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[lala630312]

Stupid Google! I don't understand....

[Виктория]

Молодец, Женя!!! Это поступок очень сильного мужчины и человека!!! Уважаю тебя ещё больше!!!

[cekoni]

Stupid Google! I don't understand....

Wait - I have problems with translation of difficult sentences

[cekoni]

http://www.rg.ru/2010/11/19/plyuschenko.html
"Российская газета" - Федеральный выпуск №5341 (262) от 19 ноября 2010 г.
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19.11.2010

I know for what I dream of returning
Evgeni Plushenko writes an open letter to “Rossiskaya Gazeta"

Dear friends!

Why I am writing to you the “Russian Newspaper” (Rossiskaya Gazeta). Because I read [your paper], and regularly [I read] your sports page. Because you write a lot and you write professionally about figure skating. And also because, I will not hide, for many years, since the beginning of my sports career in childhood, I have known yours sports reporters, who have supported us, the figure skaters, not only during moments of triumph, but also during moments of difficulty, sometimes exceptional difficulty.

Such a time has come into my life right now.

After injuries, surgeries, divorce and extreme disbelief in my return after almost four years of absence [from figure skating], I was able to come back. My coach Aleksei Nikolaevich Mishin, my wife Yana, my friends, the Federation were, just like you, my friends from “Russian Newspaper”, among those who knew that this would happen.

This is not just about figure skating. When coming back, you must know, for what you bear all the sweet and the not-so-sweet pain of training, all the [medical] injections and bandaging. I had no questions on this point. I was skating not only for myself. [I was skating] for my country, for my city, for my family, and for my coach too. I felt strength within me. I knew that I could overcome the pain. I was fighting the extra weight as my worst enemy. And together with Aleksei Nikolaevich [Mishin] and the entire team we won first place both in Russia and in Europe. Don’t think that I am overestimating myself, but I still believe that the Olympic s in Vancouver I also did not lose. No one can prove to me the contrary, and those who want to do so, let them remember my quadruple [jumps] and those other jumps that were enough to put [my] competitor higher on the podium. I don’t blame him for anything, but a sense of justice does prevail at the end of the day.

The complete lack of it among some of the judges unnerved me. I will not repent, but now when the Olympic storm in my soul has slightly, believe me, only slightly, quieted down, I see, I realize that I let the emotions that swept over me to get carried away. Possibly in some interviews and presentations they took hold of me. But I was experiencing such pain – the physical [pain] merged with the emotional. I felt slighted. Among those responsible for the disappointment I saw not only judges, but also people, who had helped me over the course of many years and at many stages of my career and even close to me. I have in mind the many-years President of our Federation Valentin Nikolaevich Piseev, the people from our Federation. If they were offended by some of my words, then I would like to tell them that I ask them to forget everything superficial that was said under the influence of the moment and restart our friendship. I am convinced that the new President of our federation, the Olympic champion Aleksandr Georgievich Gorshkov, understands me very well here. The International Skating Union had temporarily dismissed me from amateur [skating] competitions. But I know that [my] last word in figure skating has not yet been spoken. With Aleksei Nikolaevich I have gone through the full training cycle, [I am managing my] weight and schedule. I train at training camps. I am still a member of my Russian national team. But that is not what is most important. I really want to perform on behalf of my country. I am confident that I will be able to help the Russian Figure Skating Federation, with which I have always been able to find understanding in the past, to win medals and maybe even medals in Sochi. Because I will return not to just skate another season or two. I dream of skating at the Olympic Games in my home country. And contrary to the Baron Pierre de Coubertin, I have my own principle – participation is not enough, victory is the goal. At least I promise – don’t judge me for the lofty words – to give it all that I have and all that is possible.

Sincerely and with respect,
Evgeni Plushenko
Olympic champion.

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(new translation by Nyssa)

P.S. letter was also published on the official website of the Russian Skating Federation:
http://fsrussia.ru/news/142_znayu_radi_ ... vernutsya/

[cekoni]

Except importance of this letter, and my nervousness at the clumsy translation .... I was very sad in few moments - is Plushy really have to "beg" someone to compete for his country?

[dimi]

!!!feels like someone crashed a piano on my head

[cekoni]

I will write here, what I already write to Plushy on tiwtter...
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Plushy, I am very sad that you must to writte this letter
... but I am also very proud of your great sports character, and admiring your courage and the will for fighting for Russia!
DONT FORGOT, BUT FORGIVE THEM... DUE TO HIGHER GOALS!

I forgot to tell that I love you, love your skating... and everything about you!!!
УДАЧИ Женя!!

[lilywang]

I can only say how proud of him I felt when I read the letter. There is maturity, humility, and the never wavering fighting spirit. There is the pragmatic approach and the lofty idealism.

Brovo, Zhenya. What doesnt kill you, makes you stronger.

[KingdomOfJoy]

Evgenii Plushenko is amazing!
This letter is both touching and strong!
Let him skate! Let him fight for victory!

[simona]

" I bend.. but not break me! "





MY DEAR FIGHTER! TEARS FROM ANGER AND SADNESS DROPPED ON MY
KEYBOARD WHILE READING YOUR LETTER.. YOU REALLY SHOWED THEM
YOUR TRUEST SIDE!! DESPITE EVERYTHING YOUR LOVE FOR REPRESEN -
TING " YOUR RUSSIA! " IS STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE! ZHENYA JUST
LET ME SAY THAT I AM EVER SO PROUD OF BEING YOUR LONGTIME FAN!
YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON MY SUPPORT! LOVE YOU!

CEKONI THANX SO MUCH 4 YOUR " NOT CLUMSY AT ALL! " TRANSLATION!