Post by Annie on Jun 11, 2005 19:14:10 GMT 3
Pravda Newspaper:
A Russian Internet chat
Today in Bratislava begins the Davis Cup match between Slovakia and Russia, and all our hopes are resting on this man: Marat Safin
We decided to interview Russia's number one player Marat Safin on the eve of this critical match, about Russia's team and how they have been preparing for their fight against the Slovaks.
But the official manager of the Russian team, Cyril Kosturko, instead of calling Marat by telephone, told us " Get online as quick as you can! He's about to do an internet chat! You still have 20 minutes, you'll have time!" Which means Marat was still training on court, and would be late for the chat anyway!
By the way, for those of you who don't know about internet chats, it's a page you visit on the internet where people gather to talk about a certain subject. Visualize the room, in which a large number of people are assembled, and are all talking to one another. They can all simultaneously ask questions, which are collected by Vanya, who then passes them on to Marat, or they can talk to each other, through typing on their keyboards. Anyone can join the chat. When we finally arrived online, there were already 150 people waiting to talk! And they all tortured Marat! He answered their questions very quickly, and must be a virtuoso on the keyboard!
Q. How much do you weigh Marat?
M. 92 Kilos
Q. How many rackets have you broken?
M. It's better not to recall this!
Q. What do you do in your spare time?
M. Repair rackets.
Q. What do you do with them then?
M. I give them to kiddies. [he actually said 'kiddies'! Bless!]
Q. Do you want your children to become tennis players?
M. I will not force them into it.
Q. Have you been to Siberia?
M. I've flown over it.
Q. How many floors do you have in your home in Monaco?
M. I don't know, I've never thought about it.
Q. Do you like fungi/mushrooms?
M. I like to collect it, I'm not so keen on eating it.
[note: fungui & mushroom picking is a very popular hobby in Russia.]
Q.What do you prefer to play at Casinos: Black Jack or 'tape-measure' [don't know the english equivalent for this game.]
M. Black Jack
Q. Are you interested in the arts? Can you paint?
M. Yes I'm interested, but I don't know how [to paint].
Q. Do you play any musical instruments?
M. No, except playing tennis rackets like a guitar.
Q. What's your favourite type of food?
M. Italian. But the main thing is that the food's nice, and there's lots of it.
Q. Are you in love with anyone at the moment?
M. I was.
Q. And now?
M. ..........
Their computer starts to blink and almost crashes, losing the internet connection, so it's impossible for the chatters to know if he decided to answer.
Q. Do you like Elena Likhovtseva?
M. She's nice.
Q. Do you have a higher education?
M. no.
Q. Do you like chocolate?
M. Not really, I haven't eaten it for years.
Q. What size shoe are you?
M. 46 [UK 12, USA 13]
Q. What's your favourite hobby?
M. Sleeping.
Q. How long do you need to sleep after a match?
M. Well, I must sleep 10 hours minimum.
Q. Why don't you play doubles?
M. I will start this week.
Q. Do you have a personal stylist?
M. no.
Q. How do you stay so handsome and well dressed?
M. It's the first time I've heard about that.
Q. Why do you think you did so badly at the Olympiad?
M. It was bad luck.
Q. And how do you feel about the upcoming matches?
M. I will try to win.
Q. And now, with Davis Cup matches?
M. We will try to be victorious. We won't leave without a fight.
And so the questions came, one after another. They all asked similar things too! Marat managed to answer, thank God, only 10% of all the questions. Many asked their question several times in different formats:
'Marat do you love mountain walking?'
'Marat, do you like walking in the mountains?'
'Marat, answer me!'
But Marat persistently refused to answer..........
Everyone in a chat has a name (or 'niki' [nickname]). Someone called Nadya spent an entire hour begging Marat to answer her, but the Russian pin-up said nothing to her.
Finally, Marat had to go back to practice. He said thank you to everyone, and apologized for leaving earlier than normal, but thanked his fans for their support and disappeared.
But even after his departure, people continued to send their best wishes:
' Best of luck to you Marat!'
'All the best for you and the team!'
'I love you Marat!'
Then the comparisons and boasting began:
Subway_constructions: Marat answered me 7 times!
Lees: And me 10 times!
Nadya: Good for you, but Marat, I talked to you for so long, and you never answered me........
Don't worry Nadya, Marat will answer you one day! We never had our questions answered either. It's better to get your interviews the old way, by telephone......
Translated by Ruth
original source:
www.kp.ru/articles/issue22489/paper932.html
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A Russian Internet chat
Today in Bratislava begins the Davis Cup match between Slovakia and Russia, and all our hopes are resting on this man: Marat Safin
We decided to interview Russia's number one player Marat Safin on the eve of this critical match, about Russia's team and how they have been preparing for their fight against the Slovaks.
But the official manager of the Russian team, Cyril Kosturko, instead of calling Marat by telephone, told us " Get online as quick as you can! He's about to do an internet chat! You still have 20 minutes, you'll have time!" Which means Marat was still training on court, and would be late for the chat anyway!
By the way, for those of you who don't know about internet chats, it's a page you visit on the internet where people gather to talk about a certain subject. Visualize the room, in which a large number of people are assembled, and are all talking to one another. They can all simultaneously ask questions, which are collected by Vanya, who then passes them on to Marat, or they can talk to each other, through typing on their keyboards. Anyone can join the chat. When we finally arrived online, there were already 150 people waiting to talk! And they all tortured Marat! He answered their questions very quickly, and must be a virtuoso on the keyboard!
Q. How much do you weigh Marat?
M. 92 Kilos
Q. How many rackets have you broken?
M. It's better not to recall this!
Q. What do you do in your spare time?
M. Repair rackets.
Q. What do you do with them then?
M. I give them to kiddies. [he actually said 'kiddies'! Bless!]
Q. Do you want your children to become tennis players?
M. I will not force them into it.
Q. Have you been to Siberia?
M. I've flown over it.
Q. How many floors do you have in your home in Monaco?
M. I don't know, I've never thought about it.
Q. Do you like fungi/mushrooms?
M. I like to collect it, I'm not so keen on eating it.
[note: fungui & mushroom picking is a very popular hobby in Russia.]
Q.What do you prefer to play at Casinos: Black Jack or 'tape-measure' [don't know the english equivalent for this game.]
M. Black Jack
Q. Are you interested in the arts? Can you paint?
M. Yes I'm interested, but I don't know how [to paint].
Q. Do you play any musical instruments?
M. No, except playing tennis rackets like a guitar.
Q. What's your favourite type of food?
M. Italian. But the main thing is that the food's nice, and there's lots of it.
Q. Are you in love with anyone at the moment?
M. I was.
Q. And now?
M. ..........
Their computer starts to blink and almost crashes, losing the internet connection, so it's impossible for the chatters to know if he decided to answer.
Q. Do you like Elena Likhovtseva?
M. She's nice.
Q. Do you have a higher education?
M. no.
Q. Do you like chocolate?
M. Not really, I haven't eaten it for years.
Q. What size shoe are you?
M. 46 [UK 12, USA 13]
Q. What's your favourite hobby?
M. Sleeping.
Q. How long do you need to sleep after a match?
M. Well, I must sleep 10 hours minimum.
Q. Why don't you play doubles?
M. I will start this week.
Q. Do you have a personal stylist?
M. no.
Q. How do you stay so handsome and well dressed?
M. It's the first time I've heard about that.
Q. Why do you think you did so badly at the Olympiad?
M. It was bad luck.
Q. And how do you feel about the upcoming matches?
M. I will try to win.
Q. And now, with Davis Cup matches?
M. We will try to be victorious. We won't leave without a fight.
And so the questions came, one after another. They all asked similar things too! Marat managed to answer, thank God, only 10% of all the questions. Many asked their question several times in different formats:
'Marat do you love mountain walking?'
'Marat, do you like walking in the mountains?'
'Marat, answer me!'
But Marat persistently refused to answer..........
Everyone in a chat has a name (or 'niki' [nickname]). Someone called Nadya spent an entire hour begging Marat to answer her, but the Russian pin-up said nothing to her.
Finally, Marat had to go back to practice. He said thank you to everyone, and apologized for leaving earlier than normal, but thanked his fans for their support and disappeared.
But even after his departure, people continued to send their best wishes:
' Best of luck to you Marat!'
'All the best for you and the team!'
'I love you Marat!'
Then the comparisons and boasting began:
Subway_constructions: Marat answered me 7 times!
Lees: And me 10 times!
Nadya: Good for you, but Marat, I talked to you for so long, and you never answered me........
Don't worry Nadya, Marat will answer you one day! We never had our questions answered either. It's better to get your interviews the old way, by telephone......
Translated by Ruth
original source:
www.kp.ru/articles/issue22489/paper932.html
IF YOU WISH TO POST THESE INTERVIEWS ELSE WHERE PLEASE INCLUDE CREDIT FOR ALL TRANSLATORS MENTIONED AND THE GUYFROMRUSSIA URL FOR THE INTERVIEW THANK YOU!!
