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Wizards star John Wall on NBA players passing on supermax – ‘I ain’t
turning down no money’
巫师球星John Wall对于NBA球员放弃超级顶薪：“我是不会跟钱过不去的。”
It has been a common theme in the NBA for top players to take discounts to
form “super teams.” In fact, in the recent free agency alone, superstars
like Kawhi Leonard and Kyrie Irving passed on a supermax contract to join
forces with other star players. However, Washington Wizards point guard John
Wall isn’t a fan of such move.
最近NBA似乎有些风气，一些顶级球星愿意降薪好组"超大团"。就像最近的Kawhi Leonard
跟Kyrie Irving就放弃了超级顶薪，好跟其他的明星球员组队。不过，华盛顿巫师控卫
John Wall不是那种球员。
In an interview with Michael Lee of The Athletic, Wall said that he respects
the decision of other players. Nonetheless, he emphasized that he won’t be
turning down a huge amount of money, citing that he loves basketball and he’
ll play the game no matter what.
在接受The Athletic记者Michael Lee的访问中，Wall说他对于那些球员做那样的决定，他
表示尊重。不过，他强调他是不会对那样一大笔钱说不的，但是他也说他爱篮球，所以不
管如何，他还是会这样打下去。
“I don’t know. Everybody got their own decision, but where I come from, it’
s “I ain’t turning down no money.” It’s just as simple as that,” Wall
explained.
“我不知道，每个人都可以为自己做决定，只是从我以前养成的观念来看，‘我是不会跟
钱过不去的’，就是这么简单。”Wall解释。
“I’m going to keep it real with you. Without the money, I’m still going to
play the game the way I love to play it because that’s what I love to do.
Kawhi is a quiet guy, stays to himself, I’m really cool with Kawhi, but he
stays to himself, and I guess if you already won championships, you can take
those routes. I’ve never been in those positions where I was that guy to
take those routes. Where I come from, I’m not supposed to be here. … I play
because I love it, but I’m not turning down that kind of money.”
“我要老实跟你说。即使没有钱，我还是会用我喜爱的方式继续打篮球，因为篮球就是我
喜欢做的事。Kawhi是个安静的人，不太跟人交流，那样的Kawhi我很OK。但是因为他没有
跟什么人谈，我猜啦，若是球员有拿到过冠军，他们是可以用那种方式打球。但是，我从
来就没有在那种状况过。所以，以我的出身，我根本不应该在这里...我打球的理由是因为
我喜爱篮球，但是我是不会拒绝那样一笔钱的。”
The All-Star guard is being practical, to say the least. While many might
criticize him for it, Wall also recently said that winning a ring is not
everything to him. He furthered that he’d rather build his legacy in
Washington and try to win a ring with the team he has rather than joining
forces with other superstars to chase a title.
至少可以说这位全明星后卫真的很实在，仅管很多人因此对他有诸多批评，Wall也说拿到
冠军对他来说不会是最重要的。他甚至说他宁可在华盛顿巫师打造他自己的传奇，尝试在
巫师球队拿下冠军，而不是跟其他球星组团好拥抱金杯。
Then again, it’s his opinion, and he’s entitled to it.
不过，这只是他的意见，他也有权利表示这样的意见。