http://espn.go.com/boston/nba/story/_/id/8510892/rajon-rondo-steps-shadows-boston-celtics-leader (http://tinyurl.com/cz8rpyq) Rajon Rondo: All grown up Celtics point guard steps out of shadows, reveals true leadership Rondo的成长 - C’s的控卫终於成长，展现真正的领导能力 Updated: October 16, 2012, 3:04 PM ET By Jackie MacMullan | ESPNBoston.com WALTHAM, Mass. -- The veil has been lifted. 在Waltham, MA，神秘的面纱被揭开。 (译按：Waltham就是C’s训练场地所在地点。) Rajon Rondo has emerged from his self-imposed exile, relenting to coaches, friends and teammates who urged him to reveal more to a discerning basketball public that has been alternately electrified, disheartened, elated and perplexed by his considerable talents and mystifying visage. Rondo从以前会生闷气(自我放逐)， 到现在愿意多开放自己的心给教练、朋友、和队友，Rondo真的进步成长了。 挑剔的媒体一直以来都对於Rondo的怪脾气和天分不了解， 而就是Rondo身边的这些人一直鼓励着Rondo， 需要和这些尖锐、没心、指气高昂又困惑的媒体打好关系。 He garnered attention with a unique skill set, endeared himself to a city that places a premium on toughness when he played through a gruesome elbow injury in the 2011 playoffs. Yet he frustrated observers with his petulance, throwing a ball at one official, then three months later bumping another, the latter resulting in a postseason suspension last May. Rondo总是因为他特殊的才华能吸引他人目光， 他也完全奉献了自己的能力，在联盟里数一数二强悍的球队里打球， 最好的证明就是2011年季後赛，手肘受重伤的他还是坚决上场。 然而，他同时也会让看他打球的人很过敏，就像他曾经把球砸向裁判， 还有再三个月後，他又撞上另一位裁判所以在五月底季後赛期间被禁赛。 For all his brillance, three adjectives have muddied Rondo's image: stonefaced, stubborn, moody. "Like Bird, right?" Rondo offered. "Danny [Ainge] told me Larry was the same way.'' 综合所有，可以归纳出三个形容词套在Rondo身上：扑克脸、固执、情绪化。 “像Larry Bird对吧?” Rondo说。 “Danny Ainge告诉我Bird以前也是这样的。” That is an accurate assessment. Bird also proved to be aloof and ornery in the heat of competition. No wonder when the Celtics briefly courted Chris Paul with Rondo as trade bait that Larry Legend was among those keenly interested in acquiring him. Rondo isn't going anywhere now. He is a three-time All-Star and the face of the Celtics, a veteran player on a roster dotted with new faces. 用Bird这个例子其实是满精准的。 Bird以前也是在激烈的竞争中维持一贯冷漠以及坏脾气， 难怪前几年Rondo一直被卷进交易CP3传言时， 这位传奇人物Larry Bird是众多GM中想要捞到Rondo的其中之一。 不过，Rondo现在是不可能离开C’s了， 他是一个三次进明星赛的球员，C’s的代表性人物， 更是球队中安定军心，领导众多新队员的资深代表。 He has realized it's not good enough to be a leader in the shadows. He needs to be more visible, more transparent. "Yes,'' he confirmed with a wry smile. "That's exactly what I'm doing.'' 现在的Rondo，终於体悟到了， 他不能再当幕後的领袖了(不能再待在阴影中)， 他需要站出来(提高能见度、透明度)。 “对，那就是我要正在做的。” Rondo苦笑着说。 The Celtics are Rondo's team, or so we've been told for nearly three seasons now. In theory, it makes perfect sense: He is approaching the peak of his career playing alongside two Hall of Famers whose finest days are behind them. It is Rondo who dictates the offense, sets the tone defensively, pushes tempo and serves an extension of his coach, Doc Rivers, himself a former point guard. C’s现在是Rondo的球队了， 换句话说，其实这三年我们也的确一直被告知这是Rondo的球队了。 理论上，这是没什麽问题的，因为他正值他的巅峰， 又有两位未来稳进名人堂的球员在旁辅佐。 C’s就是由Rondo在球场上支配着进攻节奏和带起防守阵式的， 他就是扮演球场上的教练的角色， 身为他教练以前也是打控卫的Doc Rivers 完全信任他的决定。 Both Rivers and Celtics president of basketball operations Ainge repeatedly announced it was Rondo's time, even if some of his teammates weren't completely buying into that. Doc 和 Ainge都一而再再而三的告诉媒体，这是Rondo的时代了， 就算不是所有的队友都认同。 "Two years ago I think they wanted him to be one thing," Paul Pierce said. "But he was still learning. They were saying, 'It's Rondo's team,' but he wasn't to the point where he was that constant presence. "They put him in a role he wasn't ready for yet." “两年前，我认为Doc和Ainge要Rondo成为一个指标，” Paul Pierce说， “但是那个时候他还在学习，Doc和Ainge一直说这是Rondo的球队， 那个时候的他却表现还不够稳定。” “他们把Rondo放在一个他还没准备好的位置上。” Or, perhaps, was he thrust into a role that some of his more celebrated teammates weren't quite ready to relinquish? The former Big Three boasted a collective resume steeped in excellence. Rondo, it seemed, had to wait his turn. 然而事情真的是这样的吗? 会不会其实是，资历更丰富的队友，还没有心理准备要交棒呢? 过去的Big Three可是各个都有丰功伟业的， Rondo在这种状况下，似乎就是要耐心等待他的机会了。 Yet his younger counterparts claim Rondo has been the glue to the locker room for years. Avery Bradley said it was Rondo, not the seasoned veterans, who checked on him regularly during his rookie season to make sure he was eating right, had the transportation he needed or had someone to talk to when he was feeling lonely or overwhelmed. 来听听队上更年轻的Avery Bradley怎麽说的吧， 似乎对於Rondo又有不同的见解。 AB表示，Rondo其实这几年来一直是更衣室重要媒介(胶水)， AB又说，菜鸟球季时，其实是Rondo真正地有在持续关心他，而不是那群老将， Rondo会确认AB的饮食是正确的，通勤没有问题， 还有当AB承受不了的时候，他知道他永远有一个人愿意聆听。 Bradley was devastated when he sent to the NBA Developmental League in January 2011. "I felt like it was a punishment almost," he said. It was Rondo who stopped by Bradley's apartment and stressed the move was a chance for him to play and improve, and Rondo who made arrangements to watch Bradley play in Maine before a last-minute change to a Celtics practice scuttled the plans. "But it showed how much he cared about me," Bradley said. "How much he cares about everybody." AB在2011一月被送到发展联盟的时候觉得实在是太崩溃了， AB说，“我觉得我好像被惩罚了。” 而就在这种时候，Rondo会偶尔经过AB的住处， 鼓励他其实这是一个很好的机会累积经验和进步， 有一次Rondo尽量抽时间去Maine探望AB， 直到最後一刻取消因为团队练习占用同样的一段时间。 (译按：Maine是C’s的农场所在地。) 不过AB说，“但就算最後Rondo没能来成， 这显示出他有多关心我，还有多关心队上其他球员。” Rondo's accountability has increased as he has matured, a development that did not go unnoticed by Pierce. "He took so many huge strides last year, he had to be the leader," Pierce said. "KG and I aren't going to be here much longer, so it's time for him to have a real voice, especially with Ray [Allen] gone.'' Rondo真的更进步更成熟了，PP也都有看在眼里， “他真的很努力在大步向前，他必须学做一个领袖， 我和KG不可能再打很久，加上Ray Allen离队， 时候到了，队上需要一个声音，而Rondo就是该发声的那个人。 Rondo organized offseason workouts in Los Angeles, oversaw the basketball drills, arranged for flag football games, even tried to coax the Celtics' owners into giving them the private plane to travel to the West Coast. League rules forbid that -- "we paid our own way for everything," Rondo said -- but the trip was his idea, hatched from a conversation he had with Pierce at a Barack Obama fundraiser. "It was Rajon's show," Garnett said. Rondo在季前赛开打前，招集了大夥儿一起到LA训练， 监督了一些战术的预演，还举办了一场flag football玩玩， 甚至，他还想办法想向C’s的管理阶层申请飞行的经费， 不过这是违反联盟规定的，所以Rondo便说， “我们当时其实就自掏腰包了。" 总之，整个提升默契之旅是Rondo提出的想法。 “是他花的心思。” KG如此说。 (译按：flag football就是把美式足球碰撞的部分，改成拔掉绑在腰间的旗帜。) That, insisted Keyon Dooling, is nothing new. It has been, he scolded, that way for years. "He is the most underappreciated leader in this league," Dooling declared. "Do you know how many times we were at the Rondo family home [last season]? We were there all the time, bonding, building team chemistry. "Honestly, our veterans didn't do a very good job of supporting him in his [leadership] role." Keyon Dooling坚定地支持这些Rondo默默的努力， Dooling觉得其实这些不是什麽新消息，他义愤填膺想替Rondo说话。 “Rondo绝对是联盟里最不被被认同和欣赏的领袖， 你知道上季，我们去了Rondo家多少次吗? 我们花非常多时间在他家，bonding，building team chemistry。” “老实说好了，我觉得我们队上的老将， 并没有真的花心思帮忙或培养Rondo成为队上的领袖。” (译按，bonding，building team chemistry任性不想翻译) The dynamics were thorny. Rondo came to the Celtics as an unpolished, yet immensely gifted rookie. Initially, he was the dutiful puppy who followed Allen around, even mimicking his pregame routine. He was Allen and Pierce and KG's annoying but lovable little brother. And then all of a sudden they were supposed to anoint him their leader? 於是Rondo成为领袖的变化成为一条辛苦的荆棘之路， 这个当年来到C’s，未经琢磨却充满天赋的菜鸟， 曾经还会模仿Allen的赛前准备，像是Allen、PP和KG的小弟一样， 但突然之间，要这些大哥没有任何障碍的交棒，可能吗? Allen resisted, even publicly expressing his disappointment that Rondo didn't follow through with the kind of disciplined, dedicated routine that Ray felt was paramount to a player's success. The two drifted apart, and by the end of last season, the unpleasant undercurrent between them was unmistakable. Allen拒绝了，甚至公开的表达他对Rondo的失望， 说Rondo并没有有个纪律严明的练球模式， 这种练球模式，却是Ray认为要立足联盟不可或缺的要件。 所以两位球员就渐渐远离了彼此，甚至在上一季季末， 他们之间私底下的不愉快已经显而易见了。 "Ray was great in many ways," Dooling said. "Rondo learned a lot from him -- how to prepare, how to take care of his body, how to be professional. "But the way Ray led was different than how Rajon did it. Not wrong, just different. "Ray didn't know how to communicate with Rondo the way some of us could, like myself, like KG, who fully embraced Rajon. “Ray真的在各种方面都是一个很棒的球员，” Dooling表示， “而且Rondo真的从他身上学到很多， 如何充分准备、照顾自己的身体、如何成为一个专业的运动员， 但是，Ray过去领导球队的方法和Rondo不同， 这不是谁对谁错的问题，就只是方法不同。 Ray不知道如何跟Rondo沟通， 不过像是我和KG，我们是完全的接纳Rondo的。” "I love Ray. I love his family. He's a true pro. But it's unfair how this all came out. Ray had such a good relationship with all the reporters and Rondo was so quiet. So who gets all the good press? "Sometimes it felt like Ray spent more time talking to the media than he did to his teammates.'' Dooling还说， “我爱Ray，我也爱他的家人，他是一个运动员的典范， 但是事情演变成怎样不是很公平， Ray和媒体的关系都打很好，但是Rondo在媒体面前都很安静， 报导当然会不平衡。” “有时候我会觉得，Ray比起跟队友，花更多时间在跟媒体讲话。” In the midst of a shortened NBA season that ended with a crushing Game 7 loss to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals, a curious quintet of Rondo,Kevin Garnett, Dooling, Chris Wilcox and Marquis Daniels developed such a close bond that Rondo requested the five players have their rooms situated close to one another in the team hotel. "That was the crew," Rondo said. "We had a lot of the same hobbies. Cars, movies, shopping. And, besides Keyon, we're all pretty private." 在去年的缩水球季，C’s在东区冠军赛G7输给Miami Heat， 不过球季中， C’s有五位球员特别地发展出很密切的关系， 分别是Rondo、KG、 Dooling、Chris Wilcox 和Marquis Daniels， 他们感情好到住球队的旅馆时，Rondo还会请人让他们住近一点。 “我们这一帮的就是这些人，” Rondo表示， “我们有很多共同的兴趣，车子、电影、逛街， 而且除了Dooling，我们都比较习惯不公开讨论自己的隐私。” (译按：curious quintet->奇异五重奏XD) Rondo organized the dinners, the movies, the trips to the clubs. When there was a delay in shipping Daniels' car to Boston, Rondo handed him the keys to his 2010 Challenger. The five players settled into a rotating dinner pattern: quesadillas at the Rondos one night, steaks at the Doolings the next. Their wives commiserated and their kids played together. Rondo会规划聚餐、电影、一起去俱乐部， 当Daniels的车延迟抵达Boston的时候， Rondo毫不迟疑地交给Daniels他自己的2010 Challenger车钥匙。 这五位球员最终会轮流到各个家里一起吃晚餐， 可能一晚在Rondo家吃墨西哥蔬菜薄饼，另一晚在Dooling家吃牛排， 这几位球员的太太会一起闲话家常，他们的孩子也会玩在一起。 Wilcox, or "Wheezy,'' as the players call him, debated his vintage Cadillac Coupe de Ville against Rondo's sparkling new Range Rover. Rondo talked politics with KG, fashion with Dooling, video games with Daniels. "We got so close," Wilcox said. "It was the best team I'd ever been on." Wilcox，或是他们给他取的绰号Wheezy， 会用他的vintage Cadillac Coupe de Ville(凯迪拉克)， 和Rondo新的Range Rover争论谁的比较好； Rondo会和KG讨论政治，和Dooling聊时尚，还会和Daniels谈电玩。 Wilcox说，“我们真的感情很好，这是我待过最棒的球队了。” It was a challenging year for all five of them, particularly Wilcox, who underwent heart surgery that ended his season. "I've got the TV on while they are playing Miami and it really hurt me," Wilcox admitted. "I had never been in the playoffs before, so sitting home and watching them was hard." In the middle of that heated series, Wilcox got an afternoon phone call from Rondo. "Just checking in on you, big fella," he said. 上个球季对於这五位球员都是辛苦的一年，特别是才刚动完心脏手术的Wilcox， 他承认，“我从来没有进过季後赛，所以在家看他们打很折腾。” 而在对热火的比赛之间的某个下午，Wilcox接到Rondo的电话， “嘿只是打来看看你过得好不好啊。” Daniels, who fell out of Boston's rotation, said Rondo was the one who implored him to stay sharp, to stay ready. "He's such an incredible teammate," Daniels said. "And he gets such a bad rap." 另一位队友Daniels，已经在轮值战力之外了， 但是他说是Rondo一直鼓励他，要维持竞争力，要准备好， Daniels说，“他真的是一个了不起的队友，可是他却得到那麽差的名声。” While Rondo was galvanizing his locker room, his public persona as a distant, aloof and occasionally disruptive force persisted. "I didn't care," Rondo said. "I didn't need the attention. I didn't feel the need to go out and say, 'I'm the leader here.' I did my stuff behind closed doors. "I knew it would play itself out eventually. I've been with the same organization for seven years. I can't be that bad of a person. Obviously, I'm doing something right.'' 而正当Rondo在努力经营队友间的关系的， 他的公众形象却是把他形容一个冷漠且偶尔负面的人 Rondo说，“我不在乎，我不需要别人的注意， 我不觉得我该用嘴巴证明，我只需要行动就好了。” “我知道时间一久了，人渐渐就可以看的出来了， 我在同一支球队打了七年，光是这件事就不难理解我不可能是一个那麽难相处的人， 我总是有什麽事情是做对的吧。” The chemistry this season, he said, already is better than it was in 2011-12, bolstered by the Celtics' trip overseas. Rondo bristles at suggestions that he refused to pass the ball to Allen as a result of their personal rift last year. "Ridiculous," he said. "But that's behind me now. Honestly, I had to get past it. "Ray is Ray. Hopefully he's in a good place. I'm happy where I am. Whatever decision Ray made is what he made. "I didn't talk to him before he made his decision and I didn't talk to him after it, so I don't really see how it has anything to do with me." Rondo表示，因为C’s季前赛的欧洲之旅， 使得这一季的chemistry已经比2011-12的还要更上层楼了。 对於别人质疑他，传闻因为他不会传球给Ray而导致之间的裂痕产生， Rondo不以为然的表示， “Ray就是Ray，希望他在一个好地方发展， 而我也对於我现在处的状况感觉不错， 他做了什麽决定，就是会是什麽了。” “在他做最终决定之前和之後我都没有跟他讲话， 所以我真的不了解这和我有什麽关系。” (译按，Rondo还是会称呼别人名字而不是代名词“that guy”的。) The reasons for Allen's departure were multifaceted; he objected to coming off the bench to make way for an unproven player (Bradley), he was disappointed to learn he was nearly shipped to Utah at the trading deadline, and, according to Rivers, Allen struggled with the fact his number was called less often, particularly in pick-and-roll situations. His deteriorating relationship with Rondo was a factor, yet not The Factor. Allen最终决定离开的因素其实是很多面向的， 他异议於当AB的替补(一个还未证明自己的球员)， 他对於差点在交易截止日期前被送到Utah感到失望， 又根据Doc的说法，Allen有点挣扎在挡拆的状况，他的号码越来越少被叫到， 当然，他跟Rondo的关系也是其中之一，但是绝对不是最关键的因素。 While Daniels acknowledged the friction between his two friends, he lauded both for preventing it from affecting the results of the team. "It probably should have been handled differently," Daniels conceded, "but I thought they both did a good job of keeping [their differences] under wraps. No one even knew about it until after the season. Give them credit for both being professional about it." Daniels和Rondo以及Ray都是朋友， 但他赞赏两人都努力避免他们的关系影响到球队本身， Daniels还说，“他们之间可能有更好的改善方法， 但是我觉得他们做得很好了，把他们的之间的关系，对於球队的影响降到最低， 真得直到球季结束以後，大家才发现他们处不好，之前都没有人知道， 真的该给赞赏这两位球员的专业度。” Rondo still is learning how to maintain that professionalism. He was angered when he initially wasn't chosen for last year's All-Star Game (he had missed eight games due to injury), and when the league office later added him to the roster, he seriously contemplated refusing the invitation. "I'm so competitive that regardless of the injuries I thought I should have made it," he said. "I was upset. And yes, I'm stubborn. I got caught up in my emotions a little bit." Rondo也还在学习如何维持他的专业度， 他对於去年没被选进全明星赛感到生气， (他因为伤病错过了八场比赛，) 而当联盟最後把他放进名单时，他想要认真地拒绝。 “我如此地想要竞争，就算算进我的伤停， 我也觉得我可以入选，” Rondo如此说， “我真的很懊恼，而且真的，我真的很固执， 我被我的情绪困住了。” Garnett, Rivers and Pierce finally convinced Rondo that declining to attend the All-Star Game would have been counterproductive. Rondo ultimately agreed. "It's called maturity," Pierce said. "When I was a young player I did and said things that rubbed people wrong. It's all part of growing. You learn from it." KG、Doc和PP最後成功说服他， 他们表示拒绝参加明星赛会适得其反，而且Rondo也听进去了。 PP说，“这就是两个字：成熟， 当我还比较年轻的时候，我讲话也会容易激怒别人， 这一切都是成长，人总是会学到的。” (译按，真理不亏是真理，连讲话也都是真理 有兴趣者可以follow PP的fb，虽然搞笑的也不少， 但也很多有智慧的话。) Rondo continues to acclimate himself with the concept that he's one of the Celtics' elder statesmen now. When one of his teammates says, "Rondo, what do we do next?" he cannot help but recall, "That used to be me asking." 另外一点Rondo也还在学习适应的是他成为队上较有资历的一员了， 当有队友问他 “Rondo，接下来我们该做什麽?” Rondo忍不住就会想说 “以前这些问题都是我在问的。” During Boston's preseason trip to Turkey, Rondo's room served as the hub of the team's social activities. "I packed the snacks," he said proudly. "Teddy Grahams, Rice Krispie treats, Capri Suns." Told it sounded like a stash for a bunch of 10-year-olds, Rondo protested, "Hey, the food wasn't great there. So late at night when they got hungry, they'd come knocking on my door, 'Whatcha got Rondo?'" 时间拉到最近，当C’s到土耳其打季前赛时， Rondo自豪的表示， “零食是我负责打包的，有Teddy Grahams、Rice Krispie treats和Capri Suns。” 听起来好像是一群十岁小毛头偷藏零食的言行， 但Rondo反击，“嘿，土耳其的食物没有特别好吃， 有时候深夜大夥儿饿了，就会来敲我的们问“你那边有什麽好料的阿?” (译按：在下也很喜欢吃Rice Krispie treats，童年美好回忆(完全无关)) He is excited about his team, predicts great things for Jared Sullinger and bounce-back years for Wilcox and Jeff Green. He believes the Celtics are deeper, more versatile and more cohesive than they were last season. Rondo cannot promise he will be able to maintain his revamped agreeable disposition from November until June. There are nights when things will go awry and he will bark at his coach, his teammates, the referees, himself. "KG always told me what separates the great ones is that there's a certain edge you have to maintain," Rondo said. "I'm very critical of myself. I want the best for myself. My standards are very, very high, for me and my teammates." 放眼现在，Rondo对於他的球队感到很兴奋， 他看好这一季的C’s的菜鸟Jared Sullinger， 以及两位开完刀归队的球员，Wilcox和Jeff Green， 他觉得C’s比起上季，增加了板凳深度，更有弹性、而且凝聚力更强了。 但Rondo也表示对於新的一季，从十一月到明年六月， 他无法保证他全程可以完全维持住他努力修饰之後的个性， 就是会有几个晚上出错， 他可能会教练、队友、裁判，甚至是他自己大声吼叫。 “KG教导我，要成为最好的球员之一，必须要分清一些界线。” “我真的对自己很严格，我想要成为我能成为最好的样子， 我的标准真的非常非常高，不只是对於我自己，对於我的队友也是如此。” Dooling has retired from basketball but remains Rondo's confidant and plans to travel occasionally with the Celtics. They first met when Rondo was a rookie and showed up unannounced at a union meeting, hoping to educate himself on the issues. The gesture left a lasting impression on Dooling. "It's time for people to recognize how much Rondo means, not only to this great franchise, but to this great sports town," Dooling said. "It's time they got to know the Rajon Rondo we've all been embracing for some time now." Dooling已经退休了，但是还是和Rondo保持不错的关系， Dooling也计画偶尔和C’s一起征战客场。 这两位好友，事实上在C’s同队之前就见过面了， 他们第一次见面是当Rondo还是菜鸟的时候， 他私下参与工会的会议，他希望可以学习更多这方面的知识， 当时就给Dooling留下很深的印象。 Dooling说，“是时候大家可以真正的认识Rondo这名球员， 他不只队C’s重要，对於联盟也是一名很重要的球员， 是时候大家可以多认识，我们所一直接纳和支持的Rajon Rondo。” Rondo fervently believes he is the best point guard in the league, a declaration he has made on numerous occasions, usually with mixed results. On the Celtics' media day, when asked about his standing yet again, he grinned, then answered, "Well, of course, I'm biased." Rondo豪不避讳的在不同场合声称，他是现今联盟最好的控卫， 当然结果和收到的回应不一， 在C’s的媒体日，当媒体又再度问他一次他是排第几的控卫时， 他还是笑着回答一样的答案，只不过加了一句话， “嗯，当然了，我是有成见的。” The veil has been lifted. The little brother has grown up. This is Rajon Rondo's team, and he has got the Capri Suns to prove it. 背後的故事被揭开(面纱被揭开)，这位曾经是别人底下的小弟已经成长了， 现在，C’s是Rondo的球队，他准备好要证明了。 (译按，Capri Suns就是稍早提到的众多游欧洲用的零食之一，代表他是有准备的) -- 尽量贴近原文的context了 有不够好的地方请不吝指正 谢谢 --

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