 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1 (27 points)
Career Grand Slam? No
Random note: Entered Australian Open only once in career; from 1978 to '81, made the finals in 11 of 12 majors he entered.
TOTAL POINTS: 127
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Jimmy Connors won eight Grand Slam titles despite rarely venturing to the Australian Open.
Jimmy Connors
Titles: 8 (U.S. Open 5, Wimbledon 2, Australian Open) (40 points)
Record in finals: 8-7 (14 points)
Semifinals losses: 16 (16 points)
Grand Slam W-L: 233-49 (23 points)
Players defeated in finals: Bjorn Borg (2), Ivan Lendl (2), Ken Rosewall (2), John McEnroe, Phil Dent (15 points)
Years reaching finals or semifinals: 14 (14 points)
Year-end rankings: 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2 (49 points)
Career Grand Slam? No
Random note: Won 1976 U.S. Open on clay; reached semis of French Open four times, but never the final.
TOTAL POINTS: 171
Stefan Edberg
Titles: 6 (Wimbledon 2, U.S. Open 2, Australian 2) (30 points)
Record in finals: 6-5 (10 points)
Semifinals losses: 8 (8 points)
Grand Slam W-L: 178-47 (17 points)
Players defeated in finals: Boris Becker (2), Mats Wilander, Pat Cash, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras (12 points)
Years reaching finals or semifinals: 10 (10 points)
Year-end rankings: 2, 3, 1, 1, 2 (21 points)
Career Grand Slam? No
Random note: Five-set loss to Michael Chang in 1989 French Open prevented career Grand Slam.
TOTAL POINTS: 108
Roger Federer
Titles: 14 (Wimbledon 5, U.S. Open 5, Australian 3, French) (70 points)
Record in finals: 14-5 (10 points)
Semifinals losses: 3 (3 points)
Grand Slam W-L: 175-25 (17 points)
Players defeated in finals: Andy Roddick (3), Rafael Nadal (2), Andre Agassi, Marat Safin, Mark Philippoussis, Lleyton Hewitt, Marcos Baghdatis, Fernando Gonzalez, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Robin Soderling (9 points)
Years reaching finals or semifinals: 7 (7 points)
Year-end rankings: 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 (28 points)
Career Grand Slam? Yes (15 points)
Random note: 2-5 against Nadal in finals; 12-0 against everybody else.
TOTAL POINTS: 159
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Ivan Lendl never gets much credit for being a dominant force in the '80s.
Ivan Lendl
Titles: 8 (U.S. Open 3, French 3, Australian 2) (40 points)
Record in finals: 8-11 (22 points)
Semifinals losses: 9 (9 points)
Grand Slam W-L: 222-49 (22 points)
Players defeated in finals: John McEnroe (2), Mats Wilander (2), Miloslav Mecir (2), Stefan Edberg, Mikael Pernfors (15 points)
Years reaching finals or semifinals: 11 (11 points)
Year-end rankings: 2, 3, 2, 3, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3 (41 points)
Career Grand Slam? No
Random note: 2-1 vs. McEnroe in finals, but 0-3 vs. Boris Becker, 2-3 vs. Wilander, 0-2 vs. Jimmy Connors and 0-1 vs. Borg
TOTAL POINTS: 160
John McEnroe
Titles: 7 (U.S. Open 4, Wimbledon 3) (35 points)
Record in finals: 7-4 (8 points)
Semifinals losses: 8 (8 points)
Grand Slam W-L: 167-38 (16 points)
Players defeated in finals: Bjorn Borg (3), Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Vitas Gerulaitis, Chris Lewis (15 points)
Years reaching finals or semifinals: 12 (12 points)
Year-end rankings: 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 (31 points)
Career Grand Slam? No
Random note: Competed in Australian Open five times, never reaching the finals; reached French final once.
TOTAL POINTS: 125
Rafael Nadal
Titles: 6 (French 4, Wimbledon, Australian) (30 points)
Record in finals: 6-2 (4 points)
Semifinals losses: 2 (2 points)
Grand Slam W-L: 90-15 (9 points)
Players defeated in finals: Roger Federer (5), Mariano Puerta (15 points)
Years reaching finals or semifinals: 5 (5 points)
Year-end rankings: 2, 2, 2, 1 (17 points)
Career Grand Slam? No
Random note: Has reached the semis of the U.S. Open once so far.
TOTAL POINTS: 82
Pete Sampras
Titles: 14 (Wimbledon 7, U.S. Open 5, Australian 2) (70 points)
Record in finals: 14-4 (8 points)
Semifinals losses: 5 (5 points)
Grand Slam W-L: 203-38 (20 points)
Players defeated in finals: Andre Agassi (4), Goran Ivanisevic (2), Cedric Pioline (2), Jim Courier, Todd Martin, Boris Becker, Michael Chang, Carlos Moya, Patrick Rafter (15 points)
Years reaching finals or semifinals: 12 (12 points)
Year-end rankings: 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 3 (39 points)
Career Grand Slam? No
Random note: Reached the semifinals of the French Open just once.
TOTAL POINTS: 169
Mats Wilander
Titles: 7 (French 3, Australian 3, U.S. Open) (35 points)
Record in finals: 7-4 (8 points)
Semifinals losses: 3 (3 points)
Grand Slam W-L: 144-37 (14 points)
Players defeated in finals: Ivan Lendl (3), Guillermo Vilas, Kevin Curren, Pat Cash, Henri Leconte (9 points)
Years reaching finals or semifinals: 7 (7 points)
Year-end rankings: 3, 3, 3, 1 (14 points)
Career Grand Slam? No
Random note: Won all but Wimbledon in 1988, when he lost in the quarterfinals to Miloslav Mecir.
TOTAL POINTS: 90
Final rankings
1. Jimmy Connors, 171 points.
2. Pete Sampras, 169
3. Ivan Lendl, 160
4. Roger Federer, 159
5. Andre Agassi, 143
6. Bjorn Borg, 127
7. John McEnroe, 125
8. Boris Becker, 103
9. Stefan Edberg, 102
10. Mats Wilander, 90
11. Rafael Nadal, 82
Jimmy Connors?!?! Indeed … and why not? Sure, he won "only" eight majors, but consider:
A. His amazing run of excellence and durability, including being ranked in the top three in the world for 12 consecutive years and reaching the semifinals of the U.S. Open at age 39;
B. He has won more Grand Slam matches (233) than anybody else despite competing in the Australian Open only twice;
C. Although he never won the French Open, he did win the U.S. Open in 1976 when it was held on clay;
D. He beat great players such as Borg, McEnroe and Lendl in finals;
E. Think about all the players he had to compete against at their peaks: in the '70s, against John Newcombe (five career Grand Slam titles), Guillermo Vilas (four GS titles) and Roscoe Tanner (one title); in the late '70s and early '80s, Borg and McEnroe; in the '80s, Lendl, Edberg, Wilander and Becker.
Here's one stat that says something about Connors: From 1973 Wimbledon through the 1985 U.S. Open, he played in 35 majors and reached the quarterfinals in 34 of them (and the semifinals in 28 of them). The guy always came to play, and he was among the best in the world for 15 years. Yes, Sampras has more titles, but it's hard to say he matched Connors' consistency, and he clearly didn't match Connors' record on clay. And although one of the judgments against Federer's case has been a lack of star opposition, you can make the same case against Sampras: His early rivals included past-their-prime guys such as Edberg and Becker; Agassi, the guy who should have been his chief rival, took a midcareer sabbatical, got fat, battled injuries and started dating movie stars; his other chief rival should have been Jim Courier, who won four Grand Slam titles but flamed out at age 24. Late in his career, Sampras battled the likes of Marat Safin and Lleyton Hewitt, neither of whom became a consistent winner. So if you're going to use that argument against Federer, you have to use it against Sampras, as well.
Certainly, under our fun little points system here, Federer eventually will pass Connors. His peak excellence is unsurpassed, and he'll accumulate career "value," as well. He has a rival in Nadal, and up-and-coming talent such as Andy Murray that should make for tough competition.
But until then, let's at least acknowledge that Connors deserves to be in the debate.
Plus, he deserves extra credit for marrying a Playboy bunny.
又回來了～
海棠，有機會到體育看台去玩吧，
那天早上看法網決賽實況，我們好多人同時參與聊天，有趣！但女士太少了（（
http://blog.wenxuecity.com/blogview.php?date=200906&postID=8737
我也年紀大了，時間一長，記憶就會亂竄，很有可能是我記錯了：)
很高興你也喜歡他，他的成就在競爭激烈的網球界也算是個奇跡，就像老虎在高爾夫球上的輝煌。這兩個人還能惺惺相惜，堪稱體育史上的一段佳話。
但是“第一次看他打球是他在溫布爾頓對桑普拉斯的那場冠亞軍決賽。”
---他好像從來沒在溫網同桑神奪冠過？好像隻是第四輪的時候打滿五盤？是2001年吧。。記得這是他倆唯一的交手？也許我記錯了((
好多朋友都是因為他而喜歡上網球的。羅傑是偉人一個！！！
My husband and I watched the French Open, on the final he vs Robin Soderling, even he is nerves as well, but he is so calm. We are very happy for him!