[專欄] Larry Bird退休二十週年回顧

[skeric (阿剛)]

Larry Bird Announces His Retirement, August 18, 1992: A Fan’s Reflection 

By Paul Rados


On August 18, 1992 the great Larry Bird announced his retirement from the NBA.

A Boston Celtics legend and one of the greatest basketball players of all time,

Bird was a basketballhero of mine and single-handedly got me interested in the

game as a child. When he retired 20 years ago today, I was 14 years old--old

enough to know what was happening, but not mature enough to grasp the concept

that an icon was leaving the game for good.

1992年的8月18日，Larry Bird 宣布自NBA退休。同時身為波士頓的籃球英雄及史上最偉

大的球星之一，Bird是我心目中的籃球英雄，也是唯一讓我對籃球比賽感到有趣的人。在

他二十年前退休的那天，我十四歲，年紀已經大得讓我足以明白那時正發生的事，卻還沒

有成熟到能領會一個偶像自賽場上離開所代表的意義。


Bird finished his 13-year career playing in 897 games with career average of

24.3 points per game, 10.0 rebounds per game, and 6.3 assists per game. He

shot .496 from the field, .376 from the three-point line, and boasted a .886

free -throw percentage. To say his career was phenomenal would still be an

understatement.

他以平均每場24.3分、10.0籃板外加6.3助攻結束了他十三年共打了897場的NBA生涯。他

擁有0.496的投籃命中率，0.376的外線命中率及傲人的罰球命中率--0.886。即使「非凡」

都不足以形容他的表現。


Bird along with Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson can be credited with

making the NBA what it is today in terms of popularity. When both entered the

league in the late 1970s the NBA was suffering from poor attendance and minimal

television interest. It was the Lakers vs. Celtics, and more specifically

Magic vs. Bird through the 1980s that rejuvenated the league. Basketball

became exciting again as the two teams continually battled it out for the

title. It is difficult to think of a rivalry greater than this.

NBA在今日之所以能如此受歡迎，歸功於Bird和另一名湖人的傳奇球星Johnson絕不為過。

當他們雙雙於1970年代加入NBA時，正遭逢電視尚未普及的時候，NBA所受的關注也不大，

然而，湖人vs.塞爾提克，或更精確地說，是Magic vs. Bird，為1980年代的NBA注入了

一股清泉。當這兩隊持續著數年的對決，為了冠軍而戰時，籃球比賽變得非常刺激。很難

再找到如此令人熱血沸騰的對戰組合了。


After his final season, Bird joined fellow NBA stars Johnson, Michael Jordan,

and others to represent the United States in the 1992 Olympic Games in

Barcelona Spain. It was the first time in Olympic history the United States

sent professional athletes to compete in the games. The squad was referred to

as the "Dream Team" where they went on to win the gold medal in men's

basketball.

在結束了他在NBA的最後一季後，Bird加入了他的朋友Johnson, Jordan的行列代表美國出

征1992年在西班牙巴塞隆那舉辦的奧運。這是美國史上頭一遭派出職業選手出賽。這個陣

容贏得了男子籃球項目的金牌，並被譽為「夢幻隊」。


Larry Bird is the reason I cheer for the likes of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett,

and Rajon Rondo today. It is players like him, that was a super-hero me as a

child, that allowed me to develop a lifelong love for the game--and especially

the Celtics.

Larry Bird是我之所以在今日為Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, 和Rajon Rondo加油的原

因。正因為是像他這樣一位成為我孩提時超級英雄的球員，讓我一生都持續熱愛著籃球比

賽--特別是塞爾提克。



http://0rz.tw/Fclh1

我嘗試著用一位由衷欽敬著大鳥的球迷的心翻譯了這篇專欄，然礙於語言表達能力不夠

可能有諸多不精準處，還請指正包涵。

最後，讓我對大鳥致上最高的敬意，謝謝你！


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※ 編輯: skeric          來自: 118.168.250.123      (08/18 23:11)
→ LBJ23       :Bird vs LBJ誰會贏?
→ ddt73930    :我因大鳥博得滿堂彩
推 Highflying  :Ray Allen表示:
→ qhaabk      :              不在塞爾提克了啊
→ alex55555   :挪威司機 vs 大鳥博德
※ skeric:轉錄至看板 Celtics                                       08/18 23:16
推 kuchibu     :大鳥真的是很多阿伯球迷心裡的神
推 kuchibu     :雖然他長得很像奪魂鋸騎三輪車那隻  不好看
※ 編輯: skeric          來自: 118.168.250.123      (08/18 23:21)
推 fablife     :可惜太晚看ＮＢＡ還沒接到他那個年代
→ skeric      :我覺得二十年後也許我們看LBJ也是這種感覺
推 deeptrance  :我很同意樓上
推 GianniC     :Bird用很多匪夷所思的方式來主宰比賽  例如 神來一偷
→ GianniC     :說真的  Bird比MJ還要不可思議許多...
→ dickyman    : 柏德已經被諾威思基和肚蘭特超越 傳奇性大減
推 samuel01    :dicky大 何以見得...
推 Yukirin     :LBJ跟兩個MJ的強都是顯而易見的 但是大鳥卻是很玄妙
→ Yukirin     :的 他看起來就像是個公園阿伯但是就是電爆所有人
推 philxiao    :Bird是史上第一、也是唯一「MVP + CoY + EoY」！！！
→ philxiao    :這幾乎是NBA籃球人員中最高終身榮耀了！
推 b600271zxc  :光用嘴就可以打球, 本身就很玄妙了....
推 tookouw     :史上最好的「籃球人」...下場打也行 用嘴巴打也行..
推 caten       :Bird vs LBJ不知道，但是當年的塞爾提克VS現在的熱火
→ caten       :就顆顆了
※ 編輯: skeric          來自: 118.168.250.123      (08/19 00:45)
推 kuochieh    :推!大鳥就算退休後 事業也超有成就! 不像MJ 老闆當的
→ kuochieh    :不可思議........
推 amozartea   :他只是動作不好看...
推 arrow1248   :球員當的不可思議就好
推 kingroy     :生涯24-10-6的確是超級噁心的..
推 Linethan    :LBJ vs Bird? 是在過去對決還是在現代對決??
推 motoman     :大鳥打球真的豪洨，自己投球後馬上跑到會接到籃板的
→ motoman     :地方自己補進，體能很弱卻吃遍NBA的人，還左右開弓
→ motoman     :還拿比賽來練自己的左手進攻 結果整場拿了47分...
推 XinJay      :守不住的大鳥
推 cherub56    :同意GianniC大和Yukirin大 大鳥真的很不可思議