George Hill Receives Award for Community Service 原文连结：http://goo.gl/y3nKV1 George Hill is known by most as a dual-threat point guard, capable of creating offense on one end and stopping it on the other. But on Thursday afternoon at a packed luncheon, Hill was being honored for something besides his skills on the court: his actions off it. George Hill因身为具有双重威胁的控球後卫而闻名，他可以在创造进攻的同时又在防守 端挡住对手。但在周四的一顿午餐便当後，Hill荣获了一份奖项——并非因为他的技术， 而是他在场外的活动。 Many know Hill as the Hometown Hero because of his roots at Broad Ripple High School and IUPUI, but what some don't realize are the lengths Hill has gone to improve the lives of others growing up in his area. 很多人知道Hill是为家乡英雄，因为他发迹於洪波高中与印第安纳波里斯普渡大学；但不 为人所知的是Hill至今为了这块地区的人民谋福利的行为。 The Indiana Black Expo (IBE), a non-profit corporation dedicated to the social and economic advancement of African-American youth, took notice of Hill's charitable actions and gave him the Major Taylor Award, bestowed upon athletes or coaches for making significant contributions to youth and by modeling excellence. The presenter of the award, Greg Wilson, the board chair of the IBE, spoke glowingly of Hill's charitable organization, George Hill Rising Stars. 一个名为印第安纳黑人博览会（IBE），为了提升非裔美国青年的社经地位的非营利组织 ，注意到Hill的慈善行动并给予了他Major Taylor奖，一个为了对於青少年有重大贡献以 及身为杰出楷模的运动员或教练而颁发的奖项。该奖项的主持人同时也是IBE董事会主席 的Greg Wilson，赞扬了Hill的慈善组织，「George Hill明日之星」。 "George Hill Rising Stars is dedicated to producing strong, caring, educated and uplifting citizens," Wilson explained. "And (Hill) has taken the lead in showing the commitment and tenacity needed for changing the lives of the young and the old in our community." Wilson解释：「George Hill明日之星致力於培养有体魄、有爱心、有教养并且令人为之 振奋的市民。而Hill则是以身作则展现给社区的年轻人与老人做出改变需要的投入与坚持 。」 Past recipients of the Major Taylor award—named for Marshall W. "Major" Taylor, an African-American cyclist who competed in the late 1800's—include Tamika Catchings, Tony Dungy, Jerry Rice, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Ray Crowe. 曾荣获Major Taylor奖——以Marshall W. 「市长」Taylor，一位十九世纪末非裔美国单 车手命名的奖项的前辈，包含了Tamika Catchings（WNBA印第安纳狂热队球员）、Tony Dungy（NBC美式足球之夜的分析员，前NFL球员及教练）、Jerry Rice（前NFL球员、NFL 百大巨星之一）、Jackie Joyner-Kersee（前美国田径七项全能与跳远选手，曾克服严重 气喘）与Ray Crowe（已故的印第安纳篮球教练与教育家，曾在1968年入选印城篮球名人 堂）。 As Hill approached the podium and accepted the award, he explained that he was unable to write a speech, because he thought it would be more meaningful if it were off the top of his head. 当Hill走向颁奖台领奖的时候，他表示自己没办法写一篇感言，因为他觉得能够在预料之 外获得这个奖会让它显得更有意义。 "As a kid growing up on 34th street, I didn't have anybody to give back to me," Hill explained. "My thing was, just trying to make the right decision; let the street life take me up or try to make a positive impact on other people's lives." Hill表示：「身为一个在34号街长大的孩子，我没有任何人可以做我的後盾。我的想法就 是试着做出正确的决定：让自己过着流浪街头的生活，或者是将正面的力量灌入其他人的 生活中。」 With the Major Taylor award at his side, it was clear Hill had made the right choice. 很显然地，Hill获得Major Taylor奖的同时，也代表了他做出了正确的决定。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 第一次听说关於George的公益活动是在他加入球队的第一季，某场比赛最後关头两罚 不进的时候XD，好像是他每罚进一球就赞助一个当地贫穷小孩上学所需要的一切文具和书 籍的样子，之後他回去苦练罚球的新闻也被随队记者给报了出来。 恭喜在那新闻的三年後他为家乡的奉献获得了肯定！ --

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