http://0rz.tw/MydeY (应该有部分内容和jerod po的雷同) After retiring last December and sitting out the 2011-12 season, former All-Star shooting guard Brandon Roy is back. The 28-year-old will play for the Minnesota Timberwolves next season after inking a two-year deal with the team earlier this month, and he can’t wait to continue his NBA career. 潜沉了一个球季後，Brandon Roy 准备重返球场。现年28岁的他在月初与灰狼签下 两年合约，他已经等不及要延续职业生涯。 “I’m excited to be back in the NBA and be a part of this organization,” Roy said during his introductory press conference on Tuesday. “It was a tough season to sit out but after thinking about it, I wanted to start preparing myself to make a comeback. I didn’t want it to be an overnight decision so I decided to start working out for about two months before I would make my official decision to come back. After two months of pushing myself, my body felt really great. It responded really well.” 「能重返NBA并且成为这个团体的一员，让我感到很兴奋。」Roy 在加盟记者会上说 道。「没球打的日子很难熬，但在反覆思考後，我开始为重返球场做准备。我不想做 出仓促决定，所以在做出正式决定前两个月，我开始自主训练。两个月下来，我的身 体给我的回应确实很良好。」 Roy met with a number of teams in Seattle, and ultimately narrowed down his list to the Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors. After much deliberation, he decided to sign with Minnesota. Roy 在西雅图与数支球对会面，深思熟虑後，决定与灰狼签约。 “I wanted to be a part of a team that was good and that I could step in and help them take that next step,” Roy said. “It’s not a situation where I want to be a tenth man. I want to be able to go out and work and be a big part of the team taking the next step. I thought the pieces are right here. The pieces are there, you can tell they want to go forward with this team, continue to improve it and I would love to be a part of that improvement. 「我想加入一支不仅好，而且我能尽情发挥的球队，协助他们更上层楼。」Roy 说。 「我不满足於接受板凳的角色，我想要成为球队重要一员。你能感受到这支球队往前 进的动力，我很乐意贡献出一臂之力。」 “It was a weird process. I never really said ‘I’m coming back.’ It was, ‘I ’m thinking about coming back’ just to kind of put feelers out there to see what teams were really excited and believed in me. Minnesota was that team, along with some other ones. They continued to call and watch me workout. When they said, ‘Hey Brandon, the sky’s the limit here,’ that really made me feel good. I thought some teams maybe wanted me to play a small role, but Minnesota said you can come in and earn as big of a role as you want. That was really important for me.” 「这是个很奇特的过程。我从没确实表达出『我将返回赛场』，而是『我正考虑重返 赛场』来测试各方意见。有几支球队对我展现出信任，灰狼就在其中。他们持续与我 联系，并且对我进行测试。有些球队愿意提供有限的角色，但只有灰狼对我表示，我 能够毫无保留去争取我想要的位置，这对我来说很重要。」 Nobody is sure what to expect from Roy after his year-long hiatus. However, he has high expectations for himself entering the season and he believes he can still play at a high level. 在休息一年之後，没人能确定 Roy 可以带来什麽。然而，他给自己一个高度期望， 且有信心能继续在高强度环境下奋斗。 “That’s the goal,” Roy said when asked if he can still be a great player. “ That’s the only reason I’m coming back. I told David (Kahn) when we met I wouldn’t be coming back if I didn’t think I couldn’t reach a high level of basketball. You say great, I say high level. I want to play at a high level. Right now, my body is giving me all signs that I can do that.” 「那会是个目标。」Roy 说道。「当我和 David (Kahn) 见面时，我曾表示假如我无 法将自己调整到一定程度，我不会选择重返球场。我想找回最好的状态，此刻，我的 身体给我正面回应。」 Roy doesn’t believe his minutes need to be limited either. He hopes to start and play most of each game. Roy 也有信心出赛时间不必受限，他希望先发且有大量上场时间。 “I would still love to be around that 35-minute mark,” Roy said. “It’s whatever the team needs. I don’t want those situations where coach has to say, ‘We’re in a tough game, but you’re at your minute limit.’ That was something I had to deal with in my last season in Portland. That was really hard. Physically, I feel good. I want to play as much as possible, but at the same time be smart because it’s a long season and we want to be at our best down the stretch.” 「我仍然乐意有35分钟左右。」Roy 说。「只要球队需要的话。我不希望听到教练告 诉我『球队目前陷入苦战，但我仍需要控制好你的出赛时间。』。当然，同时我也了 解球季是漫长的，看得长远才是明智。」 After acquiring Roy as well as forwards Andrei Kirilenko, Chase Budinger and several other veterans, it’s clear that the Timberwolves are determined to make a playoff push this season. Roy wouldn’t guarantee that Minnesota would make the playoffs, but he was optimistic about the team’s chances. 灰狼这个夏天不断招兵买马，期望新球季能冲击季後赛。虽然 Roy 还不敢保证球队 能进季後赛，但是他审慎乐观。 “I don’t want to come out and put that pressure on the team,” Roy said. “We have a lot of really nice pieces. The first step is to get everybody here and start to build that chemistry. (Kevin) Love is with the USA team, he’s focused on that. (Ricky) Rubio, (Andrei) Kirilenko is doing the same thing with his team. We want to get guys in early to start building that chemistry. I feel like with the pieces we have, we can definitely take that next step to getting into the playoffs. We want to work to that goal, we don’t want to talk about it. We want to work and prove it on the floor.” 「我不想带给球队压力。」Roy 说。「阵容帐面上看起来真的不错，下一步就要建立 起队友间的默契。现在大家正各忙各的事情，如果我们能早一点会合练球，依照我们 现有的阵容，绝对有机会更上一层楼。我们会朝着季後赛目标努力，不单是嘴上说说 ，而是在球场上以行动证明。」 It’s rare for a player to come out of retirement less than one year after deciding to walk away from the game.. However, the circumstances surrounding Roy’s retirement were always odd and he says the choice wasn’t entirely his. 离开球场不到一年又决定复出，对职业球员来说很少见。然而，当时 Roy 的情境非 常奇特，退休决定也并不完全出自他的意志。 “It never really was officially my decision to retire,” Roy said. “With the process in Portland, I met with the team doctor, we talked for awhile. We have a really, really good relationship. He’s a guy that’s been working with me for five years with my knees. It was a situation where I went in for the physical, and he thought it would be in my best interest to stop playing basketball because of my knees. We pretty much left it up to the team to decide if they wanted to pursue the medical retirement route. 「我从未正式决定要高挂球鞋。」Roy 说。「当时在波特兰，和一位私交甚密的队医 会面，沟通了一会儿。接受完身体检查後，他告诉我因为膝盖的缘故，对我最有利的 决定就是停止打篮球。最後我们把决定权交给球队，看他们是否选择使用接受医疗而 退休的途径。」 “After a week, they decided to use the amnesty. For me, it was never that I was retired. My knees were a situation that I was going to have to think about if I wanted to continue playing. After a few months of sitting out, I decided, ‘Hey, I don’t want to stop playing basketball.’ It’s something I want to continue going forward with. It’s never a situation where I said, ‘I’m done forever.’ It was more of a pause.” 「一周後，他们决定运用特赦条款。对我来说，那并不代表我退休了。关於膝盖的状 况，我当时正陷入长考中。几个月的休息後，我告诉自己『嘿，我想继续打球』，我 离不开篮球。这段休息只是个长暂停。」 Now, he’s hitting the resume button and all eyes will be on Roy to see what he has left. 现在，Roy 正开启篮球生涯的另一阶段，所有球迷都拭目以待。 --

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