helloticky
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KEEP FLYING HIGH !!MARAT!!
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Post by helloticky on Mar 27, 2008 13:32:17 GMT 3
MW He learns a lot from losing. If he wins he has the confidence of someone who wins a Grand Slam title and he's not going to change his game. Whereas you always have to try to change your game and improve something. He has a bit of an attitude that "I'm good enough to win Grand Slams, so I'll keep on doing what I'm doing." He isn't as motivated to improve as other players are. davis thanks for good articles  I love he said "learns a lot from losing" some people thought you have nothing when you lost but like he said ...atless you will find how to do better in next time & change your sadness become your powerful ....I know Marat know how to do with his losing ......& he do it with his fan's supporting COME ON Marat |
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Post by happy on Mar 27, 2008 17:43:18 GMT 3
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awm79
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Post by awm79 on Mar 29, 2008 22:57:12 GMT 3
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Post by Anne on Apr 5, 2008 11:52:39 GMT 3
Interview from the OS:
We managed to catch up with Marat on his return to Moscow and he gave us this interview.
Q: Marat welcome home
M: Thanks a lot its been a while.
Q: How do you feel?
M: I think really good – are you asking about tennis or my private life?
Q: I know you don’t like to talk about your private life so lets talk tennis. First of all where have you been since Miami?
M: Again asking about my private life – that’s ok! Went to the Dominican Republic with friends for a celebration of a birthday and it was really nice.
And on tennis - I think I was in very good shape in Australia and was a bit unlucky against Baghdatis – it was a good match and if I had won it things would have looked different. Then I went back to Moscow, I suffered an injury which sidelined me for two weeks and I think I got out of the positive rhythm. I then flew to the States and during the whole time I felt physically in a good shape but never got the rhythm back in my game. Both my losses in Memphis and Vegas were very disappointing and I didn’t play well. Against Melzer in Indian Wells I played well for certain periods but couldn’t really convert it into a win.
I was really disappointed and had some very negative thoughts after the match and I think this is what lost me my confidence completely getting into Miami.
The fact that I didn’t win the match against Reynolds in Miami was not a positive sign as this was the kind of matches in the past I would have won easy. I did a lot of thinking after that and took some decisions in this regard.
Q: Would you mind sharing these decisions with us?
M: Well I think that I have done a lot in tennis from a long career. Don’t forget I started at a very young age and have been travelling for over 10 years and I am paying the price now. I have decided to really take all the pressure from me, to keep on playing for as long as I am still enjoying it and not to look at the rankings or set myself too high a goal.
Q: What is your future tournament schedule?
M: I really want to keep on playing and give myself the chance to be competitive at a high level. That is why I have applied for a Wild Card basically at all the clay court tournaments. I hope that my past results are still remembered so I can get those Wild Cards and get a chance to play.
Q: So where do you think you will be playing in the next few weeks?
M: Monte Carlo, Rome and Hamburg and it looks like I’ll be playing in my “home” town – Valencia and also in Munich. I am still not sure and some of them do not depend on me but on the tournament directors.
Q: Where is Hernan Gumy these days?
M: Hernan is one of the better things that has happened to me in the last few years. He’s a great coach and a good friend and I am sorry we did not get together earlier though I have known him many many years. His wife is in her 9th month of pregnancy and due to give birth any day now so he is back in Argentina with her and if all goes well he will be back to Europe around Rome or Hamburg.
Q: So you will be by yourself until then?
M: Well I still have some good friends left and Marc Rosset was very kind to offer to accompany me in the next few events. I am very grateful to him and it looks like he will help me out until Gumy comes back.
Q: What is your expectation for the clay court season?
M: No real expectations - though deep inside there is always the wish to find my consistency and confidence and have a good stretch of matches. Like I said I’ll take it match by match, stay fit and hopefully things will get together.
My first success came on the clay court on this European swing and maybe this will happen again.
Q: Any last words for your fans?
M: Well definitely not last words but I want to thank them all for their love and support. To let them know I am still around and I’m hoping to still give them moments of joy on the court.
Q: Well good luck Marat and thanks for talking to us.
M: Thanks to you guys and let us cross our fingers for the Russian team during the Davis Cup tie. We have to give them all our support.
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Post by davis on Apr 5, 2008 12:17:59 GMT 3
Yeah, right, let's just bend the rules and give him WC to every tournament this season...  |
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marti
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Post by marti on Apr 5, 2008 12:38:09 GMT 3
What rules?
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Post by davis on Apr 5, 2008 12:54:05 GMT 3
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marti
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Post by marti on Apr 5, 2008 12:59:43 GMT 3
"Wild cards shall only count toward the annual limit if the player would have been a direct acceptance on the original acceptance list."
He's not bending the rules and nobody would let him even if he wanted to.
Only Valencia WC will count to the limit.
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Post by davis on Apr 5, 2008 13:21:18 GMT 3
Awww, you are SUCH a good reader ;D ;D Well, let's hope he DOES bend the rules soon, then...  |
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marti
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Post by marti on Apr 5, 2008 13:26:57 GMT 3
Well, let's hope he DOES bend the rules soon, then... ;D |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Apr 5, 2008 13:29:55 GMT 3
I dont even see the need for asking for WC in valencia and munich/barcelona - if he or someone had just entered him he would already be in direct acceptance!
Good to hear marat thinking postive - ive always wanted to go to the dominican republic - wonder what it was like.
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marti
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Post by marti on Apr 5, 2008 13:34:20 GMT 3
SAFINNO1, that was apparently a big mistake in planning his schedule.
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Post by Alya10 on Apr 5, 2008 13:59:39 GMT 3
" Wild cards shall only count toward the annual limit if the player would have been a direct acceptance on the original acceptance list." He's not bending the rules and nobody would let him even if he wanted to. Only Valencia WC will count to the limit. Ah! Thanks for explaining ;D I had doubts about that rule myself but was too lazy to go and read the rules lol. kisses |
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Post by maryb on Apr 5, 2008 17:41:23 GMT 3
SAFINNO1, that was apparently a big mistake in planning his schedule. He was probably in mumping mode and planning on heading up Everest. LMAO. Double o fairy PS got £20 on 'Bewley's Berry' for the Grand National. Bet it pulls up at the first jump. |
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Post by maryb on Apr 5, 2008 18:34:18 GMT 3
Bloody typical. My horse edged in front at the second last fence.Then slowed up... Phhht.
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I love he said "learns a lot from losing" some people thought you have nothing when you lost but like he said ...atless you will find how to do better in next time & change your sadness become your powerful ....I know Marat know how to do with his losing ......& he do it with his fan's supporting COME ON Marat
