[外電] Up Close with Dikembe Mutombo

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翻譯自http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=6635 Up Close with Dikembe Mutombo By: Joel Brigham Last Updated: 12/24/07 10:04 PM ET | 88 times read There aren't a lot of guys left in the league who I watched as a kid, but Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo is one of them. It was a pleasure to talk about his decision to come back to the Rockets, as well as his plans for retirement. It's not every day you get a chance to talk with a legend, but his recent trip to Chicago provided me with exactly that. 這聯盟中，已經沒有幾個球員是當我還是個小鬼時就在打球的了，其中一個就是火箭的中鋒 - Dikembe 木桶伯。很高興能和他聊聊關於他決定回到火箭隊，以及退休的計畫。你不是每天都有機會能和一位傳奇球星說話的，不過木桶伯最近來到芝加哥，剛好有這機會讓我和他碰面。 Dikembe, I'm sure that it was very difficult for you to make the decision to come back this season or not. What was it ultimately that made you decide to come back? 「嘿，老木，之前在考慮要不要再打一個球季時，你一定很難做抉擇吧。最後是什麼讓你決定要回到火箭呢？」 "I think after the big loss in the playoffs last year, I told myself that it was time for me to walk away from the game. Then over the summer I was persuaded by my owner to try and come back and add leadership to the team, direct the young guys in the right in the right direction before I leave the game. I just felt like there was so much more for me to offer to the team. They need my presence in the locker room." 老木說：「我想在去年季後賽慘敗之後，我告訴自己，這是該離開球場的時候了。接著整個夏天老闆一直說服我回到球場，並在離開球場之前指導隊上的年輕小伙子們。我只是覺得這就像我能為球隊帶來很多東西，他們需要我出現在休息室。」 Speaking of life after basketball, you've done so many great things in your career. What do you see yourself devoting your time to when you do leave the game? 「說說退休之後的生活吧，你已經在你生涯完成了許多偉大的成就。到時候你會把時間花在哪些方面呢？」 "The commissioner and I have talked about me maybe becoming the international ambassador to the game, to present the NBA worldwide. I also have my own company in Nigeria. It's an international consulting firm, and we're doing a lot of housing in Nigeria and a lot of other things. 老木說：「NBA官方已經和我談過，也許我會擔任NBA的國際大使。我在奈及利亞也有個自己的公司，在做國際諮詢方面的業務，我們還在奈及利亞蓋了很多房子，做許多其他事情。」 "I'm going to be focused on doing my own things, but also keeping touch with the game of basketball. Also, in my hospital I've got more than 320 employees right now, so there are a lot of things to do. I have the African channel TV station and me and a few other guys have put together, and that's doing very well." 「我將會專心做我自己的事情，但也會持續注意籃球賽事。當然，我的醫院還擁有超過 320名員工，有一堆事情等著我去做！我還有個非洲電視台，我和幾個朋友們一起搞的，做得很好呢！」 Do you think before it's all said and done that Yao Ming can be one of the game's greatest centers? 「老木，你覺得姚明有沒有可能成為NBA第一中鋒？」 "That's my hope. Yao still has a lot of things to prove—to win a couple of playoff games and maybe get a chance to win a championship. That's one thing you need to set yourself apart as one of the big elite. But he is headed in the right direction, and that's what I like about him: his work ethic." 老木說：「這是我的期望。姚明還有很多需要去證明，去贏得季後賽，得到總冠軍。只有完成這些你才有辦法讓自己和其他大個子有所不同。他正走在正確的道路上，而我最喜歡他的一點就是他工作的態度。」 You were a Chicago Bull for about five minutes—did you ever think that would stick, or were you pretty sure you'd be released so you could sign with whomever you pleased? 「你在對公牛時出賽了五分鐘，你會不會希望自己被釋出，這樣你就可以為自己喜歡的球隊效力？」 "I think there was a decision made already about me, the way things were going. I didn't want to go anywhere, so it didn't matter where I was being traded. To me, it was frustrating anyway. But, I had to make a decision at the last minute, and that's the reason why I went to Houston." 老木說：「在我和火箭續約的時候，我就決定再也不想去任何地方了！我被交易到哪都沒差，但那會讓我覺得很沮喪。」 What's the most valuable thing in your life that the NBA has allowed to do? 「什麼是你覺得生命中最有價值的東西呢？」 "By using my gift of talent in the game of basketball, my talent and my fame, I just wanted the opportunity to change the world, and that's something I respect about myself." 「藉著我在籃球場上的天分和名氣，我只希望我有機會能改變世界，而這也是我尊敬自己的地方。」 Clearly he's not on the team this season to play a lot of minutes, but his presence in the locker room as something of a player coach is irreplaceable. He may have had to think hard about coming back this season, but you can bet that the Rockets will never think twice about the decision they made to offer him the new contract. 很顯然的，老木這個球季不會上場太久，不過老木在locker room的地位是無可取代的。他也許曾經得認真思考這球季要不要回到場上，不過可以打賭的是，火箭絕不會後悔決定給木桶伯這份新的合約。 -- 感謝Hawke26和RookDeol指點 :P -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.224.228.40