Make sure you live in the moment, and work your butt off every single day. And I hope I inspire people all around the world to just be themselves, be humble, and be grateful for all the blessings in your life. And I'm truly honored to be your MVP this year. Thank you very much.
確保你活在當下,每一天都用盡全力生活。我希望我激勵全世界的人做自己、不驕傲,並對生命中的每件好事心存感恩。我真的很榮幸能成為你們的年度最有價值球員。非常感謝你們。
Years Earlier
幾年前
Several years ago, I had the great honor of working the first-ever Kobe Bryant Nike Skills Academy. Nike invited the top 20 high school shooting guards and the top 10 college shooting guards in the country to this camp with Kobe. And it's kinda funny now that I look back on it—how many of those players are now household names in the NBA. However, at that time, the least recognized player there was Stephen Curry, but I knew immediately that he was the most impressive, and that thinking long term, he was going to be a future NBA superstar. Here's how I knew that: it was all because of his work habits.
幾年前,我有幸能舉辦首屆的 Kobe Bryant 籃球技術學院。Nike 邀請國內前二十強高中得分後衛,也邀請國內前十強大學得分後衛來和 Kobe 一起參加這個營隊。現在回頭看來有點有趣--那些球員現在有多少人是 NBA 家喻戶曉的名字了。不過,在那時候,最讓人沒有印象的球員就是 Stephen Curry,但我很快就知道他是最令人欽佩的,而且就長遠來看,他將會成為一位未來 NBA 超級明星。我是這樣知道的:一切都是因為他的工作習慣。
Now those skills academies—we would have two workouts a day for three straight days. Thirty minutes before every single workout, most players were still in their flip-flops and had on their headphones, and Stephen Curry had already started doing some form shooting. He'd already started taking game shots from game spots in game situations. By the time the workout officially started, he had probably already made 100 to 150 shots—almost in a full sweat.
那些技術學院--我們會連續三天有一天兩次的練習。在每次練習的三十分鐘前,大部分的球員都還穿著他們的夾腳拖還有戴著他們的耳機,但 Stephen Curry 早就開始練投了。他已經開始就賽中可能的投球位置,模擬比賽狀況進行練投。到練習正式開始時,他可能已經投進 100 到 150 球了--幾乎全身汗流浹背。
When the workout actually started, he was meticulous with everything that he did. He made sure that he had perfect footwork, he made sure that he had perfect shooting form. If he did anything and it wasn't perfect, he did it all over again. And he didn't need a coach to tell him. He just did it. And then probably the most impressive thing that he did, was as soon as every workout was over, he would not leave the court until he swished five free throws in a row. You know how hard that is? But that's the level of excellence that he holds himself to.
在練習真正開始時,他對他做的每個動作都極為要求。他確保自己擁有完美腳步、他確保自己有完美的投籃方式。如果他做了任何事但那不是完美的,他就會全部從頭再做一遍。而且他不需要有教練來告訴他。他就是去做。然後可能是他所做最令人佩服的一件事,就是每次練習一結束,他沒有連續投進五球空心入網的罰球是不會離開球場的。你知道那有多難嗎?但那就是他要求自己達到的完美程度。
And the moral of that story is that success is not an accident; success is actually a choice. And Stephen Curry is one of the best shooters on the planet today, because he has made the choice to create great habits. And my question to you is, Are the habits that you have today on par with the dreams that you have for tomorrow? That's something that you need to ask yourself every single day, because whatever you do on a regular basis today will determine where you will be tomorrow.
而那故事的寓意是,成功不是個意外;成功其實是一個選擇。而 Stephen Curry 是如今全世界最出色的射手之一,因為他做出養成好習慣的選擇。而我給你的問題是,你今天所有的習慣能成就你對明天所抱的夢想嗎?那是件你每天都必須要問自己的事,因為不論你今天照慣例做了什麼事情,將會決定你明天所在的位置。
Curry fires, for three. Just impossible to stop him. Curry, unbelievable!
Curry 出手,三分進帳。根本沒辦法擋住他。Curry,太不可思議了!
Curry launches a three. He got it!
Curry 投了一顆三分球。他進了!
Offensive rebound. Curry again. And Curry hits a three!
進攻籃板。Curry 又來一次。Curry 投進一顆三分球!
We've just never seen somebody who can take threes off the dribble at this kind of volume. You know, I've said it for years. He's a glitch, I mean, he just doesn't exist. And he makes you change everything you do on defense.
我們從不曾見過可以運球後出手三分球進這麼多顆的人。你知道,我已經這樣說好幾年了。他是一個特例,我的意思是,他這樣的球員根本不存在。而且他讓你改變你在防守上做的所有事情。
Curry slips the defense, behind the back! Fires a three! Oh! He puts it in! For three! He turned! He knew it was in! He turned and ran back before the ball ever got there!
Curry 閃過防守,背後運球閃過!出手一顆三分球!噢!他把球投進了!投出三分球!他轉身!他知道球進了!他在球進之前就轉身跑回去了!
When Curry gets hot, there's just nothing like it. I've been in two arenas now where it happened...I can't even describe it.
Curry 手感火燙的時候,沒有任何東西可以比擬。我曾在兩場比賽上見識過...我甚至沒辦法形容那一切。
I don't even know how to describe what I watched tonight. I have never seen a player with this skill set.
我甚至不知道該怎麼形容我今晚所見到的。我從未看過一個球員有這種技能。
He'll T-up the three for the record. He got it! All-time NBA record 273 made three-point shots for the marksman Stephen Curry.
他會投出破紀錄的三分球。他投進了! 神射手 Stephen Curry,投進 273 顆三分球的 NBA 歷史紀錄。
And the moral of that story is that success is not an accident; success is actually a choice. And Stephen Curry is one of the best shooters on the planet today, because he has made the choice to create great habits. And my question to you is, Are the habits that you have today on par with the dreams that you have for tomorrow?
而那故事的寓意是,成功不是個意外;成功其實是一個選擇。而 Stephen Curry 是如今全世界最出色的射手之一,因為他做出養成好習慣的選擇。而我給你的問題是,你今天所有的習慣能成就你對明天所抱的夢想嗎?
Long rebound. Steph, no timeout exists. And five, Curry, for the lead. Yeah!
長籃板球。Steph,沒有暫停機會了。五秒,Curry,投進就領先了。耶!
Curry, electrifying this crowd!
Curry, 震驚全場球迷!
MVP...
最有價值球員...
- 「賣力工作」- Work One's Butt Off
Make sure you live in the moment, and work your butt off every single day.
確保你活在當下,每一天都用盡全力生活。 - 「與...相等、與...一樣」- On Par (With)
And my question to you is, Are the habits that you have today on par with the dreams that you have for tomorrow?
而我給你的問題是,你今天所有的習慣能成就你對明天所抱的夢想嗎? - 「有規律地、經常地」- On A Regular Basis
That's something that you need to ask yourself every single day, because whatever you do on a regular basis today will determine where you will be tomorrow.
那是件你每天都必須要問自己的事,因為不論你今天照慣例做了什麼事情,將會決定你明天所在的位置。