“你們知道凌晨四點(diǎn)的洛杉磯是什么樣子嗎?我知道,我知道洛杉磯每一天凌晨四點(diǎn)的樣子。”這或許就是NBA傳奇科比·布萊恩特取得成功的原因。為了摯愛(ài)的籃球,為了效力將近20年的洛杉磯湖人隊(duì),他付出了常人無(wú)法比擬的努力。對(duì)于NBA球迷來(lái)說(shuō),科比不僅僅是一位偉大的籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)員,他就是籃球本身。如今,傳奇落幕,在揮別球迷、告別對(duì)手的時(shí)刻,且聽(tīng)科比在即將退役之際寫(xiě)給籃球的這封詩(shī)意“情書(shū)”。
Dear Basketball,
From the moment
I started rolling my dad's tube socks1)
And shooting imaginary
Game-winning shots
In the Great Western Forum2)
I knew one thing was real:
I fell in love with you.
A love so deep I gave you my all—
From my mind & body
To my spirit & soul.
As a six-year-old boy
Deeply in love with you
I never saw the end of the tunnel.
I only saw myself
Running out of one.
And so I ran.
I ran up and down every court
After every loose3) ball for you.
You asked for my hustle4)
I gave you my heart
Because it came with so much more.
I played through the sweat and hurt
Not because challenge called me
But because YOU called me.
I did everything for YOU
Because that's what you do
When someone makes you feel as
Alive as you've made me feel.
You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream
And I'll always love you for it.
But I can't love you obsessively5) for much longer.
This season is all I have left to give.
My heart can take the pounding
My mind can handle the grind6)
But my body knows it's time to say goodbye.
And that's OK.
I'm ready to let you go.
I want you to know now
So we both can savor7) every moment we have left together.
The good and the bad.
We have given each other
All that we have.
And we both know, no matter what I do next
I'll always be that kid
With the rolled up socks
Garbage can in the corner
:05 seconds on the clock
Ball in my hands.
5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1
Love you always,
Kobe
親愛(ài)的籃球:
小時(shí)候
我穿上父親的短筒襪
想象著
在大西部論壇球館
射中一個(gè)個(gè)制勝球
從那時(shí)起我就深信不疑:
我已深深愛(ài)上你。
這份愛(ài)是那樣深沉
我已為你付出所有——
從心和身到靈與魂。
六歲時(shí)
我愛(ài)你是那么深
我從未想象隧道盡頭的樣子。
我只想象自己
奔跑著沖出隧道。
于是我開(kāi)始奔跑。
我奔跑在每一個(gè)籃球場(chǎng)
為你爭(zhēng)奪每一個(gè)控制球的機(jī)會(huì)。
你要我去拼搏
我就奉獻(xiàn)出全部的心身
因?yàn)樗枰牟粌H僅是拼搏。
我在汗水與痛苦中拼搏
不是因?yàn)樘魬?zhàn)在召喚
而是因?yàn)槟阍谡賳疚摇?/p>
我做的一切都為了你
因?yàn)槟銓?duì)我也是如此
人們給了你活力,你也
讓我覺(jué)得自己擁有鮮活的生命。
你圓了一個(gè)六歲男孩的湖人夢(mèng)
為此我將永遠(yuǎn)愛(ài)你。
但這份癡情的愛(ài)卻難以為繼。
我所能給你的只剩下這個(gè)賽季。
我的心臟依舊能承受劇烈的跳動(dòng)
我的意志依舊能應(yīng)對(duì)痛苦的磨練
但我的身體卻明白:該說(shuō)再見(jiàn)了。
沒(méi)關(guān)系。
我已準(zhǔn)備好說(shuō)再見(jiàn)。
我現(xiàn)在告訴你,只是為了
我們都能珍惜剩下的
分分秒秒。
無(wú)論歡喜,無(wú)論悲憂。
我們都為彼此
奉獻(xiàn)了自己的所有。
我們都知道,無(wú)論我
之后做什么
我都將永遠(yuǎn)是那個(gè)
卷著襪筒的孩子
手里捧著籃球
瞄準(zhǔn)角落里的垃圾桶
假裝時(shí)間還剩5秒:
5……4……3……2……1
永遠(yuǎn)愛(ài)你的,
科比
1. tube sock: 無(wú)跟圓筒短襪
2. Great Western Forum: 大西部論壇球館,原為NBA場(chǎng)館之一,從1967~1999年一直是洛杉磯湖人隊(duì)的主場(chǎng),也是湖人隊(duì)使用時(shí)間最長(zhǎng)的主場(chǎng)。
3. loose [lu?s] adj. (比賽中的球)不在任何球員控制下的
4. hustle [?h?sl] n. <口>賣力,努力