[譯文] Inside the Mind of A-Rod

看板A-Rod作者leddy (耿秋)時間18年前 (2007/10/02 13:13)推噓7(8推 1噓 4→)

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October 1, 2007, 10:19 pm Inside the Mind of A-Rod By Tyler Kepner 週日在巴爾地摩，一些洋基隨隊的記者和A-Rod作了獨家的專訪。我們想要他談談季後賽前的想法，他拗不過我們的要求便撥了15分鐘以上的時間和我們談，其中也包括正為A-Rod寫書的作者Richard Ben Cramer。無論如何在週二紐約時報的文章中我已經把訪談的內容寫了出來，但是我實在無法引用太多A-Rod談話的內容。以下是A-Rod完整的談話內容，或至少有些是在昨天紐約時報中我沒有提到的部份。問題的部份只簡述問題的意思，但回答的部份則把A-Rod的回答一字不漏的寫出來。問：你將如何應付十月季後賽時的壓力? 答：今年開季時我是感到很多的壓力，但壓力是件好事，壓力也是棒球比賽中的一部份。本季最後三個月我們球員面臨了巨大的壓力。Jeter常常說最後兩個月我們都是用打季後賽的心情去比賽，我很同意這種說法。十月季後賽的壓力又要來了，我是不是會像一些人說的像前兩個季後賽打得那麼差。現在我有再一次的機會來嘗試看看。問：媒體是否總給你不公平的期待? 答：我想媒體是因我個人的成績才有這樣的期待，這樣的期待和你是誰沒有關係。當我贏到了MVP媒體給我很高標準的期待其實是很公平的。我的意思是，你看看，在紐約打球其實很簡單。你打得好，紐約球迷就很開心。但你打不好，他們當然就不開心。但是當你在紐約打出你該有的表現時，你就會愛上這個城市。那就是為什麼我想留在這裡，這也是為什麼上個球季結束這個冬天時，有好多提議要將我交易到其他城市時，我真的告訴(總經理Brian) Cashman我要當洋基球員，我那裡也不想去。在紐約我還有事情沒有完成，我想這或許是我一生做過最正確的決定。(去年A-Rod誓言"I will play a monster year!"他果然證明了。) 問：十月的時候"把棒子交給下一位"(把機會留給下個打者)有多重要--換言之，等保送讓其他打者去發威--假如其他的球隊投得很閃不會給你什麼好打的球? 答：我想這非常重要，我想這也是今年我已經作到的事。當我真的打得很好時，我常常可以耐心等球留機會給隊友。但是當我打得很掙扎時，我可能就會更急著去揮擊。我想這非常重要。問：你傳奇的棒球成績裡是否需增加一個世界冠軍的頭銜? 答：你知道我很想要贏，就像我們球隊每個隊友一樣很想要贏。但贏球的部份因素不是你很想要贏就真的可以贏球。所以我要贏，我們都準備好要去贏球。但這事情就是你上場認真打球，然後最火熱的球隊將在十月裡贏球。問：你和Joe Torre的關係今年是如何改變的? 答：今年Joe和我的關係我來到洋基的四年裡是一樣的密切。只是這樣的關係需要一點時間讓我瞭解Torre，也花了點時間讓Torre去瞭解我。但提到完整的來龍去脈，則要提到我有一回在家開了烤肉派對，我以為Torre是被迫來參加其他人的派對，但四小時過後，他卻是最後一個走的人。最後我們幾乎是用推的才把他推出我們的房子外。實在就感心耶，我被他這樣的態度感動了，他其實不需要花四個小時當最早來卻最晚走的人。(Torre在讓球員感心的這點實在令人佩服，昨天在Chase Wright拿勝大笑時，他還特別提到能讓 Wright走出四連轟的陰影是他最開心的事。) 問：在今年之前你是不是有舉辦過隊員們間的烤肉派對呢? 答：嘿沒有，我已經有一百萬年沒邀請別人到我家了。再一次，這是所有棒球世界裡的一部份。球員打球只關心到數字，看到得分圈的打點，注意更少的失誤。但是舉辦一個烤肉派對卻可以讓打棒球達到更舒適的程度...讓所以的隊員來我家裡讓他們玩得開心。我想這可以讓你和隊友們相處的更愉快，也可以在紐約打球打得更愉快。(看來A-Rod真的變成更像Team leader, 也更能在紐約自處了。) 問：有沒可能十月發生的事會改變你喜歡紐約並想在球季後留在這裡打球的心意? 答：我不知道，我們必須認真打球。我喜歡紐約，我不認為再來的三十天就會改變我的心意或讓它有所不同，而且我甚至都沒有想到這些事。還有請記得，隊上有很多人跟我有相同的狀況，我不是唯一碰到這種抉擇的人。你們可能把我的情況寫出來的次數比其他人的還要多，但是球隊裡的很多重要的隊員最後也要做很多重大的決定。如果有人想知道他們兩個月後要怎麼做，這就不是談論這事情的地方了。問：因為你本季打得實在很好，你想你如果在十月打得不好時球迷對你會不會比較寬容? 答：老實說，我不會再意球迷的反應，我只在意打棒球的事。我整年下來都沒在意過球迷的反應了，我為什麼要從現在開始去在意呢? 球迷有權利反應他們的期待。我不會對球迷今年對我的方式感到太過愉快，所以我不會擔心之後的結果會是什麼。我只擔心上場比賽時我有沒有準備好了。 Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Joe Torre, Yankees On Saturday in Baltimore, the beat writers asked for and received an exclusive Q&A session with Alex Rodriguez. We all needed him for playoff preview stories, and he obliged with more than 15 minutes of his time for us - – and for the author Richard Ben Cramer, who seems to be working on an A-Rod book. Anyway, I wrote this story on Rodriguez for the Tuesday paper, but there were an awful lot of quotes I couldn’t use. Here’s the unfiltered A-Rod, or at least the stuff I couldn’t fit into the story. The questions are paraphrased, the answers are his exact words. Enjoy. Question: How will you deal with the pressure of October? Answer: I felt a lot of pressure coming into this year. Pressure’s a good thing, pressure’s part of baseball. The last three months we’ve had enormous pressure. Jeter’s often said we’ve been in playoff mode the last two months, and I agree with that. There’s going to be pressure, there’s going to be people who say I’ve played poorly the last two off-seasons. I get another crack at it now. Q: Does the media put unfair expectations on you? A: I build them up on myself. That has nothing to do with you guys. I was treated very fairly when I won the M.V.P. I mean, look, New York is very simple. You play well, they’re going to be happy. You don’t play well, they ’re going to be not as happy. But you know what you get in New York. You’ve got to love it. That’s why I’m here. That’s why, when I had several offers to go anyplace this winter, I actually told (General Manager Brian) Cashman I wanted to be a Yankee and I didn’t want to go anywhere. I have some unfinished business in New York, and that’s probably the best decision I ever made, I think. Q: How important is it to “pass the baton” in October -– i.e., take your walks and let others do the work –- if they are not giving you good pitches to hit? A: I think that’s very important, and I think that’s what I’ve done this year. When I’ve done really well, I’ve done that more often. And when I’ve struggled, I’ve been more anxious. I think that’s important. Q: Do you need a championship for your legacy? A: I know that I want to win, just like every member of our team wants to win. But part of winning is not wanting it so bad that you’re going to push it away. So I want to win, we’re prepared to win. It’s just a matter of going out there and the hottest team is going to win in October. Q: How has your relationship with Joe Torre changed this year? A: Joe and I, this is as close as we’ve been in my four years here. It took time for me to get to know Joe, and it took time for him to get to know me. But talking about full-circle, I had a barbecue at my house, and I think he would feel obligated to stop at anyone’s party, but four hours later, he was still the last guy. We almost had to push him out of the house. I was really touched by that gesture. He didn’t have to spend four hours and be the first one there and the last one to go. Q: Could you have done that –- hosted a team barbecue -– before this year? A: Hell no, never in a million years would I have people at my house. Again, it’s part of the whole thing. People look at numbers, runners in scoring position, less errors. But it’s the overall comfort level to have a barbecue … and have all my teammates over and enjoy ourselves. I think that’s part of being more comfortable in your skin and being more comfortable in New York. Q: Could anything that happens in October make you change your stance that you like New York and want to stay beyond this season? A: I don’t know, we have to play it out. I love New York. I don’t think what happens in the next 30 days is going to make one way or another difference, and I’m not even thinking about that. Remember, we have a lot of guys in my situation. I’m not the only guy. You guys may write about my situation a little bit more than others, but a lot of important people in this clubhouse have a lot of important decisions at the end. If anyone is thinking about what they’re going to do two months from now, we’re not in the right place. Q: Given how well you have played this season, do you think the fans will show some mercy on you if you struggle at all in October? A: Honestly, I don’t care about reaction. I care about playing baseball, I care about winning. And I haven’t cared all year, so why am I going to start now? Fans have a right to do what they do. I couldn’t be more grateful for the way they treated me this year, and I’m not worried about results. I’m worried about going out and getting ready. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.130.155.141