原文連結：http://newsok.com/rookie-pace-biggest-change/article/3421880 Can we talk...With Thunder guard James Harden Q：What’s the toughest adjustment going from college to the NBA? A：I’d say the pace of the game. It’s better players and you have to go out there and be in the best shape of your life because you’re playing against the best players. You can’t have any slip-ups, especially as a rookie. Q：從大學到NBA之後最難適應的是什麼？ A：我必須說是比賽的強度。NBA的球員更強，你必須全力以赴，並保持最佳狀態，因為你 要面對的都是最頂尖的籃球員。你不能有一絲絲懈怠，尤其是一個菜鳥。 Q：Why do you wear No. 13? A：Because of high school. I was the only freshman playing varsity basketball in high school. I was the last person that got to pick my jersey. And the only two left were 13 and 45. I just picked 13 and stuck with it throughout high school and throughout college. Q：選擇13號當背號的原因？ A：我高中進校隊時，只有我一個是菜鳥。選背號的時候，我也是最後一個選的，到我選 的時候只剩13＆45。我選了13號並且一路到現在。(看起來就是隨便選的…這個答案真沒 新聞性) Q：If you weren’t an NBA player what would you be doing? A：Something in sports. I’m a sports fiend. I like all kinds of sports. I played baseball growing up. I played first base and pitcher. I stopped around 10 or 11. I wanted to play in high school but my coach wouldn’t let me. Q：如果你不是NBA球員的話，你現在會做什麼？ A：還是會做跟運動相關的工作吧。我是個運動迷，熱愛所有的運動。我也可以打棒球！ 我可以當一壘手跟投手呢。在我10或11歲的時候就不打棒球了。其實我高中想去打棒球， 但我們高中棒球隊的教練不給我打。 Q：Who are some of the famous guys you played basketball with as a kid in L.A.? A：Brandon Jennings. We played on the same AAU team. Austin Daye. A few other guys who are still in college. Q：誰是你小時候在LA的最有名的球友？ A：Brandon Jennings。我們都是AAU的球員。另外跟我一起打AAU的Austin Daye(2009活 塞隊第一輪15順位)後來成了我大學隊友。 Q：Who was your toughest test back then that helped you get to this point? A：Taylor King. He goes to Villanova now. He was the top player in high school and No. 1 in the state of California. Every time I saw him it was the match-up. I was the second-best player, they said, in high school in the state. I played him two or three times my senior year and I won every time. But he’s a great player. Q：誰給過你最艱難的考驗，這個考驗讓你獲得什麼？ A：Taylor King。他現在在Villanova。他高中是加州第一人。每次我都要守他。那個 時候，我總是被評論為加州第二好的球員。後來我高二(senior)以後跟他對抗過2-3場， 我都贏了！但他還是個很棒的球員。 Q：What’s the one thing fans don’t know about James Harden? A：I’m just a cool, goofy guy that likes to relax and have fun. I’m a very relaxed guy. My teammates would say the same thing. I just like to have fun. Q:關於你的哪一件事是球迷還不知道的？ A：我是個鎮定的人，有點傻裡傻氣。我喜歡放鬆，找些樂子。我是個超友善的人。我的 隊友都這樣講我。我只是喜歡找樂子！ Q：What has made you decide to keep the beard? A：I thought about (shaving it). I just look like a kid if I shave it. I like to keep this grown, mature look. I don’t want mine to get as crazy as Baron Davis’. But it’s just a little something I like. Q：你為何要留鬍子？ A：我以前想過剃掉鬍子，不過我剃掉鬍子就會像個小孩。我喜歡留鬍子，看起來比較成 熟。我不想讓自己變得跟Baron Davis一樣瘋狂，但他的某些特質我還蠻嚮往的。 -- 『也許你想從我身上尋求許多東西。可是我卻一點也沒有感覺自己有什麼被需求。』 --

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