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第16章 体坛名将(4)

Her sponsors are proud to have her associated with them,and Allison only promotes what she believes in .Be sure and take a peek at her sponsor page,as well as Allison’s new line of signature cues.Allison is also developing a new series of instructional videotapes that are intensely focused on the fundamentals,concentration and technique that have made her game what it is today.With Pool and Billiards on the rise with Olympic recognition.And even more television exposure thanks to the WPBA;Allison Fisher continues to be at the top of her game.Her desire is to see the sport enjoy the same “boom”in popularity that tennis enjoyed in the 1970’s.For Allison the sport itself comes ahead of the player.Family,friends,her new home and the intense level of competition keep her on her toes and enjoying life to its fullest.As Allison would say “Cheers all!Hope to see you soon!”

女台球手:埃里森·费希尔

埃里森在学校时,就是个优秀的运动队队员而且差点当了体育老师,但她最擅长的是斯诺克。她开始打斯诺克完全是出于对这个项目的热爱。

“我最初对斯诺克产生兴趣是在七岁的时候。当时爸爸正从电视上观看一场斯诺克比赛,我看到后非常喜欢,于是就想要一张球桌。作为家中的老小被娇生惯养,我的愿望被满足了。我荣幸地成为这张世上最小的比赛球桌的主人:桌长1尺半。十一岁时我升级到使用一张6乘3尺的球桌,并向每个进我家的人挑战,不管他们喜不喜欢。十二岁时,我和父母一起去皮斯汉温中心俱乐部,在那里我头一次见到了一张标准尺寸的斯诺克桌(12乘6尺)。我心急火燎,跃跃欲试。当晚回到家我在床上哭了。妈妈进来问我怎么了。‘我想在那张大球桌上打球,’我答道。于是她叫爸爸问问球桌的主人——约翰·库伯,我可不可以在那上面打台球,结果他使我的梦想成了真。”

埃里森在13岁时进入联队,15岁时在斯诺言克的天地里就开始了像样的比赛。17岁时就赢得了第一个世界冠军头衔并一发不可收。从那时起到27岁,埃里森·费希尔在斯诺克赛场上就一直独挡一面。当她退出斯诺克时,共赢得了80多个全英冠军和十一个世界冠军,其中包括三项混合赛和惟一的女子双人混合双打冠军。1995年十月她第一次参加了女子职业台球协会锦标赛(WPBA)。这位新人以赢得她所参加的四项比赛中的两项而技惊四座,在世界台球协会(WPA)世界九球冠军赛中名列第三。1996年埃里森继续如秋风扫落叶一般以连续七个第一而收尾,并且排名第一。此后的三年,年年如此,埃里森赢得由《台球文摘》和《台球杂志》评出的年度荣誉球员的头衔。她也赢得了她的第一个WPA世界九球冠军及第一个WPBA冠军。

1997年她一直表现出色,赢得了十一项WPBA中的六项。埃里森用再度获得WPA世界九球冠军捍卫了自己的冠军地位。像1996年一样,1997年埃里森·费希尔以在WPBA中排名第一而告终。她的同事也称她为“最和善的球员”,这是年终“台球文摘奖”的其中一项。

在埃里森的个人方面,她十足的英国人个性使她常常想起妈妈做的焖罐炖菜、乡村小酒馆和小村镇的气氛,要好的朋友和家人以及阿尔吠——她的爱犬。她厌恶城市酒吧的喧闹,令她神往的夜晚是美酒佳肴、贴心挚友和欢声笑语...

与埃里森在比赛中的表现一样,她同时也展示着更出色的一面。埃里森·费希尔对她的好运如数家珍并且从一开始,她就义无反顾地投入到有意义的慈善事业中。她有一颗金子般的心,而且对自己能提供帮助的人毫不吝惜。

她的赞助商们对她能与自己合作而骄傲,同时埃里森只对她信赖的商品进行宣传。不信就看看她的赞助商的名单,或是埃里森新签名的球杆。埃里森同时也出一系列教学录像带,专门针对基本原理、注意力和技巧的练习,这些才使她有了今天。随着台球被奥运会的认可,其地位不断上升,并由于WPBA的努力,甚至是电视播放也有所增多;埃里森·费希尔继续在比赛中名列前茅。她的愿望是能看到这项赛事,就如同七十年代的网球那样,其受欢迎的程度无与伦比。对于埃里森来说重在参与。家庭、朋友、她的新家和激烈的比赛都使她十分投入,并且最大限度地享受着生活。正如埃里森所常说的:“振作起来!希望不久能见到你!”

Hewitt:I Came,I Saw,

I Conquered

Lleyton Hewitt was born in Adelaide,Australia on 24February,1981.His mother is a former champion netballer,his father is a league footballer,and his sister is already ranked number one in Australia for her age in tennis.She has achieved already more in tennis than Lleyton had at the same age.

The Hewitt’s have a grass court at their home.This was where young Lleyton began his tennis career.When Lleyton showed an unusual ability for a 4yearold and he was hitting balls consistently over the net,his parents decided it was time to find him a coach.

“Rather than get into bad habits,it was best he learnt how to hit the ball correctly.”says his father.Two years later,they got Peter Smith as his coach.

At the age of five,when most children that age are playing hide and seek or getting into all sorts of trouble,Lleyton and his family would make the trip to Melbourne for the Australian Open.Lleyton would sit for up to 12hours a day watching players practise.

Lleyton’s career as a tennis player was planned by his parents who tried their best to keep him away from football.Lleyton’s parents thought it was too risky to play football since he might get hurt.Had Lleyton played football,it is quite possible he may have ended up playing for his favorite team—the Adelaide Crows.As his mother says,“I guess we’ve guided him into things we felt good for him before he did.”

By the time Lleyton was eight,he was winning “under10games”and always won a year ahead of his age.A professional career was looking very promising.Lleyton officially turned pro in 1997.

休伊特:一网打尽

莱顿·休伊特1981年2月24日出生在澳大利亚阿德莱德市,他母亲是前无挡板篮球冠军,父亲在澳大利亚足球联赛踢球,他的妹妹已经是澳大利亚她那个年龄段排名第一的网球小选手。莱顿在她这个年龄的时候可没有这么好的成绩。

休伊特家里有一个草地网球场,小莱顿正是在那儿开始他的网球生涯的。他4岁的时候就表现出了非凡的才华,能不断地将球打过球网,这时候他父母决定给他请个教练。

“最好是让他学习正确的击球方法,而不要养成坏习惯,”他父亲说。两年后,他们请了彼得·斯密斯当他的教练。

5岁的时候,当多数孩子还在玩捉迷藏、淘气的时候,而莱顿则同家人常常去墨尔本观看澳大利亚网球公开赛。莱顿常常一连12个小时坐在那儿,观看选手们训练。

莱顿的网球生涯是他的父母一手安排的,他们想办法不让他踢足球。他们认为踢足球风险太大,因为他可能会受伤。如果莱顿去踢足球,他最终可能会加入他最喜欢的球队——阿德莱德乌鸦队。他母亲说:“我想我们在他自行决定之前就已经引导他涉足对他有益的事情。”

到莱顿8岁的时候,他就开始在“10岁以下赛事”中获胜,而且总是在比他大一岁的年龄组的比赛中获胜。一个大有前途的职业网球生涯已经初露端倪。1997年他正式成为职业网球运动员。