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Maria Sharapova Australian Open 1st Round Interview
www.mariasharapova.com - Jan. 17, 2012
Q. Or when you went out, did you feel you practiced hard enough?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah. You know, I think from the past I could have gone into Brisbane, maybe another event, and said I might not be a hundred percent tennis‑ready, but I want to come into the Grand Slam with a few matches.
That's not really the way my mentality is. I'd rather come in feeling good physically than feeling like I played a lot of matches. It's more important to me than anything.
I've been on the tour for many years, played enough tournaments, I just want to be as ready as I can for the big ones.
Q. It was pretty hot out there. How did it affect you?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, I've been through many stages of weather here in the last couple of weeks. I came here. First couple days I think it was 40 degrees. Actually had to close the roof for practice, in one of the practices, and then we went into winter weather, then back into the heat. It's quite random.
But, yeah, you know, I like this weather. Obviously I prefer it to be a little bit cooler. This is part of the Australian Open: you just never know what you're going to get. Maybe the next few days it will cool down. But it does get, on the court, pretty warm.
Q. I know she beat you at Wimbledon. You played exhibitions with her. Is that familiarity level, you kind of know what's coming?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah. We know each other's games really well. Like you say, we grew up together in the juniors. She's one of the few that I played doubles with actually in my so‑called short‑term doubles career.
Yeah, you know, I know how she can play. I know the quality that she can produce. Some of her best tennis is on clay. I think that's when she likes the ball to be kind of a little bit higher. She likes to get you off the court. She has many weapons when you give her that time.
I think it was just important, you know, not to give her that, what she likes.
Q. Walking on the court, talk about what kind of feeling do you get? Is the excitement still there? You can't wait to start?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, especially this one, I couldn't wait to start. It feels like forever since I've been, you know, playing a match where I feel pretty good physically. It's just nice to go into a match you know that you're going to compete again at such a high level in front of so many people, especially a place where I've won before.
Yeah, I've had enough training. After the off‑season, you're ready to play, ready to go out and play matches.
Q. Back to what you said before, you've been on the tour now a while. Do you feel like you need a lot of matches going into tournaments, or are you experienced enough now and you've obviously hit enough balls in training where you feel you can go out there and it doesn't matter as much?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: It sometimes depends. Of course I would have preferred to have played a few matches, there's no doubt. But really, my thought process is maybe a little bit different, as I told you before.
But I have experience, you know, in how to handle going into a Grand Slam maybe with not as many matches. You know, went into Wimbledon not having played an event before; whereas maybe years before I played Birmingham and all that.
I feel like if you can put in the time on the practice court and if you're healthy enough, you have that energy, because sometimes when you go out on the court, you keep practicing, practicing, sometimes the concentration, the level is not as high as when you go out and you compete and play a match.
But if you can have that intensity pretty high and if you feel pretty good, then sometimes it's even better to have that practice week.
Q. I'm guessing you don't know much about your next opponent.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: No, I don't, not too much. I think my coach will do a little scouting.
Q. Do you want to break it down? It's been a while since you played. Talk about how you struck the ball, movement, all that.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah. You know, I had a pretty tough first‑round opponent coming into my first event of the year, someone that's beaten me the last time we played at a major.
She can definitely play some really good tennis. I think I was just mentally prepared for that. I was getting ready, I've been practicing here.
Overall, you know, I think I played pretty good and aggressive, and she's someone that likes to have time to create her shots. You know, she has great hands. It was just important to try to take that away from her.
Yeah, I was a little bit sloppy in a couple of the games. Other than that, I thought it was good for a first round.
Q. Did you have fear of the ankle?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: No.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah. You know, I had a pretty tough first‑round opponent coming into my first event of the year, someone that's beaten me the last time we played at a major.
She can definitely play some really good tennis. I think I was just mentally prepared for that. I was getting ready, I've been practicing here.
Overall, you know, I think I played pretty good and aggressive, and she's someone that likes to have time to create her shots. You know, she has great hands. It was just important to try to take that away from her.
Yeah, I was a little bit sloppy in a couple of the games. Other than that, I thought it was good for a first round.
Q. Did you have fear of the ankle?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: No.
Q. Or when you went out, did you feel you practiced hard enough?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah. You know, I think from the past I could have gone into Brisbane, maybe another event, and said I might not be a hundred percent tennis‑ready, but I want to come into the Grand Slam with a few matches.
That's not really the way my mentality is. I'd rather come in feeling good physically than feeling like I played a lot of matches. It's more important to me than anything.
I've been on the tour for many years, played enough tournaments, I just want to be as ready as I can for the big ones.
Q. It was pretty hot out there. How did it affect you?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, I've been through many stages of weather here in the last couple of weeks. I came here. First couple days I think it was 40 degrees. Actually had to close the roof for practice, in one of the practices, and then we went into winter weather, then back into the heat. It's quite random.
But, yeah, you know, I like this weather. Obviously I prefer it to be a little bit cooler. This is part of the Australian Open: you just never know what you're going to get. Maybe the next few days it will cool down. But it does get, on the court, pretty warm.
Q. I know she beat you at Wimbledon. You played exhibitions with her. Is that familiarity level, you kind of know what's coming?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah. We know each other's games really well. Like you say, we grew up together in the juniors. She's one of the few that I played doubles with actually in my so‑called short‑term doubles career.
Yeah, you know, I know how she can play. I know the quality that she can produce. Some of her best tennis is on clay. I think that's when she likes the ball to be kind of a little bit higher. She likes to get you off the court. She has many weapons when you give her that time.
I think it was just important, you know, not to give her that, what she likes.
Q. Walking on the court, talk about what kind of feeling do you get? Is the excitement still there? You can't wait to start?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, especially this one, I couldn't wait to start. It feels like forever since I've been, you know, playing a match where I feel pretty good physically. It's just nice to go into a match you know that you're going to compete again at such a high level in front of so many people, especially a place where I've won before.
Yeah, I've had enough training. After the off‑season, you're ready to play, ready to go out and play matches.
Q. Back to what you said before, you've been on the tour now a while. Do you feel like you need a lot of matches going into tournaments, or are you experienced enough now and you've obviously hit enough balls in training where you feel you can go out there and it doesn't matter as much?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: It sometimes depends. Of course I would have preferred to have played a few matches, there's no doubt. But really, my thought process is maybe a little bit different, as I told you before.
But I have experience, you know, in how to handle going into a Grand Slam maybe with not as many matches. You know, went into Wimbledon not having played an event before; whereas maybe years before I played Birmingham and all that.
I feel like if you can put in the time on the practice court and if you're healthy enough, you have that energy, because sometimes when you go out on the court, you keep practicing, practicing, sometimes the concentration, the level is not as high as when you go out and you compete and play a match.
But if you can have that intensity pretty high and if you feel pretty good, then sometimes it's even better to have that practice week.
Q. I'm guessing you don't know much about your next opponent.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: No, I don't, not too much. I think my coach will do a little scouting.
12bet Shares Almost Half A Million
(1888PressRelease) January 17, 2012 - Makati, Philippines-Premiere outsourcing company, Pacific Sea (PSP) BPO Services, in cooperation with 12BET shared nearly half a million Thai Baht to flood victims. Thai Red Cross and TV Channel 3 (Krobkruakao 3), two of Thailand's most respected organizations, received the donations.
Fueled by their commitment to uphold a strong corporate responsibility, PSP and 12BET immediately lend their helping hand to those who are severely affected by the harsh floods. In November alone, PSP and 12bet donated THB 200,000 to the Thai Red Cross. Such amount would be used to purchase additional relief materials such as medicine kits, clothes, pillow, blankets and most importantly food. Due to the unexpected calamity, acquiring these goods had been very difficult to many. This is most especially true to areas and regions that were heavily submerged in water. Delivering assistance also proved to be very difficult. PSP and 12BET, however, strongly believe that no amount of help is too little during hostile circumstances.
Unfortunately for Thailand, the flooding continued until the latter part of 2011. Once again, without any doubt, PSP and 12BET rushed to the victims' aid. This time, two donations were consecutively made. The first donation was THB 140,000 and the last one, THB 120,000. Now ask PSP and 12Bet where did all their generosity come from? The two simply emphasized the spirit of brotherhood and cooperation.
PSP and 12BET, two of the well-regarded BPO firms in the Philippines are known for their philanthropic activities. The companies believed that via showing concrete examples, this could help further motivate their employees in helping others. Such activities were also aimed to strengthen the company's organizational culture and societal contributions.
The 2011 Thailand flood occurred during the latter part of July. Provinces from the southern part of the country, even its capital city, Bangkok, were deeply affected by the natural disaster.
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Fueled by their commitment to uphold a strong corporate responsibility, PSP and 12BET immediately lend their helping hand to those who are severely affected by the harsh floods. In November alone, PSP and 12bet donated THB 200,000 to the Thai Red Cross. Such amount would be used to purchase additional relief materials such as medicine kits, clothes, pillow, blankets and most importantly food. Due to the unexpected calamity, acquiring these goods had been very difficult to many. This is most especially true to areas and regions that were heavily submerged in water. Delivering assistance also proved to be very difficult. PSP and 12BET, however, strongly believe that no amount of help is too little during hostile circumstances.
Unfortunately for Thailand, the flooding continued until the latter part of 2011. Once again, without any doubt, PSP and 12BET rushed to the victims' aid. This time, two donations were consecutively made. The first donation was THB 140,000 and the last one, THB 120,000. Now ask PSP and 12Bet where did all their generosity come from? The two simply emphasized the spirit of brotherhood and cooperation.
PSP and 12BET, two of the well-regarded BPO firms in the Philippines are known for their philanthropic activities. The companies believed that via showing concrete examples, this could help further motivate their employees in helping others. Such activities were also aimed to strengthen the company's organizational culture and societal contributions.
The 2011 Thailand flood occurred during the latter part of July. Provinces from the southern part of the country, even its capital city, Bangkok, were deeply affected by the natural disaster.
12BET website: http://www.12bet.com/12BET is a remote gambling brand, focused primarily on offering sports betting products and services to certain European and Asia Pacific markets.
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Best 50 Atlethes of 2011
To come up with this list, it will take almost a year to study and numerous computations, but according to Timothy Rapp(Featured Columnist) on December 19, 2011 --- it's foolproof.
This article from: bleacherreport.com
50. LeBron James
There is no way I can win here.
Some of you will point to his performance in the Finals as evidence that he shouldn't make this list. Others will note that his 26.7 PPG (second in the league), 7.5 RPG and 7.0 APG made him a legitimate MVP candidate last year, and that combined with the fact that he got to the Finals in the first place earned him a higher place on this list.
Both sides make compelling arguments, so let's split the difference and start our list with LeBron.
49. Floyd Mayweather
It is hard to include boxers on a list like this, especially when a guy like Mayweather only fights once a year AND the finish of that fight was controversial (though Mayweather was clearly ahead of Victor Ortiz in their fight when the fourth-round knockout when down).
But how can you keep the fighter widely considered either the best or second-best pound-for-pound fighter in the world off of this list, especially when he looked sharp in his only fight of the year? He may not have done enough to find himself higher on this list, but he did nothing to suggest he isn't worthy of being here.
48. Xavi
Xavi is one of three Ballon d'Or finalists, given annually to FIFA's player of the year. As you can probably guess, the other two players are from La Liga, one also plays for Barcelona and each will be making an appearance on this list.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the most obvious foreshadowing ever.
47. The Klitschko Brothers
Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko continued their stranglehold on the heavyweight division in boxing this year. Vitali defeated Odlanier Solis and Tomasz Adamek to retain his WBC title, while Wladimir defeated David Haye to win the WBA (Super) belt and retain the WBO, IBF, IBO and The Ring heavyweight titles.
Got all that?
The first family of the heavyweight division maintained their place on the throne this year.
46. Ryan Kesler
Kesler won the the NHL's Selke Award last season as the league's best defensive forward. It should be noted that he was excellent offensively as well, accumulating 73 points and a +24 plus/minus while leading the Canucks to the Stanley Cup Finals.
And all while pestering opponents with his chippy play. He was arguably the NHL's most complete player last season, and thus deserves recognition here.
This article from: bleacherreport.com
50. LeBron James
There is no way I can win here.
Some of you will point to his performance in the Finals as evidence that he shouldn't make this list. Others will note that his 26.7 PPG (second in the league), 7.5 RPG and 7.0 APG made him a legitimate MVP candidate last year, and that combined with the fact that he got to the Finals in the first place earned him a higher place on this list.
Both sides make compelling arguments, so let's split the difference and start our list with LeBron.
49. Floyd Mayweather
It is hard to include boxers on a list like this, especially when a guy like Mayweather only fights once a year AND the finish of that fight was controversial (though Mayweather was clearly ahead of Victor Ortiz in their fight when the fourth-round knockout when down).
But how can you keep the fighter widely considered either the best or second-best pound-for-pound fighter in the world off of this list, especially when he looked sharp in his only fight of the year? He may not have done enough to find himself higher on this list, but he did nothing to suggest he isn't worthy of being here.
48. Xavi
Xavi is one of three Ballon d'Or finalists, given annually to FIFA's player of the year. As you can probably guess, the other two players are from La Liga, one also plays for Barcelona and each will be making an appearance on this list.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the most obvious foreshadowing ever.
47. The Klitschko Brothers
Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko continued their stranglehold on the heavyweight division in boxing this year. Vitali defeated Odlanier Solis and Tomasz Adamek to retain his WBC title, while Wladimir defeated David Haye to win the WBA (Super) belt and retain the WBO, IBF, IBO and The Ring heavyweight titles.
Got all that?
The first family of the heavyweight division maintained their place on the throne this year.
46. Ryan Kesler
Kesler won the the NHL's Selke Award last season as the league's best defensive forward. It should be noted that he was excellent offensively as well, accumulating 73 points and a +24 plus/minus while leading the Canucks to the Stanley Cup Finals.
And all while pestering opponents with his chippy play. He was arguably the NHL's most complete player last season, and thus deserves recognition here.
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