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He is NBA Hall of Famer Jason Kidd, head coach of the Dallas Mavericks.
他是 NBA 名人堂成員Jason Kidd，現任達拉斯獨行俠總教練。
He’s on the phone Wednesday afternoon, hours before the Mavericks played the De
nver Nuggets at home, and is talking all things baseball.
週三下午，他在電話那頭，距離獨行俠主場迎戰丹佛金塊還有數小時，話題卻全都是棒球
Yes, one of the greatest point guards in NBA history is a fanatical baseball fan
.
沒錯，這位 NBA 歷史上最偉大的控球後衛之一，其實是個狂熱的棒球迷
He can tell you all about Randy Johnson’s Cy Young seasons, Barry Bonds’ home
runs and Henderson’s stolen bases.
他能如數家珍地談起Randy Johnson的賽揚獎賽季、Barry Bonds的全壘打，以及Rickey Hen
derson的盜壘紀錄
He was a baseball player himself, right up until college when he snubbed powers
like Kentucky and Kansas to enroll at Cal-Berkeley, where he grew up, largely be
cause he was promised he could play basketball and baseball.
他自己也曾是棒球選手，直到大學時期，他拒絕了肯塔基、堪薩斯等籃球名校，選擇進入他
成長的地方——加州大學柏克萊分校（Cal-Berkeley），主要原因是校方承諾他能同時打籃
球與棒球
“I grew up loving baseball,’’ said Kidd, a catcher and outfielder. “I love i
t. That’s one of the reasons I came to Cal, because they said I could play base
ball after basketball season. I never got the opportunity, though. When I was wo
rking out with the guys in basketball, they advised me to pass on baseball in ca
se I got hurt.
「我是從小愛著棒球長大的，」曾擔任捕手與外野手的基德說。「我真的很愛棒球。這也是
我選擇來柏克萊的原因之一，因為他們說我能在籃球賽季結束後打棒球。但我始終沒有獲得
那個機會。當我和籃球隊一起訓練時，他們建議我放棄棒球，以免受傷。」
“It’s one of the few times I listened.’’
「那是我少數幾次有聽話的時候之一。」
Certainly, he knew he made the right choice picking basketball over baseball, bu
t never lost his passion for baseball.
毫無疑問，他知道自己選擇籃球而非棒球是正確的決定，但他對棒球的熱情從未消失。
He is now launching JK Select Baseball, a nationwide youth baseball initiative u
nder the umbrella of the Jason Kidd Foundation.
如今，他正啟動「JK Select Baseball」，這是一項隸屬於傑森・基德基金會的全美青少年
棒球計畫。
The program is designed to help create opportunities for kids to receive the bes
t instruction for baseball while receiving mentorship and guidance, whether they
want to pursue sports or other careers. Kidd hopes that the baseball initiative
builds off the success of the JK Select Girls Basketball program, which has pro
duced more than 45 NCAA Division I athletes.
該計畫的目標，是為孩子們創造機會，讓他們在接受頂尖棒球訓練的同時，也能獲得導師制
度與人生指引，不論未來是否要走上運動之路。基德希望，這項棒球計畫能延續 JK Select
女子籃球計畫的成功——該計畫至今已培育出超過 45 名 NCAA 一級聯盟球員。
“Watching the young ladies play basketball, I started wondering if I should par
ticipate in youth baseball," Kidd said. “I started talking to my wife and other
s who were in the baseball world. I thought if I could help in women's youth bas
ketball, I can help in youth baseball. This conversation started getting tractio
n.’’
「看著那些年輕女孩打籃球時，我開始想，我是不是也該投入青少年棒球，」基德說。「我
開始和太太，以及棒球圈內的人討論。如果我能在女子青少年籃球上幫得上忙，那我也能在
青少年棒球領域做些事。這樣的想法漸漸獲得共鳴。」
The baseball initiative will have a three-tiered model for athletes from 7 to 18
years old, emphasizing skill development and education. It will begin in the Da
llas area, with hopes of expanding to Washington, California and Pennsylvania.
這項棒球計畫將採取三層級制度，對象為 7 至 18 歲的選手，重點放在技術培養與教育。
計畫將先從達拉斯地區展開，未來希望擴展至華盛頓州、加州與賓夕法尼亞州。
“I’m in a position to give back and with youth sports,’’ Kidd said, “and so
metimes we forget how important coaches are. A lot of us were blessed to have go
od coaches to help us go where we want to go. That helps create not just athlete
s, but lawyers and doctors and teachers. If the coaches are better, our youth wi
ll be better.’’
「我現在有能力回饋社會，特別是在青少年運動這一塊，」基德說，「而有時候我們會忘記
教練有多重要。很多人之所以能走到想去的地方，是因為遇到了好教練。這不只培養運動員
，也培養律師、醫師與老師。如果教練更好，我們的年輕世代就會更好。」
Kidd, who played travel baseball himself although those trips never went furt
her than two hours and not two time zones also has been reacquainted with you
th baseball through his 15-year-old son, Chance. He’s a 6-foot-4, 225-pound cat
cher who has been drawing attention. He has been invited to MLB’s Dream Series
this weekend in Tempe, Arizona, a program designed to help develop minority pitc
hers and catchers.
基德自己也打過巡迴棒球——雖然當年的移動距離從未超過兩小時車程，更別說跨越時區—
—如今則透過 15 歲的兒子錢斯（Chance），重新投入青少年棒球世界。身高 193 公分、
體重約 102 公斤的錢斯擔任捕手，已引起不少關注，並獲邀參加本週末於亞利桑那州坦佩
市舉行的 MLB「夢想系列」（Dream Series），這是一項致力於培養少數族裔投手與捕手的
計畫。
“I love watching baseball, it’s just such a great game,’’ Kidd said. “It’s
a game of failure. How do you deal with failure? And learning how to deal with
failure helps you in all phases of life.’’
「我真的很愛看棒球，那是一項非常偉大的運動，」基德說。「這是一個充滿失敗的比賽。
你要怎麼面對失敗？而學會處理失敗，能在你人生的各個層面帶來幫助。」
“Growing up in the Bay Area, we were rich in athletes that can play multiple sp
orts,’’ Kidd said. “I’m hoping with our program, we can help kids do whateve
r they choose. If they don’t want to play sports, helping them become doctors a
nd lawyers and teachers would be great, too.
「在灣區長大，我們身邊充滿了能同時從事多項運動的優秀運動員，」基德說。「我希望透
過我們的計畫，能幫助孩子們去做他們想做的事。如果他們不想打球，能幫助他們成為醫師
、律師或老師，也同樣很棒。」
“I just want to give them the opportunity to grow, not just as players, but as
people.’’
「我只是希望給他們成長的機會，不只是成為更好的球員，更是成為更好的人。」
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