加索爾深情親筆信送別科比：他對我是嚴厲的愛

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加索爾深情親筆信送別科比：他對我是嚴厲的愛

A Letter from Paul Gasol

繪 / 也圓

北京時間4月13日，科比告別NBA，作為科比職業生活生計里配合最默契的隊友，保羅·加索爾寫了一封深情的長信，送別科比。以下是加索爾這封信的內容：

My first day with the Lakers，I met the team at The Ritz in Washington， D.C.， and at 1：30 in the morning there was a knock on my door. I found out later that Kobe doesn't sleep much. I sat on the bed， I think， and he sat on the table next to the TV. He welcomed me to the team，and then he told me it was "go" time. It was winning time. He felt I could take him to the top again， and he wanted to make sure I knew that. "This is our chance，" he said. It was powerful and meaningful. We were a perfect fit. A lot of the triangle offense①offense： 美 ［?'f?ns］ n. 犯罪，過錯；進攻；觸怒；引起反感的事物 Triangle offense 三角戰術；三角進攻is based on reads and working off one another and understanding each other. I understood the game. I was meticulous②meticulous 英 ［m?'t?kj?l?s］ 美 ［m?'t?kj?l?s］ adj. 一絲不茍的；小心翼翼的；拘泥小節的about it. I think he appreciated③appreciate 英 ［?'pri???e?t； -s?-］ 美 ［?'pri??et］ vt. 欣賞；感激；領會；鑒別that. I think he saw it as refreshing. Our relationship clicked from the beginning. We both knew we needed each other to succeed.

There are so many games in the NBA， it's easy to start going through the motions④motion 英 ［'m???（?）n］ 美 ［'mo??n］ n. 動作；移動；vt. 運動；向……打手勢. He kept everybody on edge. In practice he challenged people. He talked trash⑤trash 英 ［tr??］ 美 ［tr??］ n. 垃圾；廢物 vt. 丟棄；修剪樹枝to people. It wasn't for everybody. Some players can't deal with that， but I didn't mind. It was his way of motivating you and pushing you to give more. It's easy to get comfortable. He made sure nobody was comfortable.

If you play with him， you're looking every day at living proof of why the greats are the greats. It's not by accident. It's an obsession to reach that level and remain at that level. The dedication⑥dedication 英 ［ded?'ke??（?）n］ 美 ［，d?d?'ke??n］ n. 奉獻；獻身， the commitment⑦commitment 英 ［k?'m?tm（?）nt］ 美 ［k?'m?tm?nt］ n. 承諾，保證；委托；承擔義務；獻身，is such a unique thing. You don't find it. He inspired me to be better， to see the game in a more detailed way. We beat the Magic in the 2009 Finals， and everybody was happy， but it was different for him. It had a special meaning. Basketball was his life，and winning was his devotion⑧devotion 英 ［d?'v???（?）n］ 美 ［d?'vo??n］ n. 獻身，奉獻；忠誠；熱愛. I'm not taking anything away from his family， which means the world to him， but basketball had so much depth to it.

We didn't hang out that much off the court， but toward the end we had several meals one-onone， and we would reminisce. When I was deciding whether to leave the Lakers in 2014， he came to my house in Redondo Beach. He said he wanted me to stay in L.A. and battle with him and finish our careers together. Those were his words. I told him I was in a place where I needed a change in my heart. I needed a change of air. It was one of the toughest things I've ever done，telling him， "I'm deciding not to play with you anymore."

I signed with the Bulls because I wanted to put myself in position to win another title. I haven't been able to do that. I miss him a lot. I miss his presence. I miss that attitude. Not many players have it.

我加入湖人隊的第一天，在華盛頓與球隊會合。那是凌晨1點半，有人敲我的房門。我后來發現科比的睡眠時間并不多。當時我坐在床上，他坐在電視機旁的桌子上。他歡迎我加入球隊，然后跟我說是時候加油了。到我們贏得時候了。他感覺我可以帶他重返巔峰，而且他希望我知道他的想法。“這是我們的機會。”他當時說道。這話很有力量，也很有意義。 我們是一對完美的組合。 三角進攻是建立在讀懂對方、互相配合和互相理解上的。我理解比賽，我非常嚴謹，我認為他欣賞我這點。我認為他把這看做新的起點。我們的關系從一開始就很融洽。我們都知道我們需要彼此來取得成功。

NBA的比賽很多，所以很容易會出現松懈。但是他讓每個人都保持警醒。訓練中，他會挑戰別人。他會講難聽的話。不是所有人都能適應這種方式。有些球員無法應付，但是我不介意。這是他激勵你的方式，并迫使你付出更多。讓每個人感到舒服很容易，但是他確保沒有人停滯在舒適區。

如果你和他一起打球，你每天都能看到為什么偉大的球員能變得偉大。那不是巧合，而是源于對達到那種水準以及維持那種水準的癡迷。那種決心、承諾是非常特別的。你無法找到。他激發了我，讓我變得更好，并對比賽有更深入的了解。2009年總決賽，我們擊敗了魔術隊，每個人都很開心。但是他和我們不同。對他來說那具有特殊的意義。籃球是他的生命，贏球是他的追求。不是說他不注重家庭，那對他意味著一切，但是籃球占據著非常重要的位置。

我們在場下相處的時間并不多，但是我們單獨吃過幾次飯。2014年夏天，當我正在決定是否離開湖人隊時，他來到我家。他說他希望我留下，和他一起戰斗并且一起結束職業生涯。那是他的原話。我告訴他，從我內心來說，我需要變化。我需要換一個環境。我經歷過的最困難的事情之一，就是并對他說：“我決定不再和你一起打球了。”

后來我與公牛隊簽約，希望自己能再奪總冠軍。但是我一直沒有做到。我非常想念他，我想念他的存在，我想念他的態度，沒有多少球員具備這點。