Tall expectations 高度期望 The most startling thing about watching Iverson up close is realizing how small he is. If you count the weight of the ink on his arms, he might push 175 pounds. He possesses spindly legs, slight shoulders and favors a cut of uniform that makes him look like a preteen running around in his father's gym clothes. 当你近距离观察AI时，你会对於他的矮小感到惊讶。如果加上他手臂上刺青的重量，他大 概有175 磅吧。他细长的腿，单薄的肩膀和剪裁过的制服，让他看起来很像十三岁的小孩 穿着爸爸的运动服在跑步。 Under that baggy sheath is a layer of neoprene, a sort of rubbery, cottony body armor, designed to protect Iverson as he hurls himself into opposing masses nearly twice his weight. 在宽松球衣下有着层层护具，保护AI让他在面对两倍重的对手也能奋力一搏。 "I started wearing it about five, six years ago," he said. "I thought if I had the pads, they would help." "大概五六年前我就开始穿这些了。"AI说。"我想如果我有护垫，它们会有所帮助。" They haven't. At this point, he slips into them for psychological reasons, he said. In fact, against the Bucks last month, he was kneed in the thigh and suffered a contusion. The pad did nothing. 但它们并没有达到效果，他因为心理因素疏忽了。事实上，在上周对抗公鹿的比赛他被 膝盖撞击，挫伤了大腿。护垫没有发生功用。 That Iverson was back without a complaint two days later, rushing around the court, at least partly explains why he has the third-highest scoring average in NBA history, behind only Wilt Chamberlain and Jordan, why he was the league MVP in 2001 and why, at his size, he has been able to stake out a court presence suggesting someone much bigger. 两天後AI毫无抱怨的回来，在球场上奔驰。这说明了为何他的平均得分能够排名在史上 第三，仅次於Chamberlain 和Jordan；为何他能够得到2001年的年度最有价值球员；以 及为何他能够以他的矮小身材，在场上对抗体型远大於他的对手。 "I hear people whispering when I'm out in public: 'He's short?!' It makes me feel good. I take that as a compliment," Iverson said. " 我常常在公众场合听到人们低声谈论我: 「天啊他真矮?!」。我把这话当做一种恭维 " AI说。 Straight shooter 直率的射手 The differences between associations Iverson elicits and the reality of who he is present a consistent challenge in his life. He can be defiant, as he is when he says he's proud he has never sought out the NBA to ask how he might better blend in. He can be stubborn, as he is when he refuses to bow to any pressure he feels that doesn't fit into his sense of himself. 协会对他的爱恨情仇和他的真实样貌间的差异，一直都是他生活中的挑战。他可以违抗 协会，他曾骄傲的说他不用询问如何融入NBA 。他固执於不屈服於压力，他认为屈从并 不适合他自己。 Jackson concurs. Jackson 对此感到同意。 "You always knew where you stood with Allen," he said. "He's not political. He's not deceptive. He's not disingenuous." " 你知道每当你跟AI站在一起" Jackson说。"他对政治不感兴趣，他不会骗人而且他不 虚伪。" Iverson willingly admits he has made mistakes. And he is mindful of his reputation, something he would like to change to some degree as his career winds down. AI愿意坦承他所犯的错。而且当事情会影响他的事业时，他愿意改变。 "I understand that the negative publicity about me is going to sell a lot more than the positive," he said. "I do a lot of positive things as far as my community. Things I do off the basketball court. You don't hear about those things anyway. " 我知道我的负面新闻会比一般新闻更加引人注目。" 他说。" 我在我的社区做了许多 有意义的事情。那些在球场外所做的事，那些你不会知道的事。" "I don't go out of my way to make media people feel I'm some great guy, because they are not going to feel that way anyway." " 我不会改变我的做风来迎合媒体，让他们觉得我是个典范，因为他们从来不会这麽如 此认为。" He said the biggest issue these days is to make sure his children know what he is about. 他说最近最重要的议题是，要让他的小孩知道他是个怎麽样的人。 "I explain to them when I make a mistake and when things are driven all out of proportion," he said. " 每当我做错事情或者行为不如预期时，我会跟他们解释。" In fact, for all the legal trouble that seemed to follow Iverson for part of his career, only one charge stuck: a gun-possession conviction in 1997 for which he performed community service. His most memorable dustup had nothing to do with legal issues. It had to do with practice. 事实上，他的职业生活中只有碰到一次法律问题。1997年他因持有枪械被惩罚社区服务 ，而他也完成了服务。他最令人议论纷纷的话题不是法律话题，而是练习。 It was after the 2002 season, and he was responding to coach Larry Brown's criticism that he kept missing it. In one, 4-minute rant, Iverson gave "SportsCenter" and talk radio an eternal sound bite. 在2002年球季後，他回应布朗爷对他持续缺席的批评。在四分钟的声明中，他给了世界 体育中心和电台一个茶余饭後的话题。 (You're talking about practice!?) "A lot of that stuff I wish had never happened," he said. "But I'm not perfect. I'm human. When you stick a pin in me, I bleed. But without some of those incidents, I wouldn't be as strong as I am now." " 我希望那些蠢事从来没发生过。" AI说。" 但我并不完美，我只是个人。当你用针刺 我，我就会流血。但没有这些事情，我现在就不会如此坚强。" A big difference? Dumars is banking on that wise-to-the-world change Iverson exhibits these days to help the Pistons get back to the NBA Finals. JD以交易来AI下了赌注，希望他的表现可以带领活塞赢得总冠军。 "I think Allen has been like most players in this league; he has matured tremendously over the years," Dumars said. "He's a husband and a father, and he's expressed how important it is for him to be viewed in that light." " 我认为AI其他联盟里的球员一样，多年来他成长了很多。" JD说。" 他是个父亲，也 是个丈夫。他也表现出在镁光灯的焦点下对他有多重要。" But he also wants to win. 但他同时也想胜利 "Just about every great player that I've seen over the years that has not won big becomes consumed with stamping their career as a winner," the Pistons president said. " 就像我过去所看过许许多多的伟大球员，那些没有得过总冠军的人开始被当成商品交 易。" 活塞总裁说。 Until the trade, you could make the case that Iverson was fading away in Denver. The team struggled out of the gate. His scoring average had been steadily dropping. 直到交易时，你可以发现AI在丹佛逐渐消失中。金块正挣扎着走出困境，而AI的平均得 分也直线下滑。 "He'd been forgotten about," Boyd said of Iverson, overshadowed by younger stars, the next generation of trendsetters dominating nightly news clips. "People weren't talking about Allen Iverson anymore." " 他被人们遗忘了。" Boyd说。" AI正被新一代球星的光芒所掩盖，人们不再谈论他了 。" Coming to Detroit then was a chance to rejoin the conversation. This is why SLAM Magazine was here two weeks ago, shooting Iverson for its cover, a place his doe-eyed countenance has graced 11 times in 13 years, more than any other player in that span. 来到底特律是个重新加入话题的方法。这也是为何SLAM杂志两周前来拍摄AI，将他的照 片放在封面。他的母羊般的眼睛在十三年内在封面出现了十一次，也是十三年来出现最 多次的球星。 "He helped put us on the map," said Ben Osborne, the editor in chief of the publication dedicated to all things NBA. Had he stayed in Denver, the magazine had no plans to put him on a cover this season. " 他让我们出名，" Osborne 说。" 如果他留在丹佛，我们本季没有打算让他出现在封 面上。 Almost 10 years ago, Iverson posed for SLAM's cover with his cornrows blown out into an Afro. He held a red, white and blue ball. That iconic image helped launch a basketball superstar and partly set in motion a blend of style, sports and music. 大概十年以前，AI以他的圆蓬辫子头登上SLAM封面。辫子上穿着红、白以及蓝色珠子。 这象徵性的形象让他引领起一种混和体育及音乐的风格。 Iverson's latest cover shot hits the stands next month. He will be wearing the Pistons' red, white and blue colors. AI的最新封面照将在下个月被刊登，他将穿着着活塞队红、白、蓝三色球衣。 But it will take a lot longer than January to see if it will be a good fit. 但一月将有很长的时间可以观察他是否适合这件球衣。 这篇真的很长，我很怕分两天翻会前後不连贯，所以板友有发现任何错误欢迎指正。 或者是有更好的翻法也可以告诉我，感谢大家的阅读。 p.s.翻到一半ptt还断线，加上我手残把暂存档洗掉，害我打到一半重打orz 说明一下里面一些说过话的人: Todd Boyd: 他是南加大(应该没错吧)的非裔美国人研究教授，他也是个篮球历史学家。 他所写的书" Young, Black, Rich and Famous: The Rise of the NBA, The Hip Hop Invasion and the Transformation of American Culture " 在台湾也可以买的 到，但似乎没有中文版。 Stu Jackson: 现任NBA副总裁，负责处理球员在球场上的不良行为。 Ben Osborne: SLAM杂志主编。 --

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