Second-highest paid German athlete Dirk Nowitzki: 'I never came here for the money' By SportsDayDFW.com Published 25 February 2011 12:53 PM http://tinyurl.com/6gqgl2d Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki was recently interviewed by CNN. Dirk最近接受CNN的专访。 The 10-time NBA All-Star was asked questions about Germany, music, Michael Schumacher and the Olympics. 这位10次入选明星赛的球员被问及关於德国、音乐、 Michael Schumacher和奥运的 问题。 There are several other interesting topics as well. Here are a few of the questions and answers. The complete interview is available at CNN.com. Your parents must be very proud of you? 你的父母一定以你为荣吧? "They are my biggest fans. My mom gets so nervous still -- I mean I've been in this league for 13 years and she still can't watch games live. She gets so anxious and when I miss a shot, she's like: 'What's wrong with him? Why's he missing?' 他们是我最重要的粉丝，我妈仍然总是感到不安，我是指我在这联盟待13年了， 而 她还没来到现场看过我比赛，她非常地挂念我，而当我球没投进时， 她就会表现出 「我的孩子怎麽了?为什麽他没投进去呢?」的样子。 "My dad never really played basketball, but now he's my biggest critic. I come home and he's says: 'Why didn't you shoot there? Why didn't you drive?' 我爸爸真的没打过篮球，但是现在他是我最大的评论家，我回到家时他就说：「 为 什麽你不投篮呢?为什麽你不切入阿?」 "I never came here for the money. I came here to compete with the best players in the world." 「我从来不是为了钱才来到这，我来到这里是要和这世界最好的球员一分高下。」 What do you miss about Germany? 你想念德国的什麽东西呢? "Just my family really. Everything else nowadays you can get over the internet, like food and that sort of stuff. It's so cold in the winter there, so I'm glad I miss the whole winter time. 「就是我的家人。现在的一切你都可以透过网路，就像是食物等等， 在德国冬天非 常的冷，所以我很高兴我错过了整个冬天的时光。」 "But, you know, when I don't see (my sister's) kids for like two to three months, they change so much, and you miss them a lot. That's really the only thing." 「但是你知道的，当我两到三个月不能看到我姐姐的孩子， 他们就会有很大的改变 ，而你真的非常想念他们，这真的是唯一我想念的。」 You're the second highest-paid German athlete behind Michael Schumacher. How do you feel about that? 你是薪水仅次於Michael Schumacher的德国人，对此你有什麽感觉? "It's really nice, I mean Schumacher is obviously the man. What is it -- he's won six championships? And now he finally has this huge comeback with Mercedes -- the German car. He's great. 「这真的很好，我是指Schumacher很明显就是那个人，什麽呢? 他拿到了6个世界冠 军?而现在他最後回到了Mercedes--德国车队，他真的很伟大。」 "But to me it was never about the money. It's nice to know that I'll never have to worry about money for the rest of my life once I retire, but really that's about it. I never came here for the money. I came here to compete with the best players in the world." 「但从来不是为了钱，这是大家都知道的， 我从来不需要担心我下半辈子的花费， 一旦我退休了，我不是为了钱才来到这， 我来到这里是要和这世界最好的球员一分 高下。」 You're always flashing a smile on court. Are you always so happy, or is that a misconception? 你总是在场上露出笑容，你总是如此的开心吗?或者这是只个误解? "Yeah I like to have fun, but sometimes I do get a little fired up that I have to calm myself down. Off the floor I'm really laid back, like nothing really fazes me too much. But on the floor I do get emotional and a little carried away. 是呀，我喜欢乐趣，但有时候我太过激动了，我必须冷静下来， 在场下我真的很懒 ，没有什麽可以困扰我太多，但是在场上我是比较激动的。 "However, I started playing when I was 13 to have fun with my teammates, and that never stopped. I enjoy traveling and having fun in the locker room with the guys. Life is too short to be miserable." 「不过，当我13岁时我和我的队友一起打球，也没停下来过，我享受旅行， 还有和 这些家伙在休息室的时光，人生苦短以至於令人讨厌呀。」 What are your remaining goals? Maybe a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics? 什麽是你剩下的目标?或许是2012奥运金牌? "I think Olympics-wise, that was my big dream just to get there once -- and we did that in Beijing in 2008. I got to carry the flag for Germany and led my nation into the stadium which, to this day, is one of the greatest days of my life. 「我想是奥运，再次到达那里是我的最大的梦想，而我们在2008年北京奥运做到了， 我为德国担任举旗手，带领国手们进入体育馆，在这一天， 是我人生中最重要的其 中一天。」 "So to me, that chapter is kind of over and done with. I don't know if I could top that in any way." 「所以对我而言，这也算是个了结，我不知道我是否可以站在最顶点。 -- ╭─────────╮ Our Way Our Will Our Win ╭╯Dallas Mavericks╭╯ ￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣ ╰─────────╯ --

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