来源 : http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6829575.html 翻这篇只是偶然喵到,但是後来发现Clutch已做了14年,让我对他肃然起敬!!! Dependable in the Clutch Rockets’ mascot has fun, but sometimes faces unruly fans When Robert Boudwin starts his day at work, he follows some important rules: Don't talk. Instead use exaggerated gestures to express emotion. Never be seen by customers out of uniform. And never flip a middle finger at people, even if they punch you in the face. 当Robert Boudwin开始一天的工作,有几个注意事项 : 不能说话. 取而代之利用夸张 的肢体动作表达情绪. 绝对不要被发现真实身分. 尽管被打,也不能( ︶︿︶)_╭∩╮ When the 35-year-old climbs into his uniform — which consists of a furry suit, giant shoes and a big bear head — he becomes Clutch, the Houston Rockets' beloved mascot bear who runs frantically around Toyota Center, glad-handing and doing tricks at each home game. 当35岁的他穿上大头,毛茸茸的身体,跟鞋子,他就变身成为火箭球迷最爱的吉祥物 Clutch. It may be some kids' dream job, but it's not all fun and games in that stifling, 19-pound bear suit. “It can be a lot of work, more than people realize,” Boudwin said. 这可能是很多小孩的梦想工作,不过实际上19磅的重量加上闷热的的环境,其实不是一 般人所想的 Boudwin, who has worked as Clutch for about 14 years, has puked in costume and occasionally fends off drunken fans intent on assaulting him. He's also suffered a range of injuries, including a broken nose after he fell flat on his face. Still, the show had to go on. Boudwin干了14年. 曾经吐在布偶中,偶尔还要防止酒醉球迷的攻击. 他身上也有大 大小小的伤,包括摔掉鼻子. 不过,依旧工作 Few can be one Becoming a professional mascot is no easy task. Indeed, only a few hundred people nationwide have parlayed their skills into jobs with minor or major league sports teams. 成为职业球队的吉祥物并不简单,只有少数人能成功 Though Boudwin harbored dreams of becoming a lawyer or accountant, the Philadelphia native started performing as the University of Delaware's mascot — a big blue hen named YoUDee — as an undergraduate. Boudwin是宾州人,原本想成为律师或会计师. 他大学时在University of Delaware's 做过吉祥物. When the Rockets advertised for a new mascot, he applied and got the job. Boudwin has since made Houston his home, only missing two games since 1995, both times with a severe case of pneumonia. 当火箭寻找新吉祥物时,他跑来应徵并入选. 自从那时,Boudwin将休士顿当作自己家 乡,1995整年只缺席2场,2场都是因为感染肺炎 But there's more to Clutch than Rockets games. Boudwin has an intense schedule of birthday parties and school appearances organized by the team's mascot coordinator Dominic Davila. 不过Clutch不只在火箭主场,他还有一些生日聚会或学校的邀请演出. 这些都是 Dominic Davila在作安排 Another of Davila's jobs: Helping run off anyone who wants to attack Clutch. “People sometimes forget there's a real person inside,” Davila said. Dominic Davila的另一个工作是阻止想攻击Clutch的人, "有时他们会忘了里面有人" Two more assistants help Boudwin on game nights and another cohort, a 20-year-old, 4-foot-4 man named Brandon Schoeneberg sometimes plays the role of Mini-Clutch, a smaller sidekick to Boudwin's character. 另外有两位助手,其中一个是20岁,130公分负责扮演 mini-Clutch的Brandon Schoeneberg Much of Boudwin's time at games is spent pacing the aisles and goofing around with fans. He also spends an inordinate amount of time hugging fans and signing autographs. 大部分时间Boudwin穿梭在走道间跟球迷互动. 他也花许多时间跟球迷拥抱及签名 During timeouts, he has a minute or twoto do a funny skit or run around with signs to pump up the crowd. 暂停时,就是他大显身手的时候 At a recent game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the game's big skit was using a sling-shot to send Mini-Clutch across the floor into a set of bowling pins . The two then darted around the floor, throwing T-shirts into the crowd. 最近对上灰狼的比赛中,他们玩了一招: 把小Clutch用弹弓射往球场一边的保龄球瓶. Afterward Boudwin and Schoeneberg staggered behind the stands and ripped off their costumed heads. Just beyond the view of fans, they were gasping for air. “You can barely breathe in there sometimes,” Boudwin said. 表演後,在舞台後方,他们两个脱下头套,大口呼吸. "有时候你在里面根本无法呼吸" As the game went into overtime, Boudwin galloped onto the floor to dance, flip and goad the crowd to scream louder. Somehow one of the mascot head's big plastic eyes got knocked loose and Boudwin just danced faster to keep fans from seeing it jiggle around. 延长赛空档,Boudwin在场上娱乐球迷,他发现头套有一只眼睛松脱,为了不被球迷发现 ,他只好跳的更快 After the Rockets' victory, Boudwin peeled off the Clutch suit in his personal locker room and gulped down a bottle of water. “Man, that was a long game,” he panted, exhausted but happy. 比赛结束後,Boudwin在专属更衣室猛灌开水. "真是漫长的一役" Plenty of challenges Boudwin can spend hours describing why he loves his job. There's the rush of performing in front of 18,000 people, the fun of making kids laugh and the challenge of coming up with new skits. “I love to see people smile,” Boudwin said. Boudwin能滔滔不绝叙述他对工作的热情,"我喜欢看到人们的笑容" But there are challenges. Like the stifling heat inside the suit that makes Boudwin soak through six shirts a game and guzzle down copious amounts of water. Or the surprising physical toll of life as a mascot. 当然有辛苦的一面,里面的闷热让Boudwin可以湿透6件T恤,并且灌进大量的水分 In addition to the broken nose, Boudwin has rolled his ankle and hurt his back doing various stunts. The most embarrassing moment was the legendary vomiting incident of 1997 at a Rockets playoff rally outside a store. Boudwin had too much Gatorade to drink and became woozy and sick. Then he threw up inside the Clutch head. An assistant brought Boudwin a fresh head, and he changed out of view of the fans, who didn't notice a thing. 最着名呕吐事件发生在1997季後赛,Boudwin喝太多开特力,结果就吐在头套中 大致翻一下,Clutch都是带给球迷欢笑,我以前以为里面的人是有轮值的,结果居然是 同一个人!!! 而且还做了14年!!! 他的出席率大概比一堆火箭球员还高 XD 连结有对他的专访影片,有些搞笑片段 --

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