[外电] Loyalty's price 时间: Thu Dec 28 04:55:40 2006 翻得不好，请见谅。有问题请尽量鞭。 : For 12 years, Kevin Garnett has been the heart of the Timberwolves. But will : K.G.'s quest for a title take him from Minnesota? 12年了，Garnett一直是灰狼的核心，但是，他对於冠军戒的追求是否会让明尼苏达失 去他？ : http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/sports/basketball/16308733.htm : : In an era of free agency, players asking to be traded and general managers : rearranging rosters at their whim, Kevin Garnett's dozen years with the : Timberwolves is a striking example of something rare in the NBA: loyalty. 在这自由代理的年代，球员们嚷嚷着「交易我吧」，而GM用他们异想天开的想法来编 排球员名单，Garnett在灰狼待了12年，就忠诚而言，这在NBA中是罕见的特殊例子。 : Garnett has played with his current team longer than any other active NBA : player. Allen Iverson dropped off the list of veterans who are still with the : same team for at least a decade when he asked the Philadelphia 76ers to trade : him and the club sent him to the Denver Nuggets last week. Garnett是现役球员中待在同一支球队最久的人。Iverson在要求交易且上星期球团将 他交易到金块後，跌出了这份「目前仍效力同一支球队且至少十年」的老将名单。 : "It shows I've got the most patience in the league," Garnett quipped. : "There's always something to be said when you're with one organization. I : think it shows at least a decent relationship between a player and the : organization, a sense of loyalty from the player's standpoint." 「这代表我是联盟中最有耐性的球员，」Garnett自嘲。「当你在一个环境中总会有 人说东说西。我认为这至少代表球员和组织间一股亲切的关系，以一个球员的立场来 说，这是一种忠诚感。」 : Perhaps someday, when his playing days are over, Garnett's plaque in the : Basketball Hall of Fame will feature one team — the Wolves — and one team : only. It might be kind of special. 也许哪一天，当他不再打球的时候，名人堂中那个刻着Garnett名字的小饰匾，将会 成为一支球队的象徵─灰狼，他就代表灰狼。这会是很特别的。 : "Yeah," Garnett said after pausing to ponder the idea, "if that's the case : someday." 「Yeah，」Garnett在思考过这个想法後说。「如果真有那麽一天的话。」 : Garnett's decision to stick with the Wolves, for which he has been rewarded : with more than $200 million in contracts since 1995, is part of what makes : him unique. He's even admired for it. Garnett坚持留在灰狼（这支从1995年开始，至今让他得到价值超过2亿美金合约的球 队）的决定是让他如此独特的原因之一。他甚至因此而被赞扬。 : "He's the ultimate professional," said Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee's second-year : center. "I don't think that happens much in today's game. Guys, something : hits the fan, and they want to get out. He's stuck by it. I think the fans : here should appreciate it. Everybody should appreciate it. Even if he does : get out in the next year or two, I think he's stuck through thick and thin : here, and I definitely respect him for that. That's something I'd like to : accomplish in my career if possible." 「他是最称职的职业选手，」公鹿的二年级中锋Andrew Bogut说。「我认为这在今日 的比赛中并不常见。有些人伤害了球迷，然後想拍拍屁股走人。而他留下来，坚守在 这里。我认为这里的球迷应该感激。每个人都该为此感激。即使一两年後他离开了， 我仍会认为他对这个地方非常忠诚，而我为此完全地尊敬他。如果可能的话，我也希 望我的职业生涯能够达成这种成绩。」 : Said Garnett: "That's just who I am. That's my makeup. Sometimes it flows : into your everyday life and some of your business sense. I believe that : loyalty is a sense of pride and a sense of patience at the same time. It : doesn't mean it's not frustrating at times." 「这就是我，这就是我的性格，有时候会展现在我的日常生活和工作态度上，我相信 忠诚同时是一种荣耀以及耐性。这并不表示它不会常常令人挫折。」 : That's the part that gets basketball analysts, reporters and fans talking. : Garnett still is seeking his first taste of the NBA Finals and his second : trip past the first round of the playoffs. Garnett仍持续为第一枚冠军戒及第二次跨越季後赛第一轮做努力。 : Garnett and the Wolves have missed the playoffs each of the past two seasons. : They entered Saturday's game at Indiana saddled with a four-game losing : streak and a 10-13 record. Garnett和灰狼已连续两季无缘季後赛。他们背负着四连败和10胜13负的成绩，在礼 拜六造访印第安那。 : "I knew it wasn't going to be something that we were just going to open up : and all of a sudden we'd have unbelievable chemistry," Garnett said. "We have : guys who are smart. We have guys who have high IQs. Game situations, keeping : leads — we're a work in progress. That's to be expected. I didn't think that : we were going to get off to a great start. It was all going to be about if : guys really wanted to bond and how well we bonded with the coaches and how : well the system was going to play in our favor, scheduling; all those things : become factors. It's like a relationship, man, you've got to work at this : thing." 这段不太会翻。大概就是老大认为球队正在进步当中，而球员、教练和球团的付出多 少都是影响成绩的重要因素。 : Work is all Garnett has ever done. No one questions that. Some would argue : it's the least he can do, given the financial commitment the team has : provided him. Garnett一直以来都很努力於工作，这点没有人会有疑问。或许有人会说这是他该做 的，毕竟球队给了他如此的待遇。 : But how long can Garnett remain loyal, especially when others have shown less : of that characteristic? Asked about his patience level, Garnett said: "I'm : not a person that really points the finger. I'm not a person who tries to get : someone to do their job better. All I can control at the end of the day is : myself. Half the time I'm so much caught up in trying to figure out what I : can do, the things I'm not doing well. I've always looked at myself first and : critiqued myself from a real standpoint and tried to figure out ways how I : can enhance my own play and how I can change or make the situation better. : That's been my first priority." 然而Garnett还能维持这种忠诚多久，尤其当其他人愈来愈少展现这种特性的时候？ 当被问到他的忍耐程度时，Garnett说；「我不是那种会指着别人说教的人。我也不 是那种会试着要他人把工作做得更好的人。我能控制的就只有我自己。大半的时间， 我的能力被质疑─在那些我做得不好的地方。我总是先看看我自己，以客观的立场来 评论，并试着去了解该如何加强我的表现，以及我该如何改变或让这个处境好些。这 是我觉得最重要的。」 : After the Iverson trade, Garnett said he was disappointed the Wolves weren't : able to make a deal with Philadelphia. Garnett went public with his desire to : play with Iverson. 在Iverson的交易确定後，Garnett对於高层不能和费城达成协议很失望。在那之前， 他曾公开表示他有多麽渴望和Iverson一起打球。 : Now, with that possibility gone, the Wolves must move forward with the : realization that, unless something changes, they have to fix what's wrong : with no outside help. They've been inconsistent all season, and their task is : to find their identity and get on a roll. 现在，随着希望的落空，灰狼们必须认清，除非有什麽变化，否则他们必须在没有外 援的情况下修正错误的地方。他们开季至今一直都很不稳定，所以他们的任务就是找 到自我认同并且步上轨道。 : "We have no choice," Garnett said. "You get tired of coming in the locker : room, talking about the same things. Some things do get old. You have to : adjust. Our practices are great practices. We just have to find a way to : apply some of the practices to games and we'll be OK." 「我们没有选择，」Garnett说。「你厌倦了在休息室谈论那些一层不变的东西，那 些都过去了。你必须有所调整，我说我们的练习都很棒，现在只要找出能够将练习成 果展现出来的方式就好了，我们一定可以做到。」 : All-stars such as Iverson and former Seattle SuperSonics guard Gary Payton : left their original teams in search of a championship. Players often get : restless the older they get. 全明星如Iverson和Payton都离开原来的球队去追求一枚冠军戒。球员在上了年纪後 常常对於没有戒指的手指感到焦躁不安。 : But Wolves coach Dwane Casey doesn't believe that his franchise player, now : 30, is antsy for a new home. Rather, Casey just believes Garnett wants to win. Casey并不认为现在30岁的Garnett想换个新东家，他认为Garnett只不过是想赢球罢 了。 : "We all do," Casey said. "It takes time to build that togetherness, that : chemistry. We're doing that. That's why sometimes it looks like we don't know : each other and other times it looks like a well-oiled machine." 「我们都想啊，」Casey说。「建立一个拥有化学效应的团队是需要时间的，而我们 正在往这方面努力。这就是为什麽有时候我们看起来像一群临时凑和的陌生人，有时 又像一部运转顺利的机器。」 ※ 编辑: kusodirector 来自: 61.231.203.22 (12/28 05:01)