[新聞] Magic Believe This Is Their Year

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原文:http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=13931 Magic Believe This Is Their Year By: Alex Kennedy Last Updated: 10/1/09 12:44 PM ET | 1943 times read While the large banner hanging from the ceiling of the Orlando Magic's practice facility celebrates last season's trip to the Finals, it serves as motivation more than anything. 巨大的旗幟懸掛在魔術的訓練中心的天花板，為了慶祝上季打進總冠軍上的偉大旅程。它比起其他任何的東西都還要能激發魔術球員的動力。 A framed picture of Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson watching from the bench as the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated their title on the Magic's court hangs in the team's training room. 一幅魔獸和尼二嬸在板凳上看著湖人在場上慶祝的照片被掛在魔術的訓練房。 These little reminders of just how close Orlando came to winning the championship last season were placed throughout the facility to ignite a flame in the players. The atmosphere in Orlando is different than ever before. The goal is to win a championship and anything less will be considered a failure. 這些小提醒被放置在魔術訓練營的任何一個角落，告訴我們魔術上季到底有多接近總冠軍，並點燃魔術球員身體裡的小宇宙。魔術訓練營的氣氛不同於以往，他們的目標就是贏得總冠軍，任何少於那的成果都會被認為是失敗。 "We're not satisfied at all," said point guard Jameer Nelson. "You have to win a championship to feel satisfied. And then win another. We're a good team but we're not a great team yet because we haven't won a title." “我們永不滿足”魔術控衛Nelson說“你只有在贏得總冠軍時才能感到滿足，那還不夠，你還要再贏得下一個！我們是很棒的團隊，但我們還不是偉大的團隊，因為我們還沒有贏得那個頭銜。” Each day, the players are reminded of the task at hand. 每一天球員們都想起身負的重任。 "From day one, when I looked around and saw the pictures of the championship trophy on each locker, I knew I was in a different place," said power forward Brandon Bass, who signed with the team this summer. "This is my kind of team. I chose to come here because I'm all about winning. This organization is all about winning. This is a championship caliber team." “從我第一天進來，看到四周的寄物櫃都是東冠獎盃的照片，我知道，我跟以前不一樣了。”這個夏天才剛被簽下的大前鋒Brandon Bass說“這就是我的球隊，我選擇來到這裡，因為我所有的一切就是贏球。這是支有著總冠軍才能的球隊，他們總是能贏球。” Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis still cannot escape the constant reminders of how close their team came. "Every day I wake up and I think about what happened. Every day I get a reminder when I turn on the TV. I look at ESPN, first thing I see is Kobe [Bryant], putting up the championship sign. You think about it then and I haven't stopped thinking about it since we lost. I put some of the moments away, but losing something when you're so close, it hurts and you don't want to go through that experience again," said Howard. 魔獸和兩千萬仍然耿耿於懷上季他們有多靠近總冠軍︰“每天，當我打開電視看ESPN，你會看到Kobe張揚著他的冠軍獎盃，然後你就會開始想起所有的一切，並且我每天從不間斷的想起它。因為我們輸了。我試著忘記它，但當你如此的接近卻還是輸了，你可以猜想的到那有多痛！而且我不想再承受一次了。”魔獸說。 "Anytime I turned on the television or went online looking for updates over the offseason, I would see the Lakers holding up that trophy. That definitely keeps the fire burning," added Lewis. “任何時候我打開電視或上網找休季期間的消息更新，我總會看到湖人隊抱著他們的獎盃，這讓我火冒三丈”Lewis說 But that is in the past and the players know that this could be their year. "Everyone is talking about it, even the new guys. 'We gotta win a championship, we gotta win a championship.' It's what everyone is saying. We don't want to just be successful, we want to win it all," said Nelson. 但那都過去了，並且人們都已經知道那是屬於湖人的一年。每個人都談論著它，即使是新隊友也一樣。“我們要贏得總冠軍、我們要贏得總冠軍，這就是每個人口中不斷重複著的話語，並且我們不想僅止於成功，我們想贏得一切！”Nelson說。 During Monday's media day, the word championship was uttered by every single Magic player at least once. Each one of the new acquisitions made it clear that they came here to help this team raise the banner that Orlando really wants in their rafters. "Last season we couldn't get it done but this year the task at hand is to win a championship and we feel we can do that," says point guard Anthony Johnson. 在星期一的媒體日，每個魔術球員至少都說過一次以上的“總冠軍”每個新隊員都清楚知道，他們是來此幫助魔術贏得他們渴望已久的總冠軍。“上季我們沒能完成任務，但今年的任務就是贏得總冠軍，我感覺我們做得到。”控衛Anthony Johnson說。 But even with the focus on winning a title, the Magic still feel as though they're the underdogs. 但即使魔術專注在贏得冠軍，他們仍然感覺他們是個挑戰者。 When asked how the team would adjust to no longer playing the underdog role, Dwight Howard interrupted, "We're still underdogs. We have to embrace that role because that's the role we've been given." 被問到要如何脫離挑戰者的身分時，魔獸打斷了話題。“我們現在仍然是挑戰者，我們要正視這個事實，因為我們被賦予了這個角色。” While the players feel they've been thrust into the role of underdog, it's one they are willing to embrace. 當球員們感到被帶入挑戰者的角色，一個他們願意去接受的角色。 "It's good that people are counting us out already, that takes pressure off of us and we like the underdog role," said forward Matt Barnes, who signed this offseason. "I've been an underdog my whole life." “人們指望著我們被淘汰，這樣很好，那替我們省去了不少壓力。我們喜歡扮演挑戰者。這個賽季才被簽下的前鋒Matt Barnes說“我整個生涯都在不斷的挑戰著。” Last week, Paul Pierce made headlines by saying that the Boston Celtics would once again be the team to beat if they stayed healthy. "That's cool, he can think that all he wants," said Bass with a laugh. 上個禮拜Paul Pierce發表他的“三狗演義”登上了頭條，裡面說到只要塞爾提克能保持健康，他們就能再度打敗魔術。“酷喔，他想怎麼嘴砲都行啦。”Bass一邊笑著說。 "That's fine with us. He can take the target and place it right on their back. That's great," added J.J. Redick. “對我們來說那很棒，他可以採取那個目標，並把那貼在他背後。那很棒。”J.J.Rdick 說。 "Everybody has their own opinion. We don't get into talking through the media. We know, and everyone knows, what we have and we feel that it's enough talent to win a championship," said Nelson. “每個人都可以有他們自己的想法。”“但我們不會隨著媒體起舞，我們知道，我們全隊都知道，我們所擁有的一切。並且我們知道我們有足夠的才能去贏得總冠軍”Nelson說。 Orlando is ready to move on from their loss in the Finals last season and take down anyone who stands in their way. Two seasons ago, the Los Angeles Lakers watched the Boston Celtics celebrate on their home floor and used it to fuel their championship run last year. 奧蘭多已經準備好走出上季的陰霾，並且撂倒擋在他們面前的任何人。就像兩年前湖人看著塞爾提克在他們家封王，而這個恥辱被作為不斷推進的動力。 The Magic are confident they can continue this trend and are more determined than ever. 魔術有信心他們能持續這種趨勢，並且比以往更有決心。 "Since I've been in Orlando, we haven't gotten the respect we've deserved," said Lewis. "If you're not picking us for the championship, that's fine with us. We'll just shut a lot of people up." “從我加入魔術，我們就沒有得到應有的尊敬。”Lewis說“如果你覺得我們不可能拿冠軍，那就隨便你好了。反正我們會讓那些人閉嘴。” -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.116.103.36 ※ 編輯: boxscore 來自: 140.116.103.36 (10/02 18:53)