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nis. Except for last year when
he suffered a variety of minor
injuries, he's been ranked
among the world's top 30
players since his Tel Aviv vic-
tory in 1987. At one time he
was ranked 18. His most re-
cent tournament champion-
ship came in Holland in 1990.
For Mansdorf, the hardest
part of the tennis circuit is to
keep motivated and work as
hard as he did when he turn-
ed pro. "I'm playing a lot and
it's now more than eight
years I'm playing" he said.
"It's really tough to keep that
intensity level high all the
time."
When he's not playing a
tournament, Mansdorf lives
in Israel with his wife, Ifat.
While he has no plans to
retire from tennis in the near
future, he does give thought
to his post-tennis career. He
said he'll either return to
school or go into business.
He also knows that he will
retain some connection with
tennis, probably with the Ten-
nis Centers. "I'm sure I would
like to be involved, but I'm
not sure in which way," he
said.
But as long as he's doing
well, "there's no point in stop-
ping," Mansdorf added.
While he may not enjoy
practicing as much as he once
did, motivation is no problem
once an opponent appears on
the other side of the net.
"The game is always in-
teresting, when you play the
game," he said. "But
everything around it can get
very boring. Like the travel-
ing and the practicing can get
boring sometimes."
One way he stays motivated
is to mix up his touring
schedule. "I try to mix my
schedule now, between play-
ing in the United States and
Europe, so I don't feel like I'm
playing in a tournament too
many times," he said. "I
change my schedule every
year or so."
Playing against the world's
best players, however, is
Mansdorf's best motivation.
"I beat a lot of guys in the top
10 in my career," he said. Ac-
tually, those are the easy mat-
ches. You have nothing to lose
and you are motivated, you
want to do well."
The tougher matches, he
said, "are when you are play-
ing down, when you have to
keep on beating guys behind
you, that are feeling no
pressure playing against you.
And they are motivated to
beat you." ❑
Israelis Celebrate After
Yael Arad Wins Medal
Jerusalem (JTA) —
Israelis are walking tall
after the country garnered
the first Olympic medal in
its history. And it won not
just one medal, but two.
Yael Arad's silver-medal
victory in the judo competi-
tion kept Israelis glued to
their televisions July 31,
leaving movie-theater
owners with plenty of empty
seats.
Arad, 25 and 134 pounds,
first faced a German, Frauke
Eickoff, in the half mid-
dleweight division. The mat-
ch kept viewers at the edge
of their seats. It was so close
that the Israeli TV an-
nouncer judged Eickoff the
winner before the Olympic
judges declared Arad the
victor. One could hear the
cheers from every open
window.
Then, about 11 p.m. Israel
time, Arad faced off against
Catherine Fleury of France.
Again, the match was very
close, but the Israeli seemed
to be ahead. Viewers were
dumbfounded when the
judge's split decision gave
the gold to Fleury and the
silver to Arad.
The next day, newspapers
and radio were filled with
praise for the country's "best
athlete." The headline in
Ma'ariv exclaimed, "Arad
Equals Silver, But for Us
She is Gold." Yediot Ahronot
ran a headline in the na-
tional colors of blue and
white that screamed "After
2,000 Years."
Arad's mother, a writer for
Yediot, wrote a front-page
story that began simply:
"My daughter Yael did it!"
There were many plays on
the the family name Arad,
which means bronze in Heb-
rew.
Prime Minister Yitzhak
Rabin sent a telegram to
Arad — who had been nam-
ed Israeli Sportsperson of
the Year in 1991 — con-
gratulating her on behalf of
the country.
Arad herself touched on
the deep sentiments aroused
by her victory. At the post-
medal ceremony news con-
ference, she dedicated her
medal to the Israeli athletes
massacred at the Munich
Olympics 20 years ago.
"Maybe now we can say, if
it is possible, that we have
avenged this murder," Arad
told reporters. "I think we
owe it to the families and the
people in Israel. We'll never