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作者: lee0820 (香澄我的婆) 看板: NBA
标题: [外絮] 小李给RipCity的一封感谢信
时间: Sat Sep 30 02:02:54 2023
Dear Rip City,
I want to start off by saying this isn’t a goodbye, it’s a see you later. My w
ords have always been from the heart when it comes to you Rip City. I consider y
ou my home as well as many of my family members and that won’t change. I’ve bu
ilt my entire adulthood here and made so many friends that I will never forget.
The moments on the basketball court as great as they have been, don’t even comp
are to the experience I’ve had with all of you. The way you embraced me from da
y one gave me no choice but to reciprocate the love a thousand times and I don’
t regret it one bit.
亲爱的RipCity：
我想先说，这不是告别，而是后会有期。我向来的言语都是出自内心，特别是对RipCity的
情感。我把你们当作家，也是我很多家庭成员所在的地方，这不会改变。我在这里渡过了整
个成年，结交了很多朋友，我永远不会忘记。尽管篮球场上的时刻很美好，但与你们在一起
的经历更加难以忘怀。从第一天起，你们的拥抱让我别无选择，只能千倍回报这份爱，我一
点也不后悔。
I must admit that it does make me sad to see some people crossover and appear as
my opposition in the wake of me asking to be traded without knowing the facts b
ecause I am truly one of you. I hope there is a day where we can come together a
nd reminisce on the great times as we won’t have them again — at least not as
they were. I was the young, new, confident, chip on my shoulder, prideful, compe
titive, Rip City loving, mid-major PG that you al couldn’t get enough of. Now I
’m older and on my way out the door, a door that I always prayed would lead to
retirement — not another team. I leave with nothing but love for the fans and t
his city. That will never change. I want to thank Jody Allen. Jody, the first ti
me I met you, you had on a pair of Alexander McQueen sneakers and a vintage Blaz
ers jacket, and I thought to myself, this is a cool woman. I knew we would be al
right. I apologize for any misunderstanding this summer because you have truly b
een great about everything the last five years. I will be forever grateful for y
our support in some difficult situations away from basketball where you showed t
rue love and compassion for my family and me. We will have our moment. Much love
to you!
我必须承认，看到一些人在我要求交易的情况下站在我的对立面，而不了解事实，让我感到
有些难过，因为我真的是你们其中的一员。我希望有一天我们能够走到一起，回忆那些伟大
的时光，因为我们将不再拥有它们，至少不会像以前那样。我曾是那位年轻、新颖、自信、
耿耿于怀的、充满自尊心、竞争力十足、热爱RipCity的Mid Major PG让你们百看不厌。现
在我变老了，走向离开的大门，一扇我一直祈祷会通往退休而不是另一支球队的大门。我带
著对球迷和这座城市的爱离开，这永远不会改变。我要感谢Jody Allen。Jody，我第一次见
到你时，你穿着一双Alexander McQueen的球鞋和一件老式的拓荒者夹克，我心想，这是个
很酷的女人。我知道我们都会没事的。对不起，今年夏天有一些误会，因为在过去的五年里
，你在很多篮球之外的困境中都表现得非常出色。我将永远感谢你在一些远离篮球的困境中
对我和我的家人表现出的真正的爱和同情。我们会有属于我们的时刻的。对你充满著爱！
Thank you to Neil Olshey for making me the sixth pick of the 2012 NBA Draft and
allowing me the opportunity to land in such a great place for my life and career
. I’d also like to thank Terry Stotts for the freedom and love he showed me dur
ing nine years with the organization. Without you, I wouldn’t have become my fu
ll self as a player.
感谢Neil Olshey让我成为2012年NBA选秀的第六顺位，让我有机会在我的生活和职业生涯落
在这么一个好地方。我还要感谢Terry Stotts，在这个球队里度过的九年里给予我的自由和
爱。没有你，我不会成为现在的自己。
Thanks to David Vanterpool, Kaleb Canales, Jay Triano, Dale Osbourne, Nate Tibbe
tts, Jim Moran, John McCullough, and Kim Hughes for being the village that pushe
d me into the direction I needed right away as an NBA player.
感谢David Vanterpool、Kaleb Canales、Jay Triano、Dale Osbourne、Nate Tibbetts、J
im Moran、John McCullough和Kim Hughes，是你们推动我在成为NBA球员的道路上迅速找到
了方向。
All my teammates of the past, you guys know who I am truly. Publicly and private
ly it’s the same and I take solace in that fact. I love you guys.
给我过去的所有队友，你们知道我真正是什么样的人。无论公开还是私下，都是一样的，我
从中找到了慰藉。我爱你们。
To my young fella Anferno! LOL … He hates when I say it, but I truly believe in
you man. I saw it from the jump. It’s not so much the gifts you have from GOD
and pure talent but the person you are that gave me true confidence in what you
could become in this league. I’m excited to see you become it. You know where y
ou stand with me in our brotherhood and in my heart. I love you bra.
对我的年轻兄弟Anferno！哈哈...他讨厌我这么说，但我真的相信你，从一开始我就看到了
。不仅仅是你从上帝那里得到的天赋和纯粹的才华，更是你的人格让我对你在这个联盟中能
够成为什么有了真正的信心。我很期待看到你实现它。你知道你在我心中和我们兄弟之间的
位置。我爱你兄弟。
To Chauncey, man I love you. I view David Vanterpool as my closest OG in the NBA
along with a few others and I place you there with or without basketball. The l
ast two years have been tough on you as they have been on me, but it has been a
complete job growing my relationship with you bra.
给Chauncey，我爱你。我把David Vanterpool视为我在NBA中最亲密的长辈之一，还有其他
一些人，不论有没有篮球，我都把你放在那个位子。过去两年对你和对我来说都很难熬，但
这也是一个过程，让我与你的关系不断增长。
Coach Steve Hetzel, I appreciate you as a man and for challenging me to grow my
game. You forever have a friend in me. Mark Tyndale, I appreciate you bro you kn
ow what it is. Roy, I appreciate how invested you are in doing what needs to be
done and I appreciate you as a leader of men. Scotty Brooks, I’ll miss you. It
’s been a true pleasure getting to know you. Jason and Ike, thank you for alway
s being available last minute, at my house, anytime of the day … means a lot. I
’ll miss you guys bro. Heavyn, Dr. Green — y’all my dogs and y’all better st
ay in that word without me! GOD don’t like ugly, LOL.
教练Steve Hetzel，我欣赏你，感谢你给我许多挑战让我在比赛中成长。你永远是我的朋友
。Mark Tyndale，谢谢你兄弟，你懂的。Roy，我感谢你为完成必须完成的事情所投入的一
切，我也感谢你成为一个领导者。Scotty Brooks，我会想念你。很高兴认识你。Jason和Ik
e，谢谢你们总是在最后一刻、在我的家里、一天中的任何时间都能出现，这对我意义重大
。我会想念你们兄弟。Heavyn，Dr. Green，你们是我的好兄弟，你们要在没有我的情况下
继续坚持下去！上帝不喜欢丑陋的人，哈哈。
To my guys Eric Hallman and Cory Lay, if I had to do your jobs, I would have qui
t a long time ago. I this league and many other occupations there are people tha
t do the dirty work and behind the scenes stuff that never gets credit or even a
cknowledgment, but the ship would sink without you. Much love to you good brothe
rs.
给我的兄弟Eric Hallman和Cory Lay，如果要我做你们的工作，我早就辞职了。在这个联盟
和其他许多职业中，有些人做着不被认可或甚至不被承认的肮脏工作和幕后工作，但如果没
有你们，这艘船将会沉默。对你们这两位好兄弟，我充满著爱。
Geoff Clark, bro you are one hell of a dude. I can’t even put into words the co
mfort you have given me just seeing you in the building every day. I love you li
ke family and I’ll miss seeing you man.
亲爱的Geoff Clark，兄弟，你真是一个了不起的家伙。我甚至无法用言语形容每天在大楼
见到你给予我的安慰。我爱你就像家人一样，我会想念见到你的时光。
Cheri Hanson, if I’ve learned anything in 11 years with you, it’s that nobody
is too big or too old to say please. I love you Miss Cheri and I thank you for b
eing so kind and supportive of me.
Cheri Hanson，如果要问在11年的时间里我学到了什么，那就是没有人会因为太大或太老不
肯说“请”。我爱你，谢谢你对我的善良和支持。
Beth Hancock, I thank you for being a dear friend. You’ve been so helpful and s
upportive of me from a young kid until now. And you haven’t aged a minute LOL
… I love you BH!
Jim Taylor, I’ve missed you the last few seasons but you’re one of us! I remem
ber you telling me at my first All-Star Game when it got super busy and I was co
mplaining that “success and failure are equally disastrous” and you were not l
ying. It’s a beautiful struggle.
Beth Hancock，谢谢你成为一位挚友。从我还是个年轻的小子到现在，你一直在我身边给予
我帮助和支持。你一点也没变老，哈哈...我爱你，BH！
Jim Taylor，过去几个赛季我都很想念你，但你仍是我们的一员！我记得你在我第一次全明
星赛上告诉我，当事情变得非常繁忙时，我在抱怨时说“成功和失败同样具有毁灭性”，你
一点也没有说谎。这是一场美丽的奋斗。
Nick West, thank you for everything man. You made everything flow and nobody kne
w the whole time. You’re a great guy and friend bro – I’ll be seeing you.
My guy Zilla/Mr. Forcier, our time is up but the brotherhood remains. Much love.
Nick West，谢谢你的一切。你让一切顺利，而且没有人知道。你是一个伟大的人和朋友，
兄弟，我会再见到你的。
我的哥们Zilla/Mr. Forcier，我们的时间到了，但兄弟情谊仍然存在。充满著爱。
To Annie Klug, thank you for all your support with all my initiatives in the com
munity, specifically my Respect Program that is so near and dear to my heart. It
’s one thing to help with another person’s mission, but you have been invested
in the program as much as I have, and I thank you.
Bruce Ely, oh man – thank you for capturing every precious moment both on the c
ourt and off! You have a gift my friend.
对Annie Klug，感谢你对我在社区的所有倡议中的支持，特别是我的Respect Program。帮
助别人的使命是一回事，但你和我一样投入到这个计划中，谢谢你。
Bruce Ely，哦，天哪 - 谢谢你捕捉了球场上和场外的每一刻！你真是有这种天赋，我的朋
友。
Tristan, thanks for always being ready to step in and roll. Your creativity is o
ne of a kind.
Grandpa Chico, you know what it is. I appreciate all that you have done for me a
nd all one million things you handle. I’ll miss greeting you first every mornin
g.
RD, expect to get your normal texts from me because you’re the only guy I know
that watches EVERY fight like me. Small cards to prize fights … you don’t know
sh** about boxing though, LOL.
Tristan，谢谢你总是准备好接手并展开行动。你的创造力是独一无二的。
Chico老爷，你知道的。我感谢你为我所做的一切以及你处理的一百万件事情。我会想念每
天早上起来第一个问候你。
RD，期待收到你平常的讯息，因为你是我唯一知道跟我一样每场拳击比赛都看的家伙。从小
比赛到杯赛......不过，你真他X的不懂拳击，哈哈。
To all the local media members, Casey Holdahl, Jason Quick, Sean Highkin, Danny
Marang, Dwight Jaynes, Aaron Fentress, and whoever I may have missed, my bad. We
’ve had our share of disagreements and heated back and forth interactions but f
or me, I’m a true man. I hold nothing against you. I’ve always tried to give y
ou my real self and every opportunity to do your jobs to the best of my ability.
Some of you have pissed me off on occasion but that’s part of this game. I kno
w you guys have pressure and everyday stresses, and I wish you all well.
对所有当地媒体成员，Casey Holdahl、Jason Quick、Sean Highkin、Danny Marang、Dwig
ht Jaynes、Aaron Fentress以及我可能遗漏的任何人，抱歉。我们有我们的分歧和激烈的
互动，但对我来说，我是一个真实的人。我对你们没有任何怨恨。我一直试图展现真正的自
己，给予你们发挥工作的最佳机会。有时候你们确实让我恼火，但这就是这个工作的一部分
。我知道你们也面临压力和日常的压力，祝福你们一切顺利。
When we’re stripped of what we all do for a living, all we have is our true sel
ves, and I’m the kind of guy that cares for the well-being and quality of life
of others. I want to clear anything negative with you because life is too short,
and you just don’t know what people are going through. When sh** goes down you
r more human/compassionate side will beat you up when you don’t settle things.
Much love to y’all … peace.
当我们被剥夺了我们所有的生计时，我们所拥有的只有我们真正的自己，而我是那种关心他
人福祉和生活品质的人。我想去除与你们之间的任何负面因素，因为生命太短，你永远不知
道别人正在经历什么。当事情发生时，你的人性和同情心会在你没有解决事情时折磨你。对
你们所有人充满爱......和平。
As this chapter of my life ends, I look back and realize how special it was. Eve
n in this moment I feel sad that we never accomplished what I so badly wanted to
. I don’t cry much, but I know my love for you is real because I am for sure dr
opping some tears right now. Rip City you know my heart and where I stand becaus
e I’ve stood there for over a decade so to have to move off my square hurts my
heart. As my guy Chief says, “One man don’t stop no show” and the show in Rip
City must go on with or without me. I do believe a day will come where I put a
Blazers uniform on again, and hopefully by then I’ll be forgiven for breaking y
our hearts along with my own.
随着我生命的这一章结束，我回首过去，意识到它是多么的特别。即使在这一刻，我感到难
过，因为我们从未实现我如此渴望的目标。我不常哭泣，但我知道我对你的爱是真实的，因
为我确实在这一刻掉了一些眼泪。RipCity，你们知道我的心和我的立场，因为我已经坚持
了十多年，所以离开的立场让我的内心受伤。就像我的兄弟Chief说的，“一个人不会阻止
整场演出”，RipCity将会继续，无论有没有我。我确信有一天我会再次穿上拓荒者的球衣
，到那时希望我能被原谅，因为我让你们和我自己的心都受伤了。
With Love，
The Letter 0
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