[小威] 2008澳網賽前訪問

[VWilliams (VStarr)]

Q. What do you think of your first-round opponent?
你對你的第一輪對手有什麼看法?

SERENA WILLIAMS: I haven't looked yet, but I don't know. I'm sure Venus has
played her before.
我還沒想過 但我確定Venus之前跟他打過

Q. How has your preparation been going into the Grand Slam?
你的準備工作如何?

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, my preparation's been really good. I've been, you
know, just training every day and just getting out there on the court every
day. So it's been really good and really positive.
It's good. I like my preparation this year.
我想我準備的不錯 我每天都有訓練 或去球場走走
我想我的準備是積極正面的 我很喜歡我今年的準備工作

Q. Do you feel much pressure? You have a title to defend?
今年有衛冕的壓力 你的壓力大嗎?

SERENA WILLIAMS: No, I don't feel any pressure at all. I feel just, you know,
excited to be here. I don't feel like, Oh, my God, I have to win, win, win. I
just feel like I'm having so much fun every day.
不 我沒有感覺到什麼壓力 我只是很興奮能再度來到這裡
我沒有告訴自己我得贏贏贏贏贏 我只是覺得自己正在享受每天的快樂

Q. How deep do you think you can go?
你覺得你能走多遠?

SERENA WILLIAMS: I'm just taking it one match at a time, see how it goes from
there. Obviously, I always come in thinking, you know, I want to go all the
way and I want to win. You know, I have that potential. We'll see what
happens.
我只想要一場場比賽打好 看看這場打的如何
我當然想要贏 我是有這種潛能的 我們等著看吧

Q. When you arrived here, did you get some sort of flashback to what you did
achieve here last year? It was quite a monumental achievement.
當你抵達這裡 你有回想去年你所辦到的事嗎?
那一刻真的相當值得紀念

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, I did. And I always do. Every time I walk down the
hall, I see the picture on the wall, it's such a good moment, such a good
memory. I love having the picture on the wall. It's my favorite thing. So
it's cool.
當然 我每次都會回想 每當我走入球館長廊
我看見自己的照片在牆上 那真的是美妙的一刻 美妙的回憶
我喜歡留下自己的照片在那面牆 非常酷

Q. Could you talk about coming in last year sort of under the radar and
coming in this year as one of the favorites?
可以談一下去年沒人看好你而今年你是熱門人選之一嗎?

SERENA WILLIAMS: You know, last year I was completely under the radar. I had,
I mean, absolutely no expectations from anyone, and that really made me want
to kind of prove everyone wrong.
This year it's completely opposite where I more or less have a lot of
expectations, but I'm still in here and I'm still here for me more than
anything. Just like that.
你知道去年根本沒人看好我 所以我非常想證明他們是錯的
而今年相反的人們對我多少有些期待 但但對我來說我身在此處才是最重要的

Q. Can you talk about the changes of the surface?
你可以談一下球場的改變嗎?

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, I like the surface. I mean, I like how it's still kind
of one color. It's blue now, but still I like it.
I've never been one that can really tell the difference on each hard court
'cause, you know, they kind of all feel alike to me.
It's not as bouncy as it was last year, which I like. My gosh, I was
spraining my ankle so much and getting so many blisters all the time.
I mean, I like the surface. It's fine.
我喜歡新場地 我希望球場是統一顏色的 雖然現在是藍色了
我不是那種能說出每種硬地不同的人 他們對我來說都差不多
今年的場地不像之前這麼黏了 我之前扭過腳踝也長很多水泡
所以我喜歡這個新場地 對我來說這是好事

Q. You look to be in good shape. Is this the fittest you think you've been
for a long time?
你看起來現在身材不錯 我想這可能是你好長一段時間最勻稱的時候了

SERENA WILLIAMS: It's definitely probably the fittest I've been in a
while - maybe (smiling).
我想可能的確是

Q. Obviously some pretty hot days last week. Forecast is that the heat is
going to be a factor. How does that affect you? Do you really hate playing in
those oppressive heat conditions?
上星期蠻熱的 氣象預報說未來幾天也將有高溫
這會影響你嗎? 你討厭在酷熱下打球嗎?

SERENA WILLIAMS: I love playing in the heat, I do. I think it's fun. I'm
definitely from the heat. I play my best tennis in the hottest weather. It's
great. So I like the heat.
我喜歡在高溫下打球 我覺得蠻好玩的
我覺得在高溫下可以打出最好的表現 所以我喜歡高溫

Q. Do you think they should keep the roof open then?
你覺得他們應該保持讓屋頂打開嗎?

SERENA WILLIAMS: Sure. I mean, I'm not saying if it's 42 degrees, keep the
roof open. I'm definitely not for that. But if it's that hot, please, God,
close the roof. I'm not that insane or that drastic.
當然 umm 我是說如果42度的話當然是不該開啦
如果真的這麼熱的話那拜託把屋頂關上吧 我還沒有那麼瘋狂

Q. What was your reaction to Justine's win last night in Sydney, the fact she
wasn't here last year?
你對於Justine奪得雪梨冠軍有什麼看法呢?

SERENA WILLIAMS: Oh, I didn't know she won, so... I wasn't following it. I
went to bed last night like at 8, 7 or 8, really early. Isn't today Saturday?
Isn't the final usually on Saturday?
我不知道他贏了呢 我沒有跟比賽
我昨天晚上七八點就睡了 今天不是星期六嗎?
雪梨的決賽不是通常在星期六舉行嗎?

Q. Final was last night. In some respects, an impressive win, to win against
the No. 2 seed up in Sydney?
昨天就比完了 某方面來說 贏第二種子是令人印象深刻的嗎?

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, definitely impressive. Most impressive (laughter).
當然 最令人印象深刻的結局了

Q. Is she your biggest concern for this title?
他是你奪冠路上的最大阻礙嗎?

SERENA WILLIAMS: I mean, my biggest concern is who I practice with every day:
Venus. She's playing unbelievable. She gets every ball back. I think Justine
is a big concern, as well.
But I don't necessarily think about my opponents like that, who I have to be
concerned about. I really just focus on what I need to do and what I need to
do right. And if I can do it right, then I'll have positive results.
我覺得我最大的麻煩是跟我每天練球的Venus 它可以把每個球都接回來
我想Justine當然也是個大麻煩
但我真的不太想去思考哪個對手會是我的麻煩
我只是想集中在我需要做的事和做對的事上
如果我能做對的話我就會有很不錯的成績

Q. The rankings say that she is the world No. 1. Does she feel like the world
No. 1 to you or do you feel that your best tennis is the best in the world?
排名裡她是世界第一 你覺得他是世界第一嗎?
或你的最好表現是世界上最好的網球嗎?

SERENA WILLIAMS: I think right now she's absolutely the world No. 1. I mean,
she's winning every tournament that she's entering. I mean, she definitely,
definitely is No. 1. She definitely has that ranking, for sure.
我想現在他絕對是世界第一 他現在贏了每一個參加的比賽
所以他絕對是世界第一 他當然值得這個排名

Q. What is your opinion of Lindsay Davenport's comeback?
你對Lindsay復出有什麼看法?

SERENA WILLIAMS: I mean, I'm speechless because she looks better than me and
she's seven months out of having a baby. I'm convinced if I had a baby, seven
months later I'd probably still be in the hospital trying to get over the
pain (laughter).
I mean, she is my ultimate role model. I mean, I'm really so motivated. Like
she's just taken it to a new level. Honestly, I'm really speechless.
我無話可說 因為他看起來比我好而他已經離開七個月有了小孩了
我在想如果我有小孩的話 七個月後我大概還在醫院克服痛覺呢
我的意思是 他是我的終極榜樣 我很有動力 就像他已經到達了另一個境界一樣
但坦白說我確實無話可說

Q. She's due to play Maria Sharapova in the second round if they got that
far. Do you think she could beat Maria? Is she at that level?
他可能會在第二輪遇到Maria Sharapova 你覺得他可以擊敗Maria嗎?

SERENA WILLIAMS: I haven't seen her play since she's returned. But, I mean,
she's winning. She's won like three tournaments. I mean, she's doing really
well. So I think -- I think Maria's playing really well, too. It will be a
good match. It will definitely be one to watch.
從他復出過我還沒看他的比賽 但他已經贏了三個比賽了
他現在打的很好 我想Maria最近也打的很好
所以我想這絕對會是場值得看的好比賽

Q. What do you expect of the season? How many titles do you want to win, or
any particular tournament you want to win?
你預期這個賽季會怎麼樣? 你想贏幾個比賽? 或想贏哪幾個特定比賽?

SERENA WILLIAMS: You know what, I haven't thought about the exact number of
titles I want to win. You know, my goal is to play the tournaments I'm
entered in.
我沒有想過切確我想要贏的數字 我的目標當然是贏得我參加的所有比賽

Q. A particular tournament you want to win?
有什麼特定想贏的嗎?

SERENA WILLIAMS: I mean, obviously I would love to win the Grand Slams and
other tournaments. I want to do well in Dubai.
我當然想贏大滿貫跟其他比賽 我也想要在杜拜有好表現

Q. You've talked about wanting to get back to No. 1. Is it a goal this year
to play enough to challenge for the No. 1 spot?
你之前提過想要重登第一 那麼今年你的目標會是打足夠的比賽以挑戰第一位置嗎?

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, my goal mainly, I figure if I play well in a solid
amount of tournaments, you know, I'll be able to take that ranking. I don't
think I necessarily -- I've never been the type of player that has to play 20
tournaments to get to No. 1, or 30. So, I mean, I definitely don't have to
do that.
當然 我希望能好好打上幾個比賽 如果我辦到的話我就可以拿到第一
我想我不太需要打20個或30個比賽去得到第一

Q. At this point do you feel that your body will allow you to play?
你覺得你的身體會允許你打這麼多點嗎?

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, my body will allow anything really. It's ready for
anything.
當然

Q. When you finish a season and you know this is the first major tournament
of the year, the sort of conditions you have to play in, when does your
training start and how does it evolve?
當你結束一個賽季 你知道這是新賽季的第一個大滿貫
你何時展開訓練? 如何開始?

SERENA WILLIAMS: You know, it's hard because, you know, it's so hot in
Australia. This time of the year it's really cold in the United States. My
training, you know, starts usually --  it never usually stops, especially
because it's such a big tournament in the beginning of the year. I mean,
you know, you take a week off if you can. But you have to always kind of
keep going.
And it's good if you come to Australia, play a tournament in advance, or come
to Australia at least a week ahead of time to kind of get used to the
conditions.
這有點難 因為當澳洲很炎熱的時候在美國非常的冷
我的訓練通常沒有停過 特別是這是年初這麼重要的一個比賽
我的意思是你當然能休息一個星期 但你還是得繼續前進
我覺得如果先到澳洲打的比賽也是好選擇 或早一個禮拜到澳洲適應環境

Q. What is your reaction to the jailing of Marion Jones overnight?
你對於Marion Jones被判刑有什麼看法?

SERENA WILLIAMS: I mean, I didn't know you could go to jail for those types
of things. You know, I don't know. I don't know how to react to that. You
know, you have a lot of people competing and trying to do their best.
I'm going to stop there. I don't even know what to say to that.
我不知道該如何反應 你知道很多人都想競爭且表現出最好的一面
我想在這裡結束這個話題 我真的不知道該如何回答

Q. What sort of message do you think this sends to athletes who I suppose
choose to use performance-enhancing drugs?
你覺得這件事傳遞了什麼訊息給那些想要用藥物提升表現的運動員?

SERENA WILLIAMS: You know, I just think it says you shouldn't do it. I mean,
it's definitely, you know -- it's definitely sad. You see the pictures of her
; you can't help but feel sorry for her. But at the same time, it's like,
what do you do in that situation.
You know, tennis is really, really -- personally, I get drug tested a lot.
I know every Grand Slam, in a lot of tournaments, they do the drug testing.
We really have a good system in place to keep the sport clean and beautiful
- that it is and has been for years.
我覺得這代表我們不該如此 這事件令人難過
但同時你會思考自己會在這樣的情形下會如何做
但以我個人來說我做了很多藥檢 每個大滿貫或是很多巡迴賽都有
網球有一個非常好的體制能保持這項運動的乾淨與美麗

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推 kourten:小威也要加油 !
推 tim2502:小威的訪談挺不錯的~
推 TwoTwo:"我想我不太需要打20個或30個比賽去得到第一" 超酷的!!
※ 編輯: VWilliams       來自: 61.57.114.77         (01/13 00:29)
推 Smallju:來個姐妹決賽吧  然後大V發威
推 Kirk:我怎麼覺得他講這種話都很假啊...他好勝心這麼強會沒壓力才怪
推 Smallju:都這樣吧!  難不成說：我衛冕冠軍吶  壓力超大的啦!
推 zenoho:客套話人人都會說吧,沒啥麼好意外的阿,難不成要講一定是我
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