体坛英语资讯：Interview: Sir Mark Todd still has Tokyo Olympics in mind
<p><span word="AUCKLAND">AUCKLAND</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 23-- <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Eventing">Eventing</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Todd">Todd</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 63-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="competed">competed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="bronzes">bronzes</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Camphire">Camphire</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Horse">Horse</span> <span word="Trials">Trials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="team">team</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EQUITANA">EQUITANA</span> <span word="Auckland">Auckland</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="McClaren">McClaren</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="there">there</span>."</p><p><span word="McClaren">McClaren</span> <span word="competed">competed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Todd">Todd</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Equestrian">Equestrian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="teammate">teammate</span> <span word="Jonelle">Jonelle</span> <span word="Price">Price</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>," <span word="Todd">Todd</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> (<span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>). <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="jealous">jealous</span>."</p><p><span word="Todd">Todd</span>, <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="Rider">Rider</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Century">Century</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FEI">FEI</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="quits">quits</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="kicks">kicks</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motivation">motivation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="ten">ten</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="consuming">consuming</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>."</p>
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