原文出处： http://www.nba.com/preview2007/journey_paul.html -- Getting to the NBA is not easy. Of the millions of kids playing basketball around the world today, only a very small percentage will make it to the Association. Along the way, there will be highs and lows, ups and downs. 进入NBA不是件容易的事。在全世界有数百万个孩子热爱篮球的今天，只有极少部分的 菁英能够打进这个篮球的最高殿堂。在这条路上，肯定会有高潮低潮以及高低起伏。 As they prepare for the 2007-08 season, 30 current players reflect back on their journey to the NBA and some of the things they went through to fulfill their dream of playing basketball for a living. 在他们为'07-'08年球季预作准备的此时，30位现任球员回顾他们迈进NBA的艰辛历程 以及一些他们为了能让以打球维生的美梦成真所做的一些努力。 What was the biggest obstacle you overcame to make the NBA? 问：什麽是你在打进NBA过程中所克服的最大阻碍？ Chris Paul: Probably my size. Growing up a lot of times people push hard to play at that level so that was probably my biggest obstacle that I had to overcome to get to this level. 答：或许是我的身材。成长过程中人们总是不断努力才得以在这层级的比赛中打球， 所以那或许就我打进这层级的比赛过程中所克服过最大的阻碍。 Finish this sentence: "Growing up the basketball court was my..." 问：请你完成这个句子..."从小到大，篮球场是我的...。" CP: My kingdom, my home, my domain. 答：我的王国，我的家，我的领土。 You enjoyed being there. 问：你乐在其中？ CP: Yeah. 答：是的。 That being said, what would you have done to play on a basketball playground even if it was just to shoot around? 问：那麽从小到大，你要到篮球场打球，甚至只是去投投球，必须先完成些什麽事情 吗？ CP: I almost have to have basketball to live to breathe. I love it so much. I'd go to any extreme. 答：我几乎必须靠着打篮球才能活下去，才能呼吸。我太热爱它了。为了打球，不管 要我做什麽怎样我都愿意。 What was the craziest thing you've ever done? 问：什麽是你做过最疯狂的事？ CP: I'd go to the gym and there would be this guy there at 2 in the morning. I'd be at the gym from two to six. 答：我曾经在凌晨两点去体育馆。而且从两点待到六点。 Did you have a basketball hero as a kid and why that person? 问：有哪个人是你儿时的篮球偶像吗？为什麽是那个人？ CP: Michael Jordan. I've always been a huge fan of Michael Jordan and how he pushed the game and how he carried himself off the court. How he used basketball as a platform to just become one of the biggest and best basketball players ever. 答：Michael Jordan。我一直以来都是MJ的超级粉丝，不管是他在场上的优异表现， 或是场外的一言一行都是我仿效的目标。他以篮球场为舞台并成为篮球史上最为出名和杰 出的篮球员之一。 What was your favorite childhood basketball memory? 问：童年时期最令你难忘的篮球回忆是？ CP: How far back does childhood go is that high school? 答：你所谓童年时期是指中学时代吗？ Yea you can do that. 问：你要这样解读也可以啊。 CP: Probably the 61 points for my grandfather, the grandfather that was murdered. 答：那或许就是我为了表演给祖父看而豪取61分那场比赛吧，他被暗杀了。 Best basketball advice I received was? 问：关於篮球，你获得觉得最受用的建议是？ CP: To use basketball and never let it use me. 答：善用篮球而且绝对不要被篮球利用。 What advice would you give to someone who aspires to play in the NBA? 问：你会给立志进入NBA打球的人什麽样的建议呢？ CP: Never let anyone tell you that you can't do something. Use it as motivation and stay focused. 答：不要让任何人说你做不到什麽做不到什麽。将它视为你进步的动力并且保持专注 。 How old were you when you received your first basketball and how did it feel to have your very own? 问：你第一次拿到属於自己的篮球是几岁的事？拥有属於自己的篮球感觉如何？ CP: I was probably around five years old, I was playing in a recreation league. You just feel like you're big business now, like you feel like a trooper when you have your own basketball. You don't have to go to the Gym and wait for someone to miss a shot so you can shoot the ball. You have your own. 答：大概是五岁左右，我在娱乐联盟打球的时候。你会觉得自己好像在做什麽大事业 ，在拥有自己的篮球时会觉得自己就像是个拉风的骑兵。你就不用一定得到体育馆去然後 等待其他人失手才有机会投篮。你自己就有专属的篮球。 Was it a rubber playground style basketball? Or Leather? 问：它的材质是橡胶还是皮的？ CP: It was a leather. 答：是皮质篮球。 When did you realize that you had serious game? 问：你什麽时候意识到你要认真面对球赛？ CP: When I was younger, I was always pretty good at basketball. My dad was my coach. He knew that I could score in bunches, so he made me pass the ball and run down the floor, get ready and get the rebound. Therefore if they miss, then I can score. 答：我很小时篮球就打得很好。我爸是我的教练。他知道我得分能力很好，所以他要 我多传球并且靠近篮下，准备好抢篮板。这麽一来，如果他们没投进，那我就可以补篮。 So you went with the other fundamentals besides putting the ball in the hoop? 问：所以你开始琢磨除了得分以外的篮球技巧吗？ CP: Oh yeah, that's where I think I get my pass first mentality from. 答：是的，我就是从那时候开始有了传球第一的心态。 Did it ever strike you in the middle of a game in front of a packed house like, "Man, I can't believe I am here"? 问：你曾经在一个人山人海的球馆里面打球，在比赛中脑海突然出现一个念头，"老兄 ，这是真的吗？我真的在这里打球？" CP: Oh yea. That still happens. To this day and especially being a part of All-Star weekend my rookie year. 答：噢，是的。到现在还是会这样，特别新秀年参加全明星周末时那感觉特别明显。 How proud is your family that you made it to the NBA? 问：你的家人对於你打进NBA感到多光荣？ CP: My family is extremely proud that I made it to the NBA. It was one of those things that when I made it, it wasn't just me. It was an opportunity for me and my family to see a whole other world, another side of things that you never expect to happen. My family is extremely proud. They know that they are responsible for me being here as much as I am. 答：我的家人对於我打进NBA感到相当的光荣。那是其中一件我不是只靠着自己努力就 完成的事。那对我和我的家人来说是一个看见另一个世界，经历另外一些从来不曾预期过 会发生的事的机会。我的家人们对此感到相当骄傲。他们知道他们和我一样都有权享受我 打进NBA所带来的各种好处。 --

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