Kevon Looney tells Draymond Green story that sticks with him to today
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Looney訴說一段一直銘記在心的跟嘴綠有關的故事
On June 25, 2015, the Warriors selected Kevon Looney with the No. 30 overall
pick in the NBA Draft.
On Aug. 20, 2015, Looney underwent surgery on his right hip.
2015/6/25, 勇士第30號籤選中了他, 2015/8/20, Looney動髖關節手術
He ended up appearing in five games with Golden State and 12 games with the
Santa Cruz Warriors before his rookie season was cut short following surgery
on his left hip on April 22, 2016.
2016/4/22之前, 因為這手術, Looney僅替勇士打了5場比賽, 替發展聯盟打了12場
The UCLA product appeared in just 53 games in Year 2 and was inactive for
every 2017 playoff game.
第二年, 他上場53場比賽, 沒能參加該季季後賽
Fast forward to today and he's an indispensable big man off the bench.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has recently referred to Looney as a
"foundational piece" and a "cornerstone."
時間快轉到今天, 他已經是勇士替補中不可或缺的長人
教練Kerr近期表示, Looney是球隊必要的一分子, 是基石
He doesn't rise to this level without finally taking Andre Iguodala's advice
and revamping his diet. He also doesn't become this successful without a
little tough love from Draymond Green.
若沒終於肯接受之前Iggy給他對於飲食的建議, Lonney沒辦法走到今天的這一步
同樣的, 如果沒有當年嘴綠給他的有點嚴厲的愛, Looney也沒辦法獲得今日的成功
Ethan Strauss of The Athletic has the details:
“I was a rookie, and I was hurt, coming into practice around 10:30 a.m.,”
Looney recalled. “I couldn’t do anything. I was on crutches. Draymond came
up to me, and said, “Whatchu’ doing?!’”
Looney回憶:"當年我只是個菜鳥, 還受傷了, 那天我在上午10:30左右進來練習館
我沒辦法做任何事, 我還拄著拐杖耶, 嘴綠前輩向我走近, 對我說'你在幹嘛?'
In that moment, it seemed like Looney might get some sympathy, or perhaps a
reassurance that he could go home and rest up. He was in pain and the team
seemed fine without him. That wasn’t the focus of Draymond’s concerns,
though. Instead, the All-Star berated the rookie, bellowing, “You should
have been here an hour ago!”
那時刻看來Looney或許能獲得些同情, 或一些能讓他回家休息的保證
他髖關節還痛著, 然後球隊看來沒他也很好, 但這都不是嘴綠關心的重點
相反的, 嘴綠嚴厲又大聲的對他吼 "你應該一小時前就到!"
“That stuck with me this whole time,” Looney says of his now legendary work
ethic. “After that, I always tried to be first every day, get some work in,
take care of my body. When the coaches tell you to work hard, be there at 9 o
’clock, make sure to be early. If you’re not early, you’re late.”
Looney當下傻眼, 從那天之後, 他總會試著每天都第一個到館練習
做些活動, 照顧好自己的身體
當教練們要你努力訓練, 要九點到, 你要盡早到才對
如果你沒有比教練要求的更早到, 那你就是遲到了
How awesome is that?
這故事很棒吧??
These are the kinds of stories that help explain how the Warriors have built
such a strong culture.
這些故事, 說明了勇士如何打造出強而有力的球隊文化
These are the kinds of anecdotes that help us understand why people like
Draymond are such effective leaders.
這些軼事也幫助我們了解, 為什麼像嘴綠這樣的人會是這樣有效的領導者
And now that Looney's hip issues are hopefully a thing of the past, he should
keep getting better and better.
現在看來Looney的臀傷已經是過去式, 他應該會越來越好才是
“Having the hip surgery and then still having the pain with it, I was kind
of scared jumping off one leg, jumping off two feet,” Looney told The
Athletic. “I was scared to be explosive. After I lost some weight and got
really healthy, I got more athletic and healthy every year, more confident
every year.
他說:"手術後依然能感到疼痛, 就會有點害怕用單腳, 用雙腳起跳會怕全力去運動
當我減輕了體重變得更健康後, 我每年都變得更有運動力也更健康, 也更有自信"
"They tell you, you play like I did with your hips being wrong your whole
life, you’ve got a lot of untapped potential, a lot of untapped athleticism.
Hopefully that’s true and I can find it.”
"他們跟我說, 我打球打的像是屁股從出生就長錯地方一樣
說我還有很多未開發的潛力, 很多未開發的運動力
希望他們說的是真的, 我也能把這些潛力運動力挖掘出來"
And the Warriors hope they will be able to retain the soon-to-be free agent
in July.
然後勇士也希望他們能在今年七月, 留下將成為自由球員的Looney