Paul Pierce: A Professional Pro by Scott Duncanson http://tinyurl.com/yjc7b6w ※ 此翻译系按照我个人的理解而翻，若有错误或误解，烦请告知! 感谢大家~ -------------------------------- If you read my profile, you would have seen the type of athletes and players that I respect, admire, and am a fan of these days. Players who play hard, who play hurt, who don't opt out of their contracts, who don't demand trades and players who will die with their team logo. Those things describe Paul Pierce to a tee. 如果读者们看过我的文章，就会知道我尊重、欣赏、和喜欢什麽类型的球员。 有的球员总是很努力，不贪求大约，不会为了交易而么巴吵，甚至愿意与球队 共生死，这些恰好说明了Paul Pierce的嘴脸。 I've had the pleasure of watching Paul Pierce play his whole career. From his time at Kansas, to him getting drafted, all the way to him winning a ring with the Boston Celtics, I am sure I will be watching when they raise his No. 34 next to Larry Bird, Bill Russell, and the countless other Celtic greats. He will be remembered as the best offensive player in Celtics history. 我有幸参予了PP的篮球生涯，从堪萨斯时期，他在选秀会上被选中，一路到 他在塞尔提克赢得NBA总冠军。 而我敢说：在Larry Bird、Bill Russell和无数塞尔提克球员们旁边的那个「34号」 ，他是塞尔提克队史上在「进攻方面」最优秀的球员。 Note that I didn't say the "best" player, but the best "offensive" player. Between his jump shooting, post moves, his ability to drive and get to the line, he is the total offensive package. He is a threat at both ends of the floor. If he has a bad game shooting, he would make up for it at the line, through defense and rebounding. 请注意──我并没有说他是队史上「最好」、「最棒」、「最伟大」的球员， 我说的是PP是队史上进攻最强的男人。 PP的各项进攻能力(jump shooting, post moves, his ability to drive and get to the line) 非常优异，他是球场上的进攻终结者。倘若他在进攻端的表现 欠佳，他会用防守或篮板来弥补。 Rarely, does Pierce just fit in, blends in or falls into the woodwork over the course of the game. He always has an impact on the game one way or another. 基本上你很少看到PP严重失常的时候，他总是有他自己的一套。 He had a great rookie year, and after a brutal stabbing in a nightclub, he came back like the warrior he is in no time to become a perennial All-Star. He came to a rebuilding team and turned them into Eastern Conference contenders. He and Antoine Walker almost returned the Celtics to the prominence and success they had in the 80's. PP有着很不错的菜鸟球季，之後却是身中11刀的恶梦。无奈的是当他再次重回球场的时候， 他已经错过成为明星球员的最佳时机。但是他参予了球队的整建，他和Antoine Walker联手 ，让塞尔提克重返东部的竞争势力，几乎让球队再现80年代的绿色风华。 Almost. 嗯......几乎...... They almost were there, but it all ended. Who could forget Pierce's four straight crucial free throw misses in the Eastern Conference Finals? Who could forget the monumental 20-plus point comeback against the Nets? 没有人会忘记当年在东区决赛时，PP失手的那四颗罚球。 同时──也没有人会忘记，当年在东区季後赛第二轮时，中场落後20几分，PP最後是如何 让球队逆转赢篮网的。 Things fell apart for Boston then. He went through the Rick Pitino disaster and several disgraceful seasons. Never did he publicly pout or demand a trade. Sure, he might have wanted to get away, but he remained a professional and kept his beef in house, instead of bitching to the media. He played hard and hurt. PP经历了Rick Pitino时期和接下来的球队黑暗期，他从来没有吵着要交易，也许── 他曾经想走，但是他从未逃。他仍然是他，只是更加努力。 He played the game the same way during losing seasons as the winning ones. He endured the hard times instead of running to greener pastures. 在那些输球的比赛，他打球打得像个赢家，他熬过了那段苦日子，而没有自暴自弃。 I used to collect basketball jerseys when I was younger and I stopped buying them since because so many players were demanding trades and running away. I only bought jerseys after players signed their contract and extensions. Pierce's No. 34 will surely be in my collection when all is said and done. 我(作者)年轻的时候收集过球衣，後来放弃了，因为有太多球员过分频繁转队。 但，只有那麽一件球衣，PP的34号一定是我的收藏之一。 After a horrendous 15-67 season, Pierce stuck around and was awarded for his loyalty and perseverance when they acquired Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. A year later, he wins a well deserved ring. Now he's back on a perennial contender, probably to the end of his career. 挥别了那个15胜67负的球季，PP仍然不改他的忠诚，坚持不懈，然後──他迎来了KG和RAY 。一年之後，他赢得了冠军戒指。 而现在，他的状态还是很不错，也许他会维持这样的状态直到他退休为止。 Pierce embodies everything what I love about the modern athlete. He battled the hottest player in the league, LeBron James, in a classic shootout in Game Four of the conference finals two years ago, proving that he still is an elite player. He's still able to compete at the highest level against the best competition. Sure, LeBron is more talented, but Pierce was smarter and competed. 身为我喜爱的现代运动员，PP体现了所有。他勇於和LeBron James竞争，那场和LBJ 大战的东区冠军赛第四场，已经足以证明他的优秀，他有能力和LBJ这种层级的球员竞争， 当然──LBJ比PP有天赋多了，但是PP打球很聪明又不失对抗性。 He went through hard times, losing teams, and rode on ships that sailed smoothly, and then sank. He stuck with the Celtics through thick and thin, and never left the team that drafted him. That's admirable in these times, and he was rewarded for his loyalty. PP走过球队的艰困，输球输不停的日子，一度置之死地，而後生。他坚持身为塞尔提克人的 一切，他从来没有离开过球队，他的忠诚让人敬佩。 He didn't take the easy way out and ask for a trade. So many players want to leave the teams they started with, to go to a team that's already there, or needs that one piece. They don't go through the whole maturation process where they see an organization go from a laughingstock to a contender. 他没有轻易地就说出他想要被交易，要知道有很多球员甚至才刚落脚又要求离开，这种 球员不愿意陪伴球队成长，却像个笑柄一样在球队间来来去去。 Where they see players mature and develop over a course of time. Paul Pierce was the cornerstone, and saw the franchise build from the ground up. He was there through good times and bad. 当我们看到(年轻)球员逐渐成熟，球队渐趋强大，PP正是球队的基石，他嚐尽塞尔提克 好的和不好的。 He cried when he got his ring from David Stern, probably because he remembered the bad times, the bad seasons and he never ran away. Now he's on a perennial contender. He's been at both ends of the extreme, from best to worst. He appreciates it more than most. He didn't sign as a free agent; he was drafted by them. He stayed with them and he'll have Celtic green on his casket. 当PP从David Stern的手上接过属於他自己的冠军戒指，他哭了，也许是他想起了过往的 艰辛，那些痛苦他却始终不愿逃走的日子。 现在，他将会在比较极端的可能下，球员风光从很好到不再。 身为球员Paul Pierce这辈子没有自由过，他一直待在塞尔提克，直到有一天连他的灵柩 也是绿色的。 Paul Pierce: the kind of athlete that's rare; the kind of athlete I respect. Paul Pierce──这种球员难得一见，正是我最尊敬的。 # ---------------------------------- THE TRUTH ~ --

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