[外電] Kingdom Interviews: Donté Greene

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Kingdom Interviews: Donté Greene

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Following Wednesday's practice, Sacramento Kings guard/forward Donté Greene
took time out of his schedule to talk about the task of defending the game’s
biggest stars, his incredible shoe collection, and rookie pranks. The
second-year pro out of Syracuse is averaging 8.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per
game while starting 25 of the team's last 33 games. An exceptional two-way
player, he scored a career high 24 points twice this season while recording
countless highlight-reel dunks and blocked shots. Be sure to catch Donté and
the Kings in action when they take on the Utah Jazz tonight at 6 p.m. PST.
星期三的練習後，小綠抽空接受訪問，聊聊他的在比賽中的防守任務、球鞋抽藏以及當菜
鳥時的趣事。來自Syracuse的二年級職業球員平均每場的8.3分抓下2.8個籃板，並且在過
去33場比賽中擔任其中24場的先發。他目前有兩項特殊的長材，難以數記的精采灌籃和即
時的封蓋，同時他本季有兩場比賽得分都達到個人生涯新高的24分。

Who were your idols growing up and which current or former players did you
pattern your game after?

When I first started playing, T-Mac (Tracy McGrady) and Vince Carter were
definitely my favorite players.  As I started to get older and learned the
strengths of my game, Rashard Lewis was one guy who I looked up to.
問：誰是你成長期的偶像，目前誰又是你學習的榜樣？
綠：我剛開始打球時，喜歡的是T-Mac和Vince Cater，當我長大後開始學著讓自己變的更
    強大，這時候Rashard Lewis是我的榜樣。﹝小綠換個偶像好嗎？﹞

Can you take me through a typical gameday?  Do you have any pre-game
routines?

Usually we have shootaround at about 10:30, so I get up around 9 or 9:30 and
go get something to eat.  I head to the gym to get a few shots in before
shootaround and go watch film.  Then I go home, take a nap for about an hour
or an hour and a half — I make sure I eat before I nap and eat when I get
up.  I usually get one of my Subway sandwiches: tuna with bacon on every game
day.

I get to the gym around 4:15, get my shots up and then sit down and get ready
for the game. I go to chapel before the game and get focused. I listen to
whatever I’m feeling that day – it might be gospel, maybe R&B, maybe rap.
問：可以聊一下比賽日的作息嗎？有沒有要按表操課之類的？
綠：通常在早上十點半時有投籃練習，我大約在九點至九點半時起床，在練習開始前先到
    球場去投投籃，熱一下手感，練習後看個比賽影片，然後回家睡午覺，睡個一至一個
    半小時吧，午睡前和午睡後我都要吃東西，比賽日時我通常都吃鮪魚和培根潛艇堡。

What have been the biggest adjustments in going from college to the pros and
then from your first into your second season?

How much you have to work, because I’ve worked hard to get where I’m at in
the NBA, and you have to work ten times harder. You have to learn how to be a
pro, come down, and be ready to learn every day. Just being more mature is
the difference, I’d say — you have to grow up when you come to the NBA. I
just had a touch of it last year, but I got the hang of it this year and it’
s been going well for me.
問：當你從一個大學生變成職業球員，以及從一個菜鳥變成二年級生時所遇上的最大的改
    變是甚麼？
綠：訓練量的提升，我當初努力練球才得以進入聯盟，但進了聯盟後你得再努力十倍才能
    生存。學習如何當一名職業球員，學習放低姿態，準備隨時接受新知，讓自己成為一
    個更成熟的人。當你進了聯盟你就必須長大，去年我才知道這個道理，幸好我已經了
    解它而且做的還不錯。

You've developed a reputation as a great defensive stopper. Can you describe
your mindset when you enter the game? Who’s been the toughest player you’ve
gone up against in your career?

I’m just trying to keep my guy in front of me, contain him and always know
what his strengths and weaknesses are. That’s the key when you’re going out
there and playing a guy like LeBron or Kobe. With LeBron, you want to keep
him out the lane, make him shoot jump shots and contest them. With other
guys, it’s different on every night, but you [have to] know who you’re
guarding and what they like to do.

I mean, all of them are really tough — LeBron, Kobe, Melo (Carmelo Anthony),
D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) — all those top guys are definitely difficult [to
guard].  You probably can never really shut them down, so you just try to
contain them and keep them from doing too much.
問：你現在正被培養成一名傑出的防守者，聊聊你在比賽時的心態？誰是最難防的球員？
綠：我試著讓被防守者一直待在我面前，不斷干擾他，並且確實了解他的長處和弱點。當
    面對像是LBJ或Kobe這類球員時，這是至關重要的。守LBJ時，你要讓他遠離禁區，讓
    他只能選擇跳投，並干擾他投籃。每晚的挑戰都不同，但相同的是你要知道你守的是
    誰，以及了解他們的優缺點。
    我覺得所有的頂尖球員都難守，LBJ、Kobe、Melo和D-Wade都很難守。你只能壓低他們
    的得分，不斷地干擾他們，並且降低他們的影響力。

What do you think is the best part of your game and what areas do you feel
you still need to improve?

The best part of my game is my versatility — I can play every position from
the one to the five.  One night I’m guarding Steve Nash, the next night, I’
m guarding Rashard Lewis, Dirk Nowitzki, or Kobe.  So, it’s my versatility
on the defensive and offensive ends, because I can play inside and outside.

One thing I’m going to definitely focus on this summer is my block game, and
also my ball-handling.
問：自己的優點以及最需要改善的部份？
綠：我的優點就是我的多功能性，每個位置都能打，今天可以守Nash，明天也可以守兩千
    萬、Dirk或Kobe，進攻上我也是能裡能外。
    我最需要改善的部份就是沒有辦法確實融入進攻，以及處理球的選擇。
    ﹝譯者：Block Game要怎麼翻比較好呢，請強者解說。﹞

What would you say has been your most memorable moment in the NBA so far?

Actually, it was just over our past holiday home stand, [when I was] able to
play against LeBron one night, Kobe the next night, and then my man, Melo.
Now, we didn’t come out with the wins like we wanted to against LeBron and
Kobe, but it was just being able to go out and play against those guys every
other night and defend them. I feel like I did a pretty good job on them.
問：目前為止，職業生涯最難忘的一刻？
綠：就是聖誕假期的那幾場比賽，第一場守LeBron，下一場守Kobe，然後又守甜瓜。
    雖然我們沒能拿下每一場的勝利，但負責防守他們的任務，我覺得我做的還不錯。

Can you talk about the historic 35-point comeback against the Bulls and what
sparked the team to make the rally?

Before [it happened], we just weren’t playing together and we knew that we
were a better team than that. At halftime we went into the locker room and
got yelled at, of course, by Coach, and then we just went out and [said] we’
re going to play together, we’re going play hard, and we’re not going to
give up – and we didn’t.  The guys that came in off the bench were playing
hard, the starters went out there and played hard, and we just came back and
ended up taking it.
問：聊聊對公牛的大逆轉？
綠：上半場我們打的像一盤散沙，但我們都知道我們並沒有這麼差。中場休息時，我們走
    進休息室準備好要挨罵了。當我們走出休息室時，我們告訴自己要重新振作，要團結
    在一起，不能放棄比賽，然後我們做到了。先發和板凳都付出了百分百的努力，接著
    我們追回失分贏得比賽。

What were some pranks and duties that you had to do as a rookie last season?

(Laughs)  Well, of course everyone knows I got my car [filled with] popcorn.
The duties were just to bring in bagels and fruit, and on the road, making
sure players got their wake-up calls and were out of bed and on the bus.
Seeing if guys needed me to get anything, basically, is what I’d say was the
biggest one.
問：新秀時期的趣事和義務？
綠：趣事當然就是大家都知道的爆米花事件。
    義務是準備培果和水果，作客的時候負責當鬧鐘，確保大家都起床而且都坐上巴士。
    另外就是有人找我幫忙我就會幫，但不能是無關緊要的小事。

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作者: kingpredrag (I love Man Utd!!!!!!!!!) 看板: Kings
標題: Re: [外電] Kingdom Interviews: Donté Greene
時間: Wed Feb  3 22:06:42 2010

接上文
Who’s in charge of the rookie pranks on the team now that Bobby Jackson is
retired?  As a veteran now, have you been able to get any good ones in
yourself?

Spencer (Hawes) takes care of that, along with Noc (Andres Nocioni) and Beno
(Udrih).

I don’t see myself as [a veteran] yet, but even when I do get some years,
that’s not me.  I’m more of a happy-go-lucky guy, as far as just make sure
you bring your donuts, bagels, or whatever.  But I’m not the kind of guy who
makes other guys do stuff.
問：老巴比退休後，現在由誰來負責「照顧」新秀？身為一個老鳥，你會使喚小老弟嗎？
綠：阿屁負責「照顧」新秀，酒駕和烏錐也會幫忙。
    我還不夠格稱為老兵，即使我已經在聯盟混很多年我也不會認為我是，這不合我的個
    性，我是樂天派的，你只要把該準備的東西準備好就夠了，我不是那種當班長的人。

I saw on the hilarious “Donté Greene Show” that you’re a big shoe guy.
 How did your collection start and which is your favorite pair?

It started with just me growing up and not being able to have all of the
latest hot shoes. Once I got a chance to provide for myself and to be able to
have an unlimited amount of shoes, I took full advantage of it. At my house
here, I have about 200 pairs of shoes and I still got about 100 pairs of
shoes at Syracuse, and maybe about 300 pairs of shoes back in Baltimore. I’m
all about shoes.

My favorite pairs would be the Jordan XI and XII, either one, no matter what
color they are.
問：我有看歡樂綠綠秀，你是個球鞋收藏家，你收藏球鞋的動機為何？最喜歡那一雙鞋？
綠：我在成長過程中了解我並沒有辦法擁有每一雙最新的熱門鞋款，後來我有能力負擔它
    們，並且不用計較他們的數量時，我就「僚」下去了。
    最喜歡的是Jordan 11和12代，這兩雙鞋的每一個顏色我都愛。

Do you have any hidden talents that no one knows about?

Well, it’s not really hidden as much anymore, but I can play the drums.  If
you go on YouTube and search for it, I was playing the fight song on the
drums with the [Syracuse] band before the game.  So, yeah, that would be my
hidden talent.
問：你還有深藏不漏的絕技嗎？
綠：好像沒有耶，不過我會打鼓。你可以上水管去搜索影片，我在Syracuse的比賽前，
    會和樂團演奏一些加油的歌曲，這就是我的隱藏技。

Thank you for your time, Donté.  Congratulations on an exciting season for
you and the team so far, and best of luck the rest of the way.

Oh, yeah, no problem.  Thanks.
問：感謝你撥冗接受訪談，恭喜你和球隊在這個賽季有著不錯的表現，祝你在接下來的賽
    季也有同樣的表現。
綠：沒問題，謝啦

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