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U-Nick Bollettieri, odumile ithenisi U-Andre Agassi noMaria Sharapova ushone eneminyaka engu-91 ubudala.
Ukufa kukaBollettieri kuqinisekiswe yi-IMG Academy, uBollettieri ongumsunguli wayo, esitatimendeni esithunyelwe ku-CNN.
“Noma ubani owayazi u-Nick uyazi ukuthi wayethanda kangakanani ukuthuthukisa amandla kubantu abasha, ukuqeqesha i-tennis kanye nalesi Academy,” kusho u-Tim Pernetti, umongameli we-IMG Academy Bradenton – isigaba se-IMG Academy – kusho.
“Ngisho nangezinsuku zakhe zokugcina, wawuvame ukumthola esikhungweni semfundo ephakeme, eqeqesha futhi eluleka abasubathi abangabafundi abasebasha kanye nabasebenzi abanothando nomdlandla ofanayo nalowo ayewenza eminyakeni yakhe yama-20. Sizwela umkakhe uCindi nezingane zakhe. Ube nethonya elihlala njalo nelihlala njalo kithi sonke.”
U-Tommy Haas, owayengunombolo 2 emhlabeni wonke futhi ongomunye wabafundi bangaphambili baseBollettieri, okuthunyelwe inkokhelo esuka enhliziyweni ku-Instagram.
“Izinkumbulo eziningi, angazi ukuthi ngiqale kuphi. Nickiiiii, yindlela engikubize ngayo isikhathi eside kakhulu,” kubhala uHaas.
“Ngiyabonga ngesikhathi sakho, ulwazi, ukuzinikela, ubungcweti, ukuzimisela ukwabelana nabanye ngamakhono akho, intshisekelo yakho yokungifundisa nokunginika ithuba elingcono kakhulu lokulandela amaphupho ami. Ubungumphuphi nomenzi, futhi uyingqalabutho kwezemidlalo yethu, ungomunye wohlobo lwangempela.
“Impela ngizokukhumbula esikhungweni semfundo ephakeme, izingxoxo zethu zeTennis, ngiphuthelwe ukukhombisa i-tan yakho, amazinyo amhlophe namafutha omzimba, ngiphuthelwa ukukubuka wenza i-Tai Chi, ngiphuthelwe ukudlala iGolf nawe ngikubuka uzama ukukopela, udla ibha ye-Snickers futhi ugijima. ezihlahleni, nokuzwa konke mayelana nezinhlelo zakho ngisho usuneminyaka engama-91.
“Ngiyabonga futhi ngakho konke…….. RIP Nickiiii.”
Uzalelwe ePelham, eNew York, uBollettieri wagxila ekuqeqesheni ithenisi ukuze athole imali eceleni ngesikhathi efundela iziqu zomthetho eNyuvesi yaseMiami. Phambilini wayechithe isikhathi njenge-quarterback yebhola lezinyawo esikoleni esiphakeme kanye ne-paratrooper kwezempi.
Ngo-1977, wasungula i-Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy – manje eyi-IMG Academy – ngemuva kokuboleka u-$ 1 million kumngane wakhe ukuze akhe i-tennis academy yabafundi bakhe.
Phakathi neminyaka engaphezu kwe-30 njengomqeqeshi, u-Bollettieri waba omunye wothisha abafunwa kakhulu ku-tennis yomhlaba ngenxa yabadlali abaphumelele ngaphansi kwakhe.
I-Academy selokhu yanda kweminye imidlalo yabesilisa neyabesifazane, okuhlanganisa i-baseball, ibhola lezinyawo nebhola likanobhutshuzwayo.
Ngo-2006, engxoxweni abe nayo ne-CNN World Sportumqeqeshi wodumo wabeka umbono wakhe ngabasubathi abaphumelelayo, nokuthi kufanele bavuleleke kanjani ukuze bashintshe.
“Ingxenye engokomzimba nengqondo yomdlalo ayinakuba eyesibili esikhathini sakho sasenkantolo,” esho. “Kufanele ube nothando lomdlalo futhi uqhudelane ngephuzu ngalinye.”
Uqeqeshe abawinile abaningi be-grand slam kanye nabadlali be-10 bomhlaba ongunombolo 1, okuhlanganisa u-Agassi, osisi bakwa-Williams, u-Sharapova, u-Boris Becker, uMonica Seles no-Anna Kournikova ngaphambi kokungeniswa ku-International Tennis Hall of Fame ngo-2014.
Umgijimi waseWimbledon ka-2011 nowake waba ngunombolo 12 emhlabeni uSabine Lisicki uhloniphe uBollettieri ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, ethi: “Ngiyabonga Nick.”
“Kunzima ukuthola amagama afanele futhi anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi ngizokwazi yini,” kubhala umJalimane.
“Unike izingane eziningi indawo yokusebenzela ukuze zifeze amaphupho azo. Ukubasekela ngolwazi lwakho futhi ukholelwa ukuthi kungenzeka noma yini. Ngaba nenhlanhla yokuba ngomunye wabo. Ziningi izinkumbulo esizidale ndawonye engizozazisa kuze kube phakade.
“Ususungule umdlalo wethenisi futhi ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule uneminyaka engu-92 ubungitshela konke ngezinhlelo zakho ezilandelayo.
“Uzokhumbula kakhulu. Rest in Peace Nicki.”
UJimmy Arias, owayengunombolo 5 womhlaba kanye nomunye wabafundi bokuqala baseBollettieri, naye wamhlonipha.
“Ithenisi ibingeke ibe lapho ekhona namuhla ngaphandle kwethonya likaNick,” kusho u-Arias.
“Isikole sakhe sethenisi, engaba nelungelo lokukhulela kuso, asigcinanga nje ngokuba yindawo yokwethula abadlali abaningi bethenisi kodwa saba nesikhungo esibe nomthelela omkhulu ekuthuthukisweni kwabasubathi emidlalweni eminingi kuwo wonke amazinga.”
