http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/japan-taking-notice-kimuras-cup-quest 這是MLS官網一篇文章 內容提到了在東區冠軍賽進球，率Rapids一比零獲勝的木村光佑的故事 前面就是些客氣話，提到木村目前獲得不少注目，包括遠從日本方面。 大家都在看他是否能成為第一個得到MLS Cup的日本人。 在這邊僅翻譯文章中段提到他的奮鬥歷程，算是勵志小品，跟大家分享。 A member of the Kawasaki Frontale youth system at the age of 15, Kimura suffered a stress fracture that kept him out of action for 10 months. When it came time to make his comeback, he had lost his fitness, his touch and all hope of signing a professional contract in his native country. 他十五歲前待在川崎前鋒(若有翻錯請通J聯盟的版友指證)的青訓系統中，可惜遭受到 一次疲勞性骨折休養了十個月之後，當時找不回他的體能以及對抗性，也因此獲得職業 合同的夢宣告破碎。 Then a friend of Kimura’s turned him onto the USA and collegiate soccer. He did two weeks of research and contacted more than 30 colleges, but he was turned down when coaches found out he didn't speak English. 一位他的朋友帶他向美國足球叩關。他花了兩周的時間研究並且接觸了超過三十間大學， 但當那些教練知道他不會講英文時，就拒絕了他 “When I told them I couldn’t speak English but I was trying to get there, they said, ‘This guy can’t speak English, how can he even take a class?’” Kimura said. 木村說:"當我告訴那些人我不會講英文但我想幫你們踢球時，那些人說""你這傢伙連英文 都不會講，更不用說讀大學了""" This was an obstacle he was not going to let defeat him. 木村並未被這件事情擊倒 “I didn’t play soccer for seven months,” Kimura said. “I put myself to study English 10 to 12 hours every day and I slept four to five hours every day. But it worked out and I finally made it to college.” 他用了七個月的時間不碰足球，每天十到十二個小時置身學習英文的環境，一天只睡 四，五個小時。最終他終於如願以償進入美國的大學。 From Western Illinois University, Kimura was not deemed good enough to be a SuperDraft pick and was only the Rapids’ second-to-last pick in the 2007 Supplemental Draft. He had to battle on Rapids reserve squads before finally becoming a starter. 在西依利諾大學，木村的表現並未好到可以在MLS 2007年的超級選秀上被選中，而多虧 該年又舉辦一次增補選秀，他才在倒數第二個名額被科羅拉多選走。他一開始必須在預 備隊中與人競爭，最終才成為一線隊的先發。 最後幾段是敘述他如何的努力 在這邊就不翻了 --

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