Traducerea in engleza a unor localitati din Romania: Adunatii Copaceni - Gathered Tree People
Afumati - Neversober
Baicoi - Youball
Buhusi - Boo
Buzau - Really Fat Lip
Calarasi - Silly-dressed Folks on Horses
Ciorogarla - Nigger-River
Constanta - The Steadiness
Dor Marunt - Miniature Melancholy
Husi - Shoo
Navodari - Networkers
Onesti - The Sincere
Pitesti - Youdohide
Satu-Mare - The Rather Roomy Rural Community
Slatina - Slut Tina
Slobozia - A Very Wrong Local Tradition
Targu Frumos - The Aesthetically Pleasing Bazaar
Urlati - Gimme Some Noise
Voluntari - Town of Unpaid Assistants
Sursa: www.stirileprotv.ro
Cerul a ţinut ca de 11 septembrie US Open să se oprească pentru rememorarea clipelor de groază de acum opt ani. Este prima zi a turneului de la
Ultimul nume românesc a căzut de pe un tablou de simplu, cel al junioarelor. Elena Bogdan a părăsit terenul 13 cu capul în pământ. Are 17 ani. Melanie Oudin are aceeaşi vârstă şi a fost Cenuşăreasa care a transformat US Open în petrecerea sa cu calificarea în sferturile senioarelor. Acum o plimbare a sa prin
Ne salvează trecutul. Ilie Năstase îmi zâmbeşte de pe steagul său de pe aleea celebrităţilor. La câţiva metri mai încolo, joacă împreună cu Lendl sau Vilas. Lângă Năstase este Billie Jean King. Cei doi erau marii campioni la US Open în ’72. Billie Jean King dă acum numele complexului de la Flushing Meadows. La el acasă, Nasty a avut parte de onorurile celui mai mare complex românesc. Complexul ingratitudinii.
Sursa: Blog - Mihai Mironica ; www.prosport.ro
In dimineata zilei de 9 Septembrie s-a disputat meciul dintre Rafael Nadal si Gael Monfils, meci pentru un loc in sferturile de finala la US OPEN. Insa inainte de aceasta partida a avut loc ul alt meci mult mai important, cel dintre Andy Murray si Marin Cilic [o sa vedeti de ce], britanicul pierzand surprinzator in 3 seturi : 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.
Cum meciul dintre Nadal si Monfils a inceput la ora 4 dimineata, n-am putut sa-l urmaresc, somnul castigand lupta.
Azi, intru pe livescore.com sa vad ce a facut Rafa si m-am bucurat enorm cand am vazut ca l-a invins pe francez destul de clar, in 4 seturi: 6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3. Insa o alta stire m-a bucurat si mai mult… dupa ce am intrat sa vad rezultatul meciului Nadal-Monfils, mai tarziu, am intrat sa vad ce mai e nou prin lumea sportului, primul site vizitat fiind prospot.ro… si ce vad, un titlu mare – Murray spulberat la US OPEN! [ok asta stiam deja… vazusem meciu`]… insa era si o contiuare – Nadal revine pe locul 2 ATP ! … nu mi-a venit sa cred, nici prin cap nu mi-a trecut ca in cazul in care
Conform Marca, la finalul partidei un fan a intrat pe teren si l-a imbratisat pe Rafa, fapt ce arata ca el este iubit de public si foarte multa lume spera sa castige acest
In sferturi, Rafa il va intalni pe Fernando Gonzalez, care a trecut in optimi de J.W. Tsonga.
OK .. acum concluzii: Rafa trece de Monfils, revine pe 2 ATP datorita victoriei lui Cilic impotriva lui Murray si incepe din nou cursa de urmarire a elvetianului care face legea de cativa ani incoa` aici la US OPEN [nu si anu` asta].
Foto: www.rafaelnadal.com
VAMOS RAFA !!!
Cu emotii pentru ca toti fanii cred ca au inlemnit in momentul in care fizioterapeutul si- a facut aparitia pe teren pentru a-i acorda ajutor lui Rafa, acesta contiunand fara probleme partida. Sa speram ca nu e ceva grav.
Conferinta de presa dupa meciul cu Almagro (video)
VAMOS RAFA !!!
Q. You're one of the all time favorites in
MARIA SHARAPOVA: I think that's expected, considering she's an American, up and coming, obviously having a good win and winning two rounds. So it's totally expected for the crowd to be with her.
Q. When did the arm start getting really tired?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: It's just been an on going thing. I just needed a little warmup out there.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Shocking. Shocking that she said that.
Q. What are your thoughts about Oudin's game?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: I thought she played really well. I thought she has many weapons. You know, she certainly held her ground. I mean, you know, I still feel like I had my chances, even though it wasn't my best day.
You know, when you let those chances go, it's just frustrating. But, I mean, got to hand it to her. She really stuck to her game plan. She played solid. She made me hit a lot of balls. She moved really well around the court, yeah.
Q. What was happening from your side today? Very difficult serving. Was it the arm or the toss or the motion or the sun?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, just couldn't decelerate today. I was hitting second serves no less than 95 miles per hour. I even tried to hit it less and I just couldn't.
Q. What sort of potential do you think Oudin has?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: I think she has a great amount of potential considering at her age to get to the fourth round of the US Open and to beat Elena and come out and play three sets against me and come out with a win and still have an opportunity to go further in the tournament.
Considering she's really young, I certainly think she has a great future ahead of her.
Q. You've been talking all summer how a comeback is a work in progress. Looked pretty upset. Talk about your feelings in general.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: I mean, it's frustrating because you work so hard to get to a certain point. You always want to get better. I feel like I've had a good enough summer. I probably could have definitely performed better. But, yeah, just not the way things go sometimes.
Q. Not easy to break it down. Your serving, was it purely a physical thing or was it mentally, too?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Well, considering I couldn't hit a second serve lower than 95 miles per hour, it's pretty difficult, yeah.
Q. Do you think she's going to go through what you went through before you won your first major in terms of being that star on the rise? If she is, what is that going to be like for her?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: I mean, she's off to a really good start. You know, to be able to do it in great fashion like that, you know, really step it up when she had to, I certainly think she can go further, absolutely.
Q. What do you think her greatest strengths are in her game?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Uhm, she moves really well. She has a pretty good forehand as well. It's pretty solid and deep. She's a good competitor.
Q. You've had many moments where crowds have been behind you, supportive. What was it like to play out there with 20,000 plus basically in Melanie's camp?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: I mean, when I'm playing, I really try to be within my own self and really concentrate on me. I know I have the support of my team, the support of my box. It's not surprising at all considering we're in
Q. Is it a little tougher under those conditions?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: No, no. That's certainly not why I lost the match.
Q. How hard is it to stop the serving problems going over into other aspects of your game?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Uhm, during the match or just...
Q. Yes.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: In the future?
Q. When you're having trouble like you were serving, how hard is it to hold onto your groundstrokes?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: With the amount of errors I made from both my groundstrokes and my serve, to be able to get it to three sets is not bad. So if I didn't make those errors, those double faults, I certainly would have won the match.
So that gives me some confidence.
Q. How do you think her serve will hold up when she gets up against some other tough returners?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Are you saying I'm not a good returner?
Q. I'm saying you had no problem breaking her. What is going to happen when she gets somebody who maybe holds easier than you?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: I can't tell the future. I don't know. I'm not in her mind or in her serve.
Q. As perhaps you were at 17, can you sense or feel when a player has a presence of mind or a real self belief out there on the court?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Uhm, I'm usually the type of player that concentrates on me. You know, I certainly felt her presence because she was getting a lot of balls back and she made me hit a lot. She fought for it. She's a competitor.
But did that lose me the match? Absolutely not, no.
Q. Can you consider the summer a success now, or does this take a little bit out of it?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Uhm, I mean, it's a success in the sense that I'm back out playing tennis and hitting a tennis ball for a living. Not many people get to do that, are not very fortunate.
You know, I'm lucky enough that I work that hard to get back to being on the court and I have to work, if not just as hard but harder, to get back to the top.
Q. There's been a lot of talk about how some of the women in the game weren't mentally tough, were cracking. Do you think it's good to see a young name out there that obviously has a lot of guts?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah. I mean, I think there's a difference between somebody that's pumping their fist when they're winning a point or really grinding it out when they're down and coming back from behind. When they win a point, shout, yell, you know, pump their fist. But I think it's definitely a good sign and good to see that somebody can, you know, turn things around.
Q. She obviously has game. The sport is about winning slams. Do you think she has the potential to win a slam in the future?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, why not? I mean, I think with experience and with playing many tournaments, being in situations where she's playing those types of matches, in big arenas and big crowds, they're going to give her the confidence. They're going to give her the experience. Considering her age, as well, I think she certainly has a great amount of potential.
Q. She said she idolizes Justine Henin. Do you see similarities or a potential to be a player like her in Oudin's game?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Well, to start with, she doesn't have a one handed backhand. I think that was Justine's really great strength. She does slice occasionally and likes to change it up.
I don't see too many similarities in their games. But that doesn't mean that one is worse than the other. I think every individual has a different type of game and executes differently and has different game plans.
Sursa: www.mariasharapova.com
Aici puteti vedea toate fazele importante din meciul Slovan Liberec vs Dinamo Bucuresti, unde dinamovistii au intors incredibil acel 0-3 din Stefan cel Mare, castigand la penalty-uri !!!
Sursa: www.dinamomania.net
Portari: Emilian Dolha, Florin Matache, George Curca;
Fundasi: Ze Diabate, Cristi Pulhac, Cosmin Moti, Francisco Molinero, Lucian Goian, Dragos Grigore, Adrian Scarlatache, Gabriel Tamas;
Mijlocasi: Djakaridja Kone, Laurentiu Rus, Gabriel Bostina, Adrian Cristea, Ousmane N'Doye, Ianis Zicu, Ze Kalanga, Gabriel Torje;
Atacanti: Claudiu Niculescu, Marius Niculae, Andrei Cristea, Florin Bratu, Osvaldo Miranda, Marius Alexe;
Ne bucura revenirea lui Florin Bratu dupa lunga accidentare la genunchi !
