蘭帕德FPA Awards感言

[jftsai (老臭蟲)]

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/sport/story/0,6903,1489537,00.html

Sincerely yours, Frank

A transcript of Frank Lampard's speech to the Footballer of the Year Awards
dinner last Thursday night. (選錄,等對岸翻譯吧)

Sunday May 22, 2005
The Observer

This award is voted for by journalists, who can be your biggest critic and get
on your nerves sometimes, but they all know football and I am very respectful
of their thoughts, and very proud they have decided to give me this award this
year.


There were some difficult times for me as a player at West Ham. I remember
running on the touchline, and being told: 'Go and sit down with your uncle and
your dad [Redknapp and coach Frank Lampard senior], because you're not good
enough to get on the pitch.' I would love all those people to be in this room
tonight so I could answer them.


Also my Nanny Hilda, my dad's mum. She used to be at West Ham giving out wine
gums to everyone who sat around her - now she does it at Chelsea.
Unfortunately she still keeps calling the manager Joseph Mourinho. She will
never learn.


My girlfriend Elen is here tonight, and we're expecting our first baby, a
little girl, in August. I'm chuffed to bits and cannot wait. Elen is a big fan
of Barcelona and that causes a problem when we watch Spanish football on TV.
She sees Ronaldinho take on five players, beat the lot of them and score a
great goal, and asks why I don't do that. I tell her, 'We're different types
of player.' (；－_－)


I went to her funeral today, she was 10 years old. She came to the game
against Charlton where we lifted the Premiership trophy. She had a tumour on
the brain - really she should have died the week before that game. But she was
so desperate to come and see that game, to watch us play. The character and
strength she showed made me put everything in perspective.(≧◇≦)

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