When Ray retired as a player in 1981, he traveled the world, working his way around China, Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, ultimately discovering a passion for coaching in an unexpected place. 当Ray 1981年退休後，他环游世界 他的足迹遍布中国、澳洲、香港、及台湾 最後在一个意想不到的地方发现了他教球的热情。 “(Then-owner of the Warriors), Franklin Mieuli was a sailor and he had a ship – a 70-foot catamaran,’” recalls Ray. “We went to a lot of different places, but we spent one summer in Port Vila in (Vanuatu). I helped them form the first basketball team there, and they actually went to the Finals in the South Pacific Games. It was great to see the enthusiasm from people when (they were able to get) something organized, and that was probably the one thing that really made me interested in being a teacher.” Ray说:『勇士的老板是个水手，他有一艘70英尺长的双体船。 我们一起到过很多不同的地方。我们在维拉港（瓦努阿图) 待了一个暑假。我在这里帮助了他们成立了第一只篮球队 然後这只球队最後闯入了South Pacific 的决赛 这里我看到了一群愿意团结一致的人是甚麽样子 这也许是启发我教球之路的启发。』 Ray recalls fishing on a riverbank when he received a call regarding a part-time job offer from Dallas Mavericks founder and then-owner Don Carter and his wife Linda in 1987. While the opportunity came with its share of adversity and hardships, the assistant coach credits the Carters for not only allowing him to get his foot in the door, but also treating him as a member of their family and helping him find his way. Ray 回亿到，在河床钓鱼时。他接到了一通电话。一份时薪工作 老板是达拉斯小牛队的创始人 Don Carter和他的老婆Linda 1987年，工作的喜悦不仅来自於克服了逆境与兼难 更来自於Carters 对待Ray 就像对待家人一样 帮助他找到自己的路。 (Don) told me, ‘You’re probably going to have to do some things you really shouldn’t have to do,’ because they’d already hired people to run the organization,” says Ray. “When I first started, I had to clean the floors and clean the practice facility – bathrooms, laundry, windows. Ray说:『Carters 告诉我，别一个人做完所有的事 球团会请专人来做。当我一开始执教时， 我需要清洗地板跟练习场地。卧室、洗衣机和窗户。』 “It was frustrating to me, but (I did it) because of them, how they talked to me and how they treated me,” he continues. “My father and mother were very instrumental, too. They’d say, ‘How are you going to teach if there’s nobody in front of you? So whatever it is that you have do to accomplish this, then this is what you have to do.’” 『当时我很失望，我做那麽多是为了报答老板的知遇之恩 但他们似乎不了我的心意 。 对此，我父母也给了我很多建议，他们说 "如果没有人愿意在你面前，你要教谁?" 所以无论事情是甚麽，你先完成它。 然後，你才能了解你需要别人完成一件事情要怎麽进行。 人才会来给你教。 』 -- 『把汤分成两半并不是奇蹟，那是魔术。 一个单亲妈妈，打工兼差，还能找出时间来陪孩子练球，那才是奇蹟。 一个青少年可以拒绝毒品，并接受教育，那才是奇蹟。』 摘自电影《王牌天神》 --

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