篮球英文堂 第24期:库里,大学生涯,一切源于刻苦(在线收听

   The hardest thing I faced in college: I was a little undersized

  上大学我面对的最困难的是我个矮,不强壮
  So a lot of the high D-I(NCAA(National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division I) coaches didn't think I was able to play at their level
  所以许多大学教练认为我不能适应NCAA的水平
  My weakness was I was weak
  我的弱点就是我身体弱
  At Davidson, after every practice, my coach would add a penny to a jar
  在戴维森学院,每次训练结束后,教练都会往一个罐子里放一分钱的硬币
  By the end of season, that jar would be filled, to symbolize the improvement that we as a team made throughout the season
  等赛季结束时,罐子也随之填满了,也代表着我们整个赛季满满的努力和整个队伍的提升
  That focus on getting better was the fuel that kept me going
  对于变强的专注,鞭策着我不断前行
  As a freshman we got in the NCAA tournament
  作为大一新生,我随球队闯入NCAA锦标赛
  Faced the Maryland team that was heavily favored
  对手是被十分看好的马里兰队
  We didn't win but that I was a motivation, for us to take that next step next year
  我们没能赢,但那场比赛激励了我,整支球队都决心要更上一层楼,明年再来
  Guys coming back to campus
  队员们都主动回校训练
  To sacrifice just a little bit more to be ready for, you know tougher opponents
  为球队多牺牲一点,为明年更强大的对手多准备一点
  库里
  When I was a sophomore
  当我大二时
  We were able to put ourselves in positions to make a great run
  我们球队已经做好大干一场的准备了
  Because of the time and the work and the sacrifice everyone put in to it
  我们付出了那么多时间,流过那么多汗水
  That did give us a shot to beat the No.2 ranked team
  这一切,帮助我们战胜了高高在上的二号种子
  We are gonna find ways to do more to win it
  当时我们也相信,我们一定能拿到更多胜利的
  It wasn't a Cinderella story to us
  对于我们来说,那次胜利并不是福从天降
  We had to prepare ourselves for that moment
  我们为这一刻准备了太久
  A performance like that, is special
  这样的表现,不同寻常
  Striving to improve, to get to that next level of accomplishment
  挑战新高度,追求新成就
  It's what the game is all about
  这是篮球的本真
  Every day, there's an opportunity for me to add one of those pennies in the jar of my game
  每一天,我都有一次不断提升自己的机会
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