Say it ain’t so
这一天终于还是来临了。
Agassi says adios
Agassi Announces Retirement After US Open
Andre Agassi’s voice wavered and his eyes welled up. After years of dealing with injuries, after months of contemplation, he finally spoke the words he knew he had to, at the place he knew he had to.
Turning what was expected to be a routine pre-Wimbledon news conference into something significant, Agassi announced Saturday he will retire after this year’s U.S. Open, leaving tennis after two decades during which he collected a career Grand Slam and morphed from an “Image Is Everything” youngster to elder statesman.
眼泪……
Along the way of his journey, Agassi picked up eight major titles and became only the fifth man in tennis history to win all four Grand Slams. He joined Don Budge, Fred Perry, Rod Laver and Roy Emerson in that exclusive club. And Agassi did it his own way.
One of the defining elements of Agassi’s career was his rivalry with fellow American Sampras. The two offered contrasting styles, with Sampras serving big and rushing headlong to the net to display his beautiful volley, while Agassi generally remained glued to the baseline, firing bullet-like service returns and passing shots to counter Sampras’ forays to the net.
鞠躬……
“He’s probably the biggest crossover star sports has had, with the effect he has had on the game, and off the court, with kids who really don’t even know he played tennis,” said Andy Roddick, who grew up watching Agassi’s matches on TV and then looked to him for advice on tour.
“I don’t think there’s one bad thing you can say about the guy,” said 2004 Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova. “I mean, that guy is just a champion. It’s amazing to still have someone around that’s achieved so much and that’s done so much for the sport.”
Ditto…
Agassi, thanks for all the memories. You’ll always have a special place in my heart…
June 25th, 2006 at 9:22 pm
我不想说什么了，看到“这一天终于还是来临了”就已经忍不住。你终究还是慢了一步，最早知道消息的时候，仍然无法释怀，等到终于如自己以前所说的一样想通的时候，眼泪还是止不住。来到这里，不知道是这几天第几次流泪。既然流了泪，心中就是释然了，所以，还是祝他一路走好，他还是他，我永远的阿加西。还是没有勇气看完。只是祝福，不想再流泪。
Yan:
这样的文字看得我心酸。祝福阿加西，也祝福所有像你一样忠诚的球迷。感动是一种美。
June 26th, 2006 at 1:12 am
我一直很喜欢他的。为什么是adios呢？
Yan:
退役了当然是adios喽。这个词在英语里就是farewell吧。 http://www.bartleby.com/61/77/A0087700.html
June 26th, 2006 at 4:14 pm
一楼写的也太煽情，不知道一楼是欣赏他的球技还是他本人，但怎么看怎么象一个上中学的小女生。
Yan:
应该都欣赏吧，我不觉得有什么问题。满大街都是讨论世界杯的，偶尔来煽下网球的情，很好。
June 27th, 2006 at 8:15 pm
回答一下煽情的问题。第一，他的球技与他本人都欣赏，第二，该煽情的时候就是要煽情，第三，终于想通了，所以不用再煽情了。回答完毕。
June 28th, 2006 at 2:31 pm
第一次忍不住要留言…
如果说看到Agassi要退役了我不难过，不是因为相比之下我更喜欢Sampras，只因为我们喜欢的再传奇的球员也都是人，有过年少轻狂经历过低潮，也都会慢慢老去，重要的是他们曾带给我们无数的快乐和无尽的信念。
所有的人都在为FIFA世界杯疯狂，温网不停地被雨水打断，两个球我都迷，都要看。
Yan:
Well said.
June 29th, 2006 at 9:09 pm
真的是被大家的激情感动了。想起了当时乔丹的退役，我认为这样用情的表达是可以理解的。顺便我想和Vikki说一下，乔丹在我这代人的心中真的不只是个普通人。
Yan，你的书我看完两遍了，呵呵。