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Lonnie Walker IV: ‘I’m the true definition of different’
The former Miami guard is a unique prospect, from his hair to his views on
the world
Lonnie Walker IV：我就是与众不同的真正定义。
从他的发型到他对世界的看法，这位前迈阿密大学的后卫有着独一无二
的可能性。
Merriam-Webster defines different as “partly or totally unlike in nature,
form or quality.” Lonnie Walker IV has his own definition.
Merriam-Webster把“与众不同”定义为“在本质上、形式上或品质上的部分与全部与众
不同。”而Lonnie Walker IV有他自己的定义。
Walker dons a hairstyle that has been called a pineapple. He is constantly
trying to educate himself on the world and has said the Earth is an illusion.
Despite being a one-and-done, the 6-foot-5, 205-pounder loves school and aims
to get his degree.
Walker剪了个俗称的凤梨头。他持续自学关于世界的知识，然后得出地球是一种幻觉的结
论。虽然Walker只读了一年大学即投入NBA选秀(one-and-done)，这位6 尺5 吋、205 磅的
家伙热爱学校并且致力于得到学位。
The ex-University of Miami star guard also hopes to be a difference-maker in
the NBA next season on and off the court. He is projected to be a first-round
pick in Thursday’s NBA draft in Brooklyn, New York.
这位前迈阿密大学的明星后卫球员，将来在NBA的场上与场下，也想成为一位与众不同的
人物。人们预计他会在周二纽约布鲁克林的NBA 选秀的大会上，在首轮被选中。
“It’s bigger than just basketball just to be able to motivate the kids, the
people, the friends, the family that are out there,” Walker said.
“这不只是关于篮球而已，而是能够去激励人们、朋友和家庭。”Walker说道。
Walker is a native of Reading, the fifth-largest city in Pennsylvania with a
population of about 90,000 people. The now-defunct railways transporting
company Reading Railroad got its name from the city. Reading Railroad is one
of the four railroad properties in the Monopoly board game.
Walker来自雷丁市，Reading为宾州的第五大城市，有90 万人口。现已停业的铁路运输公
司Reading Railroad正是以该城市为名。Reading Railroad是大富翁游戏中的四大铁路公
司之一。
“I’m from Reading, Pennsylvania. When you make it out from there, you feel
like you can do almost the impossible. The impossible becomes possible in
your mind,” Walker said.
“我来自宾州的雷丁市。当你了解这一点，你会觉得你几乎可以做到不可能的事。在你心
中，不可能都将变得可能。”Walker说道。
AreaVibes.com gave Reading an “F” in crime, education, employment and
housing. According to the website, the overall crime rate in Reading is 16
percent higher than the national average, the violent crime rate is 76
percent higher than the national average and the property crime rate is 6
percent higher than the national average.
AreaVibes.com将雷丁市的犯罪率、教育、就业和居住环境评价为F级。根据该网站，雷丁
市的整体犯罪率比全国平均水平高了16%，其中暴力犯罪率比全国平均水平高了76%，财产
犯罪率高出全国平均水平6%。
Walker said it was “definitely a challenge” growing up in Reading.
Walker说，生长在雷丁市绝对是个挑战。
“I felt like if you’re from Reading or you’re from some other spot like
that, it definitely raises you a lot differently just on how to approach life,
” Walker said. “And I had to grow up a lot faster than the norm. But almost
every other day just walking to school, coming home from school or whatever
it shall be, you’re always hit with adversity or some sort of problem that
you had to overcome.
“我觉得如果你是从雷丁市来的，或在类似的地方长大，你对于如何面对生活绝对会有不
同的理解。”Walker说。“所以我比一般人早熟。几乎在每天走去上学、放学回家或任何
一般的事情，你总会遇到灾难或某些必需克服的问题。”
“Just having that day in and day out, being prepared for whatever may happen
if you walk out those doors, it definitely gives you a different edge and a
different perspective on how to approach life. At least that has definitely
helped me more than the norm.”
“日复一日，准备好要应付任何情况，绝对带给你面对生活的不同观点。至少，这必然帮
助我比一般人更强。”
Walker credits his father, Lonnie Walker III, for being the role model he
needed to make it out of Reading. His father had a strong work ethic, as he
worked as many as four jobs to make ends meet for his family. Walker said at
times he didn’t see his father for days because he was working.
Walker感谢他的父亲Lonnie Walker III，作为他必须走出雷丁市的好榜样。他的父亲有
著非常强大的职业操守，同时他曾最多同时做四份工作，以至于无法与家人见面。Walker
说，他有时候会因为父亲忙于工作，而好几天见不到他。
“My father, he’s a very passionate, fearless man,” Walker IV said. “In
this family, we don’t fear failure. We have a win-win situation, no matter
what it is. So, having a father like that, who keeps on motivating myself and
pushing me, it’s definitely an edge that helps me out.
“我的父亲是一位非常热情并无所畏惧的男人”Walker说。“在这个家里面，我们都不害
怕失败。不管怎样，我们都有着双赢的处境。所以，拥有一个持续激励我、推动我前进的
父亲，是帮助我走出雷丁市的优势。”
“How hard he’s working and the work ethic basically just speaks for itself.
It shows what type of person he is, and just his work ethic and his mentality
and how he approaches life. So he’s definitely been a motivator for myself,
and taught me just how to be passionate and continue to work hard.”
“我父亲有多么努力工作以及他的职业操守为何，是不证自明的。而他的职业操守、心态
和如何面对生活，显示了他是怎样的一个人。所以我的父亲绝对是我的动力，他教会了我
如何保持耐心和持续努力不懈。”
Walker IV said the hardest challenge he had in Reading was being strong
enough to cut ties with friends who were a bad influence. He hopes that being
drafted on Thursday will be motivational to the youths of Reading.
Walker认为他在雷丁市最困难的挑战是，要足够坚强去切断对自己有不好影响的朋友的关
系。他希望在周二被选中会成为雷丁市的青少年们的动力。
“Not too many people growing up in Reading, Pennsylvania, ever have the
father figure or someone to look up to, and to feel like they’re worth
something,” Walker said. “So me getting an opportunity to get drafted by a
team or get picked up, I feel like it’s going to be a big thing for my
community just on the mental side of things. Seeing kids and the youth
saying, ‘Wow, Lonnie made it to his dream.’ Whatever you shall be, whatever
you shall become, you can do it from anywhere.”
“在宾州的雷丁市长大的人们，很少有值得学习的父辈或榜样。”Walker说。“所以我有
被NBA球队选中的机会，我觉得这在精神层面对我们社区来说是一件大事。当看到孩子们
与青少年说”哇，Lonnie实现了他的梦想”表示无论你是谁、想成为怎么样的人，你可以
在任何地方实现自己的理想。”
Walker led Reading High School to its first Pennsylvania state championship
in boys’ basketball with the 2017 PIAA Class 6A crown. The 2017 McDonald’s
All-American selection scored 1,828 career points to surpass former NBA
player Donyell Marshall’s school record. ESPN’s 18th-ranked prospect in the
Class of 2017 could have followed the elite norm by signing with Kentucky,
Arizona, Syracuse or Villanova, but he instead chose the University of Miami.
Walker带领雷丁高中赢得了2017年宾州高中篮球赛的冠军。在2017 麦当劳全美选拔赛上
，Walker得到了1828 分，超过了前NBA 球员Donyell Marshall的记录。在ESPN的2017梯
次18岁排名预测中，他本可以跟随着同梯菁英与Kentucky, Arizona, Syracuse 或
Villanova等名校签约，但是他却选择了迈阿密大学。
Walker averaged 11.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists while shooting 34.6
percent from 3-point range in 27.8 minutes per game for the Hurricanes last
season as a true freshman. On April 4, he tweeted his decision to enter the
NBA draft.
Walker作为新秀，去年在飓风队平均每场出场27.8 分钟，得到11.5 分，2.6 次篮板以及
1.5 次助攻，三分线外的命中率为34.6%。4 月4 号，他决定参加NBA选秀。
On what he can bring to the NBA next season, Walker said: “Just the overall
aspect offensively and defensively. I feel like defensively, I can guard
either a 1 [point guard], 2 [shooting guard] or 3 [small forward]. And then
offensively, I can shoot with the best of them. I’m athletic. I can jump
with the best of them. So whatever my team needs me to do, I’ll make sure I
don’t let my team down.
谈到自己能给NBA带来什么的时候，Walker说：“就是整体的进攻和防守。我喜欢防守，
我可以打1到3号位。在进攻上，我的投篮很出色，我的运动能力、跳跃也很棒。所以不论
我的球队需要我做什么，我会确保自己不让他们失望。”
“I wanted the challenge. I felt like physically and mentally I covered all
aspects of the game. And the only way for me to improve myself and continue
to get better is to take that next step and challenge myself.”
“我想要挑战。我感觉我的身心都已经全方位的为比赛准备好了。提高我自己的唯一方法
就是往前走并挑战自我。”
Walker said he is working on his aggressiveness offensively, ball handling,
left-hand skill set and body strength. He was measured with a 6-foot-10½
-inch wingspan and a 40-inch vertical at the NBA pre-draft camp in Chicago.
Walker说他在增加自己进攻的侵略性、运球、左手的技术以及身体的力量。在芝加哥的
NBA选前营里，他的臂展测量出来为6 尺10.5 吋，垂直起跳高度为40 吋。
One longtime NBA scout told The Undefeated that he expects Walker to be
drafted in the Nos. 9-15 range.
一位NBA 资深球探告诉本报，Walker会在9到15顺位之间被选中。
“He’s a good player who is very athletic,” the scout said. “He has a lot
of NBA interest. He can get off the floor and go up in traffic. He has to
tighten his handle and become a better passer. But he has impressive
athleticism and is a very likable prospect.”
“他是一位运动能力非常强的球员”这位球探说道，“他有许多NBA有兴趣的能力。He
can get off the floor(不知道是什么意思)、他可以在碰撞后出手。他还必须加
强运球和传球。但他有令人印象深刻的运动能力和光明的未来。”
Walker made the 2018 All-Academic Atlantic Coast Conference team. He said it
is important for him to eventually earn his bachelor’s degree in business
and that “knowledge is the most powerful thing known to man.” Walker said
his grandmother and father have always preached the importance of academics
to him.
沃克加入了2018 年大西洋沿岸学术会议。他说这对他获得商业的学士成绩很重要，而且
“知识是人类最所知的最强大的事情”。Walker说他的奶奶和父亲都告诫过他专业知识的
重要性。
“Academics was the end-all, be-all, before anything, before basketball,
before any sport,” Walker said. “Knowledge and intelligence and getting
that degree, later on the road, is what’s going to make you and keep you
from not just being a temporary [NBA] player. Sooner or later, I want to make
an impact and change the world, so getting that diploma, getting that degree,
it means so much to me. Continue to gain knowledge in life.”
“学术知识是最重要的，排在篮球和其他运动的前面。”Walker说到。“学习知识、智慧
，获得学位，在往后的路上，这能让你免于只做一个暂时性的NBA球员。总有一天，我想
要影响和改变世界，所以获得学位对我来说是非常重要的事情。我会持续在生命中学习
知识。”
Walker told media at the NBA pre-draft camp: “When you talk about facts and
things of that nature, it’s amazing to me we’ve discovered so much about
this world, yet we don’t anything about this world.” Asked whether he
thought the Earth was flat or round, Walker said, “The Earth is not flat, in
my opinion, but the Earth, on my conspiracy, the Earth is definitely an
illusion.”
在选前营里，Walker告诉媒体：“当谈论到自然界的事物，总是使我感到惊奇。我们在这
整个世界发现了许多，但仍有不了解这世界的所有一切。”在被问及地球是平的还是圆的
时候，Walker认为，”我认为地球不是平的，在我的阴谋论中，地球毫无疑问的是幻觉。
”
Walker went to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago the day before
he worked out for the Bulls. He is constantly feeding his thirst to learn
about “almost every aspect of life” and often watches Animal Planet and the
Discovery Channel.
在为公牛队试训前，他参观了芝加哥自然和工业博物馆。他持续对于学习“生命的各个方
面”感到饥渴，他喜欢看《动物星球》和《探索频道》。
“Just looking at Third World countries, religions, cultures, and seeing the
outside world,” Walker said. “Being able to grow and see different
perspectives in life is what interests me. Continue to gain knowledge. So,
growing up, this is what I love to do. Outside of basketball, I love to gain
knowledge and become smarter and watch things that not too many people really
watch.”
“就是看看第三世界国家、宗教、文化，看看外面的世界”，Walker解释道，“能够成长
并见识生活的各个方面是我的兴趣。我喜欢持续的学习知识、成长。在篮球之外，我喜欢
获取知识、变得更聪明并观看事物，那些没有太多人会认真观看的事物。”
As for his unique hairstyle, Walker said he does not plan on changing it
anytime soon.
说起他独一无二的“凤梨头”，Walker说他近期还不打算换发型。
“When it gets a little too dangerous and I can’t play with, then it will be
time to cut it off,” he said. “But this is what defines Lonnie Walker, and
I think it’s unique to have my own status.”
“当它变得有点危险并且我不再从中得到快乐时，我就会剪掉它。”他说。“但是这就
是Lonnie Walker，我认为拥有我自己的地位是很独特的。”
With a versatile game and a variety of interests, Walker will certainly be
different from the norm as he arrives in the NBA.
有着多功能的比赛技巧和多种兴趣，Walker到NBA之后将持续不同于其他同侪。
“I’m kind of level-headed, but I’ve still got a lot to prove and show the
world who I am,” he said.
“我是个沉稳的家伙，但我还需要做许多事来证明给这个世界看，我是个怎么样的人。”
他说。
心得：这篇文章有点久了，是2018/6/20的文章，不过版上似乎没人转，想说翻译一下
顺便了解一下这位有趣的新秀。也希望今年他在我刺的后卫海中能有亮眼的表现～