SLAM online Top 50: Lamar Odom, no. 39
現役五十強球員排座次: 拉馬爾-奧多姆, 第39位
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翻譯: Derek
Limitless
potential. Lackluster performance. Ridiculous skill set. Chronic underachiever.
無限的個人潛能。場上黯淡無光的表現。荒謬可笑的技術能力。極為慢熱的表現。
There
have been a lot of words tagged to Lamar Odom’s game, not many of them
positive. When a player is as talented as Odom with as much promise coming out
of high school in New York, all eyes are on them and the
pressure is there not to fail. Disappoint. Screw up. Lose their way.
人們用了很多詞語去形容奧多姆在場上的表現，不過沒有多少詞語是正面的。當一個球員有著如奧多姆那樣的天賦時，從在紐約的高中時期開始就背負了很多的承諾，所有的目光都集中在他身上，而極大的壓力則讓他覺得不可以失敗；但隨之而來的卻是失望，表現一團糟，還有人生道路上的迷失。
When you
lose your mother at 12 and are being raised by your grandmother and want to
make her proud, you’d think it would be easy to block out distractions and
focus on the end goal. Sometimes, it is just the opposite that happens.
Sometimes, is what happened for Lamar.
當你在12歲的時候失去了母親，由你的外婆撫養成人，而你則想讓她為你而感到自豪，你一定會想像這樣的情況下肯定會是很容易就可以抵擋住外界的誘惑而一心一意朝著自己的終極目標進發。不過有時候，事情往往是恰恰相反，而這些東西都發生在了喇嘛的身上。
With the distinction of being named High
School Player of the Year by Parade
Magazine, the stage was set for him to go to UNLV. Only, that
didn’t quite work out for him. The thing is, guidance doesn’t always come when
needed and lessons are not usually learned the easiest way when it comes to
Lamar. After ending up at Rhode Island and piecing together a great year, the
Clippers drafted Odom, where he was hailed as the next Magic by a certain
basketball magazine. When he ended-up being suspended twice for violating the
NBA’s substance abuse policy, it appeared as though he’d need wizardry to help
him achieve his potential.
當奧多姆被Parade雜誌評為年度最佳高中生球員之後，一切道路都已經為他鋪好了，他要進入內華達州立大學（UNLV地處拉斯維加斯）。但是，對於奧多姆來說一切似乎都很事與願違。問題主要是當他需要指導的時候教練總是不出現，而學校的那些通常是輕鬆的課程對於奧多姆來說卻不是件容易的事。後來奧多姆轉學去了羅德島大學并在那裡開心的過了一年，之後洛杉磯快艇隊在選秀大會上選了奧多姆，在快艇隊里，奧多姆被一本籃球雜誌譽為是下一個【魔術師】。但是當他曾兩次觸犯NBA的禁止濫用藥品條例之後，一切看起來都好像是奧多姆是要靠旁門左道的幫助才能激發他的潛能。
The thing is, regardless of his struggles,
his talent is so undeniable he does deserve a spot on a list such as this. A
6′10″ southpaw who can run the point with his court vision and game savvy will
always find a way. Having the ability to put in back-to-back triple-doubles
along with his unique makeup also allows him extra chances – chances started
making the most of as he has learned nothing lasts forever.
但是，不管他如何努力，他的天賦還是不被認可，他所做的一切其實為的是想得到一個屬於他的位置和一個對於他中肯的評價，就像這樣：一個身高6尺10寸的左撇子球員在場上用他良好的球場視野得分，而他機智的頭腦總可以讓他在比賽里找到突破的路線。有可以在連續兩場比賽都拿下【三雙】的能力，同時他獨特的體格也讓他有了更多額外的表現機會
– 這些機會已經開始讓他明白到應該儘量充分利用和發揮自己的天賦和能力，因為巔峰狀態不可能持續到永遠。
While he has dealt with death in his youth
by losing his mother, the past few years have not been kind to Lamar. Losing
both his grandmother (on her 80th birthday), and his own infant son (on the
anniversary of his grandmother’s birthday and death), Lamar has endured
challenges his critics couldn’t imagine. Having proven himself as a warrior by
playing through physical pain, he has more than earned that title after dealing
with the hand he has been dealt. When the game before brought pressure, it has
now become the sanctuary that can begin to bring peace.
雖然在自己小時候失去了母親，但在過去的幾年里，命運之神似乎一直都在作弄著喇嘛。喇嘛失去了他的外婆（在外婆80歲的生日）還有他自己稚嫩的親生兒子（在他外婆的生日周年紀念和死忌），喇嘛所承受著的種種挑戰是那些對他評頭論足的人所難以想象的。喇嘛已經證明了他自己是一個堅強的鬥士，他已經克服了肉體上的痛楚，他所得到東西的比贏得總冠軍還要有價值，因為在以前賽場帶給他的是壓力，而現在賽場則成了一個可以給他心靈帶來安寧的避難所。
As the rest of the world was watching Pau
Gasol slide into a vacancy left by Andrew Bynum, Lamar was finally getting a
chance to breathe without the watchful eyes of the media observing his every
misstep. While people wondered how he would adjust, he flourished with the
freedom the new addition allowed for him and put together a solid season with
the Lakers.
當所有人都把目光不知不覺地放在了填補拜納姆空缺的加索爾身上，喇嘛終於可以有機會鬆一口氣，他可以不被媒體用挑剔的眼光去注視著他的每一次失手。當人們正在懷疑喇嘛將會怎麼樣去調整自己的位置時，他已經因為加索爾的到來而得到了完全的釋放，新的陣容和打法讓他找回了自我并在湖人打出了一個出色的賽季。
It’s taken Odom awhile to get comfortable
both off court and on and now his best can begin to be shown on the floor. Yes,
sometimes it looks like he wanders, but he’s still got a lot on his mind. While
he creates match up hell for opposing coaches, what he needs more than most
players is support. From everyone. That’s the only way to get him to play his
best at all times and become the player he’s had the potential to be since the
beginning.
奧多姆需要一些時間來適應現在場下和場上的新改變，而現在他已經開始在場上展現出他最佳的狀態。是的，有時候他看起來似乎有些迷失，但是其實他還是心中有數的。當他打出了讓對方教練感覺到極度坐立不安的比賽時，他所需要的是比其他球員更多的支持。來自每一個人的支持。這是讓喇嘛一直都打出他自己最佳狀態和讓他成為他自從剛出道就有潛質成為的那種球員的唯一辦法。
With Gasol, Bynum and that guy named Bryant
taking most of the spotlight, Lamar finally has the chance to truly shine. He
has the combination of the right coaching staff, the supporting talent to help
him and confidence from the best player in the game. Lamar Odom is getting
there one day and one game at a time.
有了加索爾、拜納姆，還有一個叫科比的人吸引了大部分的聚光燈時，喇嘛終於可以有機會去真真正正地享受一下陽光了。他有著適合他的教練團隊和支撐著他的天賦幫助他，而且還有來自球場上最好的球員的信心。喇嘛奧多姆正在一天天的、一場場比賽的進步著。
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PS: 這個著名籃球雜誌SLAM評選的TOP 50球員是一個系列的文章, 最新一期正好介紹排在39位的喇嘛, 我現在把之前SLAM雜誌介紹過的第40位~第50位的球員貼出來給大家看看, 評價一下
SLAMonline Top 50: Richard Hamilton, no. 40
第40位: 中投王 理查德-漢密爾頓
SLAMonline Top 50: Ron Artest, no. 41
第41位: 野獸 羅恩-阿泰斯特
SLAMonline Top 50: Jermaine O’Neal, no. 42
第42位: 杰梅爾-奧尼爾
SLAMonline Top 50: Michael Redd, no. 43
第43位: 左手神槍 邁克爾-里德
SLAMonline Top 50: David West, no. 44
第44位: 大衛-韋斯特
SLAMonline Top 50: Tayshaun Prince, no. 45
第45位: 瘦骨仙 特雷肖恩-普林斯
SLAMonline Top 50: Monta Ellis, no. 46
第46位: 激情勇士 蒙塔-埃利斯
SLAMonline Top 50: Josh Smith, no. 47
第47位: 暴扣雄鷹 約什-史密夫
SLAMonline Top 50: Marcus Camby, no. 48
第48位: 勉族人 馬庫斯-坎比
SLAMonline Top 50: Kevin Martin, no. 49
第49位: 新生國王 凱文-馬丁
SLAMonline Top 50: Kevin Durant, no. 50
第50位: 凱文-杜蘭特
======================================================================================================原文來自SLAM online，翻譯來自科比中文網，轉載請註明。謝謝合作！
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