同步刊载在我的 blog - Yak Palace. http://blog.pixnet.net/willyt/post/7145082 原文出处：http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Iverson/Iverson_bio.html jockbio.com - Allen Iverson's Bio 翻译 ：willyt (& 感谢 hanway 的大力帮助) What does it take for a little man to dominate in the NBA? In Allen Iverson’ s case, the answer is outrageous talent, in-your-face confidence and the heart of a giant. No one in the league can guard him off the dribble, no one his size goes to the hoop with more authority, and no one pours in points like he does when he's in the highlight zone. It has been a long, strange journey for Allen, who started as a football star and ended up as hip-hop’s favorite hoopster. This is his story… 一个矮个子，该怎麽统治NBA?以Allen Iverson来说，我只能说"答案就是"：如鬼似魅的 天份、气势逼人的信心、还有巨人般大的心脏。在联盟里面，只要AI手里有球，谁都杀不 了他..不是，是谁都守不住；身材像他一样的人没有谁的上篮更强势；当他手感一来，没 人能够灌进更多分数。从学生时代的美式足球明星，到现在嘻哈乐坛最喜爱的篮球明星， 对於 Allen 来说，是漫长且奇妙的旅途，这就是他的故事.... 成长 Allen Iverson was born June 7, 1975, in Hampton, Virginia. Allen’s mother, Ann, was 15 years old when she had him. His biological father, also a teenager, didn’t stick around, but another man, Michael Freeman, moved in with Ann and helped support the family from the time Allen was a toddler. Michael and Ann had two daughters, Brandy and Iiesha. Michael worked at the Norfolk shipyards and Ann, lacking a high school diploma, did what she could to find part-time employment. AI 是 1975/6/7 出生在维吉尼亚的汉普顿。 Allen 的妈妈， Ann Iverson ，十五岁的 时候就已经怀了他，但他那个同样年轻的生父在 Allen Iverson 还是个婴儿的时候却没 有陪在他们身边，而是另外一个同居人 Michael Freeman ，支撑着这个家庭。 Michael 跟 Ann 另外又生了两个小女儿， Brandy & Liesha 。Michael 跟 Ann 一起在诺福克的 船坞区工作，在缺乏高中文凭的情况下四处打零工为生。 Ends sometimes did not meet. Allen remembers the power and phone being shut off on more than one occasion during his childhood, and a burst pipe once trickled raw sewage for a month into the apartment they occupied in a rundown complex in Hampton. Allen’s mother was a pillar of strength through these years, telling her kids again and again that things would get better, and that nothing was out of their reach if they gave everything they had. （入不敷出是常态。）在 Allen 开始懂事後，他记得小时候他们家家不只一次被停电停 话，破裂的排水管曾经连续一个月占据他们的国宅公寓。AI的妈妈在那段时间是他们家唯 一的支柱，一次又一次的说他们的状况会变得更好，而且只要他们付出一切，没有达不到 的目标。 Infused with this confidence, Allen began to think he had a future in football. He played the game faster, better and smarter than anyone in his grade school. When tacklers hit him, they bounced off; when Allen tackled guys, they went flying. Although his football hero was Walter Payton, Allen’ s position was quarterback. He had a great arm, and a natural feel for the passing game. He was at his best when he dropped back and the whole field was swirling around him. He loved the strategy and the contact and the violence of the sport. 在这样的信念之下，Allen开始认为他可以在美式足球的领域中有卓越的表现。在学校足 球场上，他比全校任何人更快、更强、更聪明。当防守员攻击他的时候，他们会被弹开； 当AI身为防守组的时候，对手总是被撞飞。虽然他的偶像是 Walter Payton，但是 Allen 是一个四分卫。他有很强的臂力，配上优异的传球天赋。当他退後几步，将全场 纳入视野，他比谁都出色是他。他喜欢战术组织跟肢体接触，还有这项运动的碰撞。 Freeman thought Allen might also be a star in basketball. Hoping to get the boy interested in the game, he would take him down to the playground after work and point out the best players. Allen was not interested. To him, basketball seemed “soft.” When his mother bought him one of the first-ever pairs of Air Jordans and enrolled him in a hoops camp at the age of nine, he cried every step of the way. Allen’s day brightened up when he discovered several of his football friends were attending the same camp. He returned with a smile and thanked his mother for sending him. Freeman 觉得 Allen 应该也可以是个篮球明星。为了使他喜欢洗上篮球，他带他到篮球 场而且指出他觉得最好的球员。但是 Allen 并不对篮球感到兴趣，因为他认为篮球太"软 弱无力"。九岁的时候，他的妈妈替他买了他的第一双Air Jordan并且帮他报名参加篮球 营，他一路上哭个不停。但Allen发现他足球队的某些好友也参加了同样的营队中的时候 ，他心情终於好起来了。他带着笑容回家，感谢妈妈把他送来这里。 Between basketball and football, Allen had enough to keep him off the increasingly dangerous streets of Hampton, where crack was ravaging the neighborhood. When he was tempted to hang out with the wrong kids, another boy from the neighborhood, Tony Clark, would rat him out to his mom. Tony, who was seven years older, saw something special in Allen and decided to become his unofficial big brother. 在篮球跟足球间游走，让他远离汉普顿越来越凶险的街头，以及泛滥成灾的毒品。如果他 希望跟不良少年接触，他的邻居Tony Clark会随时跟他妈妈打小报告。Tony比AI大七岁， 觉得Allen是个不平凡的人物，而且决定以大哥哥的身份保护他。 Around 1990, Allen lost the two most important men in his life. Tony was killed by his girlfriend when an argument escalated out of control. And Freeman was caught dealing drugs and given a stiff sentence. Ann, who had just given birth to Iiesha, was having health problems and, without insurance, her doctor visits and medication were draining the family’s finances. Their situation grew more desperate with Freeman in lock-up. 1990年左右，Allen失去他人身中两个最重要的人。Tony在跟女朋友吵架的时候被失控的 女友杀死。而Freeman因为交易毒品被逮捕入狱。刚生下Iiesha的Ann的健康也亮起红灯， 而且他还没有保险。沈重的医药费拖垮了家中的经济。在Freeman入狱後他们家的情形雪 上加霜。 Allen was in his freshman year at Bethel High School at the time. At age 15, he had already established himself as the Bruins' best all-around athlete, and he was holding his own in class, but the family’s woes were just too much to bear. He quit sports and stopped going to school, and started hanging out, repeating the pattern he had witnessed countless times in his neighborhood. 当年 Allen 15岁，正好是贝索高中的高一新鲜人。他已经打响一 Bruins'最佳全能球员 的招牌，而且维持好自己的成绩，但他家庭的灾难实在太过沈重。他放弃运动，跷课逃学 ，重复从小就在身边不断上演的悲剧人生。 Then, one day, the light flickered on. Allen woke up and realized that his mother and two sisters had no one to depend on but him. It dawned on him that he was the man of the house. Allen mapped out a long-term plan that would put food on the table, money in the bank, and get the family out of poverty for good. He would work his butt off for three years, earn a football scholarship, tear it up in Division I and then leave college early with an NFL contract in his pocket. It meant five more years of living close to the bone, but now, for the first time, he saw a light at the end of the tunnel. 但是有一天，他从黑暗中惊醒。他醒悟到妈妈以及两个妹妹一无所有，只剩下他可以依靠 。他是这个家的希望，因为他是家里面唯一的男人。Allen开始勾勒一个未来的愿景，足 以让全家饱餐，让存款增加，让亲人永远脱离贫穷。他将在这三年中拼上一切，争取大学 足球奖学金，主宰NCAA第一级，最後带着一纸NFL合约提早弃学。虽然这代表他们至少还 有五年的苦日子要过，但是在他人生中第一次，他看到了黑暗隧道尽头的曙光。 During Allen’s sophomore year at Bethel, the money ran out and his mother was evicted from their apartment. The only housing option left was on the other side of town, and would add another 45 minutes each way to Allen’s school commute. Ann decided her son should stay with a family friend, Gary Moore—who had coached Allen in youth football—until she could regroup and move back into the neighborhood. Moore used the opportunity to fine-tune Allen ’s daily routine: Get up early, eat a good breakfast, leave for school on time, get your homework done when you get home, and go to sleep at a decent hour. Moore also talked football with Allen, emphasizing the connection between making good decisions on the field and off it. 在AI高二的时候，因为没有钱，所以他们被赶出公寓。唯一的住所在城市的另一端，到 Allen的学校要多出四十五分钟的时间，因此Ann决定把他的小孩寄托给他的足球教练 Gary Moore的家，直到她可以搬回来这个社区重聚。Moore趁这个机会给AI一个五步骤的 生活规律：早起、吃好的早餐、准时出发上学、在家把功课做完、准时上床睡觉。Moore 同时也跟AI聊足球，强调在场上正确抉择并且执行他。 -- ＼ ／ ψKaken ★ ” ／ ＼ \\○ “ ’ □／ ( 　　　 「这就是，威力。踢」 willyt@ptt/ptt2 --

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