When Ray retired as a player in 1981, he traveled the world, working his way around China, Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, ultimately discovering a passion for coaching in an unexpected place. 當Ray 1981年退休後，他環遊世界 他的足跡遍佈中國、澳洲、香港、及台灣 最後在一個意想不到的地方發現了他教球的熱情。 “(Then-owner of the Warriors), Franklin Mieuli was a sailor and he had a ship – a 70-foot catamaran,’” recalls Ray. “We went to a lot of different places, but we spent one summer in Port Vila in (Vanuatu). I helped them form the first basketball team there, and they actually went to the Finals in the South Pacific Games. It was great to see the enthusiasm from people when (they were able to get) something organized, and that was probably the one thing that really made me interested in being a teacher.” Ray說:『勇士的老闆是個水手，他有一艘70英尺長的雙體船。 我們一起到過很多不同的地方。我們在維拉港（瓦努阿圖) 待了一個暑假。我在這裡幫助了他們成立了第一隻籃球隊 然後這隻球隊最後闖入了South Pacific 的決賽 這裡我看到了一群願意團結一致的人是甚麼樣子 這也許是啟發我教球之路的啟發。』 Ray recalls fishing on a riverbank when he received a call regarding a part-time job offer from Dallas Mavericks founder and then-owner Don Carter and his wife Linda in 1987. While the opportunity came with its share of adversity and hardships, the assistant coach credits the Carters for not only allowing him to get his foot in the door, but also treating him as a member of their family and helping him find his way. Ray 回億到，在河床釣魚時。他接到了一通電話。一份時薪工作 老闆是達拉斯小牛隊的創始人 Don Carter和他的老婆Linda 1987年，工作的喜悅不僅來自於克服了逆境與兼難 更來自於Carters 對待Ray 就像對待家人一樣 幫助他找到自己的路。 (Don) told me, ‘You’re probably going to have to do some things you really shouldn’t have to do,’ because they’d already hired people to run the organization,” says Ray. “When I first started, I had to clean the floors and clean the practice facility – bathrooms, laundry, windows. Ray說:『Carters 告訴我，別一個人做完所有的事 球團會請專人來做。當我一開始執教時， 我需要清洗地板跟練習場地。臥室、洗衣機和窗戶。』 “It was frustrating to me, but (I did it) because of them, how they talked to me and how they treated me,” he continues. “My father and mother were very instrumental, too. They’d say, ‘How are you going to teach if there’s nobody in front of you? So whatever it is that you have do to accomplish this, then this is what you have to do.’” 『當時我很失望，我做那麼多是為了報答老板的知遇之恩 但他們似乎不了我的心意 。 對此，我父母也給了我很多建議，他們說 "如果沒有人願意在你面前，你要教誰?" 所以無論事情是甚麼，你先完成它。 然後，你才能了解你需要別人完成一件事情要怎麼進行。 人才會來給你教。 』 -- 『把湯分成兩半並不是奇蹟，那是魔術。 一個單親媽媽，打工兼差，還能找出時間來陪孩子練球，那才是奇蹟。 一個青少年可以拒絕毒品，並接受教育，那才是奇蹟。』 摘自電影《王牌天神》 --

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