McGrady fired up for Rockets 雖然來季將會改在休士頓打球, 但Tracy McGrady 仍會像 O'Neal 一樣在奧蘭多 渡過差不多整個夏天。如果用 TMac 這個夏季的訓練表來評估他的話, 那麼火箭一定會被他對新球季的認真準備感動得顫抖。 (Like Shaquille O'Neal, Tracy McGrady still is spending much of his summer in Orlando, even though he will be playing in Houston this season. If his summer-time routine is any indication, McGrady is approaching the 2004-2005 season with a seriousness that must have the Rockets thrilled.) 每一天他都在晨早做舉重訓練﹑午間則練習球技, 然後黃昏時到當地一家中學的田徑 場練跑 ------ 常常直至天黑。 (During the week, he lifts weights in the morning and plays basketball in the afternoon, then goes to a local high school track to run in the evening -- often after dark.) 「我這輩子從沒有試過像現時這樣勤奮。」上週的某一夜, 他從田徑場回家時這樣說。 「但為了能夠如我計劃般提昇至另一個境界, 我一定要這樣幹 ! 我真的對奧蘭多的 球迷感到很抱歉, 他們失去了即將變成很特殊的東西。」 ("This is as hard as I've ever worked out in my life,'' he said one night last week on his way home from the track. "But to get to the next level -- which I plan to do -- it's got to be done. I do feel bad for the fans here in Orlando. They're going to miss something really special.'') McGrady 說的「另一個境界」,並不是指得分王的頭銜或出席明星賽﹑或是獲選為 NBA 第一隊的榮耀, 這些東西他早已取得。雖然現時的他只有二十五歲, 才剛剛 踏進他的體能顛峰。 他指的是總冠軍 ---- TMac 相信他將會和姚明合力在休士頓奪取總冠軍。 (When McGrady talks of the next level, he isn't referring to anymore scoring titles or all-star appearances or even any All-NBA first-team awards. He's done all those, even though at age 25, he is just entering his physical prime. He is talking about a championship, which he believes he will win in Houston playing alongside center Yao Ming.) 「來到奧蘭多令到我成為明星球員。對此我會永遠心懷感激。」他說。「但去 休士頓-- 當我們贏得總冠軍時 -- 表示達至另一個層面。這個獎盃會把我帶到去 Kobe Byrant 同等的級數, 一個曾得過多次總冠軍的人，一個我現在正追趕的的人 ---- 一個我想別人把我和他相提並論的人。」 ("Coming to Orlando helped me become a star. I'll be forever grateful,'' he said. "But going to Houston -- when we win a championship -- means another level. It will put me in the class with a Kobe Bryant, a guy who has won multiple championships. That's who I'm chasing now. That's who I want to be measured against.'') 原文 http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/basketball/magic/ orl-sptnbaconf09080904aug09,1,4341626.story?coll=orl-sports-headlines --

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