(前情提要:)一场地震改变了一位海地小男孩的人生归划
一波三折下，他来到美国寻求他的NBA梦想
经历的大学篮球洗礼，他参加了2016年NBA选秀
在选秀空等了27个顺位之后，他被太阳队选中
旋即被交易到一只名为国王的万年烂队....
故事还在继续....
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Nearly seven years have passed since I last set foot in Haiti.
自从我最后一次踏上海地的土地已经七年了
“You promised me I was going to reach the NBA…”
‘爸，你说过你保证我可以打NBA.....’
Those were my first words to my dad after being pulled from the earthquake
rubble in 2010. That day - January 12, 2010 - will forever replay in my head.
That earthquake changed the lives of Haitians forever. For me, much of what I
knew and loved growing up between my home and school had become nothing more
than debris.
这句话是当我从瓦砾中被爸爸救出来时，我说的第一句话
那一天→2010年 一月12日，将永远被我记得
那场地震彻底改变了海地
比方说，童年时陪我一起长大的美丽事物，多已变成断瓦残垣....
But to this day, in what seems like forever away from home, I can still
recall the happiest of memories from my childhood.
但目前为止，在远离家乡的时候，我还记得我童年时期那些最好的回忆
I’ll never forget the crooked courtyard basketball hoop I played on, the
good times with family including NBA Live-filled nights with my brother or
NBA games I’d watch with my dad.
我永远不会忘记我家后面那歪歪斜斜的篮框还有跟爸爸及兄弟们一起在晚上
看直播NBA赛事的时候
God always had a plan for me, and I've always believed in it. I've been
blessed by Him.
It's because of Him that I got to where I am now.
上帝永远有它的安排，我相信这点。我受 祂的照顾，是 祂让我成为今日的我。
He got me through where I needed to go and where I needed to be…at the time,
that was away from home.Memphis, Tennessee to be exact. It was there that my
basketball career truly took off, eventually earning me the dream I had since
the day I set foot on the court.
祂指引我人生接下来的方向，在Memphis，我真正的篮球生涯开始了，最终成就我打
开始打篮球的梦想→进入NBA
Back in Port-Au-Prince as a kid, I used to tell my friends that one day I’d
make the NBA. At the time, they’d laugh it off, but I knew I had it in me.
在太子港的童年，我时常跟玩伴提及有一天长大我要进入NBA，当然，他们会取笑
这个梦想，但我知道我一直将它放在我心中。
Although I haven’t seen them since I left home, we’ve communicated online
for years. Whether it’s over one of the viral Facebook videos you’re likely
to have seen or just catching up, since 2010, we’ve been doing this nearly
every day.
虽然我与童年玩伴们不曾见面已多年，但我们利用网络保持连系。
无论是什么有趣的Facebook 影片，虽然可能对方已经看过，我们还是
乐于分享给彼此。
Chasing my NBA dream meant sacrifice. With the help of my faith and my
family, I got through it all. Between staying back from lunch in high school
to watch film with my head coach, coming into the U.S. without knowing
English and much more, it was all worth it. But nothing has been more taxing
than leaving my home and friends behind.
追逐NBA梦想的过程需要牺牲，但在信念及家人的帮助下，我克服了这些障碍
在每日午餐后与我的高中篮球教练研究影片，及不会英文只身一人来到美国的土地
造成的沟通困难
这些辛苦回头来看都是值得的～
但最痛苦的就是和家人及朋友们必须分隔两地
Now, it’s time for me to see them again in person.
现在，我们终于可以团聚再见了～
Five days after my second Summer League – essentially the beginning to my
sophomore season - I’m in Haiti. It’s a sigh of relief and a day I’ve
waited for every day since the summer I left.
夏季联盟结束后的五天，基本上是我NBA第二年的开始。
从那年夏天离开Haiti以后，我无不期盼早日能回到故土的一刻
现在终于得已实现
Today’s the beginning of what I hope is an annual return home, not only for
my sake, but as a way to make an impact with the youth of Haiti.
今天做为一个常态性的开始，希望我每年都能回到这里，不单只是为了个人因素
而是为了对海地的年轻人产生正面的影响～
My first-ever Camp S.K.A.L trips lay ahead, with my goal being to provide
lifelong skills and takeaways to each of the camp attendees.
While we’ll be spending some time on the court, what I plan to make a
lasting impact with is off of the hardwood.
我会在这里举办篮球夏令营，希望参予的年轻朋友们能从我这里学到篮球的技巧
还有场下一些生活的技能
Had it not been for the knowledge of what it took to achieve my dreams, the
perseverance that home instilled in me and the tools I was blessed with in my
younger years, I wouldn’t be where I am today.
如果没有这些→家庭培养我对目标的坚持，还有早年我学会的一些生活技能
今天就没有在国王队打球的蜡笔
I hope today, one day, will be a day I look back on and forever remember.
我希望今天，这小小的一天，是一个刻骨铭心的日子
After all, it wasn’t so long ago that I was in their position - roaming the
streets of Haiti looking to make my dreams come true.
不久之前，我也跟你们一样，只是一个在海地街头寻找自己未来出路的孩子～
（＂你们＂是指海地的孩童）
Whether future basketball stars or not, these kids are going to make Haiti
proud. It’s bigger than basketball.
不管你们未来会不会成为篮球明星，我都希望你们成为海地未来的骄傲～
这远比篮球本身更有意义～
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjotJpb8tnw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpKO4asQuCQ
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蜡笔的故事让我想到，有一位球员有类似的经历
他原本热爱游泳，不过跟蜡笔的故事一样
一场无情的天然灾难打乱他原先的生涯规划
那个男人后来成为篮球员，被马刺选走后的故事
大家都一清二楚了 ~
幼年时夺走他们生命中宝贵成长回忆的天然灾难
没有停止他们追逐梦想的动力
就如蜡笔提到的
‘追逐NBA梦想的过程需要牺牲，但在信念及家人的帮助下，我克服了这些障碍’
‘如果没有这些→家庭培养我对目标的坚持，还有早年我学会的一些生活技能
今天就没有在国王队打球的蜡笔’
这些都值得我们深思家庭教育及学校教育培养品格及塑造完成人生目标的道路上
理念占于其中比重的重要性。我们必须深思这些才能借由他们的例子改善我们
自己的生活，而不只是将成功人物的故事视为理所当然~
(包括表面上赞扬 潜在的心理则认为那是理所当然~)
重点是这样教育出来的孩子不仅克服过生活的障碍
还表现出回馈与爱的特质，这是做为一个人最珍贵的价值
(无论他信仰的是哪个宗教)
做为国王迷，我们现在看到的是一位充满前进动力的年轻球员
他打球认真，并且场下乐于奉献。
衷心希望他能够追随那个美属维京群岛小孩的步履
也成为海地人心中永远的典范~