Shaquille O'Neal will get his Lakers statue on Friday, and Kobe Bryant
couldn't be happier
Shaq将在周五得到雕像的荣耀，Kobe非常高兴
原文:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-shaq-statue-20170323-story.html
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Only in looking back can Kobe Bryant truly appreciate the impact Shaquille O’
Neal had on his career. In basketball history it is impossible to mention one
without the other.
回首过往，Kobe 深深的感谢Shaq对他职业生涯的影响，毕竟在篮球史上这两个名字必须
被同时提起
"When you win three titles together and you’ve had so much impact on one
another’s legacy as a player and as a champion," Bryant said by phone this
week, "there is absolutely no way in the world I would miss an opportunity to
talk about him and thank him and to acknowledge everything that he’s done
for not only this organization and the city, but for me personally."
On Friday afternoon O’Neal and Bryant will be together again, this time in
an unfettered celebration of O’Neal, what he meant to the Lakers and what he
meant to Staples Center. The Lakers, Staples Center and AEG will unveil a
1,200-pound, nine-foot bronze statue that will hang from Staples Center,
hovering over Star Plaza.
Kobe表示:"当你们共同赢得三个总冠军，不可否认地，一定对对于另一人的传奇生涯有极
深的影响，无论是对我个人或是对于整个LA，我都必须感谢他带给我们的一切，我必须出
席雕像的揭幕仪式"
这个星期五欧布将再次连线，这是属于Shaq的荣耀时刻，为了谢谢他对于湖人以及
Staples Center带来的一切，1200磅 九英呎高的铜像将与其他传奇球星一同竖立在
Staples Center前的明星广场
Bryant will be among the dignitaries at the ceremony, as will Jerry West, who
brought both players to Los Angeles. Phil Jackson, who taught them how to win
championships, is expected to attend, too.
Kobe以及当初将两位传奇球星一起来Jerry West都将会以贵宾的身分出席，Phil Jackson
这位带领欧布连线的传奇教练，也预期会出席
At the center of the celebration is a man who can hardly believe it.
"It’s a very surreal moment," O’Neal said. "Unexpected. I still think there
’s a couple other guys that probably deserve a statue more than me. Like
"Big Game" James [Worthy] and Wilt Chamberlain. But I’m honored. They’re
giving me a statue in front of the place I like to say I built. Staples does
start with S."
对于Shaq来说这个是一个难以置信的时刻，他表示:"这太不真实了，我认为还有更多的人
更值得获得雕像的荣耀，像是Big Game James Worthy 或是 Wilt Chamberlain，在
Staples Center，一个我希望可以说是我建立的王国的地方，获得这样的荣耀，真的非常
的荣幸，Staples Center 永远都是S开头的 (S代表Shaq)"
To say he built Staples Center is only hyperbole in the literal sense.
When they courted O’Neal, the Lakers were in an eight-year championship
drought — what seemed like a depression back then.
There was plenty of doubt inside the franchise that they would be able to
land him at all during that summer of 1996. O’Neal sought a team with a
similar makeup to the one he had in Orlando. He was motivated by landing a
monster contract, being someone who drew inspiration from what others were
paid.
West, the team’s general manager, convinced O’Neal he could achieve his
goals with the Lakers — that he could achieve greatness.
"Maybe one of the proudest days of my life was when he said I’m coming,"
West said. "… At that point in time players wanted to come here because of
the success of the team and winning. And also because of Jerry Buss. I think
they had great belief in him as an owner." O’Neal made an impression in
person.
其实说Staple Center是Shaq一手打造的一点不为过，当湖人得到Shaq以前，他们正经历
著连续八年错失总冠军的窘境
整个湖人不断被质疑是否能在1996年的夏天得到Shaq，当年Shaq正在寻找一张大合约
West是当时的GM，告诉Shaq在湖人你可以完成你的梦想，并说服他跟湖人一起共创王朝，
并表示:"Shaq说Yes的这一天或许是我生涯最骄傲的一天"
Shaq本人回忆当年:"在当时，大家不只被紫金王朝所吸引，更重要的事相信Jerry Buss的
领导能力"
Lakers owner Jeanie Buss doesn’t recall their first conversation with O’
Neal — she assumes she was too terrified of the giant man before her. Bryant
first met O’Neal as a 16-year-old and said his hand "swallowed" Bryant’s
whole arm. When they became teammates he recalls the physicality with which O
’Neal played.
"Our first practice, Travis Knight just looked like he just went through
hell," Bryant said.
Knight was a rookie the same year as Bryant and Derek Fisher. But Knight was O
’Neal’s rookie. That meant during training camp in Hawaii, Knight trekked
to O’Neal’s room before every practice so he could carry his shoes for him.
Knight got a slap on his neck any time he passed up a dunk for a layup — O’
Neal’s way of teaching the young big man to be more aggressive.
"I just remember trying to push on him and it was the same as trying to push
on a wall or move a car," Knight said. "I’m giving everything I got and it’
s not even budging."
Jeanie Buss说他不太记得第一次遇到Shaq的情境了，她认为这也许是因为被这位巨人给
吓到了，Kobe第一次见到Shaq则是在他16岁的时候，Kobe说他的整条手臂几乎能被Shaq的
大手一手掌握
后来他们成为队友，他回忆起这位巨人在练习的表现
Kobe回忆起当天的情况，第一次练习结束，Travis Knight看起来好像刚刚去过地狱走一
遭...
Travis Knight当年跟小鱼(Derek Fisher)以及Kobe是同梯的，但是Travis Knight是Shaq
的专属跟班
这表示在夏威夷的训练营中，他必须天天早上练习球都去Shaq的房间帮他拿鞋，而每当他
上篮或灌篮失败，都会被Shaq狠狠的教训，这是Shaq教育新人更强硬的方式
For the first three years of the Shaq-and-Kobe Lakers era, they played at the
Forum in Inglewood before leaving for Staples Center.
At the arena’s groundbreaking ceremony, O’Neal wore an ill-fitting hard
hat. An AEG official told him one day he’d have a statue in front of that
arena.
To start his legacy, with Jackson as the Lakers’ first-year coach, they won
a championship immediately.
欧布连线的第三年后，他们离开了Inglewood并来到了Staples Center
在破土仪式中，Shaq带着一顶不合身的安全帽，一位AEG公司(Staples Center的拥有者)
在场的人员对着Shaq说 "总有一天，你会有属于自己的雕像的"
他的传奇则从Phil Jackson的到来而正式展开，第一年，他们就拿下了总冠军。
"All I wanted was one," O’Neal said. "A lot of people criticized me for not
having one. And then after we got one they said bet you can’t get two."
Said Buss: "I tell every owner in the NBA that’s moving into a new arena,
make sure you win in the first year because it makes everything a lot easier."
O’Neal’s infectious personality became even bigger. His won over his
teammates with jokes and pranks and a fierce loyalty. When an opponent was
picking on then-rookie Luke Walton, O’Neal leveled the player off a screen.
He later gave a makeover to Walton’s beat-up 1970 Cadillac as a gift.
Shaq回忆到:"我就是为了这一枚总冠军戒指而来的，很多人批评我，说我拿不到冠军，而
当我拿到第一枚冠军戒指时，他们开始说你拿不到第二枚"
Jerry Buss表示: "我告诉所有NBA的老板，如果要换新的厂馆的话，必须确保第一年就有
好成绩，因为这会让一切简单许多。"
Shaq的个人特色也感染著队友，他常常对队友恶作剧或开玩笑，让大家打成一片，非常的
挺队友，也因此赢得了队友们的支持
当对手在欺负新秀Wlaton时，Shaq在下次湖人进攻中，直接叫Walton利用他做掩护，当
Walton回头，发现对方已经倒地了，Shaq直接撂倒了对手帮Walton出气
Shaq对队友的好不仅如此，他在这次事件后也免费帮Walton美容他1970的旧凯迪拉克
(Walton口述影片支援: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIct35PmWbs)
After three championships, there was an expiration date to O’Neal’s Lakers
career. His relationship with Bryant seemed frayed. He has said the
organization’s loyalty to Bryant impacted him. In his Hall of Fame speech,
he even said with a smile that Bryant pushed him to being traded to the Miami
Heat. That trade happened in October of 2004.
For his own legacy, Bryant wanted to do it alone. But he says now that he
never viewed that as a power struggle. He laughed at remembering O’Neal’s
line during his Hall of Fame speech.
"I guess by default maybe that’s true," said Bryant. "My mind was going
someplace else, understanding that Shaq was going to stay. … He opened the
window first. Once he demanded the trade … that put a halt to my free agency
because the Lakers were not going to lose Shaq and me in the same year."
In truth, the money was a bigger factor than anything else. The Lakers simply
weren’t willing to pay O’Neal what he wanted and could earn elsewhere.
Jerry Buss called O’Neal to tell him that.
"He called me and said hey we’re going to do something else, and I
understood that," O’Neal said. "Me being a marketing genius that I am, I
wanted it to look like something else, but it really was never that."
在获得三座冠军后，Shaq在湖人的生涯也逐渐走向尽头，欧布之间的关系似乎逐渐恶化，
球团对于Kobe的支持明显的影响了他，在他的名人堂演说当中，他甚至偷偷的笑着说Kobe
迫使他被交易到热火
Kobe表示:"也许事实真的如此，当初原本已经准备好离去了，也知道Shaq应该会留下，但
是接下来Shaq要求被交易，湖人只好马上将我留下，Lakers不可能同时失去Shaq以及
Kobe"
事实上，金钱最中还是最大的因素，湖人方面也不想付出其他球团能给出的薪水
某一天Jerry Buss找个Shaq面谈，并表示将会做出一些改变，聪明如Shaq也知道这就是职
业球员必须面对的
They remained close until Jerry Buss’ death in 2013. O’Neal visited in the
hospital and spent more than an hour with the ailing Lakers owner.
"I wish he was still able to be here," O’Neal said. "Especially for my Hall
of Fame ceremony."
Jeanie Buss said if O’Neal could have stayed for a dollar, he would have.
"I would prefer the Lakers to win every year, [but in Miami,] to see Shaq and
Pat Riley win a championship, I take a little pride in that because they are
still Lakers," she said.
老Buss与Shaq持续保持良好的关系直到2013年老Buss过世，Shaq到医院陪着Buss超过了一
小时
Shaq说"在我的名人堂典礼中，我是多么希望能看到Buss也在场"
Jeanie Buss说: "事后来看，Shaq就算是给他一美元，他也希望能留下，不过都已经过去
了，我当然希望每年湖人都能赢，但是看到Shaq以及Pat Riley获得成功，我依然感到骄
傲，因为他们永远是Lakers"
Over the years, O’Neal’s relationship with Bryant thawed. These days they
talk occasionally, mostly texting about their children. Their rising height,
Bryant said, offers a "brutal" reminder of the passage of time. Bryant said
they are "extremely cordial."
When Bryant heard O’Neal was getting a statue, he congratulated his former
center via Facetime. That was the only time the two have seen each other’s
faces since Bryant’s last game in April of last year.
"I’ve learned so much from him," Bryant said. "He’s extremely, extremely
good at bringing others on the team and pushing them. Striking the balance
between hard leadership and a pat on the back. Those are things I learned
from him. … That was a big, big shift for me."
He hasn’t attended many Lakers functions since his retirement, but to tell O
’Neal and the world about that, he will.
这么多年过去了，Kobe及Shaq也早已尽释前嫌，这些日子，他们常常连系彼此，大多是讨
论他们的小孩
Kobe说"随着人渐成长，视野更广阔了，也提醒着他们时间过的有多么快"
当Kobe听到Shaq获得雕像的荣耀，他透过Facetime恭喜了他的前队友，这次他们自从去年
4月Kobe退休赛后第一次面对面看到彼此
Kobe说: "我向他学习了许多，他真的非常、非常的会带领队友，并激励他们，也很明白
在照顾队友及领导队友当中取得平衡，这些都是我向他学到的事情，对我来说是很大的成
长"
自从Kobe退休后，他并没有参加太多的湖人官方活动，但这次，他会到。
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