An Interview With: Juan Carlos Ferrero
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Q. First of all, congratulations on your run. My question is a general one.
American tennis is known for power; French tennis is known for sort of a
flare and versatility. How would you characterize Spanish tennis? If you
had to put it into a general picture, why the great success of Spanish tennis
over these years?
首先恭喜你赢得胜利。我的问题是，大至上美国网球以力量著称，法国网球以不稳定和
多样性著称，那你觉得西班牙网球的特色是什么? 如果要你用概括的方式形容，这几年
西班牙网球成功的原因是?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: That question, you know, people ask me a lot of times.
First of all is because we have great academies in Spain. Second one, we
have great coaches. Third one, I think we have a lot of tournaments when we
are young to start playing, like a futures, challengers, and I think this
helps a lot. I don't know what else.
这问题大家问过我好几次了。首先是因为我们西班牙有很多很好的网球学校，其次我们
有很多优秀的教练，再者就是我们有很多基层比赛让年轻选手锻炼，譬如未来赛和挑战
赛之类，我想这帮助很大，其他的我就不知道了。
Q. The patience and the strength off the ground, is that another aspect?
What about way back in the Barcelona Olympics? Did that help with all the
facilities that were put in?
耐心还有场外设备呢? 巴塞隆纳奥运有让你们设施更完善吗?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Well, was long time ago. Could be. I don't know. Of
course, maybe it was at the beginning, strong beginning. Yeah, since then,
people get motivated, and the facilities you're talking about maybe helps a
lot to start growing up in tennis.
嗯，那是很久以前的事了，可能吧，我不知道。当然，或许这是一个很有力的起头，
在那之后人们开始有兴趣，你提到的设施或许也帮助了网球的发展。
Q. Speaking of academies, in some ways having your own academy, does that
help you as a player in any way?
讲到网球学校，你自己也开了一间，这对你做为一个职业球员有帮助吗?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: I hope to help another guys more than maybe is helping
me. I have the facilities over there to practice all day, not to take a car
because I am living there. But I hope in the future or just now, you know,
help other guys to get into the top players, sure.
我主要是希望能够帮助其他人，而不是我自己。那些设备可以让我不需开车出门就能
练一整天球，因为我就住在那边。但我希望未来，或是现在开始，可以帮助其他人成
为顶尖选手。
Q. How are you feeling about your next opponent?
你对你下一轮对手的想法是?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Well, I think he's playing very well not only this
tournament, but two weeks ago he played semifinals in Montreal. He's in his
highest ranking right now, so for sure he's gonna be very motivated to play.
I know very well he's playing his best tennis now.
嗯，我想他不只是在这个赛事表现很好，两周前他在蒙特娄打进四强。现在也是他排名
生涯新高，所以当然他现在有十足的动力打球。我很清楚他现在状况正好。
Q. You guys have played together before, right?
你们之前有对战过吗?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Yeah.
有。
Q. Do you have a winning record?
对战纪录是你领先吗?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: I think I'm. yeah. I don't know. Maybe two or three
times. I always won, so...
我想是的，我不知道，或许两三次吧，都是我赢，所以...
Q. How do you feel physically after your long match in the last round and
now a very short match? How do you feel physically? Second question, there
are a couple of players above 30. You're one of them. Why do you think it
is all the players are so successful at this tournament right now?
在上一轮的五盘大战和这轮短暂比赛后，你的体能状况如何? 第二个问题是，赛事中
有几位年过三十的选手，你是其中之一。你觉得这些选手现在得以在此成功的原因是?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Second one because we are not that old. I mean, 30
years old is not to get successful in any tournament. The first one, what
was the first one?
第二个问题是因为我们其实没那么老。我的意思是，30岁还没老到没法赢球。至于第一
个问题，第一个问题是?
Q. How do you feel physically?
你体能状况现在如何?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Obviously I felt yesterday very tired, of course.
Today I was a little bit better, but still, you know, very tired in all my
body. Of course, helped me a little bit with Marcel today because I was
tired. I was hoping to not play a long match, but, yeah, of course 1 to 10
I'm tired 6 or 7 today, for sure.
显然我昨天很累，当然。今天比较好些了，但还是全身疲劳。今天跟Marcel的比赛有
帮到我一些，我本来就希望比赛不要打太久，但当然，如果把疲劳指数分成1到10，
我今天大概有6到7吧。
Q. There has been several retirements at this tournament. I think 14 in
total.
最近退赛特别多，我想总共有14人了。
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: I don't know why.
我也不知道为什么。
Q. You don't know why?
你也不知道?
(又不是他退的他怎么知道...= =)
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: I don't know why. It's very difficult to say. I mean,
I was talking a guy up there in the lunchroom and he asked me the same. He
showed me that the record was 10 and now it's 14. That year it was 10, I
still don't know why is happening this. It's difficult to say. Yeah, very
difficult.
我不知道，很难讲。我的意思是，在餐厅也有人问过我一样的问题，他说历史纪录是10人
，现在则是14人了，我还是不知道怎么会这样，很难讲，真的很难讲。
Q. This may be a difficult question. I apologize.
这问题可能有点难，抱歉。
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Don't ask. (Laughter.)
那就不要问。(笑)
Q. But in the great Davis Cup in Seville against United States, obviously
Rafa was put in. He talks in his book about how he was wondering what's
happening and how it was difficult. Was that a difficult moment in your
career? Was that something that had any impact?
在04年台维斯杯决赛对美国时，显然Rafa是一战成名，他在他的新书里谈到那时他不清楚
发生了什么事以及情形有多困难。那是你职业生涯中艰难的一刻吗? 有对你造成打击吗?
(这记者是想干嘛...)
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: I think is not a right moment to talk about it. Of
course it was difficult for me, because I was, you know, playing very well at
that moment. But if the captains choose Rafa to play, you know, that's the
way it is Davis Cup.
我想现在不是谈论这个的好时机。当然那时对我来说很艰难，你知道的。但队长选择了
Rafa，你知道的，这就是台维斯杯啊。
Q. Was that something you were able to get over fairly quickly, or did it
take a while?
你很快就平静的接受了，还是花了些时间?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Very quickly.
很快。