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他被稱為「詹姆斯大帝」,
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He's known as "King James,"
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而且廣被認為是籃球運動競賽史上最偉大的球員之一。
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and he's widely considered to be one of the greatest ever to play the game of basketball.
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黎布朗.詹姆斯曾經三度獲選為 NBA 最有價值球員,還率領美國隊贏了兩面奧運金牌。
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Named the NBA's Most Valuable Player three times, LeBron James has also led the USA to two Olympic gold medals.
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然而,對於這位邁阿密熱火隊的前鋒而言,在體育界通往成功的道路並非一路平順。
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But, for the Miami Heat forward, the road to sporting success wasn't a smooth one.
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這位職業籃球選手在俄亥俄州為他就讀的高中打球而聲名大噪,
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The basketball pro shot to fame in Ohio, playing for his high school,
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還成為二○○三年 NBA 選秀會的狀元,
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and was the number-one pick in the 2003 NBA draft,
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他因此放棄上大學,十八歲就加入了騎士隊。
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bypassing university to join the Cavaliers at just 18.
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不過,他在克里夫蘭不曾贏得 NBA 冠軍,
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But he never won an NBA championship in Cleveland,
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使得他決定離開騎士隊而鬧得滿城風雨。
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leading to his infamous decision to leave.
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現在,穿著熱火隊球衣的他總算是 NBA 冠軍了,
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Now, wearing a Heat jersey, he is an NBA champion at last,
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去年六月率領邁阿密贏得 NBA 總決賽勝利,
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leading Miami to NBA victory last June,
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擊敗奧克拉荷馬雷霆隊,拿下他最渴望的頭銜。
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beating out the Oklahoma Thunder for the title he coveted more than any other.
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獲得那只冠軍戒指,就此讓許多質疑「會實現嗎?」的批評者閉嘴,
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Getting that title ring, silencing a lot of critics who said, you know, "Is this ever going to happen?" --
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你這一季會因此減輕一些壓力嗎?
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does that take a bit of the pressure off you for this season?
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我認為那反而讓壓力增加了。
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Well, I mean, I think it adds even more.
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真的嗎?
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Really?
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因為現在別人對我的期望又提升到了另一個層級,
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Because the expectations now rises to another level.
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就是說「他有沒有可能贏得一個以上的冠軍?
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You know, "Is he going to win more than one?
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他能夠重現霸業嗎?他能再做到嗎?」
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Can he repeat? Can he do this again?"
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但是對身為球員的我而言,
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But for me as a player, you know,
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當別人都在說「他做得到嗎?」,
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while everyone else is saying, "Can he do this?"
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我只是在自我挑戰。
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I kind of just challenge myself.
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我是自己的頭號批判者,
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You know, I'm my own biggest critic
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我給自己的壓力比任何其他人給我的壓力還大。
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and, you know, I put more pressure on myself than anyone else can give me.
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所以,我很期待這個挑戰。
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So, I look forward to it.
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許多評論籃球賽的可靠人士都說你稍微調整了你比賽打球的方法,
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A lot of good judges of the game had said that you'd adapted your game a little bit.
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你變成一個更有效率的球員了。
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You'd become a much more efficient player.
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與其一心追求展現球技,
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Rather than going for the big play all the time,
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你現在的打法比較有一貫性。
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there was a consistency.
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你自己有注意這點嗎?稍微改變了打法?
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Is that something you've been aware of, changing your game a little bit?
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我認為這只是我成長過程中打球經歷的籃球文化。
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Well, I think that's just the culture of basketball that I grew up playing.
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從小,我的少年聯盟教練,
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Ever since I was a kid, you know, my little league coaches,
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到國中和高中期間。
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throughout middle school and throughout high school.
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我們的球隊很有效率,
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You know, we were [an] efficient team.
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從來沒有哪個人比別人重要。
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You know, there was never a... you know, one guy that was bigger than another.
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我知道我現在總是獲得比較多……很多報導,
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Now I know I've always got more... a lot of the press
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也有受到很多鎂光燈矚目,
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and I got a lot of the limelight,
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可是我一直都想身為團隊比賽的一分子。
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but I always wanted to be part of a team game.
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所以,提高效率向來都是我打球賽時的一個部份。這樣的情形也會持續下去。
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You know, so being efficient has always been a part of my game. And you continue.
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當你成為 NBA 的菜鳥,
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Once you be [you've been] a part of the NBA as a rookie,
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打球效率不那麼好,因為你在學習比賽的經驗。
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you're not so efficient because you're learning the game,
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不過,幾年下來,我已經開始瞭解自己在個人層面如何能夠更加精進。
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but over the years, you know, I started to see ways I can get better as an individual.
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凝聚一個團隊有多困難?
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How difficult is it, you know, to bring a team together?
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我們常聽人說,冠軍團隊能夠打敗由一群冠軍成員組成的團隊。
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You know, we often hear this thing, you know, a champion team will beat a team of champions.
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要讓一支冠軍人才組成的球隊——三位厲害的球員,以及你提到其他現在加入的成員——能相互搭配合作打球,有多麼困難呢?
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How difficult is it to get a team of champions -- three great players, and you've mentioned the others who've joined
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我認為重點在於犧牲。
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Well, I think it's all about sacrifice.
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這是最重要的一個字。
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That's the number-one word.
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你必須犧牲某些東西。
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You have to sacrifice something.
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我想,在我們每個人的職業生涯中,我們一度都是各自球隊中的頭號人物。
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I think, at one point in all our careers, we were the number-one guy on our respective team.
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所以,你必須能夠為了讓球隊更好而做出一些犧牲。
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And, you know, you have to be able to make [a] sacrifice for the better of the team
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我們聚在一起之後的頭兩年就做到了這一點,現在我們已步入了第三年。
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and that's what we've been able to do in our first two years together and now heading to our third year.
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傳奇教練菲爾.傑克森說過——這句話也不是只有他說過——
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Phil Jackson, legendary coach, has said -- and he's not the only one to say this --
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你有可能會比喬丹更厲害。
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you could be better than Jordan.
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你自己也這麼覺得嗎?
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Do you think that?
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我是說,你會以他的打球方式衡量自己的表現,對嗎?
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You know, you measure yourself against his play, right?
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沒錯。對我來說,喬丹是我成長過程中的偶像,
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Right. Well, for me, you know, growing up and Jordan being, like, you know, an idol to me
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他啟發了我想打籃球的渴望。
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and, you know, I mean he inspired me to want to play this game.
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所以,聽到別人、聽到我的同袍、聽到教練和其他大人物
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So, for people, for colleagues, for, you know, coaches, and other greats
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把我和他相提並論,都歸為
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just to even put you in the same sentence, in the same category as,
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堪稱是籃球史上最偉大球員這一類,這實在是一大榮譽。
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you know, probably the greatest man ever to play the game of basketball is an honor.
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對我來說,我竭盡所能成為最優秀的球員。
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You know, for me, I try to do whatever it takes to be the best.
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當我在球場上,就希望自己是最優秀的。
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You know, when I'm on the floor, I want to be the best.
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別人看完我參與的比賽離場時,我希望他們說:
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When people leave the game that I played in, I want them to say,
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「那個六號是球場上最傑出的球員,
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"Well, that number six was the best player out there on the court.
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他是全世界最優秀的球員。」
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He's the best player in the world."
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不過,喬丹為大家立下了一個極高的標準
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And, you know, but, you know, Michael has set such a high standard for everyone
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——不只在籃球界,而是在整個體育界——
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-- not in just basketball, but in sport in general --
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不論是身為冠軍的意義,
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you know, about what it means to be a champion
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還是給後人留下的影響。
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and what it means to leave a legacy, so.
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現在,你已經獲得一枚冠軍戒指了。
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And right now, you've got one of those title rings,
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不過,你也知道的,看看他的手。
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but, you know, look at his hand.
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是的,他有六枚冠軍戒指。沒錯,他有六枚。
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Yes. He has six. Right. He has six.
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他達成許多成就,希望我也能做到那樣的地步。
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No, he has a lot of accomplishments, so, you know, hopefully I can get there.
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