Fw: [專欄] Larry Bird退休二十週年回顧

看板Celtics (波士頓塞爾提克)作者skeric (阿剛)時間13年前 (2012/08/18 23:16)推噓6(6推 0噓 2→)

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※ [本文轉錄自 NBA 看板 #1GBx0UWN ] 作者: skeric (阿剛) 看板: NBA 標題: [專欄] Larry Bird退休二十週年回顧時間: Sat Aug 18 23:09:15 2012 Larry Bird Announces His Retirement, August 18, 1992: A Fan’s Reflection By Paul Rados On August 18, 1992 the great Larry Bird announced his retirement from the NBA. A Boston Celtics legend and one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Bird was a basketballhero of mine and single-handedly got me interested in the game as a child. When he retired 20 years ago today, I was 14 years old--old enough to know what was happening, but not mature enough to grasp the concept that an icon was leaving the game for good. 1992年的8月18日，Larry Bird 宣布自NBA退休。同時身為波士頓的籃球英雄及史上最偉大的球星之一，Bird是我心目中的籃球英雄，也是唯一讓我對籃球比賽感道有趣的人。在他二十年前退休的那天，我十四歲，年紀已經大得讓我足以明白那時正發生的事，卻還沒有成熟到能領會一個偶像自賽場上離開所代表的意義。 Bird finished his 13-year career playing in 897 games with career average of 24.3 points per game, 10.0 rebounds per game, and 6.3 assists per game. He shot .496 from the field, .376 from the three-point line, and boasted a .886 free -throw percentage. To say his career was phenomenal would still be an understatement. 他以平均每場24.3分、10.0籃板外加6.3助攻結束他十三年共打了897場的NBA升涯。他擁有0.496的投籃命中率，0.376的外線命中率以及傲人的罰球命中率--0.886。即使「非凡」都不足以形容他的表現。 Bird along with Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson can be credited with making the NBA what it is today in terms of popularity. When both entered the league in the late 1970s the NBA was suffering from poor attendance and minimal television interest. It was the Lakers vs. Celtics, and more specifically Magic vs. Bird through the 1980s that rejuvenated the league. Basketball became exciting again as the two teams continually battled it out for the title. It is difficult to think of a rivalry greater than this. NBA在今日之所以能如此受歡迎，歸功於Bird和另一名湖人的傳奇球星Johnson絕不為過。當他們雙雙於1970年代加入NBA時，正遭逢電視尚未普及的時候，NBA所受的關注也不大，然而，湖人vs.塞爾提克，或更精確地說，是Magic vs. Bird，為、1980年代的NBA注入了一股清泉。當這兩隊持續著數年為對決，為了冠軍而戰時，籃球比賽變得非常刺激。很難再找到如此令人熱血沸騰的對戰組合了。 After his final season, Bird joined fellow NBA stars Johnson, Michael Jordan, and others to represent the United States in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona Spain. It was the first time in Olympic history the United States sent professional athletes to compete in the games. The squad was referred to as the "Dream Team" where they went on to win the gold medal in men's basketball. 在結束了他在NBA的最後一季後，Bird加入了他的朋友Johnson, Jordan的行列代表美國出征1992年在西班牙巴塞隆那舉辦的奧運。這是美國史上頭一遭派出職業選手出賽。這個陣容贏得了男子籃球項目的金牌，並被譽為「夢幻隊」。 Larry Bird is the reason I cheer for the likes of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Rajon Rondo today. It is players like him, that was a super-hero me as a child, that allowed me to develop a lifelong love for the game--and especially the Celtics. Larry Bird是我之所以在今日為Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, 和Rajon Rondo加油的原因。正因為是像他這樣一位成為我孩提時超級英雄的球員，讓我一生都持續保有熱愛著籃球比賽--特別是塞爾提克。 http://0rz.tw/Fclh1 我嘗試著用一位由衷欽敬著大鳥的球迷的心翻譯了這篇專欄，然礙於語言表達能力不夠可能有諸多不精準處，還請指正包涵。最後，讓我對大鳥致上最高的敬意，謝謝你！ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.168.250.123 ※ 編輯: skeric 來自: 118.168.250.123 (08/18 23:11)