[其他] Kobe的阿基里斯腱斷裂與回歸

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簡短敘述： 複習【那些難忘的 NBA 時刻】#2
Kobe足以結束生涯的阿基里斯腱斷裂大傷與奮力回歸

Kobe Bryant says free throws he made after tearing his Achilles
rank among the best shots of his career.

Kobe 表示他生涯中最好的投籃，是忍著阿基里斯腱斷裂後的疼痛完成的
兩顆罰球。

If you were going to try to rank all of Kobe Bryant's best shots
from his amazing 20 years in the NBA, it would be a massive undertaking
that would last weeks to get through them all and sort them in order
of degree of difficulty, overall meaning, or importance.

若你想將 Kobe 20年職業生涯中的所有投籃排名，那會是個艱鉅的任務，
需要好幾週才能把 Kobe 的出手看完，還得按照難度、意義與重要性去進行
排序。

Bryant's ultimate legacy will be many things, but making extremely
challenging shots in the game's biggest moments will definitely be
near the top of that list.

Kobe 最終的成就非常多，但『在比賽關鍵時刻做出極富挑戰性的投籃』，肯
定是【Kobe生涯成就榜】的第一名。

It may be surprising, then, to learn that Bryant himself has a mere
pair of free throws in a regular season game ranked as high as any
on his own personal career ledger.

所以當 Kobe 本人把 2013 年例行賽中他在跟腱斷裂後完成的兩個罰球，作為
自己生涯中的最佳投籃，可能會讓人驚訝。

In the game where Bryant suffered a season-ending injury to his Achilles
tendon, it was the 79th on the 82-game schedule, and the Lakers were
furiously trying to complete their late-season run in order to sneak
into the playoffs. When Bryant went down with 3:08 to play against the
Golden State Warriors, his team was trailing by two, and Bryant was
headed to the line for two free throw attempts.

Kobe 在 2013年季末阿基里斯腱受傷的那場比賽，是整個球季82場的第79場，湖人
隊當時正瘋狂地打他們的每場比賽，以進入季後賽分區八強名單。當面對金州勇士
隊的比賽最後 3分08秒時，湖人隊落後兩分，而 Kobe 忍著跟腱斷裂的劇痛，站上
球場穩穩地將兩次罰球都投進。

Most players would have begged out of the game, realizing the severity of
the injury that had just occurred. Bryant knew what had happened, but willed
himself to the line anyway to calmly sink both shots. The importance of a
season’s worth of hard work, along with not wanting to let his teammates
down, was the motivation for the incredible accomplishment.

大部分球員若遇到相似情況、瞭解傷勢的嚴重性（足以葬送整個生涯），應該都會
要求退場接受治療。Kobe很清楚知道自己發生了什麼，但無論如何他還是想靠自己
的力量走上球場，以冷靜無比的「曼巴精神」罰進關鍵的兩分。　整個賽季奮鬥的
堅持，及不想讓隊友失望的責任，是 Kobe 取得令人難以置信的成就的動力。

On tearing his Achilles tendon against Golden State …

在對勇士隊的比賽弄斷他的阿基里斯腱時...

"I haven't watched it, but just being in the moment, I knew what
happened. I knew that was it. I was done. Walking back to the bench,
I tried to figure out where I could put pressure on my foot to try to
minimize the pain and just try to get through the these last two minutes
of the game. I tried walking on my heel and I felt like that was going
to work, believe it or not, for a little bit and then it kind of just
feels like the tendon in your Achilles is just rolling up your calf and
I thought, "You know what? Probably not a good idea, but I got to shoot
these two free throws.’ These last two minutes, whatever it is left,
all this work that we've done to get to this point, I got to step up
and knock these down."

『我從未看過，但就在我眼前，我知道發生了什麼。我知道是跟腱斷了。我回到
板凳，試圖找出任何可以在腳上加壓的方法，以最大程度地減低疼痛，嘗試完成
比賽的最後兩分鐘。我試著用腳跟走路，我覺得行得通，信不信由你，然後有點
像你跟腱中的肌腱捲起你的小腿，我想：「這可能不是個好主意，但我必須投中
那兩個罰球。」最後兩分鐘，無論剩下什麼，我都記得我們為打進季後賽所做的
所有工作，我必須努力擊倒傷痛。』

On where those free throws rank with the best shots of his career …

把那兩顆罰球列為 Kobe 生涯的最佳投籃。

Free throws might not be that glamorous, especially considering the
multitude of insane shots we've seen Bryant get to go through the net
over the years.

當我們這麼多年來，在網路上看過 Kobe 無數個瘋狂的投籃、絕殺後，罰球可能
一點魅力也沒有。

But given the entirety of the situation — with the game and a potential
trip to the playoffs on the line, as well as the pain and limitations
associated with the type of injury that had just taken place — it's
easy to see why Bryant holds those two unguarded shots he made in such
high regard.

但是考慮到當時的時空背景（追平比賽的關鍵兩分、可能進入季後賽的機會，以
及罰球前才剛發生的--足以毀滅職業生涯的嚴重傷痛），這樣就能夠理解，Kobe
為什麼要將這兩記罰球，當成他職業生涯中的最佳投籃了。

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