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被世人看扁多時  而今的表現有目共睹,勝利不可能拿假的,事實勝於雄辯就在於此了

I'm sorry, Novak Djokovic

September, 21, 2011

By Matt Wilansky, ESPN.com 

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, well, shame on you again. But fool me 64 times and send me swiftly to the shrink.  

We're all searching to unearth the Novak Djokovic secret. How did this jokester-turned juggernaut transform himself into the game's best? The diet details and this spaceship-like pressurized egg thingy that purportedly simulates high altitude and production of red blood cells are well-known. (By the way, it's been reported that side effects may include headaches, vomiting and fatigue -- not exactly a tennis player's winning formula. Also, odd that this form of oxygen therapy, which, in this case, is ultimately used for endurance can cause languish. Kind of counterintuitive, no? Maybe try something less involved -- you know, like a bed.)  

Anyway, where were we? Yes, Djokovic and the butt-kicking cog he is. Event after event. Match by match. Set by set. He simply never succumbed to the rigors of the job. He never once failed the Rafael Nadal test (6-0 in 2011). He refused to let a couple of meager match points against Roger Federer come between him and his third Slam of the season. But now that the results of event after event, match by match and set by set are in, there's no choice but to confess the ugly truth: I was not a believer. Never once did I look to you in our (so-called) experts' picks. Heck, you weren't even my second choice. Once, I even had a fleeting thought of (gasp!) taking Andy Murray. Oh my goodness, how did it all go so wrong? (Another pressurized chamber tidbit: No tangible evidence, to this point, that it aids in making smart choices.) 

So, Novak Djokovic, you of the absurd 64-3 record, a heartfelt apology is long overdue. I'm sorry for not being a true believer, from your mastery in Melbourne, to your beloved Wimbledon crown, to the trifecta in Flushing.  

Through all those wins, titles (10), trophies (10, too) and accolades (a whole lot), I didn't have confidence in the man oozing with confidence, the force who singlehandedly ripped apart the dynamic duopoly of Nadal and Federer. And you accomplished all these feats by gracefully assimilating to each new environment, court surface and a new arrangement of fidgety foes just waiting to thwart the indomitable Djoker. They all failed. You did not.  

But lest we forget, you defied the detractors in all those non-Slam events, too. Five Masters Series titles -- an ATP World Tour record. From Indian Wells to Montreal you were too good, too focused. And these were not flimsy opponents by any stretch. At the Rogers Cup, when so many of us foolishly predicted a post-Wimbledon letdown, your victims, in order, were Nikolay Davydenko, Marin Cilic, Gael Monfils, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Mardy Fish. Not exactly cupcakes. But the total number of sets you lost: one.  

I'm especially regretful for not buying into your clay-court prowess (actually, awesomeness). In Rome, I vividly remember watching you scrap with Murray in a three-hour instant classic. The next day that clay creature known as Nadal was waiting -- ready to snap that insane streak of yours. But he couldn't even squeeze a set out of you.  

And this coming a week after bullying around the Spaniard on his home turf in Madrid.  

Sure, there was that slight hiccup at the French Open. Hey, a 16-time Grand Slam champ (that's a record) will do that to you -- once in a while. But you rebounded so eloquently on the lush lawns of Wimbledon, where Jo-Willy and Rafa could each muster only a solitary set against you in the final two rounds. That's where you finally captured your dream.  

Novak, there are a few noteworthy tournaments left into which we know you'll sink your teeth. But at this point, even lackluster outcomes won't soil a mighty season that's challenging the very best in tennis lore. All those confounding results from a guy who was the scorn of the sport seem like ages ago. You've found the precise balance of goofiness off the court and gravitas on it. You've convinced us that fitness is no longer an impediment (please note, no hyperbaric chamber jibber-jabber here). Whatever your routine is, it's proved to be a panacea to all those problems of yesterday. 

You've converted me; I only wish it didn't take so long to put my faith in your profound ability to make the rest of the tour look so darn pedestrian. It took 64 times, but I now genuflect to your tennis genius. I believe. 

 以下是新浪的中譯,就直接拿過來參考囉

　新浪體育訊　北京時間9月23日消息，德約科維奇本賽季取得的成績有目共睹。這位世界第一令人信服的表現也讓此前並不看好他的ESPN專家Matt Wilansky改變了態度，後者以《我很抱歉，諾瓦克-德約科維奇》為題發表了評論。編譯如下：

　　愚我一次，其錯在人。愚我兩次，好吧，其錯依舊在人。但是愚我64次，那錯皆在我身上。 

　　我們都在尋找小德背後的秘密。這個喜歡搞怪的活寶究竟是如何在一夜之間成為最好的球員的？改變飲食習慣，還有用高壓氧艙增進血紅細胞生成，恢復體能，這些都已經為我們所熟知。 

　　一項賽事接著一項賽事，一場比賽接著一場比賽，一盤接著一盤，小德似乎永遠不會被激烈的競爭所擊垮。他在今年6次戰勝西班牙人納達爾，面對瑞士球王費德勒，他在面臨兩個賽點的情況下拒絕繳械，沒有放棄衝擊個人本賽季第三個大滿貫冠軍的希望，最終他成功了。好吧，我不得不承認，此前我一直都不看好小德，我對他的連勝並不感冒，在冠軍預測中，他甚至不是我的第二選擇。上帝啊，為什麼會發生這一切？ 

　　好吧，諾瓦克，你64勝3負的戰績是如此不可思議，我欠你一個遲到的道歉。我很抱歉此前對你並不信任，你的神奇從墨爾本開始，到溫網登頂，再到法拉盛捧杯，我卻一直抱著懷疑態度。 

　　所有的勝利為你帶去了10個冠軍，我對於這般自信、憑藉一己之力打破費納壟斷的球員卻缺乏足夠的信心。並且你的這些勝利來自於各種場地，你戰勝了那些試圖將你斬落馬下的對手們。他們都失敗了，你沒有。 

　　恐怕我們還很容易忘記，在那些非大滿貫賽上，你也用實際行動予以質疑者最有力的還擊。5個大師賽冠軍頭銜——創造了ATP又一項紀錄。從印第安維爾斯到蒙特利爾，你是如此出色，如此專注。並且你遇到的對手並非不堪一擊。在羅傑斯杯上，當我們中的大多數人都想當然地認為你會經歷溫網之後的疲憊期時，敗在你拍下的是達維登科、西裡奇、孟菲爾斯、特松加和費什，他們都不是好對付的。而你從頭到尾只丟了一盤。 

　　尤其讓我後悔的是對你的紅土實力的不信任，事實上，你的表現讓人敬畏。在羅馬，我依舊清晰地記得你和穆雷那場三小時的經典之戰。第二天等待你的將是為紅土而生的納達爾，他等著終止你的連勝勢頭。可西班牙人甚至沒能從你手中拿下一盤。在馬德里，同樣的情形再度上演。 

　　當然，在法網，那位16屆大滿貫冠軍得主阻擋了你前進的步伐。但是來到溫布頓的草場上，你很快復活了。最後兩場比賽，特松加和拉法都只能從你手中搶下一盤。在全英俱樂部，你實現了自己的夢想。 

　　賽季還剩餘一些重要的賽事，諾瓦克，我們知道你會咬緊牙關。可此時此刻，即便表現平平也不會影響到你這整個賽季的光芒，它無疑將躋身歷史最佳賽季行列。幾年前，你飽受質疑，現如今，你讓所有人心服口服。場下的輕鬆幽默和場上的一絲不苟，你在兩者之間找到了平衡。無論你的秘訣是什麼，它解決了過去所有的問題。 

　　你改變了我的看法。雖然用上了多達64場的勝利，但現在的我完全嘆服於你的網球天賦。我信了。