英語美文名人勵志故事31:休伊特成就網(wǎng)球大業(yè)的故事
31. Hewitt: I Came, I Saw, I Conquered
31. 網(wǎng)球界的巨匠——休伊特：一網(wǎng)打盡
Lleyton Hewitt was born in Adelaide, Australia on 24February, 1981. His mother is a former champion netballer, his father is a league footballer, and his sister is already ranked number one in Australia for her age in tennis. She has achieved already more in tennis than Lleyton had at the same age.
雷頓·休伊特 1981年2月24日出生在澳大利亞的阿德萊德市，他母親是前無擋板籃球冠軍，父親在澳大利亞足球聯(lián)賽踢球，他的妹妹已經(jīng)是澳大利亞她那個年齡段排名第一的網(wǎng)球小選手。雷頓在她這個年齡的時(shí)候可沒有這么好的成績。
The Hewitt's have a grass court at their home. This was where young Lleyton began his tennis career. When Lleyton showed an unusual ability for a 4-year-old and he was hitting balls consistently over the net, his parents decided it was time to find him a coach.
休伊特家里有一個草地網(wǎng)球場，小雷頓正是在那兒開始他的網(wǎng)球生涯的。他4歲的時(shí)候就表現(xiàn)出了非凡的才華，能不斷地將球打過球網(wǎng)，這時(shí)候他父母決定給他請個教練。
"Rather than get into bad habits, it was best he learnt how to hit the ball correctly." says his father. Two years later, they got Peter Smith as his coach.
“最好是讓他學(xué)習(xí)正確的擊球方法，而不要養(yǎng)成壞習(xí)慣，”他父親說。兩年后，他們請了彼得·史密斯當(dāng)他的教練。
At the age of five, when most children that age are playing hide and seek or getting into all sorts of trouble, Lleyton and his family would make the trip to Melbourne for the Australian Open. Lleyton would sit for up to 12 hours a day watching players practise.
5歲的時(shí)候，當(dāng)多數(shù)孩子還在玩捉迷藏、淘氣的時(shí)候，而雷頓則同家人常常去墨爾本觀看澳大利亞網(wǎng)球公開賽。雷頓常常一連12個小時(shí)坐在那兒，觀看選手們訓(xùn)練。
Lleyton's career as a tennis player was planned by his parents who tried their best to keep him away from football. Lleyton's parents thought it was too risky to play football since he might get hurt. Had Lleyton played football, it is quite possible he may have ended up playing for his favorite team--the Adelaide Crows. As his mother says, "I guess we've guided him into things we felt good for him before he did."
雷頓的網(wǎng)球生涯是他的父母一手安排的，他們想辦法不讓他踢足球。他們認(rèn)為踢足球風(fēng)險(xiǎn)太大，因?yàn)樗赡軙軅?。如采雷頓去踢足球，他最終可能會加入他最喜歡的球隊(duì)——阿德萊德烏鴉隊(duì)。他母親說，“我想我們在他自行決定之前就已經(jīng)引導(dǎo)他涉足對他，有益的事情。”
By the time Lleyton was eight, he was winning "under-10 games" and always won a year ahead of his age. A professional career was looking very promising. Lleyton officially turned pro in 1997.
到雷頓8歲的時(shí)候，他就開始在“10歲以下賽事”中獲勝，而且總是在比他大一歲的年齡組的比賽中獲勝。一個大有前途的職業(yè)網(wǎng)球生涯已經(jīng)初露端倪。1997年他正式成為職業(yè)網(wǎng)球運(yùn)動員。
