一本关于库里的译作

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一本关于库里的译作

Stphen Curry - Rise of the Star

原著作者John Emerson

这本书有些姗姗来迟，

原著写于2014-15赛季勇士夺冠后，

而如今17年总决赛即将来临，

连续三年骑勇会师决赛。

回想当时的勇士，

一冠封神，

小编也是那时开始关注库里，

于是乎海外淘了本原著，

因为个人爱好，

将其译为中文，

今天起小编会在个人公众号分章节推送，

翻译不易，

还请各位轻喷。

INTRODUCTION

‘I’ve never been afraid of big moments. I get butterflies. I get nervous and anxious, but I think those are all good signs that I’m ready for the moment’ - Stephen Curry

12 MINUTES. 12 MORE MINUTES was all it took for Stephen Curry and his Warriors to finally bring home the coveted Larry O’Brien Trophy, and be forever immortalized as champions. It was the 4th Quarter in Game 6 of the 2015 NBA Finals, with the Golden State Warriors playing in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ home ground. Going into the 4th quarter, they held the lead and were just 1 more quarter away from winning an NBA championship. However, just 3 games ago, the whole world was counting the Warriors out.

Being initially down 2-1 in the series against LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers, many fans started to entertain the thought that the Cavs (even without their 2 superstars in Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love) would steal the championship away from the Warriors. After all, many people thought that they didn’t even deserve to be in the NBA finals in the first place.

All the skeptics begin to surface once more, as did the talk of the Golden State Warriors being ‘lucky’ to have reached this far into the NBA Playoffs in the first place. They were ‘lucky’ that the Oklahoma City Thunder lost its MVP in Kevin Durant due to injury. They were ‘lucky’ that they weren’t contending with the previous champions, the San Antonio Spurs. They were ‘lucky’ to be even contending for an NBA Title at all.

These skeptics and haters were all too familiar to Curry. Throughout his entire basketball journey (as you will learn throughout this book), he has faced countless criticisms and doubts, only to overcome them all and emerge triumphant despite adversity. He was determined to do it again now in the biggest stage of basketball.

Stephen Curry was intent in showing the world that he was not just ‘lucky’-he wanted to show that he deserved to be playing in the Finals. He deserved to be the MVP. He deserved to win a championship. He deserved to be recognized as one of the greatest players to ever play this game.

From humble beginnings, as the 7th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft that went relatively unnoticed, from having the one of worst records in the NBA in his first year as a Warrior, from being cast aside by critics for being always riddled with injury, he was now on the verge of ending all speculation once and for all as to whether his name deserved to be mentioned amongst the NBA greats.

All it took was just 12 more minutes, just l more quarter of basketball - with the Cleveland Cavalier fans booing him, the critics doubting him and the whole world watching him - he would show them just what he’s capable of to succeed under pressure, a skill he had picked up and honed over all the years of his basketball life. After 12 minutes, the world would come to know of the legend of Stephen Curry - being one of the greatest shooters to ever play game of basketball. After 12 more minutes, Stephen Curry would be deemed a bonafide superstar. After 12 more minutes, Stephen Curry wouldn’t be known as the guy who got ‘lucky’ to be MVP - he would go from being just another all-star, to being an NBA Champion and solidifying his status as an absolute force to be reckoned with in the league.

This story is about the rise of Stephen Curry, the Long-Shot, the MVP, and the Champion.

引言

“我从不惧怕大场面，我也会紧张焦虑，但这些都表明我准备好了”— 史蒂芬·库里

12分钟，只需要12分钟，库里和勇士就会将梦寐以求的拉里·奥布赖恩杯捧回家，加冕冠军，永垂不朽。那是2015年NBA总决赛第六场的第四节，比赛在克利夫兰骑士的主场进行，进入第四节时勇士领先，再赢下这节比赛就会获得NBA总冠军。然而就在三场比赛前，全世界都认为勇士会出局。

勇士在对阵勒布朗·詹姆斯领导的克里夫兰骑士的系列赛中，先是2比 1落后，许多球迷开始认为骑士队（尽管两大巨星凯里·欧文和凯文·乐福都缺席）会赢得总冠军，甚至还有人认为勇士原本就不应该进入NBA总决赛。

再一次所有的质疑开始甚嚣尘上，就像人们说金州勇士是因为幸运才在NBA季后赛走了这么远。俄克拉荷马雷霆最优秀的球员凯文·杜兰特由于伤病没有参赛，所以勇士是幸运的；他们没有和前冠军队圣安东尼奥马刺相遇，所以勇士是幸运的；甚至他们能够角逐NBA总冠军就已经很幸运了。

库里对这些质疑者和不喜欢自己的人都已司空见惯。在整个篮球生涯中（通过本书你将有所了解）库里曾面对无数批评和质疑，但他都一一攻克，在逆境中最终获得胜利。在这个最大的篮球舞台上，库里决定再次向世人证明自己。

库里想向世人证明自己并不仅仅是幸运，他想要证明他可以在总决赛打球，他可以成为最有价值球员（MVP），他可以赢得总冠军，也可以成为有史以来最伟大的球员之一。

库里起点不高，他在2009年NBA选秀中获得第七顺位，不太受人关注；他的新秀赛季，勇士队战绩联盟倒数；因为经常受伤病困扰，遭到评论家的嫌弃；而现在，库里将要彻底粉碎那些质疑他能否成为NBA巨星的言论。

所有这些只需要12分钟——一节比赛的时间就足以证明。面对克利夫兰骑士队粉丝的嘘声、评论家的质疑以及全世界的关注，库里将会向他们证明自己能够在压力下取得成功，这是他在多年的篮球生涯中获得并磨练出来的能力。再有12分钟，世人将会了解库里的传奇，了解这位篮球史上最伟大的射手；再有12分钟，史蒂芬·库里将会被当做真正的巨星；再有12分钟，大家将不再认为史蒂芬·库里靠运气当选MVP，他将实现华丽转身，成为NBA总冠军，并继续巩固他在联盟中中流砥柱的地位。

这是一个有关史蒂芬·库里崛起，有关远程射手，有关最有价值球员，有关总冠军的故事。