昨天前網球球后葛拉芙小姐在臉書上發表了這樣一段話，
"I like to laugh, but on the court, it is my work. I try to smile, but it is so⋯⋯ difficult. I concentrate on the ball, not on my face."
我喜歡笑，但是在球場上，我的工作讓我笑不出來，我必須專注在網球，而不是我的臉部表情。
"When you lose a couple of times, it makes you realize how difficult it is to win"
當你輸了幾場球後，輸球讓你體會到要贏球是多麼困難的一件事。
"You can't measure success if you have never failed"
若你未曾經歷過失敗，你無法衡量成功這件事。
"Most girls only think of boys, but I think only of tennis,"
當女生想著男孩子們，但我不得不想著網球。
“It shifted attention away from that and I've never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway.”
因為如此，我的專注力會受影響。總之，我也從未喜歡成為媒體寵兒這件事。
“You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.”
你可以有某種程度的高傲，我想這是可以被允許的，但重點是，你不應該失去給予別人應有的尊重。
“I've been taught very early on that if you want to win a tournament you've got to beat anybody, and hopefully I play well and enjoy it.”
我一直被教育的是，如果你想贏得一場巡迴賽，你就必須擊敗所有人同時還要希望自己打得很好並且享受這場比賽。
"Sometimes I wish I could have been a bit more relaxed, but then I wouldn't have been the same player. "
有時我希望我能夠有多一點放鬆的時間，但如此我將不會成為一個如我這般的球員。
"I never look back, I look forward."
對於過往，我從不回頭看。我只往前看。
她寫得很實際，因為職業比賽原本就是金字塔頂端的一群運動員，一直以創造及挑戰記錄為職志的一種環境。高規格的禮遇，贊助商的金援，球迷的愛戴，各種殊榮，因為職業比賽的世界不是我們鄉民可以遊走的世界，而要贏得觀眾的掌聲，廠商的支持，媒體的關注，職業運動員必須不斷的突破，才能創造他所期待的價值。
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