I love it, but they don’t realize…
只是他们不知道这有多难
how hard it is doing this.
晚安　谢谢
Bye. Thank you. Bye.
外面很滑 小心冰块
It’s slippery outside. Watch out for the ice.
我的日程和姚明一样
I lived Yao Ming’s schedule…
我本人不打篮球
and I was… I didn’t play basketball.
就看球　还累得不行
I sat on the side, and I was exhausted.
我是说　7个月了 我没有自己的时间
I mean, I didn’t have a personal life for 7 months…
很明显他也没有　真的
and obviously he didn’t. Really.
华盛顿特区
我喜欢哪天没有比赛的时候 比如说像今天
I like the day off before an away game…
因此我有时间去别的城市看看
so I have some time to explore the new cities.
只可惜这样的机会太少了
Too bad the opportunities are few.
我们抵达华盛顿时　天气很冷
The Washington trip, when we got up there…
一直在下雪
it was very cold. I think it was snowing…
我们整天都待在那
the entire time we were there…
天色有点阴沉沉的
and it was kind of gloomy and getting to that point…
连逛景点都显得很沉闷
where it was, you know, becoming more of a grind.
对于林肯墓我记得一个是…
The one memory I have of the Lincoln Memorial…
人猿星球
is from the “Planet of the Apes.”
从某种程度上说 这是一种暗示…
In a way, it was kind of an indicator…
似乎也预示着我们这个赛季的前景
of how things were going with our season as well.
不是我 我不会这样做!
Not me. I wouldn’t do that!
哇噢!真准!
Whoa! Good hit!
季后赛只能在此一搏了
We were in a frantic playoff hunt…
既要摆脱身体疲劳
trying to fight off fatigue…
还要释放心理上的压力
and the crushing burden of expectations.
姚明曾经告诉过我
One of the things that Yao told us…
他第一次看火箭队比赛时
was that his first time seeing the Houston Rockets…
火箭队刚获得总冠军…
was when they won the championships…
因此休斯顿期待的…
so the expectations for the Houston Rockets…
姚明期待的 总结成一句话就是…
and for Yao Ming is… can be described in one word…
总冠军
“championship.”
我们回到主场为季后赛最后一搏
When we returned to Houston for the final playoff push…
姚努力支撑着整支球队
Yao tried so hard to lift the team.
我们当时在联盟里
At that point, we had the eighth spot…
处于第八的位置
for the playoffs within our grasp.
一切都在掌控之中
We actually were in control of that spot.
比赛结束了　火箭队主场获胜
And this one is over, folks.
休斯顿赢了 火箭队在主场取得一场大胜
Houston wins. A big win for the Rockets at home.
这是最后得分
Here’s the final score…
但接着 球队面临 一个巨大的打击
But then the team faced a devastating bombshell.
进入更衣室 鲁迪似乎不怎么开心
Going into the locker room, Rudy didn’t look very happy.
他坐在椅子上 极力克制自己
He was sitting in the chair, very stoic.
跟你们说比跟
I think talking to you guys is a little bit easier…
他们说更轻松些
than talking to those guys in there.
不知该从何说起
I didn’t know what to say, but…
鲁迪宣布说他病了
When Rudy announced that he was sick…
要请假
and was taking a leave of absence…
这让所有人感到吃惊
it was a very strange…
觉得这好像不是真的
kind of… it was kind of surreal.
要一天天的忍♥受着
You know, when you just take it day by day and whatever…
他并没有明说
I don’t think he specifically said…
他得了癌症
that he had cancer…
只是说医生在他体内发现了什么
but he said the doctors had found something…
所有人都感到震惊
and everybody was kind of shocked.
这让人很难接受 因为…
It was hard because it was, you know…
我们的情绪波动很大
it’s an emotionally charged… emotionally charged setting…
鲁迪有些哽咽
and Rudy was choked up. He was really upset.
作为教练很担心
It was clear that Coach… you know, he was worried…
必须离开球队 让他感到非常难过
and he was really sad that he had to leave the team.
我非常喜爱这支队伍
And as much as I love this team…
也愿意倾注我全身的心血
and as much as I would love to give 100%…
但现在我只能分心去处理一些事情
I know that my thoughts would be on some… some other things…
我想这个决定是正确的
and I just think this is the right thing to do.
不久我们就知道鲁迪无大碍
It became clear pretty quickly that Rudy was going to be OK.
姚明非常尊重他
Yao had so much respect for him that when he left…
他的辞职　让姚明非常伤心
I could tell that it really affected Yao.
所有对于鲁迪的想法 以及他离开球队的事
Everyone’s thoughts were on Rudy and his departure from the team.
我感到非常难过
I was extremely sad.
泰勒传给莱斯　莱斯传给姚明
Taylor swings it.
姚明突进罚球区投球
Rice inside. Here’s Yao.
打在篮筐上弹出
Into the paint. Lays it up short.
再投还是未中
Goes back. Missed the dunk follow.
我相信他所承受的压力…
I believe that the cumulative effect…
最后累计起来…
of all of the things that he went through…
到最后 在赛季末…
eventually, at the end of the season…
终于把他击垮了
really sort of brought him down…
很明显从场上表现来看　他失去了动力
and it was very obvious in his performances…
到了赛季末 他已经筋疲力尽了
towards the end of the season that he was running out of gas.
瞧 他几乎是在走路
See, he’s basically almost walking.
当火箭队在进攻进攻时
They’re coming down on offense…
他想回撤 已经晚了…
and he’s getting back very late…
重重落在板上
as opposed to pushing down the court.
从我第一轮被选上…
From the time I was selected as the first pick…
直到我开始在美国打球…
up until I came to play in the U. S…
我一直承受着巨大的压力
I had a lot of pressure on me, always a lot of pressure.
这种压力是负面的
This had a lot of negative effects on me…
有时甚至让我无法入睡
even to the point where I couldn’t sleep at night.
姚明的表现让人失望
Yao Ming… highly disappointing.
上场16分钟 9投1中
16 minutes, 1 of 9.
最后如果
I think, at the end of the game…
不是我失误的话
if it weren’t for my turnovers…
我想 结果不会是这样
the result would’ve been different.
我本来有机会赢得比赛…
I had the chance to win the game…
但我没有把握
but I didn’t come through.
季后赛就像是一扇门吧
The playoffs… it’s like a door.
这扇门对我说 不是全部打开
For us, the door is not completely open.
就像是开了一条缝
The door is cracked slightly…
我们要把这扇门打开 然后我们大伙走进去
and we all have to push through that door together.
当然 当这场比赛变成
And, of course, as it turned out…
本赛季最至关重要的比赛
the most crucial game of the season…
居然还是与湖人 与奥尼尔的大战
was against Shaq and the Lakers.
火箭队和湖人之间的大战
The Rockets and the Lakers do battle…
双方现在都在冲击季后赛
and both are involved in a chase now for the playoffs.
说休斯顿人不紧张
And to say they’re a bit nervous in Houston…
这肯定是假话
would be an understatement.
一切都将在今晚结束
It all ends tonight…
不管怎样 就在休斯顿的这里
one way or the other, here in Houston.
奥尼尔起跳与姚明争球
Shaquille O’Neal jumping against Yao Ming.
这样一幕近期内是无法再见到了
We’ll be seeing that for a long time.
姚明在外♥围♥　佯装投篮
On the outside, there’s Yao Ming faking.
把沙克晃起　上篮得分
Got Shaq in the air. Tipped up and in!
噢 不 哪能这么容易　走步违例
Oh, no. Tipped up and in by Yao Ming will not…
噢!
Oh!
鲨鱼奥尼尔用肘部将姚明击倒了
Shaquille O’Neal just elbowed Yao Ming into the first row.
鲨鱼
And Shaquille…
跳起隔着姚明扣篮
slams it over Yao Ming.
姚明抢球　两人撞在一起
And a collision.
撞伤了姚明的鼻子
Looks like Yao Ming’s nose.
犯规 11号♥ 姚明…
Personal foul, number 11, Yao Ming…
他的第二次犯规
his second.
姚很痛苦
Yao is hurting.
他犯规
Knockout punch.
这是第二次
So the foul was called on Yao Ming, his second…
他的父母也在现场
and there are his folks, looking on…
很关注
concerned, of course.
他没事　他的耳朵肯定还在嗡嗡作响
Both ears are still ringing.
鲨鱼奥尼尔是不会认输的
Shaquille O’Neal will not be denied.
比赛结束了　湖人队赢了
And that’s the game. The Lakers win.
一种残酷的结束
Oh, what a terrible way to end…