My opinion about this is that you ‑‑ you have to believe that you're going to beat Roger Federer when you go on court, as stupid as it might sound, as I said before the match.
If you go out there thinking I'm going to play a good match, make him sweat for his money or something like that, it's not going to work. Because then when the chances are given to you, and even Roger Federer is giving chances, you're not going to use them because you're going to be too afraid from victory.
So I went on court with the idea that I can win. I was close. I lost because he was better in the important moments of the match.
But also, you have to understand that every time when you have a chance, you don't have to play something extreme like, I don't know, like fast backhand down the line or something like that.
ロディック： 「うん、ま、それがスポーツなのさ。あのさ、もし感情のローラーコースターがいやなら、もし明けても暮れても穏やかでリラックスしていたいなら、ビーチでマルガリータでも出すような仕事をすればいい。 プロ・スポーツ選手になるなら、上がったり下がったりは付きものだし、すごく好調な時もあれば絶不調な時もある。それが人間ってものなのさ（？ 原文は：That's just the nature of the beast.）。」
Q. Do you feel a little on a rollercoaster after this fantastic Davis Cup win and now this one?
ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I mean, but that's sports, man. You know, if you don't want like an emotional rollercoaster, if you want to be serene and kind of chilled out all day, then get a job serving Margaritas at the beach or something.
When you decide to be a pro athlete you're going to have ups, you're going to have downs, you're going to have extreme highs and extreme lows. That's just the nature of the beast.
■サフィン・インタビュー（バグダティス戦後）より
サフィン： 「バグダティスに負けたからといってすぐにあきらめたりしない。彼はトップ１０選手なんだし。ただ、グランドスラム２回戦で敗退というのが残念だ。昔はそんなことはなかったのに、この２年ほどは・・。だけど、そういう位置にはいたくないんだ。 でも、折り合いをつけないと。一年は長いから、チャンスはあるだろう、確実に。以前言ったように、今の自分のプレイには満足しているし、結果もすぐについてくるだろう。努力し続けるだけさ。僕を信じてくれるコーチのおかげで、戻って来れた。僕のチーム全員に感謝してる。やってみようじゃないか（let's make it happen.）。」
Q. Are you encouraged by your form today for the rest of the year?
MARAT SAFIN: Yeah. I have to continue. I'm not gonna give up straightaway that I'm losing to Baghdatis. I mean, he's a top‑10 player. Just a pity I have to be out in a second round in a Grand Slam. It was a pretty long time ago that didn't happen to me. But actually for the past two years it happened, but it's not really the place I want to be.
But I have to deal with that. The year is pretty long, so I'll have my chances, that's for sure. Like I said before, I'm happy the way I'm playing and the results will come pretty quickly. So just keep continuing working. And thanks to my coach that he believes in me, I can come back. Thanks to all my team and let's make it happen.
...he looks back and decides that all those years he suffered, those are the best years of his life, cause they made him who he was. (From a film Little Miss Sunshine)
