[外電] 球員自傳-Carmelo Anthony (一)

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http://tinyurl.com/3boq9t They don’t come much cooler than Carmelo Anthony. Less than a year after leading Syracuse to the national championship at the tender age of 18, he is taking the NBA by storm. Carmelo possesses a point guard's vision and a scorer's touch, regularly yanks down double-digit rebounds from the small forward position, and knocks down big shots like a veteran. Off the court, the spotlight never seems to catch him sweating. Ask the experts. Carmelo defies all comparisons and definitions. This is his story… 很多球員踏進 NBA　殿堂，卻沒有多少人能像 Carmelo Anthony 一樣風光；在青澀的十八歲便帶領雪城大學勇奪全國冠軍，不到一年，他就征服了全 NBA 觀眾的心。Carmelo 擁有後衛的視野以及得分好手的天生靈性，他可以經常以小前鋒身分的抓下二位數的籃板，並在關鍵時刻像一位沙場老將，投進致勝一球。球場下他揮汗練習的身影，卻似乎一點也不受到鎂光燈的青睞。問問專家們，他們會說 Carmelo 鄙視所有與其他球員的比較，鄙視別人對他下任何的定義。這是他的故事…… GROWING UP 成長背景。 Carmelo Iriarte Anthony was born on May 29, 1984, in New York City, New York. He was named after his father, who died of liver failure before the boy’s third birthday. That left Carmelo’s mother, Mary, on her own to raise her infant son and his three older siblings. 1984年5月29日， Carmelo Iriarte Anthony 出生於紐約，他的名字是以他那在三歲生日前便因為肝功能衰竭而過世的父親命名，這也讓 Carmelo 的媽媽， Mary ，得獨自扶養還在襁褓之中的 Melo，以及三位較年長的兄姐。 Mary worked long hours as a housekeeper to support her family. Carmelo’s brothers and sisters were all much older than him, so they helped out looking after their younger brother. He absolutely loved basketball—both the college game and the pros. At the time, the Big East Conference was one of the nation’s best, with big-time players like Eric Murdock, Malik Sealy, Alonzo Mourning,Terry Dehere and Donyell Marshall. Mary 需要長時間的工作，幫忙別人整理家務，來扶持她的家庭。Carmelo 的兄姊們都比他大很多歲，自然就要幫忙照顧他們最小的弟弟。而他當然熱愛籃球，不管是大學籃球或是職業籃球。那時候，NCAA「Big East」東區強權爭霸的戲碼，是全國最精采的賽事之一，還有聯盟中當時正發光發熱的球星，像是 Eric Murdock， Malik Sealy，Alonzo Mourning，Terry Dehere 與 Donyell Marshall。 The Knicks, meanwhile, were developing into a championship contender behind Georgetown grad Patrick Ewing. For Carmelo, there was nothing better than when spring rolled around each year. First he would gorge himself on March Madness, then he would turn his attention to the NBA playoffs 同時，尼克隊在從喬治城大學畢業的 Patrick Ewing 帶領之下，逐漸成為擁　有問鼎冠軍盃實力的一支球隊。對 Carmelo 來說，一年中最美好的時光就是隨著春　天而來的籃球狂潮。首先，他會泡在大學籃球三月瘋裡；接著就開始盯著 NBA 季後　賽的開打。 When Carmelo was eight, with his siblings ready to move out, Mary headed to Baltimore with her youngest son. They settled in a neighborhood on the city’s west side known as “The Pharmacy”—which years later was made famous as the setting for HBO’s “The Wire.” It was no safer when Carmelo and his mom lived there. Crime and drugs could be found on every corner. Carmelo 八歲的時候，兄姊打算搬出家庭到外地生活， Mary 便帶著最小的兒子來到巴爾的摩，他們在鄰近城市西邊的地區安頓下來，而哪個地方是著名的大毒窟，幾年之後，這個地方更因為 HBO 電影「The Wire」在這裡取景而聲名大噪。當 Carmelo 和他媽媽來到這裡，完全沒有安全可言，犯罪和毒品流竄在每個街角。 Mary possessed a powerful tool in her attempts to keep Carmelo out of trouble. If he stepped out of line even slightly, he wasn’t allowed anywhere near a basketball court. Mary 為了避免 Carmelo 惹上麻煩，用強硬的方式來管教他。如果他敢稍微踏進這個地區一步，就別想再靠近任何接近籃球場的地方。 Early in his hoops career, Carmelo was not a standout player. Though he was crazy about basketball and worked hard on his game, he was of average height and build. A point guard, Carmelo entered Towson Catholic High School in the fall of 1998, and was promptly cut from the varsity hoops team. The 45-minute commute he had to make each day hardly seemed worth it anymore. 在他早期的籃球生涯， Carmelo 並不是一位出色的籃球員，雖然他對籃球的熱情幾近瘋狂，並且非常努力地加強他的技巧，但他只有平凡的身高與身體素質。 Carmelo Anthony 後來以後衛的角色進入 Towson Catholic 高中就讀，但馬上就被大學籃球隊拒於門外。每天45分鐘的通勤時間對他來說似乎毫無意義。 Everything changed during the summer of 1999. Carmelo shot up five inches, and ssuddenly became one of the area’s top players. The ballhandling skills and jumpshot he had honed as a guard were much more dangerous packed into the frame of a 6-5 swingman. Carmelo wasn’t afraid to mix it up in the paint, either. Against tough competition in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association and the Catholic League, the sophomore more than held his own. For the season, he averaged 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Towson Catholic surged to a record of 26-3, and finished third in the state tournament. 然而就在1999年，一切事情就在短短的夏天產生巨大的變化。 Carmelo 突然長高了5英吋，並且成為當地頂尖的籃球員，他當後衛時所磨練出來的控球能力與跳投技巧，現在裝進了6呎5吋的搖擺人身體裡面，變成更具威脅性的能力，而 Carmelo 的身體優勢，也不輸禁區裡的長人，讓他可以更加善用他的技巧。在 MIAA 與 Catholic 聯盟的激烈競爭當中，這位二年級生的天份更加發揮得淋漓盡致。那一季的表現，他平均可以得到14分，5籃板，4助攻，2抄截。Towson Catholic 銳不可擋，戰績26勝3敗，最後在州際巡迴賽拿下第三名。（待續…） -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.228.41.66

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