After these years, I found my knee and feet may need some more rest. Thus I won't run too much (never had I) this year, and here's my plan:
Mar: Den Haag 10K
Apr: Rotterdam 10K
Aug: Hamburg 55K (Cycling)
Sep: Dam tot Dam 16K
Oct: Amsterdam 21K
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My humble goal is to finish a half marathon in 2 hours. ^^"
Showing posts with label Sport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sport. Show all posts
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Saturday, August 23, 2008
CCF
年度 比賽項目 打擊率 打點 全壘打
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1997 亞錦賽 0.429 14 4
1998 世界杯 0.379 12 5
1998 亞運 0.444 3 3
1999 亞錦賽 0.125 3 0
2001 世界杯 0.429 14 4
2003 亞錦賽 0.500 3 1
2004 奧運 0.407 8 1
2006 亞運 0.389 4 2
2007 世界杯 0.302 8 2
2007 亞錦賽 0.500 6 2
2008 奧運 0.143 0 0
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總計 平均 0.368 75 24
Thursday, July 17, 2008
小新聞
[毎日新聞 - 2008/7/6 18:32]
今季最高の跳躍を見せ、かみ締めるようにこぶしを握った池田＝函館市千代台公園陸上競技場で２００８年７月６日、梅村直承撮影
今季最高の跳躍を見せ、かみ締めるようにこぶしを握った池田＝函館市千代台公園陸上競技場で２００８年７月６日、梅村直承撮影
此人跟同為運動員的親友約好要在奧運跳出7公尺, 但親友先走一步, 而她成績不振, 甚至連參加奧運的資格都有危險, 直到今年7月這一跳後, 才出現這張照片
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Marat keeps going
Safin plays in No.2 court (2006)
It's Wimbledon season again, and surprisingly, Safin is still in the game, and he will be facing Federer in the semi.
His career is characterised by ups and downs. Won a grand slam, injured, played not so well, won another grand slam, injured, and played not so well again. And he's back one more time.
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Some interviews....
Q. When you walked off, the BBC man asked you about your next opponent. You implied you didn't expect to get past Djokovic, and you didn't know who youwere going to play next. Is that right?
MARAT SAFIN: Yeah, true. But if you have a second round against Djokovic, the guy won the Australian Open, semifinals of French Open, winning the tournaments left and right. You play against him, and the last time I won two matches in a row was I don't remember when. So what do you expect? Of course that you are not really in a position to look anything after the secondround.
Q. You quite rightly didn't have huge expectations coming in because of your second round opponent. Have you looked at the draw the last couple days andset a new goal for yourself?
MARAT SAFIN: Well, match by match. It's just you don't want to have a lot of expectations, because when you start to have a lot of expectations you just end up losing in the third round to God knows who.
Q. How much of your happiness overall has to do with winning?
MARAT SAFIN: I'm 28. 28, a lot of things already happen in my life, you know.I'm not gonna be excited of winning just another match, just running around with a big huge smile. But just for me it's more like a relief, you know, that I made it -- first time in my life the semifinal of Wimbledon. But it's great. It's unbelievable. So it really means that I can play on this surface.Of course I'm happy, but just it's a different happiness. It's not the samewhen you're 20 years old and the first time you make the semifinals. Youthink you are flying. You are not even touching the ground. But now it's alittle bit different. It's nice, of course. You need to enjoy it, but it's a different way.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
手帕王子來台灣
三月的某一天去天母看早稻田大學和台北體院的友誼賽
早稻田最有名的就是...手帕王子，齋藤佑樹
因為呢，在甲子園的投手丘上，別人都用袖子，但他會用折得很整齊的手帕擦汗
最後又技壓田中將大拿下冠軍
哈，不過今天他沒上場，只在場邊練投幾球就把觀眾都吸過去了
Friday, September 21, 2007
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Dream is over
first 9 games: ERA 2.53, K 7, BB 5
thereafter: ERA 16.55, K 5, BB 10
Career: G 19, oW1L, IP 21, H 25, HR 6, K 12, BB 15, ERA 9.43, WHIP 1.90
桑田: "もう十分。何も悔いなしです"
Friday, June 29, 2007
Thierry Leaves for Barca
From Arsenal.com
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Thierry you have left Arsenal, can you tell the supporters your reasons for going?
“I have said it so many times. Before Mr Dein left, for whatever reason, I went to the boss and said I don’t want to leave. There had been a lot of speculation about me and I assured him that I did not want to leave. But after Mr Dein left that unsettled the team and the boss. Especially as at the moment he has not committed himself to the club. He said he will see out his contract but you cannot be sure if he is going to go or stay [at the end of next season]. Hopefully he is going to stay but I need to be certain and reassured of that. Everybody knows I am 30. The boss being unsettled, Mr Dein going, it did unsettle me a bit. After that I had thoughts of leaving the club. “It is a difficult day for me to come here at Emirates Stadium and talk about this. But I want to come here explain why to the fans. I want to be certain of where the club was going and reassured in a way. I wasn’t and I have chosen to go."
“I have said it so many times. Before Mr Dein left, for whatever reason, I went to the boss and said I don’t want to leave. There had been a lot of speculation about me and I assured him that I did not want to leave. But after Mr Dein left that unsettled the team and the boss. Especially as at the moment he has not committed himself to the club. He said he will see out his contract but you cannot be sure if he is going to go or stay [at the end of next season]. Hopefully he is going to stay but I need to be certain and reassured of that. Everybody knows I am 30. The boss being unsettled, Mr Dein going, it did unsettle me a bit. After that I had thoughts of leaving the club. “It is a difficult day for me to come here at Emirates Stadium and talk about this. But I want to come here explain why to the fans. I want to be certain of where the club was going and reassured in a way. I wasn’t and I have chosen to go."
How long did the decision take and how agonising was it?
“It was a long one but nobody knew what was happening to be honest. We were hearing some stuff in the press about what happened and what did not happen so you have to make your own mind up. It was the most difficult decision of my life. “Beating the record of Wrighty, putting it at 226, playing for Arsenal, loving the club. It was and will remain the most difficult decision of my life. I will always love the club.”
“It was a long one but nobody knew what was happening to be honest. We were hearing some stuff in the press about what happened and what did not happen so you have to make your own mind up. It was the most difficult decision of my life. “Beating the record of Wrighty, putting it at 226, playing for Arsenal, loving the club. It was and will remain the most difficult decision of my life. I will always love the club.”
Arsène Wenger has always said ‘Arsenal will be club of my life’ because he has spent the prime of his career here. Is that true for you too?
"I don’t know if I will play eight years more or where the future is so yes. I had a special relationship with the fans with the boss, Mr Dein and everybody who was attached to Arsenal. Arsenal will always be in my heart, my blood, my head. Everybody will. The press office, the chef, the girls at the training ground, the guys who made the pitch perfect at the training ground and at Emirates, the guys at stadium who help us perform at our best. I will miss everybody. The Arsenal fans who told me to step up my game or to carry on. It will be huge miss for me. I will take everybody in my head and my heart. Everybody who I trained with a worked with. Especially the boss and Mr Dein and the Arsenal fans who have been more than tremendous to me. It was unreal at times. “I looked the schedule and already know when we, I mean you, are playing against Tottenham. I did it as a reflex. When fixtures came out I looked for Tottenham and I know it is pretty early on. When they play I will be watching and trying to be the first to know the result even though I know the fans will beat me. It is really special coming here [to Emirates Stadium] to talk about it. I will always have Arsenal in my blood I know some people will never accept the decision I just want to say to the fans that I always gave 100 per cent. Even the last year when I was injured I tried to perform. It was not the 30 goals you were used to but it was 17 games in the League and scored 10 so that was not a bad ratio. It was all about the heart and the commitment to win for Arsenal. I always, always, always, always gave 100 per cent.”
"I don’t know if I will play eight years more or where the future is so yes. I had a special relationship with the fans with the boss, Mr Dein and everybody who was attached to Arsenal. Arsenal will always be in my heart, my blood, my head. Everybody will. The press office, the chef, the girls at the training ground, the guys who made the pitch perfect at the training ground and at Emirates, the guys at stadium who help us perform at our best. I will miss everybody. The Arsenal fans who told me to step up my game or to carry on. It will be huge miss for me. I will take everybody in my head and my heart. Everybody who I trained with a worked with. Especially the boss and Mr Dein and the Arsenal fans who have been more than tremendous to me. It was unreal at times. “I looked the schedule and already know when we, I mean you, are playing against Tottenham. I did it as a reflex. When fixtures came out I looked for Tottenham and I know it is pretty early on. When they play I will be watching and trying to be the first to know the result even though I know the fans will beat me. It is really special coming here [to Emirates Stadium] to talk about it. I will always have Arsenal in my blood I know some people will never accept the decision I just want to say to the fans that I always gave 100 per cent. Even the last year when I was injured I tried to perform. It was not the 30 goals you were used to but it was 17 games in the League and scored 10 so that was not a bad ratio. It was all about the heart and the commitment to win for Arsenal. I always, always, always, always gave 100 per cent.”
Let’s look back, what was your best goal?
“They were all amazing for me. I think I scored some good goals at Highbury and away but the one that stands out was my second against Liverpool when we went unbeaten in the League. I never heard Highbury going crazy like that. I thought the place was going to collapse and you could tell by my celebration that it was the right time and place to score that goal. I went a bit mental. The place was just too loud. Scoring goals for Arsenal gave me goosebumps but that was a stand-out goal and kept us in the title race. We stayed there until the end.”
“They were all amazing for me. I think I scored some good goals at Highbury and away but the one that stands out was my second against Liverpool when we went unbeaten in the League. I never heard Highbury going crazy like that. I thought the place was going to collapse and you could tell by my celebration that it was the right time and place to score that goal. I went a bit mental. The place was just too loud. Scoring goals for Arsenal gave me goosebumps but that was a stand-out goal and kept us in the title race. We stayed there until the end.”
Your best moment?
“I would say winning the League unbeaten but one that would top that is my last goal at Highbury when I kissed the ground. It was a special moment for me. But as well this particular day is one of the saddest of my career, leaving Highbury. I can’t say it was the best moment but it was a particular moment. I am still shaking talking about it now.”
“I would say winning the League unbeaten but one that would top that is my last goal at Highbury when I kissed the ground. It was a special moment for me. But as well this particular day is one of the saddest of my career, leaving Highbury. I can’t say it was the best moment but it was a particular moment. I am still shaking talking about it now.”
The best Arsenal side you have played in?
“Difficult to say, some people came here and did not win anything but that does not mean they were not great players. If I go with the team that stayed unbeaten then that means I have to leave out David Seaman and a load of other players. But in terms of the results then staying unbeaten is something rather amazing. But then with the guys before, we had won the Double. Every time I wore an Arsenal shirt it was just amazing. When I stepped on that pitch even where I was not performing well whoever was playing with me at the time was the right guy for me."
“Difficult to say, some people came here and did not win anything but that does not mean they were not great players. If I go with the team that stayed unbeaten then that means I have to leave out David Seaman and a load of other players. But in terms of the results then staying unbeaten is something rather amazing. But then with the guys before, we had won the Double. Every time I wore an Arsenal shirt it was just amazing. When I stepped on that pitch even where I was not performing well whoever was playing with me at the time was the right guy for me."
As for the fans was there any moment that sums them up?
“I would say when we lost the Champions League Final against Barcelona in Paris. They all stayed afterwards and clapped us. That was a very special moment for the team. It is easy to stay there and cheer when you win but it is hard to clap your guys when you have just lost one of the titles you were waiting for. “But as well I would say the first time I arrived here and people were giving me stick. The fans were always behind me and cool with me. I could go through whole eight years, it was crazy. I have had a really special relationship with them.”
“I would say when we lost the Champions League Final against Barcelona in Paris. They all stayed afterwards and clapped us. That was a very special moment for the team. It is easy to stay there and cheer when you win but it is hard to clap your guys when you have just lost one of the titles you were waiting for. “But as well I would say the first time I arrived here and people were giving me stick. The fans were always behind me and cool with me. I could go through whole eight years, it was crazy. I have had a really special relationship with them.”
How has Thierry Henry and Arsenal changed in the last eight years?
“I would like to think that when people talk about Arsenal they see the Boss has brought the ‘Arsenal touch’ and the ‘Arsenal way’, and I’m truly proud of being one of those guys to have helped play the way we have been. And I am sure it will carry on, because Arsenal was playing like that before me and they will be playing like that after me. “Arsenal is a club that is now well known throughout Europe and that’s all down to the Boss. Also, the fans, they are never in trouble with fighting or disrespectful to other fans. The Arsenal fans have always made us proud.
“From a personal point of view, at Arsenal I have really become a man. This is thanks to the Boss, thanks to all the players, thanks to all the facilities at the Club and as I said before, thanks to all the people who made my life easier here, they have made me a man.” Turning to the future of the Club, if you read the media at the moment it’s 'crisis at Arsenal' and 'the walls of Emirates Stadium are coming down'. Surely that’s not true, the players and the set-up are far too good?
“The set-up and the facilities are far too good and we still have a lot of the main people who are staying. As I have said so many times, the team here is growing and there is some amazing talent here and I do think this is the right time for Robin van Persie, Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner who is coming back from Birmingham, to shine. Hopefully they will do it. As soon as you know they can do it, they will forget about me, that’s the way it is. “When Patrick left everyone was devastated, including me and then after that a little guy came around called Cesc Fabregas and, although I didn’t agree with it, everyone started saying ‘who needs Patrick Vieira?’ For me the guys we have here are amazing, but you always need Patrick Vieira. “I don’t believe what everybody is saying about the Club collapsing, having a lack of players and everyone leaving. I think it is untrue. Cesc Fabregas is a world class player, Robin van Persie is a world class player, hopefully Adebayor will become a world class player, Tomas Rosicky is a world class player, Jens Lehmann is a world class player, Toure and Gallas are world class players. You can go through the whole squad like that.
“As I said to you, I will now become now an Arsenal fan and will be looking at every result and I’m sure the team will be successful.”
“I would like to think that when people talk about Arsenal they see the Boss has brought the ‘Arsenal touch’ and the ‘Arsenal way’, and I’m truly proud of being one of those guys to have helped play the way we have been. And I am sure it will carry on, because Arsenal was playing like that before me and they will be playing like that after me. “Arsenal is a club that is now well known throughout Europe and that’s all down to the Boss. Also, the fans, they are never in trouble with fighting or disrespectful to other fans. The Arsenal fans have always made us proud.
“From a personal point of view, at Arsenal I have really become a man. This is thanks to the Boss, thanks to all the players, thanks to all the facilities at the Club and as I said before, thanks to all the people who made my life easier here, they have made me a man.” Turning to the future of the Club, if you read the media at the moment it’s 'crisis at Arsenal' and 'the walls of Emirates Stadium are coming down'. Surely that’s not true, the players and the set-up are far too good?
“The set-up and the facilities are far too good and we still have a lot of the main people who are staying. As I have said so many times, the team here is growing and there is some amazing talent here and I do think this is the right time for Robin van Persie, Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner who is coming back from Birmingham, to shine. Hopefully they will do it. As soon as you know they can do it, they will forget about me, that’s the way it is. “When Patrick left everyone was devastated, including me and then after that a little guy came around called Cesc Fabregas and, although I didn’t agree with it, everyone started saying ‘who needs Patrick Vieira?’ For me the guys we have here are amazing, but you always need Patrick Vieira. “I don’t believe what everybody is saying about the Club collapsing, having a lack of players and everyone leaving. I think it is untrue. Cesc Fabregas is a world class player, Robin van Persie is a world class player, hopefully Adebayor will become a world class player, Tomas Rosicky is a world class player, Jens Lehmann is a world class player, Toure and Gallas are world class players. You can go through the whole squad like that.
“As I said to you, I will now become now an Arsenal fan and will be looking at every result and I’m sure the team will be successful.”
How did you tell the Boss you wanted to go?
“To be honest, I have a great relationship with the Boss. I’ve told you the reasons why I wanted to go and I told him exactly the same reasons. That’s how it is, I talked to the Boss about private stuff and non-private stuff. A bit of everything. “But as I said to you, today is a very sad day for me. Whatever people are going to talk or read or see into it, it is a very sad for me. “One thing that I forgot to say earlier was about the pride to play for the shirt and the team. In France we don’t have that. When I was young I used to support Bordeaux, but when they lost I went to support Marseille. But here you really learn the importance and the value of the shirt and the club. Arsenal is like that, an English family.
“Although I have had disagreements with the press over here, they have been tremendous to me, keeping me on my toes. But everyone has been great, the fans, playing away, getting booed, getting cheered, getting standing ovations. I will always, always remember that. And Arsenal gave me that, the way we were playing, getting standing ovations from away fans was just out of this world. It’s hard to understand because in France they are just not like that. If you play well at home [in France] you get a standing ovation, if you play well away from home, well, you play well away from home, that’s it.
“Getting a standing ovation away from home with Arsenal is something I will never forget, because you know a lot of people are really appreciating what you are doing as a team and it’s outstanding. “As I have said before, I just want to thank everyone at the Club, the girls who work at the training ground, the girls who wash the kits, the masseurs, the staff at the Club, the staff at the stadium, the staff who work on the pitch at the stadium, the staff who work on the pitches at the training ground, the press office, the coach driver, everybody. Everybody here, I would just like to thank everybody here. “Also to all the teams I have played against here, all the battles I have had against the players here, some of the fans away, the press and the refs, it’s been a great time. Everyone has just made it special and I would just like to thank everybody, but especially to all the people involved at Arsenal. “It’s important to me to come to the Club today and say something properly because the fans have given me so much and I hope I gave a lot back to them. I want to keep my box here and I want to come back and watch some games, if they let me in! But it’s been a very weird day.”
“To be honest, I have a great relationship with the Boss. I’ve told you the reasons why I wanted to go and I told him exactly the same reasons. That’s how it is, I talked to the Boss about private stuff and non-private stuff. A bit of everything. “But as I said to you, today is a very sad day for me. Whatever people are going to talk or read or see into it, it is a very sad for me. “One thing that I forgot to say earlier was about the pride to play for the shirt and the team. In France we don’t have that. When I was young I used to support Bordeaux, but when they lost I went to support Marseille. But here you really learn the importance and the value of the shirt and the club. Arsenal is like that, an English family.
“Although I have had disagreements with the press over here, they have been tremendous to me, keeping me on my toes. But everyone has been great, the fans, playing away, getting booed, getting cheered, getting standing ovations. I will always, always remember that. And Arsenal gave me that, the way we were playing, getting standing ovations from away fans was just out of this world. It’s hard to understand because in France they are just not like that. If you play well at home [in France] you get a standing ovation, if you play well away from home, well, you play well away from home, that’s it.
“Getting a standing ovation away from home with Arsenal is something I will never forget, because you know a lot of people are really appreciating what you are doing as a team and it’s outstanding. “As I have said before, I just want to thank everyone at the Club, the girls who work at the training ground, the girls who wash the kits, the masseurs, the staff at the Club, the staff at the stadium, the staff who work on the pitch at the stadium, the staff who work on the pitches at the training ground, the press office, the coach driver, everybody. Everybody here, I would just like to thank everybody here. “Also to all the teams I have played against here, all the battles I have had against the players here, some of the fans away, the press and the refs, it’s been a great time. Everyone has just made it special and I would just like to thank everybody, but especially to all the people involved at Arsenal. “It’s important to me to come to the Club today and say something properly because the fans have given me so much and I hope I gave a lot back to them. I want to keep my box here and I want to come back and watch some games, if they let me in! But it’s been a very weird day.”
Arsène Wenger has said he will stay on at least until his contract finishes next summer. We hope he stays on. If he does would you regret your decision?
“I don’t regret what I do. Playing for Arsenal was an honour for me. And I will say that until the day I die. When Patrick Vieira left the team had to move on and we came close to winning the Champions League. But this type of guy we were already missing. “Not having Arsène around anymore — and everybody at the Club — will be ‘missing’ for me. It is a fact but it won’t be a regret. When Patrick left, I was devastated I missed the guy and I still miss the guy even though I see him with the national team. But I was devastated because he was a good guy to be around on the pitch or off the pitch. It goes beyond sport. That is why I won’t go with the regret word but more ‘missing’.
“I don’t regret what I do. Playing for Arsenal was an honour for me. And I will say that until the day I die. When Patrick Vieira left the team had to move on and we came close to winning the Champions League. But this type of guy we were already missing. “Not having Arsène around anymore — and everybody at the Club — will be ‘missing’ for me. It is a fact but it won’t be a regret. When Patrick left, I was devastated I missed the guy and I still miss the guy even though I see him with the national team. But I was devastated because he was a good guy to be around on the pitch or off the pitch. It goes beyond sport. That is why I won’t go with the regret word but more ‘missing’.
If you left Arsenal was it always going to be Barcelona. Is there some thing special about them?
“There is something special here at Arsenal too. I left Arsenal to go to Barcelona because, no disrespect to any other team, but there are only two teams in the world who play football the way I like it. That is the way the people here like it — the Arsenal way. That is how we play football here and ‘we’ play football there. If I can say that is one of the is the main reasons for Barcelona. The football they play is attractive to watch.”
“There is something special here at Arsenal too. I left Arsenal to go to Barcelona because, no disrespect to any other team, but there are only two teams in the world who play football the way I like it. That is the way the people here like it — the Arsenal way. That is how we play football here and ‘we’ play football there. If I can say that is one of the is the main reasons for Barcelona. The football they play is attractive to watch.”
Finally, your last Arsenal.com question as a Arsenal player, do you have a message for the fans?
“Well, I would to say you have been tremendous for me I really do appreciate it. I am shaking as I say this. I will always remember you. I will have you in my head and my heart. I wanted to reassure you that I always gave 100 per cent here. I know some people said some other stuff but I always gave 100 per cent. I hope you appreciate what I did here because I appreciate what you did for me. I grew as a man and became a better football player. I will always take that with me no matter what happens. “Arsenal will be in my blood aswell as my heart. I will always, always, always remember you guys. I said I was going to be a Gunner for life and I did not lie because when you are a Gunner you will always be a Gunner. The Club is in my heart and will remain in my heart forever.”
“Well, I would to say you have been tremendous for me I really do appreciate it. I am shaking as I say this. I will always remember you. I will have you in my head and my heart. I wanted to reassure you that I always gave 100 per cent here. I know some people said some other stuff but I always gave 100 per cent. I hope you appreciate what I did here because I appreciate what you did for me. I grew as a man and became a better football player. I will always take that with me no matter what happens. “Arsenal will be in my blood aswell as my heart. I will always, always, always remember you guys. I said I was going to be a Gunner for life and I did not lie because when you are a Gunner you will always be a Gunner. The Club is in my heart and will remain in my heart forever.”
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
No.18 Kuwata (續)
隊友的話：
清原：
「デビュー戦の１球目はストレートを投げると思っていた。もう１３０キロそこそこしかスピードは出ないが、あの１球に桑田の意地というか、魂のようなものを感じた」。
「巨人をクビになって、不屈の精神でメジャーデビューしたところに価値がある。桑田の姿はオレにも勇気と希望を与えてくれた」。
松井：
「いつも後ろから見ていたので不思議な感じがした」。
桑田との対戦に「やっぱりやりにくい。対戦のないことを祈っています」。
（註：松井被保送，五球之中，一球都沒揮）
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日本的電視節目：
二月渡美到昨天升上大聯盟的紀錄
part 1http://youtube.com/watch?v=GVgX_Dd9jBk
part 2http://youtube.com/watch?v=fPH7BdPZNok
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這個在選手名鑑上寫著特技是英語會話，興趣是品嚐紅酒和鋼琴演奏的傢伙，終於從小學時燃燒的野球中，自責分率2.17的18號投手，來到了大聯盟的投手丘
清原：
「デビュー戦の１球目はストレートを投げると思っていた。もう１３０キロそこそこしかスピードは出ないが、あの１球に桑田の意地というか、魂のようなものを感じた」。
「巨人をクビになって、不屈の精神でメジャーデビューしたところに価値がある。桑田の姿はオレにも勇気と希望を与えてくれた」。
松井：
「いつも後ろから見ていたので不思議な感じがした」。
桑田との対戦に「やっぱりやりにくい。対戦のないことを祈っています」。
（註：松井被保送，五球之中，一球都沒揮）
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日本的電視節目：
二月渡美到昨天升上大聯盟的紀錄
part 1http://youtube.com/watch?v=GVgX_Dd9jBk
part 2http://youtube.com/watch?v=fPH7BdPZNok
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這個在選手名鑑上寫著特技是英語會話，興趣是品嚐紅酒和鋼琴演奏的傢伙，終於從小學時燃燒的野球中，自責分率2.17的18號投手，來到了大聯盟的投手丘
Monday, June 11, 2007
No.18 Kuwata
夢がかなった桑田 「うれしい」を何度も
2007年6月11日 (月) 9:53 共同通信社
【ニューヨーク１０日共同】芝生の感触を確かめるように、米大リーグ、パイレーツの桑田真澄投手が１０日、ヤンキースタジアムの左翼のブルペンから小走りにマウンドに向かった。表情は淡々としていた。心の内にある喜び、緊張、不安を見せまいとするかのようだった。３９歳２カ月。海を渡って本場の野球に挑戦するという若い日からの夢がかなった瞬間だった。 ５万４０００人を超える敵地のファンの「桑田登場」への反応は弱い。だが、球場の空気が変わった。６回にカーブでジーターを空振りさせた一瞬だけは、観客席からどよめきが起こった。 ＰＬ学園高１年のときから注目を浴び、巨人のエースとして君臨。大舞台にも、テレビカメラの前で話すことも慣れている。だが、試合後は「うまく表現できない。うれしい。それしかない」と話し、「うれしい」という言葉を何度も使った。 昨年、巨人を戦力外になり、実力に疑問符を付けた人もいる中で大リーグ挑戦を決めた。しかも、順調だったキャンプ終盤に右足首を負傷。約２カ月のリハビリを強いられた。試合前にも「歩けない状態から、ようやくここまで来た」とつぶやいた。 巨人で通算１７３勝を挙げたが、その道のりは決して平たんではない。１９９５年には右ひじを手術。翌年はシーズンを棒に振った。「達成できなくても、努力している姿が好き」。試合後にそう話した“オールドルーキー”はこの日、一つの目標を達成した。
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終於圓夢的桑田 興奮溢於言表
在紐約時間的６月１０日，匹茲堡海盜隊的桑田真澄投手，從洋基球場左外野的熱身區，仿佛在確認草皮的觸感似的，向著投手丘小跑步而去，淡淡的表情像是在掩飾心中的高興，緊張，和不安，對３９歲２個月的桑田而言，這是實現夢想的一瞬間，那從年輕時就萌芽的，跨海挑戰真正的棒球的夢想
除了在他以曲球讓Jeter揮空棒的瞬間之外，五萬四千人的客場觀眾對桑田的登板並沒什麼特別的反應，從PL學園一年級就備受矚目，之後又成為巨人的王牌投手，雖然早已見過無數的大場面和媒體的訪問，但在賽後的訪問中，"沒辦法好好表達我的感覺，總之就是很高興"，興奮的心情溢於言表
去年球季結束後被巨人宣告為戰力外，在周遭的疑問之中決定挑戰大聯盟，又在季前傷了右腳，經過了兩個月的復健，好不容易從走路都沒辦法的狀況來到了今天，在巨人時代拿到１７３勝的路決非好走，１９９５年經歷了右肘的手術，隔了一年才重回球場，"就算不能達成目標，至少我喜歡努力的過程"，大聯盟的"老新人"，賽後這麼說著，今天他又達成了一個目標
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エースナンバー「18」を背負い、20年以上も巨人の中心投手に君臨してきた桑田。切れのある速球と多彩な変化球を武器にクレバーなピッチングで通算173勝をマークしたが、昨季は1軍でわずか3試合の登板に終わり、メジャーに最後の活躍の場を求めることに。球威不足を自慢の制球力で補うことができるか注目される。
PL学園高時代は清原和博内野手（現オリックス）とともに1年生からレギュラーとして甲子園へ。初出場となった1983年夏には準決勝で池田高の史上初の3連覇を阻止し、全国制覇を達成した。その後も、自身2度目の全国制覇を成し遂げた85年夏まで、すべての甲子園大会に出場している。
85年のドラフト1位で巨人に入団すると、86年6月5日の阪神戦で初勝利を初完投で飾る。2年目の87年には15勝6敗、防御率2.17の好成績をマークし沢村賞に選ばれた。ここから6年連続2けた勝利を記録し、斎藤雅樹、槙原寛己と三本柱を形成する。
その後、95年に右ひじ靭帯を断裂し米国で手術。96年は治療に専念したが、97年にカムバックし10勝。翌98年には16勝をマークし復活をアピールしたものの、最優秀防御率のタイトルを獲得した2002年を除いては勝利数も低迷。2005年は12試合の登板で0勝7敗、防御率は自己ワーストの7.25と苦しんだ。
そして2006年オフに、長年抱いてきたメジャーへの挑戦を表明し巨人を退団。複数の球団とコンタクトを取った結果、パイレーツとマイナー契約を結び、春季キャンプに招待選手として参加すると、オープン戦でも好投。開幕メジャーも見えてきたが、終盤に足首を故障するアクシデントに見舞われてしまった。
幸い回復は順調で、5月に入って投球練習を再開。実戦での登板を重ねながらリズムを取り戻し、ついに念願のメジャー初昇格を果たした。若手主体の投手力が弱点とされるパイレーツだけに、ベテランの桑田には投球内容もさることながら、まとめ役や指南役としての期待もかかる。オールドルーキーは、桑田ならではの存在感をメジャーでも発揮できるだろうか。
PL学園高時代は清原和博内野手（現オリックス）とともに1年生からレギュラーとして甲子園へ。初出場となった1983年夏には準決勝で池田高の史上初の3連覇を阻止し、全国制覇を達成した。その後も、自身2度目の全国制覇を成し遂げた85年夏まで、すべての甲子園大会に出場している。
85年のドラフト1位で巨人に入団すると、86年6月5日の阪神戦で初勝利を初完投で飾る。2年目の87年には15勝6敗、防御率2.17の好成績をマークし沢村賞に選ばれた。ここから6年連続2けた勝利を記録し、斎藤雅樹、槙原寛己と三本柱を形成する。
その後、95年に右ひじ靭帯を断裂し米国で手術。96年は治療に専念したが、97年にカムバックし10勝。翌98年には16勝をマークし復活をアピールしたものの、最優秀防御率のタイトルを獲得した2002年を除いては勝利数も低迷。2005年は12試合の登板で0勝7敗、防御率は自己ワーストの7.25と苦しんだ。
そして2006年オフに、長年抱いてきたメジャーへの挑戦を表明し巨人を退団。複数の球団とコンタクトを取った結果、パイレーツとマイナー契約を結び、春季キャンプに招待選手として参加すると、オープン戦でも好投。開幕メジャーも見えてきたが、終盤に足首を故障するアクシデントに見舞われてしまった。
幸い回復は順調で、5月に入って投球練習を再開。実戦での登板を重ねながらリズムを取り戻し、ついに念願のメジャー初昇格を果たした。若手主体の投手力が弱点とされるパイレーツだけに、ベテランの桑田には投球内容もさることながら、まとめ役や指南役としての期待もかかる。オールドルーキーは、桑田ならではの存在感をメジャーでも発揮できるだろうか。
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Besides football, popular sports in the UK include rugby, snooker, tennis, motor racing, cricket....
The most popular event for rugby might be the six nations tournament held between February and March. The six nations are England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, and Italy. Can't say much because I'm totally not familiar with them. Only the agility and power in a game seem so cool.
World Snooker Championship is held at Sheffield. It's not much like the 9-ball we used to see in Taiwan, the table is larger and holes smaller, which suggest the more precision needed. I only followed some games casually. It seems a good player needs to be patient and mentally strong cuz a frame can last up to an hour when complicate strategies involved during each play. A single miss shot or wrong decision can ruin your game. In the final, Graeme Dott withstood the fight back from Ebdon and won the Champion. Can see how huge the pressure was on him after he finally grabbed the victory and showed his emotion.
Needless to say, Wimbledon is the biggest event for tennis. Will go to London next month and probably see one or two Taiwanese players.
There's also a F1 GP to be held in June. Alonso keeps doing well this season, Schumacher is catching up recently. Though Michael is the record setter, Ayrton Senna's accident on circuit possibly left him as the best ever, at least in some people's mind.
I can never understand how cricket works....
The most popular event for rugby might be the six nations tournament held between February and March. The six nations are England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, and Italy. Can't say much because I'm totally not familiar with them. Only the agility and power in a game seem so cool.
World Snooker Championship is held at Sheffield. It's not much like the 9-ball we used to see in Taiwan, the table is larger and holes smaller, which suggest the more precision needed. I only followed some games casually. It seems a good player needs to be patient and mentally strong cuz a frame can last up to an hour when complicate strategies involved during each play. A single miss shot or wrong decision can ruin your game. In the final, Graeme Dott withstood the fight back from Ebdon and won the Champion. Can see how huge the pressure was on him after he finally grabbed the victory and showed his emotion.
Needless to say, Wimbledon is the biggest event for tennis. Will go to London next month and probably see one or two Taiwanese players.
There's also a F1 GP to be held in June. Alonso keeps doing well this season, Schumacher is catching up recently. Though Michael is the record setter, Ayrton Senna's accident on circuit possibly left him as the best ever, at least in some people's mind.
I can never understand how cricket works....
Wimbledon 2006
草地網球的聖地溫布敦,想進入中央球場或第一球場,要靠運氣抽籤,或在ebay上買叫價數百磅的票,不然就是前一天晚上來排隊買保留給當天出售的少許門票,對廣大的平民觀眾而言,就只能買ground ticket入場觀看第二球場的站位和其他周圍球場的比賽,我們一早走出地鐵站沒多久,就看到工作人員指引我們去排隊,沿路還有人發送報紙,水,果汁,開始排隊後就會領到一張印刷精美的queue card(就像號碼牌),早上九點多已經排到3700多號,等到入場已經11:30了,正好趕上12點開始的第一場比賽
王宇佐 vs. Oliver Marach:
兩個人的排名都是世界九十幾,但王的表現明顯較好,底線和網前的處理都很好,調小球的成功率又超高,也很少非受迫性失誤,6-1,7-6連拿兩盤後,對手就越顯無力,場邊還有幾十個台灣加油隊在助陣,還唱起吉米加油歌和國歌,跟別國球迷只會喊些come on,台灣加油隊顯得特別引人注目,第三盤結果6-0,王晋級第二輪(第二輪輸給第八種子James Blake)
p.s. 李昆霖的旅遊日誌,內有溫布敦照片http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~kl217202/wimbledon2.html
看完第一場後,晃到第一球場外的大草坪,可以看大銀幕轉播中央球場或第一球場的比賽,因為大家都為英國希望Henman加油,所以就被稱為Henman Hill,半路上看了一下Daniela Hantuchova,是身高180的斯洛伐克辣妹,接著看到了Paradorn Srichaphan,亞洲第一高手的斯里查潘今天打了五盤後落敗,只能說他超壯的,比王宇佐整整大了一號,感覺比較像歐美球員,有強力發球和正拍
接著我們去第二球場,進場後正進行著Mark Philippoussis的比賽,從2004年後走下坡的他,現在排名跌到200多,觀眾還是一面倒的幫他加油,來到最後搶七僵持不下時,加油詞從you can do it, you will do it, you should have done it各種時態都出來了,最後打到14-12
最後的重頭戲: British No.1 Greg Rusedski vs. Former World No.1 Marat Safin, 發球時速240km的魯塞斯基就不多提了,還是趕快交棒給Murray吧,帥氣的Safin理了個小平頭,比起Sampras或Federer,我更喜歡Ivanisevic和Safin,暴起暴落的情緒和傷癒復出的奮戰才像是human being
離開前看了一下盧彥勲的比賽,很可惜的輸了,若是獲勝下一場他就會在中央球場遇上第二種子Nadal,今天台灣選手還有詹詠然和謝淑薇都在第一輪出局
以下轉錄自蕃薯藤運動網:
http://sports.yam.com/show.php?id=0000043648
〈網球〉冠軍盃的價值
翁子婷
01-14 14:30
台灣好手盧彥勳本週在印度馬德拉斯舉行的舍奈網球公開賽(Chennai Open)和德國名將舒特勒成功的擊敗對手，攜手拿下生平第一座ATP雙打冠軍盃。盧彥勳新春的印度大捷，除進帳1萬4400美元，他的單、雙排名也都可順利的擠進世界前100名內。
這是一個讓人振奮的新聞，也是讓所有台灣網球人所引以為傲的一件好消息。盧彥勳的成功，讓更多體育人來注意網球運動，也讓政府單位更重視網球選手的真實力。但這股熱潮可以持續多久，一年，半年，還是又只有曇花一現呢？
有時候我真的很替這些正在打拼的台灣網球選手們很抱不平，因為他們真的很拼，也真的很爭氣，但有誰真正的關心，又有誰在乎呢？體育相關的那些大官員們，還是永遠搞不清楚狀況，還是永遠只知道照顧那些所謂重點項目之選手，而常常忽略了另一些不被列為重點項目，卻有傑出表現的選手們。台灣的網球選手一直都很優秀，但是相較於其他項目，網球選手向來資源貧乏，只能自立自強，而網球相關單位是不是應該要為這些優異的網球選手們多爭取一些資源或給予更多的協助才不負其職呢？畢竟職業網壇這一條路，沒有走過就很難能了解其中的艱辛與美好，我們現役的小選手們的努力，真的值得更多體委會與網球協會的愛護！
盧彥勳的成功，告訴了我們，網球已經不再是像以往一樣只是歐洲人或美國人所能從事的運動。現今的網球，未來的網球世界，東方人絕對能擁有一片天的。但如果我們的體委會，我們的網球協會這些執權者，不支持也不去在乎的話，我想，這一切都還是空談，因為選手的力量真的有限。
拿下生平第一座ATP雙打冠軍獎盃，並打破台灣男網界30年以來的歷史紀錄，應該是要很開心的。但奪牌選手盧彥勳在專訪中卻指出：「在我的國家，政府只贊助有奪牌希望的運動項目或選手；私人企業有興趣贊助的是有人氣的運動，例如棒球。」這段話道出了很多無奈，也道出了選手們內心深處隱藏已久的聲音。
請別讓一個很有理想，很有希望的選手，最後卻淪落為必需要爲下一站的比賽經費而煩惱，因為經費不足而無法去參加比賽，也請別讓他們對大環境真的徹底的失望後，而去放棄了圓夢的機會。
盧彥勳這位國內男網界第一把交易的男選手，真的很棒！我欣賞他的直言，也欣賞他在網球路上的執著。我想，我們現在能做的，除了是給予他無限的祝福及鼓勵之外，我們還可以一起來呼籲國內體育相關單位，拿出更專業的態度與支持來看待選手的努力！
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The Wimbledon tournament is winding down to the semis, and few games are played on outside courts. May be for this reason, there were no queues for tickets anymore. I showed up at 10:30 and tickets for No.1 court are still available! What's luckier is someone just returned his centre court ticket to the box office and I am the lucky one to get his ticket. Centre court tickets for the final 4 days are all presold so the 77 pound ticket really worths it.
算了,還是用中文寫吧, 總之正好有人退票, 票亭的人問我要不要買, 猶豫了一下就出手了, 畢竟今天可以看到男子前四強...
中央球場沒有想像中的大, 坐在快最上面還是看得很清楚, 觀眾大概有三分之一是穿正式服裝, royal box裡面的更是人人西裝, 過程異常安靜, 只有play和play之間會有觀眾的加油聲, 只有球員休息的時間觀眾才能走動, 飛進觀眾席的球也不能A走, 簡直像古典音樂會
第一場是Federer vs Bjorkman, 費天王果然神, 穿著他的白西裝外套走入場內, 一面倒的過程簡直像不同level的人在比賽, 老比克留在底線也是死, 上網8成被穿越, 自己失誤也多, 費天王打出神奇好球就像吃飯一樣容易, 77分鐘過後比賽結束, 天王穿回西裝外套, 不知流了多少汗?
第二場的Nadal vs. Baghdatis 精采多了, 觀眾也重燃熱情, 幫賽浦路斯男加油的還挺多的, 面對西班牙左手像鞭子一樣揮出的topspin, 巴格達提斯還能糾纏蠻久的, 雙方都不時為自己的精采表現振臂喝采, 隔壁帶著女兒的胖媽媽熱情大喊加油, 女兒本來還跟她媽說大家都在看妳, 媽回說"I don't care", 到後來女兒也開始大吼
王宇佐 vs. Oliver Marach:
兩個人的排名都是世界九十幾,但王的表現明顯較好,底線和網前的處理都很好,調小球的成功率又超高,也很少非受迫性失誤,6-1,7-6連拿兩盤後,對手就越顯無力,場邊還有幾十個台灣加油隊在助陣,還唱起吉米加油歌和國歌,跟別國球迷只會喊些come on,台灣加油隊顯得特別引人注目,第三盤結果6-0,王晋級第二輪(第二輪輸給第八種子James Blake)
p.s. 李昆霖的旅遊日誌,內有溫布敦照片http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~kl217202/wimbledon2.html
看完第一場後,晃到第一球場外的大草坪,可以看大銀幕轉播中央球場或第一球場的比賽,因為大家都為英國希望Henman加油,所以就被稱為Henman Hill,半路上看了一下Daniela Hantuchova,是身高180的斯洛伐克辣妹,接著看到了Paradorn Srichaphan,亞洲第一高手的斯里查潘今天打了五盤後落敗,只能說他超壯的,比王宇佐整整大了一號,感覺比較像歐美球員,有強力發球和正拍
接著我們去第二球場,進場後正進行著Mark Philippoussis的比賽,從2004年後走下坡的他,現在排名跌到200多,觀眾還是一面倒的幫他加油,來到最後搶七僵持不下時,加油詞從you can do it, you will do it, you should have done it各種時態都出來了,最後打到14-12
最後的重頭戲: British No.1 Greg Rusedski vs. Former World No.1 Marat Safin, 發球時速240km的魯塞斯基就不多提了,還是趕快交棒給Murray吧,帥氣的Safin理了個小平頭,比起Sampras或Federer,我更喜歡Ivanisevic和Safin,暴起暴落的情緒和傷癒復出的奮戰才像是human being
離開前看了一下盧彥勲的比賽,很可惜的輸了,若是獲勝下一場他就會在中央球場遇上第二種子Nadal,今天台灣選手還有詹詠然和謝淑薇都在第一輪出局
以下轉錄自蕃薯藤運動網:
http://sports.yam.com/show.php?id=0000043648
〈網球〉冠軍盃的價值
翁子婷
01-14 14:30
台灣好手盧彥勳本週在印度馬德拉斯舉行的舍奈網球公開賽(Chennai Open)和德國名將舒特勒成功的擊敗對手，攜手拿下生平第一座ATP雙打冠軍盃。盧彥勳新春的印度大捷，除進帳1萬4400美元，他的單、雙排名也都可順利的擠進世界前100名內。
這是一個讓人振奮的新聞，也是讓所有台灣網球人所引以為傲的一件好消息。盧彥勳的成功，讓更多體育人來注意網球運動，也讓政府單位更重視網球選手的真實力。但這股熱潮可以持續多久，一年，半年，還是又只有曇花一現呢？
有時候我真的很替這些正在打拼的台灣網球選手們很抱不平，因為他們真的很拼，也真的很爭氣，但有誰真正的關心，又有誰在乎呢？體育相關的那些大官員們，還是永遠搞不清楚狀況，還是永遠只知道照顧那些所謂重點項目之選手，而常常忽略了另一些不被列為重點項目，卻有傑出表現的選手們。台灣的網球選手一直都很優秀，但是相較於其他項目，網球選手向來資源貧乏，只能自立自強，而網球相關單位是不是應該要為這些優異的網球選手們多爭取一些資源或給予更多的協助才不負其職呢？畢竟職業網壇這一條路，沒有走過就很難能了解其中的艱辛與美好，我們現役的小選手們的努力，真的值得更多體委會與網球協會的愛護！
盧彥勳的成功，告訴了我們，網球已經不再是像以往一樣只是歐洲人或美國人所能從事的運動。現今的網球，未來的網球世界，東方人絕對能擁有一片天的。但如果我們的體委會，我們的網球協會這些執權者，不支持也不去在乎的話，我想，這一切都還是空談，因為選手的力量真的有限。
拿下生平第一座ATP雙打冠軍獎盃，並打破台灣男網界30年以來的歷史紀錄，應該是要很開心的。但奪牌選手盧彥勳在專訪中卻指出：「在我的國家，政府只贊助有奪牌希望的運動項目或選手；私人企業有興趣贊助的是有人氣的運動，例如棒球。」這段話道出了很多無奈，也道出了選手們內心深處隱藏已久的聲音。
請別讓一個很有理想，很有希望的選手，最後卻淪落為必需要爲下一站的比賽經費而煩惱，因為經費不足而無法去參加比賽，也請別讓他們對大環境真的徹底的失望後，而去放棄了圓夢的機會。
盧彥勳這位國內男網界第一把交易的男選手，真的很棒！我欣賞他的直言，也欣賞他在網球路上的執著。我想，我們現在能做的，除了是給予他無限的祝福及鼓勵之外，我們還可以一起來呼籲國內體育相關單位，拿出更專業的態度與支持來看待選手的努力！
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The Wimbledon tournament is winding down to the semis, and few games are played on outside courts. May be for this reason, there were no queues for tickets anymore. I showed up at 10:30 and tickets for No.1 court are still available! What's luckier is someone just returned his centre court ticket to the box office and I am the lucky one to get his ticket. Centre court tickets for the final 4 days are all presold so the 77 pound ticket really worths it.
算了,還是用中文寫吧, 總之正好有人退票, 票亭的人問我要不要買, 猶豫了一下就出手了, 畢竟今天可以看到男子前四強...
中央球場沒有想像中的大, 坐在快最上面還是看得很清楚, 觀眾大概有三分之一是穿正式服裝, royal box裡面的更是人人西裝, 過程異常安靜, 只有play和play之間會有觀眾的加油聲, 只有球員休息的時間觀眾才能走動, 飛進觀眾席的球也不能A走, 簡直像古典音樂會
第一場是Federer vs Bjorkman, 費天王果然神, 穿著他的白西裝外套走入場內, 一面倒的過程簡直像不同level的人在比賽, 老比克留在底線也是死, 上網8成被穿越, 自己失誤也多, 費天王打出神奇好球就像吃飯一樣容易, 77分鐘過後比賽結束, 天王穿回西裝外套, 不知流了多少汗?
第二場的Nadal vs. Baghdatis 精采多了, 觀眾也重燃熱情, 幫賽浦路斯男加油的還挺多的, 面對西班牙左手像鞭子一樣揮出的topspin, 巴格達提斯還能糾纏蠻久的, 雙方都不時為自己的精采表現振臂喝采, 隔壁帶著女兒的胖媽媽熱情大喊加油, 女兒本來還跟她媽說大家都在看妳, 媽回說"I don't care", 到後來女兒也開始大吼
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
The New York Times: Chien-Ming Wang Interview
Picture taken from the New York Times
By TYLER KEPNER
Published: August 13, 2006
Interview:
http://0rz.net/b21Kx
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