Interview: Eitan & Omri Casspi 卡卡和卡卡哥专访 http://0rz.tw/HdqVA When the Sacramento Kings drafted Omri Casspi from Israel back in June, I was pretty excited. Being a die-hard Kings fan, having an Israeli on my team was just an added bonus. Now, whenever someone tells me they don’t like the Kings, I tell them they are anti-Israel. And I stand by that. 当国王在六月选了以色列来的卡卡，我爽死了。身为一个「死了都要爱」的国王粉丝，有 一个以色列仔在队上就像额外的奖励。现在有任何人胆敢跟我说他们不喜欢国王，我就会 跟他们说「反国王就是与整个以色列为敌」，这让我有了有力的依靠。 ﹝这段让我想到建仔﹞ If the Kings had just drafted an Israeli, dayenu, it would have been enough. But Casspi has proven to be a pretty darn good basketball player. Just check his stats. And those stats don’t even mention that he has scored 21+ points in his past four games, including a 24 point/7 rebound/0 turnover contribution last night against the Suns. Needless to say, life is sweet for all Jewish Sacramento Kings fans. 其实国王能够选一个以色列人我已经心满意足了，但卡卡证明了他是个够屌的篮球员。请 看他的数据http://0rz.tw/x8B01，不过这份数据中你看不到他已经连四场得分二十一分以 上，包括昨晚对太阳贡献了二十四分七篮板零失误，毋须赘言，老天对国王的所有犹太球 迷真是太好啦！ To help adjust to life in California, Omri brought along his older brother, Eitan, to live with him while he tears up the NBA. Now, with the season in full swing, I caught up with Eitan and Omri to find out how they’ve been doing. 为了帮助适应加州的生活，卡卡带了他老哥Eitan来，让他能专心於征战NBA的球场，目前 看来他们适应的还不错，所以我请到他们两兄弟来聊聊他们的生活。 Jeremy Moses: How do you think being an Israeli has prepared you for the NBA? 问：身为一个以色列人，你如何准备加入NBA的赛场？ Omri Casspi: You know, it’s who I am. I can’t compare myself with Jews who grew up here or even other Israelis. I only know myself. I play hard and tough for my team to win. That’s all I care about. Winning and helping my teammates win. Just play hard, play strong defense. That’s what we do. That’ s what I do. 卡卡：我就是我，我没办法比较在世界各地成长的犹太人的差异，我只知道我自己，我打 的很努力和坚强来帮助球队取胜，我只关心这件事，胜利并帮助队友胜利。反正就 是尽力去打，做好严密的防守，这是我们在追求的，也是我在追求的。 When you were initially drafted, did you know anything about the Sacramento Jewish community? 问：当你被选上的时候，你对沙加缅度﹝以下简称沙城﹞的犹太团体有任何的认识吗？ Omri: I didn’t know much about the community. I had only come here once to work out before the draft. As I said though, I didn’t know a lot. I knew it was a smaller Jewish community. But I can only say good things. They’ve been warm and worked with me since day one. 卡卡：我知道的不多，选秀前我只来过这里一次，参加国王队的测试，我只知道是个小型 的犹太团体。正如我所说，我所知有限。不过这里真的很棒，大家很好心，从我第 一天来就一直帮助我。 Did you know anything about Sacramento as a city? 问：关於沙城呢？ Eitan Casspi: No. Not at all. But Sacramento has been great. Great city. Great restaurants. Good clubs. Good people. 卡卡哥：不太了，不过这座城市很棒，好的城市、好的餐厅、好的俱乐部、好的居民。 How much has the Jewish community in Sacramento embraced you? 问：犹太团体对你们的关坏？ Eitan: The Jewish community has helped a lot. People call us every day to make sure we’re doing okay. When we first got here, we arranged our house with the Jewish community. We arranged our car with the Jewish community. They really are like family. We’re so happy that the Sacramento Jewish community is here. 卡卡哥：犹太团体帮了我们很大的忙，他们每天都会打电话给我们确定我们没有问题。当 我们第一天到这里，他们协助我们找房子和车子。他们真的像家人一样，我们很 高兴这里有一个这样子的犹太团体。 Omri: It’s really been great. No, it’s been amazing. They’ve been helping me since the day I got here. They’ve made me feel like I am family. I really feel blessed to be in this position. 卡卡：很棒，不，应该说棒透了！从我到这里第一天他们就持续地帮助我，他们让我觉得 是家族的一份子，我在这里觉得受到了保护。 Last week, you said in your halftime interview during the Cleveland Cavaliers game that Shaq spoke to you in Hebrew. What exactly did he say? 问：你说上周对骑士的比赛，中场休息时欧肥对你说了些希伯来话，他说了些甚麽？ Omri: He wished me luck and spoke a couple words of Hebrew he knew. He said “ Shalom,” “Shalom Aleichem.” Basic stuff like that. It was really nice of him. 卡卡：他祝我好运，然後说了些他会的单字，他说了「你好」、「祝你平安﹝犹太人问候 语，相当於hello、goodbye﹞」一些基本的字，他人不错。 Has he been the only player to do something like that? 问：他是唯一一个这样做的人吗？ Omri: Yeah, he’s been the only one so far. 卡卡：对，目前只有他一个。 In that same game, you also defended Anthony Parker, who, just like you, wears #18 in honor of the time he spent playing in Israel. Did you talk about your number at all with him? 问：在那场比赛中，你守到了Anthony Parker，和你一样身穿荣誉十八号，他也在以色列 打过球，你有和他谈起你的背号吗？ Omri: We didn’t talk about it but I know he knows why it’s special. Anthony was a great leader and player when he was in Israel. He was one my idols growing up. It was an amazing experience competing against him on the floor. 卡卡：没有，但我们彼此都知道它的特别意义。Anthony在以色列的时候是一个伟大的领袖 和球员，他是我小时後的偶像之一，和他对放是一次难以置信的特别体验。 Has it been hard not living in Israel? 问：离开以色列生活会不适应吗？ Eitan: It’s not too hard. Our parents come back and forth all the time. My fiancé is here often. My friends are always coming to visit. We really haven ’t felt alone at all. 卡卡哥：不会，我们的爸妈已经来这里四次了，我的未婚妻也常来这里，我朋友也常来串 门子，在这里我们并不孤单。 Do you think Omri has appreciated you around? 问：你觉得卡卡会感谢你的陪伴吗？ Eitan: Of course. For sure. We’re best friends. We talk about everything. As I said, our parents also have visited. And we have tons of friends here. It’ s been good for Omri to have people around. 卡卡哥：当然，我们是最好的朋友，我们无所不谈。我之前说过我们的爸妈有来过，我们 也有许多朋友在这，卡卡喜欢有人陪在身边。 Have your teammates asked you much about Israel? 问：队友会问你以色列的事吗？ Omri: They’ve asked a lot about the Israeli people. They were curious about the wars we’ve had in the past. They want to come and visit. 卡卡：他们问很多关於以色列人的事，他们很好奇我们过去的经历，他们也想去那走走。 I know you are from a fairly secular family in Israel. Has it been weird to have the religious community in Sacramento take you in? 问：我知道你们家在以色列是不信教的，在这里和一个宗教团体生活会让你不自在吗？ Eitan: No, it’s been nice. We celebrated the holidays here with the Jewish community. It’s different but it’s still good. 卡卡哥：不会，他们很棒。我们一起过节，和家里有些不同但也很棒。 Being the first Israeli in the NBA, you’ve gotten a lot more press, including a feature in Sports Illustrated, than the average rookie. Do you think you’ve been handling it well? 问：身为第一位NBA的以色列籍球员，你一定比其他新秀受到更多的压力，像运动画报就有 专文介绍过你﹝http://0rz.tw/eE9Qe﹞，你如何面对？ Omri: Yeah. We’re already playing two and a half months now, 30 or so games into the season. My number one concern is preparing myself to be ready for the game. I’m just happy that there is a lot of support and attention from a lot of people. 卡卡：嗯，我们已经打了两个半月的球，超过三十场比赛，我最关心的事是准备好面对每 一场比赛，对於大家对我的支持和关爱，我感到很高兴。 Finally, one-on-one, who would win in the battle for best Jewish ball player in the NBA. You or Jordan Farmar? 问：最後一个问题，你觉得你和Jordan Farmar谁会是最好的犹太裔球员？ Omri: Ha. I don’t know. I guess we will just have to wait and see. 卡卡：阿，我不知道，我们等着瞧。 _ _ 卡卡和农夫不专业比较 卡卡 农夫 身高 6-9 6-2 卡 体重 225 180 卡 脸蛋 帅哥 憨厚可爱型 卡 顺位 1st23pick 1st26pick 卡 得分 13.2 6.9 卡 篮板 4.7 1.7 卡 助攻 1.3 2.0 农 抄截 0.6 0.9 农 FG% 49.8 41.9 卡 3pt% 47.1 35.1 卡 FT% 63.2 71.0 农 ﹝各项数据为本季平均﹞ 结论：卡卡八胜三负，故卡卡胜。 --

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