Mattingly compares Jason Collins to Jackie Robinson
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By Mark Saxon | ESPNLosAngeles.com
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said he believes NBA player Jason
Collins' decision to announce that he is gay will have similar ramifications
to Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier with the Dodgers 66
years ago.
当道奇队总教练Don Mattingly被问到Jason Collins出柜事件时，他认为其影响力跟
66年前打破职棒种族屏障的Jackie Robinson相比，有异曲同工之妙。
Mattingly also said he thinks an openly gay player could be accepted in a
major league clubhouse, saying, "I don't know why not."
Mattingly并表示他乐见同性恋棒球选手终将被大联盟球队接受，“我不知道为何不能
。”
"I think it'd be OK. It's the first time it's happened. It's just kind of
uncharted waters," Mattingly said. "A lot like Jackie, he would make it
easier for anyone else who would step forward."
“我觉得(Collins出柜)是OK的，虽然这是(现役主流球类选手)第一次公开，但这就
像是运动界的大航海时代。(Collins)就跟Jackie一样，会让其他有类似情况的球员
更勇于面对。”
注：大航海时代原意就是“地理大发现”，也被作同名热门游戏，在此也被引申成具有
重大影响力的事件
Mattingly accompanied his players to a special screening of the movie "42,"
based on Robinson's story, this spring in Arizona.
Mattingly在春训时，曾与队上球员一起看过描写Robinson在大联盟奋斗历程的剧情片“
42”。