布鲁斯在2016年来台时，就曾帮许多球迷在签名球上画上简单的插画。前一阵子的新闻
报导，也刊出了布鲁斯在在隔离期间刊登在脸书上的画作。今天，就让我来为大家访问
这位前统一、富邦洋投，现任富邦二军投手教练──布鲁斯──打球与绘画的心路历程。
2016年，布鲁斯（Bruce Billings）第一次加盟中华职棒，效力于统一狮队，并在弹力球
盛行的那一年，投出了可圈可点的成绩，也入选了当年的明星赛。
不过，布鲁斯最为人所知的，还是他在球队休息室中写下了“相信”、“胜利”的话语，
鼓舞当时正在为季后赛拚搏的统一狮队奋力向前，终究取得了季后赛的资格，而他的“相
信”、“胜利”也被球团做成了商品，蔚为风潮。
在一个难得的机会之下，我取得了访问布鲁斯的机会，就让我把布鲁斯来台打球、转任教
练、兼职画家的心路历程分享给大家吧！
跨海来台谋生路：布鲁斯眼中的中华职棒
Q1：请问布鲁斯，当初你在接获中华职棒球团联系你是否要来这里打球时，你当时的心情
如何？是否考虑了很久呢？或是有什么担心的吗？
Q1：When CPBL clubs connect you if you want to come here , what is your
feelings that time? You considered it for a long time? Or worried about
something?
A1：在我接获联系时，我当时是个自由球员。作为一个棒球选手，只有在球季中才领的到
薪水，所以我太太和我正在寻找工作机会。我询问了周遭的人们关于台湾棒球的一些事情
，并决定抓住这个机会来台效力。我很高兴我来了，这改变了我的生活，以及我对于比赛
的看法。
A1：At the time I was contacted, I was a free agent in the United States. As
a baseball player over there, you only get paid during the season, so my wife
and I were looking for job opportunities. I asked around to a couple people
about Taiwanese baseball and took a chance to come play. I’m glad I did. It
changed my life and the way I thought about the game.
https://imgur.com/Y7NL744
布鲁斯在统一时期投球的英姿。图片来源：运动视界图库
Q2：你提到了你来台之后，对于比赛的想法改变了。关于大联盟和中华职棒之间的最大差
异，你觉得是什么呢？就我所知，你曾在大联盟出赛过11局，我猜那应该让你留下了一些
感受吧？请说说两个联盟之间的差异吧！
Q2：You mentioned about it change your thoughts about games, what is the
biggest difference between MLB and CPBL? As I Know, you had ever pitched in
MLB for 11 innings, I think it might gave you some feelings. What is the
biggest difference between them?
A2-1：尽管我只在大联盟出赛过11局，但我花了数年在3A打滚，在那些年，我面对了许多
曾经上过大联盟，或是后来升上大联盟的球员。除此之外，我也曾到日本的软银队参加测
试，对决过他们的球员，也到过多明尼加投入冬季联盟的比赛。
对我而言，中华职棒也有一些大联盟球员，但最大的差异是，当我在大联盟时，我能够犯
错的空间是比较小的。大联盟聚集了许多世界上最棒的球员，因此一直是个高层级的联盟
。
A2-1：I may have only pitched in the MLB for 11 innings, but I spent years in
AAA pitching against players that were in the MLB and were going to the MLB.
Also pitched against hitters from the SoftBank Hawks in a tryout I went to in
Japan. And also pitched in the DR for their winter league.
The CPBL has players who have played in the MLB, the biggest difference I
think is that the window for error is smaller in the MLB. The MLB gets a lot
of the best players in the world to keep filling the league as well.
Q2-2：能不能请你解释一下“犯错的空间较小”是什么意思呢？是不能发生任何失误吗？
Q2-2：Could you please explain what is the meaning of "the window for error"?
Not allow to make any errors?
A2-2：在大联盟，选手们所犯的错误更容易遭来巨大的恶果。当你投了一颗失投球，或是
出现守备失误......。那个容错率是较小的。如果我投了一个失投球，打者更有可能狠狠
地将我痛击。
我们成功赢得了那三场比赛。我的生活中一直抱持着这样的思维，并且认为这对其他人也
能带来影响力。即便是最小的种子，也能长成一颗大树的。
A5：We were playing Lamigo in a 3 gameseries at the end of the season in Tianmu. We needed to win the 3 games to
have a chance at the playoffs Bruce. I wanted to help the team to stay
focused and have a positive attitude. So I drew the characters for believe
and victory so that the team can have a focus on the task at hand. A goal.
We won those 3 games. I have always lived my life with that mindset and
thought it would be helpful to others as well. The smallest seeds can make
the biggest trees.
透过“相信”、“胜利”，布鲁斯让球队振奋起来，赢得三连战。图片来源：布鲁斯提供
Q6：最近记者报导了你在隔离期间贴在脸书上的画作，你是从什么时候开始画画的呢？
Q6：The news reported that you post your drawing on the Fcebook when you were
in quarantine, when did you start to draw?
A6：我从我很小的时候就开始画画了。我会拿我老爹的设计纸来作画，那些设计纸是用来
绘制建筑物计划图的，而我用那些设计纸来作画。我的家人很爱我的画作，而我也透过作
画来取悦他们。所以我持续地作画。
我会画一些我喜爱的事物、车子，以及超级英雄，然后送给我朋友，因为这很有趣，而且
能够为人们带来欢乐。我小时候画了很多蝙蝠侠、忍者龟，以及各式各样的汽车。
透过图画，我们可以窥见作画者的心灵。你可以了解到他们是如何感知事物的。什么对他
们而言是重要的：他们把什么元素加入了作品当中，又在创作中舍弃掉了什么元素。这实
在是一件很有趣的事情。我喜欢透过这样的方式观察其他人的心灵。而且作画本身需要精
细地使用绘图工具，对于大脑与手部肌肉的运用，都是很好的训练。
而这张图是我最近画的，关于我对台湾棒球的感觉。
A6：I started drawing when I was very young. I would get my dads construction
paper, big pieces of paper that were for making plans to build things, and I
would draw all over them. My family loved my drawings and I loved making them
happy. So I kept doing it.
I would draw pictures of things I liked, cars and superheroes... give them to
friends... just because it was fun and it made people happy. A lot of Batman,
Ninja Turtles, and car pictures when I was a kid.
It's a window into someone's mind to see their art. You can see how they
perceive things. What they find important. What details they add or take
away. I think its interesting. It's like seeing inside someone's head. And
the fine motor skills of using a pencil or pen is great training for the
brain and motor skills.
And this drawing was finished recently, about my feeling of Taiwan baseball.
https://imgur.com/QSVNadI
布鲁斯透过手绘，画下了他对台湾棒球的感觉。图片来源：布鲁斯提供
这张图是关于“相信”、“胜利”那个梦幻般的时刻。当时我费尽心力结束了第七局的投
球，用球数已经破了110球，可能已经接近120球了。观众们实在很棒，我们也表现得很好
，而我也投得出色。那对我而言是个非常特别的时刻。相信我们会获胜，拼尽全力专注于
此，最终赢得了比赛，那时在棒极了！
The moment is connected to the "believe victory" moment. It is me fist
pumping after a long at bat to end the 7th inning. I was over 110 pitches,
maybe even close to 120. The crowd was great. We played so well. And I
pitched well. That moment was very special to me. Believing in Victory,
fighting and focusing for it, and achieving it. It was perfect.
Q7：最后，能不能请你送给本文的读者一段简短的话作为礼物呢？
Q7：Finally, could you tell a short sentence to the readers as a gift?
A7：当我很小的时候，我的父亲告诉我：“无论你选择过什么样的生活，只要你相信你做
得到，并努力去完成，那你就能达成目标。”你们应当如此相信着，一直怀抱这样的信念
。
希望这篇文章能够带给读者一些启发。
A7：The message my dad told me when I was a young boy. "Whatever you choose
to do in life, you can do it if you believe in yourself and work hard." You
have to believe, always.
Hopefully the article can be inspiring for others.
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