One-on-One with Kings forward Chris Webber
Published 6:46 a.m. PST Tuesday, March 11, 2003
Q: You just turned 30. Do you feel altogether different?
A: I'm a whole lot wiser. I'm not as stupid as I used to be
(laughs). If you're not smarter at 30 than 25, then you're
a fool. I think that goes for anyone, not just basketball
players. It's life. I've had friends pass over the years.
The longer you live, the more you encounter, and it's
definitely made me appreciate life and basketball, and the
situation we're in this year with this team and how close
we are to winning a championship.
Q: You initially didn't want to report here, when you were
traded from Washington. Did your dad threaten to drop-kick
you if you didn't report?
A: My father, I listen to him. He's the only man who can talk
to me like that. I'm glad to be here. The fans and the
players all need to take a second and remember where we
have come from and how soon we forget that this used to be
the joke of the NBA. This team set records for losing before.
I'm glad to be here. If we keep the same humble attitude as
the lowly Kings, we'll experience a lot more success. People
will think we're like the Raiders or the Lakers. Or the 1984
Tigers!
Q: This team is close. What are some examples?
A: My second year here, I got everyone a trip to Jamaica. That's
when it all started. Vlade Divac took me to the (Roy Jones)
fight in Las Vegas for my birthday. Doug Christie made me a
jacket with my name on the back. We don't just talk about
doing things together, we do it. It's not fake. That's how we
really are. We're really close. We all went to the funeral of
Bobby Jackson's mom. I told my family that was the closest
moment I've had in sports.
Q: Looking ahead to age 40, can you see yourself still in
basketball, in some capacity?
A: I would love to stay involved in basketball, for a lifelong
occupation. I don't know. Maybe I'll own a team (laughs). You
never know. If not basketball, then something with another
sport, like football. If not, maybe I'll have a lot of kids,
and I'll be at home having fun with them.
Q: Karl Malone is 40 and playing well. Does that impress you?
A: Karl Malone is definitely a player I look up to the most in
the league at my position: His endurance, the fact that he
still runs the floor at full speed, all the drills in practice.
He still does all of those things so well. To see his body in
shape, his professionalism, I have been impressed by that. If
there's one thing I have been impressed with in the NBA, it's
been his work ethic.
Q: You're a big football fan. Could you have played in college
and beyond with your body?
A: I love football. I was pretty good when I was younger. The
taller I got, the more I got into basketball, and it hurt my
knees. But I was pretty good in high school. I went on a
recruiting trip for basketball to Michigan, and I was thinking
of playing football. I went into the locker room, and Jumbo
Elliott looked at my legs and said he could break those easily.
I stuck with basketball after that (laughs).
原文:http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/basketball/
kings/profiles/story/6254539p-7208722c.html
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看完這個簡短的訪問
覺得 Webber 其實是個可愛的人 :)
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