[外絮] 信念、團隊、領袖、成熟—給你這樣的LBJ

作者: loserkobe (喪家犬科比) 看板: NBA
標題: [外絮] 信念、團隊、領袖、成熟—給你這樣的LBJ
時間: Mon May 28 21:34:59 2012


By Shane Combs (Featured Columnist) on May 27, 2012



On the backs of Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, the Miami Heat came back to
defeat the Indiana Pacers and will face the Boston Celtics in the Eastern
Conference finals. But before Dwyane Wade recovered and while Chris Bosh was
still out, the Miami Heat survived on nothing but the will of LeBron James.

由於LBJ和Wade的出色發揮，邁阿密熱火隊得以擊敗印第安納溜馬隊，從而將在東部決賽中
與塞爾提克展開較量。但是在Bosh未能傷愈復出、Wade找回狀態之前，邁阿密能從溜馬的
虎口脫險，只能說是LBJ的意志推動著熱火不斷向前進。

That sentence, freshly typed, is one I never thought my hands would agree to
put in print. Mainly because I didn't believe it would ever be true.

就剛剛打出來的那句話，我的手竟然不聽使喚地打出來了，因為這是我從未想過我會這麼
誇LBJ

Bear with me in this column—there is a lot of ground to cover.

請原諒我的無知。我所說的有理有據。

I am a grown man who still believes with the certainty of a small child in
the potential of the human spirit. I believe the spirit and imagination we
had as children never leaves us. Most people think it does. They think, in
adulthood, it's dead.

我是個成年人，但我仍然相信孩子們的意志力能發揮的巨大潛力和永不消逝的想像力的力
量。但是這種力量被大部分成年人所不齒。在成人的世界裡，想像力這種東西，已經死了
。

I think—worse than dead—it is ignored.

而我認為，想像力死了比被忽視更可怕。

Simply stated: I watch my NBA for more than just athleticism.

簡單來說，我看NBA，不僅僅是為了競技場上的激烈。

If I only watched for natural ability, LeBron James might have been my
favorite player from the start of his career. Never have I questioned the
natural abilities of LeBron James. You know how basketball players get a head
of steam and wind up three to five rows into the crowd? You get the
impression, with the overwhelming physical abilities of LeBron James, that he
could get a head of steam and wind up from the floor all the way to the
nosebleed seats.

如果單純來看LBJ，他一進聯盟就應該會是我最喜愛的球員。我從未懷疑過他的身體素質
和天賦。他走到哪裡都是焦點，總能引起人潮的湧動。所以，你就有這樣的印象，他從球
場上到座位上都能引起血脈噴張的尖叫。

His gifts are that prominent. His crime, at times, is that he doesn't play
an inch beyond where his natural abilities end.

他的天賦如此出眾。但是偶爾，他並沒有超出天賦之外的【異常】。

I have had the impression many times that he expects to win on his talent
alone, which is fine. What is not fine, however, is how he seems to sometimes
react when those expectations are not met.

我也曾期待他揮霍他的天賦，獨自一人帶隊拿下比賽。 但有時在眾望之下，【他並沒有
做出大家希望的樣子。】

I've seen him shook easily. I've seen him whine. I've seen him strip off
his Cleveland jersey and storm off the court. I've seen him not only not
come back in games, but seemingly not try to come back.

他會遲疑，他會抱怨，他甩掉了克利夫蘭的球衣，攪亂了球場。在球場上的那個他，沒有
沉浸在籃球比賽當中，甚至不願意回到這片樂土之中

And all the while, some in the media seemed to call him the greatest ever and
placed him with Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan—not for his sake, but for
theirs.

媒體始終把"最偉大"這樣的詞用在LBJ的身上，將他比肩Kobe和Jordan，彷彿不是在
捧LBJ，而是後兩者。【言下之意，就是坐著對媒體這樣過分地誇讚LBJ和看不慣，這應
該也是大部分反詹迷的心態吧。】

I say all this for a reason: It was easy (and even somewhat fair) to get an
impression of LeBron James that was so strong you could not rightfully look
at the man as human. You could not judge him for who he was because of all
that was said about him. You could not see his head or face for the heavy
crown that had been placed atop him.

我把這些現象的原因歸結於：LBJ的氣場過於強大，太容易給人造成"他不是地球人，
而是超人"的印象。眾說紛紜之下，你無法甄別出一個真實的LBJ。而這個LBJ，沉
重的"皇帝"桂冠深深扣在他的頭上，他真實的臉被遮住了。【在"小皇帝"的光環下，
真實的LBJ漸行漸遠，人們無法感知到真正的人的感情。】

When he went to Miami, it wasn't the speech that bothered me as much as it
did some.

當他毅然決然登陸邁阿密，世界又炸開了鍋。

It was that impression again. The one that the most naturally gifted player
would go to a team with such big-time players because his best chance at
winning was maximum wins with minimum effort.

又是第一印象惹的禍。人們開始指責他抱大腿，要知道熱火已經有了頂樑柱，而LBJ想
要用最少的努力換回最大的回報，為了他的冠軍夢。【抱大腿說也是反火迷共計LBJ的罪證
之一。】

I began to wonder if there were any internal reserves in the man LeBron James.

我開始想探究LBJ的內心世界。

And then the strangest thing happened: Dwyane Wade turned into the picture I
had in my mind of LeBron James.

然而奇怪的事情發生了：Wade成了我印像中的那個LBJ。

Dwyane Wade became temperamental and pitched a fit on the sidelines of a
playoff game against the Indiana Pacers. He seemed to be saying, If the win
won't come easy, the loss will come ugly and fast.

Wade開始變得有脾氣，在與溜馬的比賽中他會使性子。他似乎想說，如果不能輕鬆地贏下
比賽，就會輸得很醜陋而且迅速潰敗。

There was a moment that the Heat seemed rocked and I thought they were
beginning to behave exactly as I expected them to. Meaning I thought they'd
just as soon end the series short if it meant having to come back and
struggle and potentially still lose.

熱火本賽季確實有段時間處在低谷，我想難道熱火就要按著我的劇本往下走了嗎？我認為
他們在這個系列賽仍要完蛋，然後重新回到起點，繼續掙扎，最終還是和冠軍無緣。

But something happened after Dwyane Wade took on the image I had of LeBron
James.

但是，當Wade變成我印像中的那個LBJ後，確實有些事情發生了

LeBron James, in turn, took on the image I had of Dwyane Wade, of Michael
Jordan, of Kobe Bryant.

而LBJ也漸漸地Wade化，或者Kobe化、Jordan化。

LeBron James put his head down and went to work.

LBJ埋低了他的頭，開始踏踏實實地俯首工作。

There was no King James or proclamations of what he would do or even a
guarantee that his best effort would save the much-wounded Miami Heat.

那個皇帝不見了，那個自稱要用自己的努力拯救邁阿密的熱火的驕傲大男孩不見了。

It was also not a given that natural talent would save them this time.

當然，超凡天賦這一次也不一定能拯救他們。

When you are on the decline, sliding down, the momentum is with your
opponent. At that moment, even the best of physical play can't save you.

當我方士氣滑落，幸運女神站在對手那邊，那一刻，即使是最偉大的球員都救不了場。

LeBron James finally reached inside for the things that make me a fan of the
NBA. Or, perhaps, I finally saw him do it. Or, probably, it was a bit of both.

可是LBJ做到了。這就是他直達我的內心深處、撩撥我、讓我深愛籃球的原因。

LeBron James gave 110 percent when his team would have lost anyway if Dwyane
Wade hadn't recovered.

LBJ在己方處於頹勢、Wade沒能發揮的時候，拿出了110%的努力和堅持。

That is called faith.

這就叫信念。

LeBron James got the rest of the team involved even when they hadn't been
playing their best.

LBJ就是能調動全隊參與比賽，即使他們發揮欠佳。

That is called teamwork.

這就叫團隊。

LeBron James was seemingly on the court reviving his team and on the
sidelines giving a pep talk to Dwyane Wade and the bench at the same time.

LBJ在球場上鼓勵隊友，在後場時對Wade或者板凳球員幾句耳語的叮囑。

That is called leadership.

這就叫領袖氣質。

LeBron James didn't take the bait when Indiana wanted to push him over the
edge and make him react stupidly.

LBJ在溜馬球員挑釁、試圖勾引他做出不理智的回應時，選擇冷靜。

That is called maturity.

這就叫成熟。

Faith, Teamwork, Leadership, Maturity and LeBron James: that is the first
time I've written that sequence together.

信念、團隊、領袖氣質、成熟，天啊，這是第一次我把這幾個詞用在用一個人的身上、

But most of all, LeBron James did the one thing I have been waiting for him
to do for many years: He wanted it even if he couldn't have it.

但最重要的是，他做到我期待多年的事情：即使不曾擁有，也會全力爭取。

He was going to play like a winner even in losing.

即使身處敗局，也要像個勝利者那樣去戰鬥。

Imagine, if you will, if LeBron James were a King, but he only wanted to be
one when everything went right.What would happen to that kingdom?

LBJ，這個戴過"小皇帝"王冠的LBJ，只是想讓一切變得正確地運轉。
這個王國究竟發生了什麼？

Against Indiana, we didn't have to find out. Because the man who has, at
times, been none of those things was the most faithful, team-oriented, mature
leader on the court.

在與溜馬的較量中，那個充滿信念、球隊至上的成熟領袖就在那裡，不曾離開。

LeBron James didn't just have the most talent for once; he had the most
heart.

他並不是像煙火那樣只盛開一瞬間。

And I looked inside myself and discovered that the way I felt about LeBron
James and the Miami Heat at the beginning of the Pacer series is not how I
felt about them at the end.

當我嘗試著誠實地對待自己對LBJ和熱火隊的內心所感，我想，第二輪開始前看衰熱火的
想法應該是到頭了。

I wanted them to lose.Moreover: I thought they deserved to lose.

我曾經認為他們會失敗，或者我認為他們應該失敗。【就像外絮說的，沒人喜歡熱火。】

Because I believed they would be the first to pitch a fit if things didn't
go their way. And for a moment, I was right.

因為我曾認為，當事情不能順他們的心意，他們就會自亂陣腳。你知道，當熱火1:2的時
候，我覺得我的觀點是正確的。

But I have since seen evidence of all the things I've always thought absent
in LeBron James.

但是，我已經看到了LBJ身上那些我曾經忽視掉的東西。

I never considered myself a hater, because I only hated what I couldn't see
from him. I had to face a fact, though: If I couldn't give LeBron James the
credit he deserved for what he did in Indiana, truly I had become a hater.

我從不認為我是個反詹迷，因為我只恨他身上我看不到的東西。現在我必需面對一個事實
：如果看了熱火第二輪的季後賽，我再不為他的表現感動、不為他正名，我真成個反詹迷
了。

I will still be critical of LeBron James when I think it is warranted, just
as, clearly, I can praise him when I think it's deserved.

不過，必要的時候，我依舊會對LBJ嚴苛地要求，就像此時此刻我認為我該表揚他一樣。

But I will never forget the series in Indiana.

但是，與溜馬的系列賽，我不能忘卻

Something beautiful happened.

因為，最美好的籃球曾在這裡上演

LeBron James found something inside of himself that made me see him for who
he is, or at least who he is capable of being. He wasn't King James, nor was
he riding a media wave. He was grunting and pushing and striving and
reaching, not for the natural talent that comes so easily, but for the
internal spirit that had died in the heart of his team.

LBJ從內而外煥發出的新生讓我看到了他究竟是誰，或者他可以做到什麼。他不是皇帝LBJ
，也不是試圖走在媒體風口浪尖的LBJ。他一直在勇於嘗試，排除萬險，向他自己
的目標不斷接近。不是用他的天賦，而是發自肺腑的意志。

And like Disney movies and fantasy books teach us, the spirit can always be
revived and when it does, great things tend to happen.

就像迪士尼電影和童話書裡面寫的那樣，精神的力量永在，一旦精神找到棲息之地，偉大
的事情即將到來。









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推 Hastings :還不是枚戒指 比不上KOBE的一根毛啦  05/28 21:37
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推 hsshkisskiss:...你當然不是個反詹迷 看這篇文就知道  05/28 21:38
推 ax227762 :因為偉德幫LBJ成功喜白了  05/28 21:38
推 murray5566 :=================熱火總冠軍======================  05/28 21:39
→ marlonlai :今年LBJ真的成熟不少  05/28 21:39
推 frankieeeee :我的手竟然不聽使喚地打出來了 >//////////<  05/28 21:40
推 phz100 :開放迷迷放大絕 5冠81分  05/28 21:40
推 jetrider :借轉謝謝:)  05/28 21:41
推 lin12 :明天準備要開無雙灌爆老塞囉~~~  05/28 21:41
※ jetrider:轉錄至看板 LeBronJames 05/28 21:41
※ jetrider:轉錄至看板 MiamiHeat 05/28 21:41
推 z6a6 :轉借  05/28 21:41
推 Navarro02 :不喜歡騎士的LBJ 不過今年的LBJ直得讚賞  05/28 21:45
推 wii128 :好文  05/28 21:46
推 rbull :今年偉德的確是做好了熱火最討厭的角色啦  05/28 21:46
→ kawo :......翻譯辛苦了 但是有蠻多地方意思不對  05/28 21:48
推 Excalibur017:到時候輸了看他們怎麼改口吧...唱衰吹捧都超隨性的  05/28 21:48
→ kawo :I think—worse than dead—it is ignored.這句  05/28 21:49
→ kawo :His crime, at times, is that he doesn't play這段  05/28 21:49
推 GoogleMe :今年的LBJ有冠軍的王者之相  05/28 21:49
推 jetrider :希望能順利過老賽，然後總冠Bosh能回來!  05/28 21:50
推 specialwei :LBJ今年真得不錯 個性沉穩了 希望他能如願  05/28 21:52
推 powerjj :祝福他一輩子拿不到冠軍 更有一種惆悵之美  05/28 21:53
推 Timmons :老大走到哪也都有人尖叫呀!! 小看老大?? XD  05/28 21:54
推 kawo :May the force be with LBJ.  05/28 21:56
推 Ahfire :就算今年沒拿到 未來幾年還是奪冠的高票候選人  05/28 22:00
→ Ahfire :遲早的事情而已  05/28 22:00
推 nccuwade :LBJ!!!!!~~真的變沉穩了!!!!~~~推一個!!!!!!!!  05/28 22:02
推 nctucch17170:認真打球給推  05/28 22:06
推 ShigekiSato :Great! I support king James !  05/28 22:25
噓 b22222217200:可惜wade也學到自以為  05/28 22:32
※ Paraguay:轉錄至看板 LeBronJames 05/28 22:38
推 WEIKUNG :就是個皇迷而已 先拿個FMVP來看再說偉大吧  05/28 23:11
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推 laoh :今年熱火沒bosh要過馬刷(笑)或是雷霆是有這麼簡單嗎  05/28 23:31
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推 vanson37 :把wade交易掉 讓LBJ來領軍熱火就好  05/29 00:16
推 minamix :隱約看到LBJ週遭如有雲氣迴繞  05/29 00:54
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