除打球還要世界更好！非裔網球好手想帶黑人改善生活

透過運動改變家庭的例子相當多，去年澳網打入八強的黑馬，22歲的非裔美籍帝亞弗（Frances Tiafoe）就是如此，他讓來自西非國家獅子山共和國 (Sierra Leone)的雙親得到更好的生活，現在他希望透過自己的經歷和成就，影響更多非裔黑人，讓他們能得到機會。

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Happy Mother’s Day @k.alphina thank you for everything u do for me and @k1ng_2._0. Forever grateful for you. #fromthegutter #famfirst #godspeed🙏🏿🙏🏿

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帝亞弗父親在馬里蘭州一個網球中心擔任保全，而母親則是護士，以幫助家庭維持生計，但帝亞弗非常感激他的父母在自己網球路上給予的支持，在進入澳網八強賽後說，他十年前曾向他的父母承諾，將改變他們的生活，而他做到了，打進澳網八強就讓他獲得近350萬美元的獎金，世界排名也上升到了職業生涯最高的29名。而他想做的貢獻不只是給予父母，更希望成為非裔黑人的榜樣。

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First off i wanna start by saying WTF. This just don’t seem real at all. We are talking about arguably the greatest sportsmen of all time. I mean a guy who put everything into his craft for 20 years to be the best of all time. A guy who cared about nothing but being great. Now he has the time to enjoy his family and friends, then this happens. It’s too short y’all life is just too short. All I gotta say aspire to be great each and everyday. Be appreciative each and everyday. Never take this shit for granted because you never know when it’s your last day. We all love u @kobebryant. #mambamentality #rip 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

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蒂亞弗表示，雖然年輕時就不得不放棄很多玩樂去打網球，但他非常喜歡網球，這告訴其他希望改變生活的黑人，必須能夠犧牲某些東西。你可以說我小時候就犧牲做了正確的事情，我不同於其他許多孩子。我想成為一個關心弱勢的人，我的目標是最終幫助更多的黑人接觸網球。

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It’s always dope playin in @cincytennis. Atmosphere out here b dumb lit. Until next year y’all. #dmvmentality #moretocome #godspeed🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 Photo credzz:@ccsnaps13

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