http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/4911111.html T-Mac's tournament is bearing fruit By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle As fundraisers go, given Tracy McGrady's long-held love of all things baseball, none made more sense than his annual softball tournament. But when it came time Thursday to unveil plans for this season's event, the Third Annual T-Mac Celebrity Softball Tournament Aug. 24 at Baseball USA, there was only one place to make the announcement. McGrady spoke at the new technology and learning center at Ross Elementary School, which was built from money raised during last summer's tournament. A similar facility is planned for Kashmere Gardens Elementary with this summer's proceeds. "This is what it's really all about: the kids," McGrady said. "This is why I entertain. I do it for the kids. If it wasn't for the kids, there's no prof- essional athletes, no endorsement deals. Just giving them the opportunity to be successful brings joy to myself. I have two and one on the way, so to have the opportunity to do this for them, see the smiles on their faces and how much light is on their faces is just unbelievable. "I didn't know what to envision. This is unbelievable. I'm proud it turned out this way." Though McGrady made his announcement in a week when other pro athletes have been in the news for misdeeds, he said the attention paid to sports figures can be valuable to a community. "There's a lot of guys out there that do things in the community," he said. "We're under a microscope. We're athletes. We're making so much money. As individuals, you have control over your own actions. That's why I take pride in this. I want to see them successful, and I don't want to let them down. "I can't really control what other people do. I control how I conduct myself and what I do off the basketball court and on the basketball court in terms of being a leader for these kids." －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ 不負責任之簡要翻譯 －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ T-mac對棒球的熱衷人盡皆知，每年夏天都會有一年一度的T-mac棒球明星賽。 去年所募集到的資金用來給Ross國小建立了科學与認知中心，今年的計划是給 Kashmere Gardens國小建一幢同樣的建筑。 T-mac說：這一切都是為了孩子，讓他們有机會成功對我來說也是很開心的事情。 我已經有了兩個孩子,第三個也將誕生，所以能為孩子們做些什么，看到他們的笑容以及 由此臉上所放出的光芒。那對我來說也是難以置信的体驗。 對于現在的職業球員不斷增多的負面消息，T-mac覺得：我們是職業球員，我們在放大鏡 下被觀察，我們賺一大筆錢。作為一個成年人，你必須控制自己的行為。 "我不能控制別人的行為，但我會對自己負責。無論場內場外，我都想成為孩子的榜樣" --

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