[花邊] Kerr: MJ往我臉上那拳幫助了我們之間關係

來源: USA Today
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Steve Kerr says Michael Jordan punching him in the face during 1995 training
camp 'helped our relationship'
Steve Kerr說 1995年那開賽前訓練營 Michael Jordan往他臉上的那拳 "幫助了他們的關係"

"The Last Dance" documentary on the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls has shown a side ofMichael Jordan that's lived mostly in lore before now — where he's pushing
his teammates with fury and demanding the best of them at all costs.
有關1997-98年芝加哥公牛紀錄片"The Last Dance"揭露了之前都僅只於傳言有關MichaelJordan不為人知的一面--像是他生氣的推擠隊友以及不擇手段的要求隊友要展現最佳實力等。

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, a teammate of Jordan's for four
seasons, has perhaps the most quintessential example of Jordan going hard on
his teammates.
現在金州勇士教練Steve Kerr曾經跟Jordan同隊四年，他或許有個典型的例子說明Jordan是怎樣嚴厲對待他的隊友的。

During training camp for the 1995-96 season in which the Bulls won an
NBA-record 72 games, Jordan and Kerr began trash-talking, according to a 2013ESPN recounting of the fight. Eventually, Jordan used his physicality to try
to psychologically break down a much slimmer Kerr, who opted to fight back
after a forearm to the chest, according to then-coach Phil Jackson's account
his book, "Eleven Rings."
根據2013年ESPN報導，在1995-96賽季，那年公牛拿下了破紀錄的72勝，在那年的訓練營，Jordan跟Kerr有了爭吵，兩人開始互噴垃圾話。根據當時公牛教練Phil Jackson在他的書"Eleven Rings"提到，那次爭吵最後Jordan用他的體格試著想要在心理上擊潰個子單薄的Kerr，Jordan用手推了Kerr的胸口後，Kerr選擇反擊。

Jordan responded by punching Kerr, and the two had a mini boxing match beforeteammates intervened. Kerr left with a black eye.
Jordan隨後開始揍Kerr，這兩個人在隊友還沒拉開他們前像是打了一場小型拳擊賽，最後Kerr臉上有個黑眼圈。

"I was like the kid in "Jurassic Park" who got attacked by the velociraptor,"Kerr recalled in a 2016 interview with VICE.
「我像是電影"侏儸紀公園"裡的小孩被迅猛龍攻擊，」2016年Kerr接受VICE訪問時回憶當時情景。

In an interview on Wednesday night for "NBA on TNT," Kerr explained how that
altercation shaped his relationship with Jordan and made both players better.星期三Kerr接受"NBA on TNT"訪問，他解釋說那場爭吵形塑了他與Jordan的關係，也讓他們兩個成為更好的球員。

"I would say it definitely helped our relationship, and that probably sounds
really weird," Kerr said. "I wouldn't recommend that to anybody at home. ...
For me in that case, Michael was definitely testing me, and I responded. I
feel like I kind of passed the test and he trusted me more afterwards."
「我知道這聽起來很怪，但是我會說那次爭吵對於他們之間的關係有幫助，」Kerr說。
「但是我不建議大家在家裡嘗試...對我來說，那次Michael是在測試我，而我也回應了，我覺得我像是通過了那次測驗，然後他之後對我就更加信任。」

Kerr went on to become a key role player for the Bulls. Jordan passed to Kerroff a double-team for the game-winning shot in Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals
to clinch Chicago's fifth title (and second in a row). Kerr and Jordan would
three-peat.
Kerr後來成為公牛的關鍵角色球員。在1997年總冠第六戰，Jordan在被雙夾下傳球給
Kerr，Kerr投進關鍵一擊，讓公牛拿下第五座冠軍杯(連續兩年拿下)。後來Kerr跟Jordan完成三連霸。

影片: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2BlOTeoZVE

The encounter also helped Jordan. In Jackson's book, "Eleven Rings," Jordan
is quoted explaining how the fight with Kerr helped him trust teammates: "It
made me look at myself, and say, ‘You know what? You’re really being an
idiot about this whole process.'"
那次爭吵也幫助了Jordan。在Jackson的書中，Jordan也說了那場跟Kerr的爭吵如何幫助到他信任他的隊友：「那次讓我省思，『知道嗎？這整個過程我像是個笨蛋。』」

Kerr explained Wednesday how the fight was less severe than it might sound intoday's game.
Kerr在星期三的訪問解釋，若放在今日的比賽，那樣的爭吵聽起來沒有那麼嚴重。

"It has to be understood in the context of intense competition," Kerr said.
"One thing that was more prevalent back then than now was the intensity of
practices vs. now. I think we're smarter now with preserving our players. We
don't have as many practice days. It's more about rest and recovery. They
were a huge part of the Bulls and Michael setting a standard for our play.
There were practice fights on every (NBA) team that I played on. It wasn't
really a huge deal in the grand scheme of things."
「必須要知道那是有關競爭強度的，」Kerr說。「在那時，普遍來說，訓練強度比起現在要強的多。我認為現在大家比較聰明了，會比較保護球員，我們現在沒有那麼多的練習，現在比較注重在休息跟恢復。在那時，公牛跟Jordan設下打球的標準是很重要的，那時候我打過的球隊都有練習對打，從比較大的角度來看，這不是甚麼大事。」

On Tuesday, Kerr disagreed with Jordan's stance that teammate Scottie Pippen
was being "selfish" by purposely missing the first half of the '97-98 season
for surgery when he was aggravated with Bulls management for low salary and
trade rumors. Kerr said Pippen was so "beloved" by teammates and they
understood his frustration.
星期二時，Kerr不同意說Jordan對於97-98年賽季Scottie Pippen因為對公牛管理階級對他的低薪以及交易傳聞不爽決定開刀，缺席了上半球季，Jordan覺得Pippen是自私的看法。Kerr說Pippen那時很受隊友喜愛，他們大家也了解他的沮喪。
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