[外電]BEHIND THE NUMBERS (六)

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 Shavlik Randolph #42   Sixers


Not every player has a special reason for picking the jersey number that he
wears on the court each and every night, but Sixers rookie forward Shavlik
Randolph based his decision on that which matters to him the most...family.

不是每個球員挑選背號都有特別的理由，而七六人的新秀 Shavlik Randolph 基於對他來

說最重要的家庭。

“I wanted to wear half of my grandfather’s number, which was 84. He wore No.
84 for NC State in the mid-50s. I never met him because he died a couple of
months before I was born. My parents named me Shavlik to keep his memory alive
in the family.”

「我想穿我祖父的84號除於二的號碼。他在50年代中期穿著84號為 NC State 打球。我

出生前兩個月他就過世了，所以我從來沒見過他。我的父母為我取名 Shavlik 紀念他。」

Randolph's grandfather, Ronnie Shavlik, was an All-America basketball player at
North Carolina State and was a first round draft pick by the New York Knicks in
the 1956 NBA Draft. Randolph was raised in a very family centered environment
in North Carolina and being able to wear the No. 42 has become very important
to him.

Randolph 的祖父－Ronnie Shavlik 大學時是全美最佳籃球員，1956年第一輪被尼克隊挑

走。Randolph 生長在一個以家庭為中心的環境，所以可以穿42號對他來說是相當重要的

事。

When asked what it would take to pry the number away from him he responded, “It
’s like those commercials that are like, ‘Tickets to a certain game, 80
bucks; a jersey, 100 bucks; but watching your first NBA game is priceless.’ It
’s one of those things that's important to me, that’s my number," meaning
that you can't put a price on it.

當被問到這個號碼的價值是？他回說：「比如像是一場比賽要80元，一件球衣要100元，

但是看一個人的第一場比賽卻是無價的。這是我所在乎的事情之一，這是我的背號。」意

思就是這是無價的。

Randolph had no problem rattling off other No. 42's when asked, and to nobody's
surprise, named two players from Duke and two players from UNC.

我們問他知不知道其它也穿過42號的球員，他不急不徐地說了一些，毫無意外地，說到了

兩個 Duke 和二個 UNC 出身的球員。

“Oh yeah," said Randolph with a laugh. "James Worthy and Jerry Stackhouse
(from UNC), Elton Brand and Reggie Love from Duke.”

「對!」Randolph 笑著說。「UNC 的 James Worthy 和 Jerry Stackhouse 以及 Duke

的 Elton Brand 和 Reggie Love 也穿42號。」


 Linton Johnson #43   Hornets


Since entering the NBA in 2003, Linton Johnson has been retracing his uncle's
footsteps - in more ways than one.

從2003年加入 NBA 後，Linton Johnson 一直走著他叔叔以前走過的路。

Like his uncle, Mickey Johnson - a former NBA forward who played in the league
from 1974-86 - Linton's professional debut came as a member of the Chicago
Bulls. Like Mickey, Linton wore uniform number 8 for the Bulls.

他的叔叔是前 NBA 前鋒 Mickey Johnson，職業生涯自1974到86年。就像他的叔叔一樣，

Linton 初登場也是公牛的一員。而且也穿著公牛8號。

And it doesn't stop there. After Mickey left the Chicago Bulls in 1979, he went
on to play for Golden State, Milwaukee and New Jersey, wearing jersey number 43
at all three stops. Linton's current number with the Hornets? You guessed it:
43.

還不只這樣，1979年 Mickey 離開公牛，歷經了 Golden State，Milwaukee 和 New-

Jersey，這三站他都穿43號。黃蜂的 Linton 穿幾號呢？你一定會猜43號。

"My uncle has always helped me in my basketball career," said Linton, who was
only 6 years old when Mickey retired from the NBA. "As far as my number goes,
I've kind of followed after him.

「在我的籃球生涯，我的叔叔給了我很多幫助，」Linton 說。Mickey 自 NBA 退休時，

Linton 只有六歲。「我會一直跟隨著他的腳步走。」

"I always wanted to watch some old tapes of him playing. I finally saw a couple
highlights of him when I went to the NBA (Entertainment) offices in New Jersey
a couple years ago. That was the first time I saw him play. He was one of the
league's first point forwards."

「我一直想要看一些他打球的影片。兩年前在籃網時，我在辦公室找到了兩部他的剪輯。

那是我第一次看見他打球。他是聯盟裡第一流的前鋒之一。」

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