莎拉波娃尖叫堪比電鋸 稱年紀太大改不了
Maria Sharapova, the former Wimbledon champion dubbed the Queen of Screams, claimed yesterday that she was too old to stop grunting on court.
前溫網女單冠軍瑪利亞•莎拉波娃綽號是"尖叫女王",她昨天表示自己年紀太大,已經改不掉場上尖叫的習慣。After cementing a place in the third round of the tournament, the 25-year-old admitted that she had been screeching since the moment she first picked up a racquet.
在2012溫布爾登網球錦標賽第三輪中奪得一席之地後,這位25歲的女運動員承認自己一拿起球拍就開始不斷尖叫。But despite being one of the worst offenders, she said the plan to introduce maximum noise levels and to penalise those who exceed them was a "smart idea".
不過,儘管莎拉波娃是場上叫聲最恐怖的人之一,但是她認爲,規定場上尖叫最大音量並對尖叫聲超標者予以處罰的辦法是個"好主意"。
Asked if she could alter her technique to reduce the noise she makes, the world number one said: "Certainly not now, not since I've been doing it since I was four years old.
在被問及她是否會改變技巧、降低她的叫聲時,這位世界冠軍答道:"現在當然不會,因爲我從四歲起就一直這麼尖叫。""It's definitely tough and impossible to do when you've played this sport for over 20 years."
"這肯定非常難,如果你從事這項體育運動已長達20多年,要改掉是不可能的。"Heather Watson, the new golden girl of British tennis who will today (FRI) play for a place in the final 16, defended grunting and claimed that for some spectators, it added to the experience.
英國網球新星希瑟•沃森週五將挑戰16進8決賽,她爲尖叫做辯護說,對某些觀衆而言,尖叫能帶來更刺激的看球體驗。"I think some that watch tennis, some not all, actually enjoy it," she said. "Though there are a few who go way over the top."
她說:"我認爲有一部分觀衆是來看網球的,還有一部分其實很喜歡聽這種尖叫。不過也有個別尖叫聲太過分了。"Watson, 20, rolled her eyes when told about proposals to start teaching junior players how to breathe differently, stating incredulously: "There's an educational program?"
20歲的沃森在聽到教年輕網球選手學習如何調整呼吸的提議時,她翻了個白眼表示難以置信。她說道:"居然還有這樣的培訓項目?"The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has confirmed that off-putting wails will no longer be tolerated and that umpires will in the future be equipped with grunt-ometers to ensure the maximum levels are not breached.
女子網球聯合會已證實,將不再容忍令人厭惡的尖叫,將來裁判員會配備"尖叫測量計",確保運動員的尖叫聲不超過最大限定音量。The loudest known grunt came from Sharapova, who in 2009 was recorded at 105 decibels, equivalent to standing 3ft from a chainsaw.
已知的最響亮的尖叫聲來自莎拉波娃,據記載,她2009年在場上的尖叫達到了105分貝,相當於在3英尺外聽到電鋸的聲音。