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: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/26/sports/baseball/26proctor.html?_r=1&ref=baseball&oref=slogin
: By Listening, Proctor Gains a Mental Edge
: By TYLER KEPNER
: Published: August 26, 2006
: ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 25 — Scott Proctor was always fiercely competitive,
: much more than the other kids in his Jensen Beach, Fla., Little League. When
: he tried to pull an outside pitch, or committed another infraction, his coach
: would let him know it. It was one voice Proctor did not need right then.

當Scott Proctor還是佛羅里達Jesen Beach少棒聯盟球員時, 遠超過其他打球的小孩,
Scott Proctor便極端地具有好勝心。當他設法去拉一個外角球，或犯了其他錯誤時，
他的教練總會立即地指正他，但這指正的聲音卻不是Protor在當時聽得進去的。

: “He’s a perfectionist, and I’m a perfectionist,” said the coach, Gordon
: Proctor, Scott’s father. “When he was little, about 9 years old, he said,
: ‘I love baseball, but all you do is yell at me during the games.’ I said,
: ‘You know, he’s right.’ ”

"他是個完美主義者,我也是(遺傳), "Protor的教練也是他的父親, Gordon Protor說: "
當他還小，大約9歲時,他告訴我:'我愛棒球, 但你能作的卻是在比賽中對我吼叫, 讓我
難堪,' 我說: '你知道,他是對的。'"

: From then on, Gordon decided he would let his son play, and wait until the
: drive home to dissect the details. That was when Scott needed and craved
: another voice.
: “After the games, we’d talk forever,” Gordon Proctor said. “And we still
: do.”

從那時候起, Gordon決定在比賽時不管對錯還是讓他兒子繼續比賽，等到比賽後開車回家
後才將細節分析給他聽。那時才是Scott需要也聽得進去的時候。

"從此在賽後，我們便能好好地談一談, "Gordon Proctor說: "直到現在我們仍是這樣。"

: Those conversations began Proctor’s journey to find the mental edge to
: complement his physical gift of an exploding fastball. Even after a rare
: three-day break in Seattle, in which he never got into a game, Proctor led
: American League pitchers in appearances, with 65 after Friday’s game against
: the Los Angeles Angels.

這樣的談話也讓Proctor－這個擁有爆炸性快速球之生理天賦的選手，展開了尋找能夠與
生理天賦相互配合的心理素質的旅程。

: “He’ll never turn down the ball, that’s for sure,” said the Yankees
: bullpen coach, Joe Kerrigan. “We’re careful with him, but he’s been a
: lifesaver for us.”
: Proctor, 29, who prepared to be a minor league starter in spring training
: this season, insists he can handle the physical toll of his job. Staying
: mentally sharp is the challenge.

"他永遠不會拒絕投球，那是無庸置疑的, "洋基牛棚的教練，Joe Kerrigan說: "我們
一直小心地用他，但無奈的是他是我們的救命仙丹。"(天天P不是亂講的）
Procotr, 29歲，本季春訓時他已準備到小聯盟當先發投手來養，希望他能夠將他擁有
火球男的生理天賦表現出來, 唯一的挑戰就是他在心理上需保持足夠應付的能力。

: He still talks to his father almost every day, and he bounces ideas off
: teammates like Mariano Rivera. But the person who helps most is probably Chad
: Bohling, who joined the Yankees last season as director of optimal
: performance.

現在他仍然幾乎每天都和他的爸爸聊聊，而且也常聽聽隊友給他的意見，像Mariano
Rivera。但幫助他最多的可能是Chad Bohling, 他在上個球季加入洋基，是球員能夠正
面發展的心理導師。

: When Bohling was hired, some Yankees dismissed him. His presence seemed to be
: an outgrowth of the hoary motivational sayings that cover the walls of
: Legends Field on orders from the principal owner, George Steinbrenner.
: “I don’t believe in it,” Gary Sheffield said of Bohling’s hiring. “I
: think it’s for people who are weak-minded.”
: Bohling is based in Tampa, Fla., and usually does not travel with the team.
: When he showed up in the clubhouse last season, he seemed to have little to
: do. But this season, especially, Proctor has taken to him.

當Bohling初被雇用時，某些洋基隊員對他嗤之以鼻。他的出現就好像在大老闆George
Stenbrenner的號令下,為了維持不朽傳奇的家園的外牆，只好用一些古老激勵表現的方式
去花掉一些錢，所產生的自然產物。
"我不相信那有什麼用, " Gary Sheffied對Bohling的雇用表達自己的看法: "我認為他是
為心理素質差的人專門設計的。"
Bohling則駐守在佛羅里達Tampa基地，通常不與洋基隊一同旅行。當他在上一季出現在球
員休息室時，他好像很少有事可作。但這個球季就不同了, 特別是Proctor找上了他的時
候。

: After a game one night, Proctor carried several DVD’s that Bohling prepared
: for him. Two featured roundtable forums with top athletes — including
: Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and the Yankees’ Derek Jeter — discussing their
: mental approach.
: Another, which Proctor carries on every road trip, is a personal highlight
: reel set to songs like “Eye of the Tiger,” with positive comments from
: broadcasters piped in.

在一場比賽後的晚上，Proctor帶了好幾份Bohling為他準備的DVD。兩個人面對面對於一
些頂級的運動員作深入的討論，這些選手包括 Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods及洋基隊的
Derek Jeter，討論他們心理上面對大比賽的方法。
另外，Proctor帶到每個客場的，則是一份提高個人信心的歌曲錄音，如洛基第三集中的
主題曲"虎眼"(Eye of the Tiger)(看過電影的人會更有感覺)，以及一些廣播員對球員的
正面評論。

: Proctor and Bohling communicate often, talking on the phone or sending text
: messages. After Proctor pitched in both games of a doubleheader last Friday
: in Boston, he found a text message waiting from Bohling: “Good job, stay
: strong.”
: General Manager Brian Cashman hired Bohling and does not allow him to speak
: to reporters. But for a team with multiple bullpen catchers, batting practice
: pitchers, a strength coach and a full-time massage therapist, it made sense
: to have a mental-skills coach.

Proctor和Bohling常常一起溝通，不管是透過電話或傳送文字訊息。在上週五Proctor在
波士頓投完兩場雙重賽後，他發現收到Bohling送來的一段文字訊息: "幹得好，保持強
悍!"
總經理Brian Cashman雇用了Bohling，但不允許他接受記者採訪。但對於一這樣的球隊－
擁有多個牛棚捕手、打擊教練、體能教練及全時的按摩師，擁有一個心理能力教練應該
是相當有意義的。

: “The goal is to provide every resource possible to put our players in the
: best position to reach optimal levels of performance on a consistent basis,”
: Cashman said. “Chad is another resource for players to utilize if they
: choose.”
: Bohling’s lessons, and those from Proctor’s father, who runs an accounting
: firm in Florida, have become ingrained in Proctor’s psyche. After bad games,
: he said, he may think of his father’s advice: everybody fails, but the best
: never dwell on it.

"我們的目標是提供我們的選手各種可能的資源，讓他能夠持續地保持最佳的狀態以產生
樂觀的成果。"Cashman說: "Chad則是隊員可選擇的另一種資源!"
Bohling所作的，以及目前在佛羅里達州經營會計公司的Proctor父親所給他的，已經深化
在Proctor的靈魂深處。他說，即便投了一場壞比賽，他也會想起他父親的建議: 每個人都
會失敗，但最好的選手不會一直想著過去的失敗。

: Proctor was drafted by the Mets out of high school but opted to go to Florida
: State before being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He spent five years in
: the Dodgers’ farm system before the Yankees acquired him for Robin Ventura
: in 2003.
: The next July, he struck out Boston’s Nomar Garciaparra in the sixth inning
: of a one-run game at Fenway Park. The moment was lost in the mayhem of a day
: that included a brawl and a game-ending home run, but it had enormous value
: for Proctor.

Proctor是在高中畢業時就被紐約大都會隊看中了，但在與洛杉機道奇隊簽約前他選擇到
達佛羅里達州。在2003年被洋基用Robin Ventura交易過來之前，他在道奇的農場待了5
年。隔年的7月，他在芬威球場一分差的比賽中的第六局，三振了紅襪的Nomar
Garciaparra。那也是受到重傷敗得很慘的一天，包括球員打架和一支再見全壘打，但這
卻對Proctor本人產生了重大的意義。

: “When I honestly felt like I could pitch here was when I came in to face
: Nomar,” Proctor said. “I was successful, and it gave me the confidence to
: know, ‘O.K., I can do this.’
: “And then from there, you go out and you struggle and you doubt yourself.
: But Chad talks about just trying to stay off that emotional roller coaster:
: ‘Hey, I’m only human, I’m going to screw up, I’m going to go out there
: and give it up.’

"老實說，我覺得好像我能夠在大聯盟投球，是在我上場面對Nomar的時候, "Proctor說:
"我成功了，那給了我信心去明瞭: '是的, 我能夠辦得到!'"
但是Chad提及的只是設法讓他逃開那個情感上的雲霄飛車: "喂, 我只是個人，我即將凸
槌，準備走出去到投手丘去丟分。"

: “When you’re warming up and you have a bad thought go through your head —
: ‘Oh no, it’s a one-run game, I can’t give up any runs’ — you step off
: and say, ‘That’s not going to benefit me. All I’ve got to do is take one
: pitch at a time, throw strikes; the pressure’s on him.’ It’s just
: transferring the pressure from what I feel myself and putting it on the
: hitter. He’s got to hit the round ball with the round bat and hit it
: square.

"當你在熱身時，你會有個壞想法閃過你的腦袋－'哦不, 這是個一分差的比賽，我不能丟
掉任何分數－你必需離開這個想法並說: '事情雖不見得對我有利。我要作的就是每次投
出一個球，投出好球；壓力就會在他身上。' 只要把身上感到的壓力轉移到打者的身上。
他必需要用圓棒子打個圓球，用方形的(準確的)方法打出去。"(最後一句是Ted Williams
的名言。)

: “You know,” Proctor concluded, “I’m not easy to hit.”
: It seemed that way through May 20, when Proctor had a 1.84 earned run average
: and earned the trust of Manager Joe Torre. Over his next 21 games, though,
: his effectiveness waned. From May 23 through July 4, his E.R.A. was 7.99. His
: ability to reverse that trend and settle back into a groove (he has a 1.76
: E.R.A. since) has impressed his teammates.

"你知道的, "Proctor總結地說: "我的球不是那麼容易打得好的。"
那似乎就像到5月20日發生的事，Proctor只有1.84的自責分率，也贏得了總教練Joe Torre
的信任。雖然之後的21場比賽，他的效力變得暗淡了。從5月23日到7月4日，自責分率是
7.99。他就是能夠扭轉壞的走勢，讓情勢回到原本該有的好狀況去發展(之後他的自責分
只有1.76)，這樣的能力讓他的隊友感到印象深刻。

: “You can tell a lot more about people when they struggle as opposed to when
: they do well,” Jeter said. “He never changed, and he bounced back.”
: Proctor uses more off-speed pitches than he did in past years, but the
: biggest improvement has been his command. That, says catcher Jorge Posada, is
: where his growing confidence shows itself.
: “The stuff was always there,” Posada said. “When you have a guy who’s got
: that confidence, that good mentality, they’re a lot crisper. They can put
: the ball where they’re supposed to put it. Execution, location — everything
: behind it is thrown with a purpose.”

"你可以說出很多的人是為了沒法回到原本好的狀況，一直不斷地掙扎，"(A-Rod嗎?)Jeter
說: "他卻從不改變，而且能夠從逆境翻身。"
Proctor比起前幾年用了更多改變球速的變化球，但最大的進步則是他的控球。捕手Jorge
Posada說，那顯露了他本身逐漸長成的自信心。

: Proctor missed time at the end of spring training when his newborn daughter,
: Mary Elizabeth, was hospitalized with a life-threatening heart condition. The
: baby needed an operation to repair a constricted aortic arch in her heart.
: After five days away from the team, Proctor flew to Oakland, Calif., from
: Florida where the Yankees opened the season. He lost in his first appearance,
: on April 4, and nobody blamed him. “He never makes any excuses,” Cashman
: said, “but it was unfair to expect him to succeed at that moment.”

Proctor的新生的女兒－Mary Elizabeth患有先天性的心臟病，Proctor卻在春訓結束的時
候錯過了女兒在醫院接受治療的時辰。這初生的嬰兒需一個手術去修補心臟內狹隘的主動
脈弓。在離開他的球隊5天後，Proctor從佛羅里達州洋基開始他們球季的地方離開,飛到了
加州的奧克蘭。4月4日在第一次出場的時候他不幸輸掉了比賽，但沒有人會怪他。"他從
來不會找任何的藉口, " Cashman說: "但在那個時候期待他能夠成功是件不公平的事。"

: Proctor, whose daughter is healthy now, said his family helped him focus by
: giving him a pleasant distraction from baseball. But the credit keeps coming
: back to the wisdom of Bohling and his father, who have nurtured the mind of
: the league’s most durable pitcher.

Proctor的女兒目前身體恢復了健康，他說家人給了他棒球以外甜蜜的負擔，也幫助他可
以更凝聚心力。但是這些功勞也必需提及到Bohling及他的父親給予的智慧，他們滋潤了
這個大聯盟最耐超選手的心靈。(天天P...)

: “Most guys that come up here — really, all these guys — have the ability
: to pitch up here,” Proctor said. “But it’s the mental side that is going
: to make you successful and keep you here.”

"大部份的傢伙來到這裡－真的，所有這些傢伙－都有非常人的能力才有資格來這裡投
球, " Proctor說: "但是心理的層面卻是讓你能夠持續成功, 一直在大聯盟活下去的
關鍵部份。"

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→ leddy:沒球賽看，翻翻這篇好文
推 ZMTL:有看有推 感謝!
推 engp:有看有推 感謝！
推 jeff0811:有推 感謝!
推 dalireal:good
推 HansLee: 有看有推 感謝!
推 manieliu:訊息治療師？還是按摩師？在說洋基有各種教練的那段
推 leddy:感謝已修正
推 norwich21:有看有推 感謝!
推 jqh:感謝翻譯天天P的故事
推 goldyoyo911:有看有推 感謝!
推 p21325:所以她們一定都找到不錯的教授了 我想@@
→ p21325:拍謝 要丟水球結果變成推文 冏rz
推 Amophis:她們是誰? 快說!! XD
推 chienwei:推:) Thanks:)
推 catcake:有看有推 感謝翻譯
推 vnra:有看有推 感謝翻譯:)
推 manieliu:感謝翻譯^^
推 lalawolala:有看有推 推P 也推翻譯!
推 Romulus:看了真感動 Let's go Scott "Everyday" Proctor! XD
推 Baudelaire:screw up 是搞砸的意思，不是上緊發條
推 leddy:感謝，美國口語的東西最難翻了，我改為凸鎚好了
推 leddy:英語教學http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/3/7/16/n343634.htm
推 leddy:原來他三振Nomar那場，就是A-rod和Varitek打架的同一場
推 finhard:看了真感動，感謝翻譯天天P的故事^^
推 Qoo1020:感謝翻譯
推 vvvbbb:Eye of the Tiger很好聽喔 電影落基三主題曲
推 eric999999:辛苦你了.天天P.加油!!
→ vvvbbb:Survivor 合唱團因此一曲成名 (但也只有這首好聽)
推 alen3321:~
推 OLDdaughter:推阿
※ 編輯: leddy           來自: 220.132.198.21       (08/31 11:12)
推 ppc:天天p加油 T T