“读懂中国”主题演讲|马布里：从NBA到CBA，中国文化哲学如何影响了我(9)

Comparing myself to a wolf, I think the leadership part of me was once asleep, dormant, because of my sole pursuit to win. My take-charge personality was just waiting for the right time to activate. Winning in the NBA on the championship level eluded me, unfortunately. The NBA and I were on bad terms when I last played in the American league in 2009. We have since made amends.
回首往事，我的NBA生涯是苦乐参半的，我获得了一些里程碑式的成就，但它们被挫折蒙上了阴影，这些挫折致使我心痛和烦恼不已。在NBA打球的时候，我迷失了自己，但是搬来了另一个大陆生活竟会带来如此大的变化。大约一个月的时间里，我一直在考虑是否要去中国，我父亲在那之前不久去世了，如果我爸爸还活着，我可能不会来这里。无论如何，祷告过后我决定和我母亲，我们叫她“梅布尔女王”谈过之后再来。她说：“斯蒂芬，中国很遥远，但上帝无处不在，只要你认为是对你人生最有益的选择，我都会支持你，你的人生只有一次，我只希望你能快乐。”这是我妈妈的原话，我那个时候在NBA做得不开心，于是我离开了，我登上了一架国际航班，跨越7000多英里的距离，去了一个我几乎一无所知也几乎不认识任何人的地方，除了一个小团队的人们努力帮助我这个来到中国的人。
Looking back, I think my NBA playing days were bittersweet. I accomplished a few milestones, but they were overshadowed by setbacks, which led to heartache and growing pains for me. I was lost and had lost myself while playing in the NBA. But, what a difference a continent move can make. For about one month. I contemplated if I should go to China. My dad had passed away not long before. I probably would not have come here had my dad been alive. Anyway, I decided to come after praying and talking to my mom, we call “Queen Mabel”.