Second-highest paid German athlete Dirk Nowitzki: 'I never came here for the money' By SportsDayDFW.com Published 25 February 2011 12:53 PM http://tinyurl.com/6gqgl2d Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki was recently interviewed by CNN. Dirk最近接受CNN的專訪。 The 10-time NBA All-Star was asked questions about Germany, music, Michael Schumacher and the Olympics. 這位10次入選明星賽的球員被問及關於德國、音樂、 Michael Schumacher和奧運的 問題。 There are several other interesting topics as well. Here are a few of the questions and answers. The complete interview is available at CNN.com. Your parents must be very proud of you? 你的父母一定以你為榮吧? "They are my biggest fans. My mom gets so nervous still -- I mean I've been in this league for 13 years and she still can't watch games live. She gets so anxious and when I miss a shot, she's like: 'What's wrong with him? Why's he missing?' 他們是我最重要的粉絲，我媽仍然總是感到不安，我是指我在這聯盟待13年了， 而 她還沒來到現場看過我比賽，她非常地掛念我，而當我球沒投進時， 她就會表現出 「我的孩子怎麼了?為什麼他沒投進去呢?」的樣子。 "My dad never really played basketball, but now he's my biggest critic. I come home and he's says: 'Why didn't you shoot there? Why didn't you drive?' 我爸爸真的沒打過籃球，但是現在他是我最大的評論家，我回到家時他就說：「 為 什麼你不投籃呢?為什麼你不切入阿?」 "I never came here for the money. I came here to compete with the best players in the world." 「我從來不是為了錢才來到這，我來到這裡是要和這世界最好的球員一分高下。」 What do you miss about Germany? 你想念德國的什麼東西呢? "Just my family really. Everything else nowadays you can get over the internet, like food and that sort of stuff. It's so cold in the winter there, so I'm glad I miss the whole winter time. 「就是我的家人。現在的一切你都可以透過網路，就像是食物等等， 在德國冬天非 常的冷，所以我很高興我錯過了整個冬天的時光。」 "But, you know, when I don't see (my sister's) kids for like two to three months, they change so much, and you miss them a lot. That's really the only thing." 「但是你知道的，當我兩到三個月不能看到我姐姐的孩子， 他們就會有很大的改變 ，而你真的非常想念他們，這真的是唯一我想念的。」 You're the second highest-paid German athlete behind Michael Schumacher. How do you feel about that? 你是薪水僅次於Michael Schumacher的德國人，對此你有什麼感覺? "It's really nice, I mean Schumacher is obviously the man. What is it -- he's won six championships? And now he finally has this huge comeback with Mercedes -- the German car. He's great. 「這真的很好，我是指Schumacher很明顯就是那個人，什麼呢? 他拿到了6個世界冠 軍?而現在他最後回到了Mercedes--德國車隊，他真的很偉大。」 "But to me it was never about the money. It's nice to know that I'll never have to worry about money for the rest of my life once I retire, but really that's about it. I never came here for the money. I came here to compete with the best players in the world." 「但從來不是為了錢，這是大家都知道的， 我從來不需要擔心我下半輩子的花費， 一旦我退休了，我不是為了錢才來到這， 我來到這裡是要和這世界最好的球員一分 高下。」 You're always flashing a smile on court. Are you always so happy, or is that a misconception? 你總是在場上露出笑容，你總是如此的開心嗎?或者這是只個誤解? "Yeah I like to have fun, but sometimes I do get a little fired up that I have to calm myself down. Off the floor I'm really laid back, like nothing really fazes me too much. But on the floor I do get emotional and a little carried away. 是呀，我喜歡樂趣，但有時候我太過激動了，我必須冷靜下來， 在場下我真的很懶 ，沒有什麼可以困擾我太多，但是在場上我是比較激動的。 "However, I started playing when I was 13 to have fun with my teammates, and that never stopped. I enjoy traveling and having fun in the locker room with the guys. Life is too short to be miserable." 「不過，當我13歲時我和我的隊友一起打球，也沒停下來過，我享受旅行， 還有和 這些傢伙在休息室的時光，人生苦短以至於令人討厭呀。」 What are your remaining goals? Maybe a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics? 什麼是你剩下的目標?或許是2012奧運金牌? "I think Olympics-wise, that was my big dream just to get there once -- and we did that in Beijing in 2008. I got to carry the flag for Germany and led my nation into the stadium which, to this day, is one of the greatest days of my life. 「我想是奧運，再次到達那裏是我的最大的夢想，而我們在2008年北京奧運做到了， 我為德國擔任舉旗手，帶領國手們進入體育館，在這一天， 是我人生中最重要的其 中一天。」 "So to me, that chapter is kind of over and done with. I don't know if I could top that in any way." 「所以對我而言，這也算是個了結，我不知道我是否可以站在最頂點。 -- ╭─────────╮ Our Way Our Will Our Win ╭╯Dallas Mavericks╭╯ ￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣ ╰─────────╯ --

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