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John Wooden, affectionately known as Coach, led UCLA to record wins that are still unmatched in the world of basketball. Throughout his long life, he shared the values and life lessons he passed to his players, emphasizing success that’s about much more than winning.

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Born in 1910, Coach John Wooden was the first person to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame both as a player and coach, while ESPN ranks him as the greatest coach of all time, across all sports. In his 40 years at UCLA, he mentored legends such as Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He has created a model, the Pyramid of Success, and authored several books to impart his insight on achievement to others.

Coach wanted his players to be victors in life and not just on the court, so he treated them as an extended family and emphasized that winning was more than scoring. Indeed, most of his inspiring theories were born from conversations with his father, as a boy on their farm in Indiana. One that sums up his ideology quite well is his often-quoted definition of success: "Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best that you are capable of becoming."

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John Wooden: The difference between winning and succeeding

約翰.伍登談贏得和成功的差異

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在全然的簡單下,約翰.伍登教練從新定義成功且催促我們所有人去追求最好的我們。在這個鼓舞的談話裏,他分享他給UCLA球員的勸告,引用詩與對他父親智慧的記憶。
- Coach
John Wooden, affectionately known as Coach, led UCLA to record wins that are still unmatched in the world of basketball. Throughout his long life, he shared the values and life lessons he passed to his players, emphasizing success that’s about much more than winning. Full bio

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I coined創造 my own擁有 definition定義 of success成功
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我創造我自己對成功的定義
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in 1934, when I was teaching教學 at a high school學校 in South Bend彎曲, Indiana印地安那,
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在1934年,當我在印第安那州南本德的一所高中教書
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being存在 a little bit disappointed失望, and delusioneddelusioned perhaps也許, by
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有一點失望、迷惑,可能是因為
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the way parents父母 of the youngsters青少年 in my English英語 classes
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在我英文課堂裡年輕學子的父母
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expected預期 their youngsters青少年 to
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對他們的年輕子弟的期望
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get an A or a B. They thought a C was all right for the neighbors'鄰居' children孩子,
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得到A或B的成績。他們認為C的成績是給他們鄰居的孩子的(美式評分: C-普通)
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because the neighbors鄰居 children孩子 are all average平均.
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因為鄰居的孩子是一般的
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But they weren't satisfied滿意 when their own擁有 --
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當是他們自己的孩子時,他們不滿意
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would make the teacher老師 feel that they had failed失敗, or the youngster青少年 had failed失敗.
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會讓老師覺得失敗了或他們的年輕子弟失敗了
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And that's not right. The good Lord in his infinite無窮 wisdom智慧
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這是不對的。在上帝無限的智慧裡
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didn't create創建 us all equal等於 as far as intelligence情報 is concerned關心,
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沒有創造我們在智性上是平等的
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any more than we're equal等於 for size尺寸, appearance出現.
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大小、外表也是
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Not everybody每個人 could earn an A or a B, and I didn't like that way of judging判斷 it.
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並不是每個人都可得到A或B,且我不喜歡用此來評斷人
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And I did know how the alumni校友 of various各個 schools學校
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我不知道其他學校的校友
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back in the 30s judged判斷 coaches教練 and athletic競技 teams球隊.
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在30年代如何評斷教練和運動隊伍
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If you won韓元 them all, you were considered考慮 to be reasonably合理 successful成功 --
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如果你贏過他們,你會被認為相當地成功
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not completely全然. Because I found發現 out --
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並非完全如此。因為我發現--
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we had a number of years年份 at UCLA加州大學洛杉磯分校 where we didn't lose失去 a game遊戲.
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在UCLA,我們有好幾年,我們一場球都沒輸過 (UCLA-加州大學落山磯分校)
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But it seemed似乎 that we didn't win贏得 each individual個人 game遊戲 by the margin餘量
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但似乎我們在每一場贏也沒有贏多少
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that some of our alumni校友 had predicted預料到的 and
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像我們的校友所預估的
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quite相當 frequently經常 I --
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而且我常常--
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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-- quite相當 frequently經常 I really felt that they had backed已備份 up their predictions預測
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而且常常我真的感覺他們的預估是依據
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in a more materialistic唯物主義的 manner方式.
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一種比較物質面的態度。
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But that was true真正 back in the 30s, so I understood了解 that.
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但在30年代是這樣的, 所以我了解
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But I didn't like it. And I didn't agree同意 with it.
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但是我不喜歡。且我不同意
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And I wanted to come up with something that I hoped希望 could make me a better teacher老師,
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我想要想出如何使我成為一個更好的教師
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and give the youngsters青少年 under my supervision監督 --
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且給在我指導下的年輕人--
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whether是否 it be in athletics競技 or in the English英語 classroom課堂 --
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不管是運動上或在英文課裡 --
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something to which哪一個 to aspire立志,
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一些可以嚮往的
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other than just a higher更高 mark標記
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而不只是較高的成績
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in the classroom課堂, or more points in some athletic競技 contest比賽.
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在教室理,或在運動比賽裡有更多的得分
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I thought about that for quite相當 a spell拼寫,
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我費力的思考著,
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and I wanted to come up with my own擁有 definition定義. I thought that might威力 help.
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且我想要想出我自己的定義。我想那可能有幫助
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And I knew知道 how Mr先生. Webster韋伯斯特 defined定義 it:
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我知道韋伯先生如何定義它(韋伯字典)
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as the accumulation積累 of material材料 possessions財產
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即物質擁有的累積
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or the attainment素養 of a position位置 of power功率 or prestige聲望, or something of that sort分類 --
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或權力或聲望地位的獲得,或這類的東西
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worthy值得 accomplishments成就 perhaps也許,
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或許是值得的成就
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but in my opinion意見 not necessarily一定 indicative指示 of success成功.
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但在我的意見裡未必表示成功
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So I wanted to come up with something of my own擁有.
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所以我想要想出我自己的來
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And I recalled回顧 -- I was raised上調 on a small farm農場 in Southern南部的 Indiana印地安那
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我回想、我在南印第安那州的一個小農莊成長
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and Dad tried試著 to teach me and my brothers兄弟
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我爸試著教我和我的兄弟
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that you should never try to be better than someone有人 else其他.
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你永遠不要試著比任何人好
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I'm sure at the time he did that, I didn't -- it didn't --
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我確定在那個時候他沒有, 我沒有 -- 它沒有 --
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well, somewhere某處, I guess猜測 in the hidden recesses凹槽 of mind心神,
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某處,我想是隱藏在我的心裡的
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it popped膨化 out years年份 later後來.
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幾年後出現
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Never try to be better than someone有人 else其他,
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永遠不要試著比任何人好
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always learn學習 from others其他. Never cease停止
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永遠向別人學習,永遠不要停止
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trying to be the best最好 you can be -- that's under your control控制.
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試著成為你可以的最好 - 那是你可以控制的
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If you get too engrossed全神貫注 and involved參與 and concerned關心
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如果你過於投注和陷入和關切
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in regard看待 to the things over which哪一個 you have no control控制,
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在那些你無法控制的事情上。
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it will adversely不利 affect影響 the things over which哪一個 you have control控制.
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它會相反地影響那些你能控制的事情上
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Then I ran across橫過 this simple簡單 verse that said,
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我想起這個簡單的詩句說著,
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"At God's footstool腳凳 to confess承認, a poor較差的 soul靈魂 knelt, and bowed鞠躬 his head.
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在神的腳凳前承認,一個可憐的靈魂跪著,且低著頭
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'I failed失敗!' He cried哭了.
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‘我失敗了!' 他哭喊著
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The Master said, 'Thou“祢 didst thy你的 best最好, that is success成功.'"
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主說, "你盡你的全力了。那是成功。"
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From those things, and one other perhaps也許,
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因為那些事情, 可能還有其他的,
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I coined創造 my own擁有 definition定義 of success成功,
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我創造我自己對成功的定義
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which哪一個 is: peace和平 of mind心神 attained實現 only through通過
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那是:心靈平靜的達成
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self-satisfaction自我滿足 in knowing會心 you made製作 the effort功夫 to do the best最好
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只有透過你知道你全力以赴的自我滿意
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of which哪一個 you're capable.
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你能力所及的
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I believe that's true真正. If you make the effort功夫
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我相信那是真的。如果你努力
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to do the best最好 of which哪一個 you're capable, to try and improve提高 the situation情況
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達到你能力所及的最好。試了且改善了狀況
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that exists存在 for you, I think that's success成功.
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你所面臨的,我認為那是成功
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And I don't think others其他 can judge法官 that. I think it's like character字符 and reputation聲譽.
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且我不認為別人可以評斷。我認為它就像性格和名聲
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Your reputation聲譽 is what you are perceived感知 to be;
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你的名聲是你被認為是什麼
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your character字符 is what you really are.
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你的性格是你真正是什麼
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And I think that character字符 is much more
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而且我認為性格是
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important重要 than what you are perceived感知 to be.
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比你被認為是什麼更重要的
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You'd hope希望 they'd他們會 both be good,
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你希望這二個都是好的
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but they won't慣於 necessarily一定 be the same相同.
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但他們不必要都是一樣的
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Well, that was my idea理念 that I was going to try to get across橫過 to the youngsters青少年.
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那是我想要試著讓年輕人理解到的想法
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I ran across橫過 other things. I love to teach,
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和一些其他的事。我喜愛教書,
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and it was mentioned提到 by the previous以前 speaker揚聲器
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之前的講演者已經有提過
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that I enjoy請享用 poetry詩歌, and I dabble玩水 in it a bit, and love it.
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我享受詩歌,且我樂在其中,我喜愛它
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There are some things that helped幫助 me, I think,
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有一些事情幫了我, 我想
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be better than I would have been. I know I'm not what I ought應該 to be,
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比我會是的還要好。我知道我不是我應該成為的
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not what I should be. But I think I'm better than I would have been
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不是我應該是的。但我認為我比我會是的還要好
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if I hadn't有沒有 run across橫過 certain某些 things.
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如果我沒有碰到某些特定的事情
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One was just a little verse that said,
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其一只是一個小詩句說,
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"No written書面 word, no spoken plea懇求
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沒有寫下來的文字,沒有說出的請求,
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can teach our youth青年 what they should be.
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可以教我們的年輕人他們應該是什麼
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Nor也不 all the books圖書 on all the shelves貨架 --
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也不是書架上所有的書 --
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it's what the teachers教師 are themselves他們自己."
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是教師他們自己本身."
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That made製作 an impression印象 on me
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那造成了我有個印象。
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in the 1930s.
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在1930年代
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And I tried試著 to use that more or less in my teaching教學,
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且我多少試用在我的教學裡
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whether是否 it be in sports體育, or whether是否 it be in the English英語 classroom課堂.
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不管是在運動,或者是在英文課程裡
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I love poetry詩歌 and always had an interest利益 in that somehow不知何故.
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我愛詩歌且總是對它有興趣
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Maybe it's because Dad used to read to us at night.
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可能是因為爸曾經在晚上念給我們聽
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Coal煤炭 oil lamp -- we didn't have electricity電力
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煤油燈 -- 我們沒有電
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in our farm農場 home.
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在我們的農莊家裡
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And Dad would read poetry詩歌 to us. So I always liked喜歡 it.
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且爸會念詩歌給我們。所以我總是喜歡詩歌
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And about the same相同 time I ran across橫過 this one verse,
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大約在相同時期,我接觸到這一個詩句,
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I ran across橫過 another另一個 one. Someone有人 asked
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我接觸到另一個。有一個人問
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a lady淑女 teacher老師 why she taught.
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一位女教師她為什麼教學
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And she -- after some time, she said she wanted to think about that.
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然後她說她想要想一想
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Then she came來了 up and said,
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然後她說,
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"They ask me why I teach
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他們問我為什麼我教學
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and I reply回复, 'Where'哪裡 could I find such這樣 splendid燦爛 company公司?'
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我回答, "我要去那裡找到如此燦爛的同伴?“
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There sits坐鎮 a statesman政治家, strong強大, unbiased不偏不倚, wise明智的;
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那裡坐了位政治家,強壯,公正的,智慧的
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another另一個 Daniel丹尼爾 Webster韋伯斯特, silver-tongued三寸之舌.
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另一位是丹尼韋伯斯特,很具說服力的人
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A doctor醫生 sits坐鎮 beside him,
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坐在他旁邊是一位醫生,
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whose誰的 quick steady穩定 hand may可能 mend修補 a bone,
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他快速穩定的手愈合了骨頭.
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or stem the life-blood's生命線的 flow.
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或者止住了血的流出
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And there a builder建設者. Upward向上 rise上升 the arch of a church教會 he builds建立,
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那是一位建築者。教堂高立的拱門是他建立的,
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wherein其中, that minister部長 may可能 speak說話 the word of God
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在那裡的牧師會說神的話
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and lead a stumbling絆腳 soul靈魂 to touch觸摸 the Christ基督.
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且引領一位步入歧途的靈魂接觸到約穌
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And all about a gathering蒐集 of teachers教師,
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所有的聚集 - 教師,
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farmers農民, merchants商家, laborers勞動者:
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農夫,商人,勞動者
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those who work and vote投票 and build建立 and plan計劃 and pray祈禱 into a great tomorrow明天.
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他們工作和投入和建造和計劃一個偉大的明天
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And I may可能 say, I may可能 not see the church教會,
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且我可以說,我可能看不到教堂
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or hear the word or eat the food餐飲 their hands may可能 grow增長.
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或聽到說得,或吃到他們手種的農作物
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But yet然而 again I may可能. And later後來 I may可能 say,
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但我還是可以。且我還是可以說
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I knew知道 him once一旦, and he was weak, or strong強大,
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我曾認識他,他那時是弱小的,或是強壯的
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or bold膽大 or proud驕傲 or gay同性戀者.
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或是膽敢的或驕傲的或是同性戀
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I knew知道 him once一旦, but then he was a boy男孩.
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我曾認識他,他當時是一個男孩
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They ask me why I teach and I reply回复,
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他們問我為什麼我要教書,我回答
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'Where could I find such這樣 splendid燦爛 company公司?'"
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"我要去那裡找到如此燦爛的同伴?“
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And I believe the teaching教學 profession職業 --
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而且我相信教學的職業
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it's true真正, you have so many許多 youngsters青少年.
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它是真的, 你有如此多的年輕人
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And I've got to think of my youngsters青少年 at UCLA加州大學洛杉磯分校 --
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我得以想我在UCLA的年輕學子們
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30-some-一些 attorneys律師, 11 dentists牙醫 and doctors醫生,
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30多位律師, 11位牙醫和醫師
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many許多, many許多 teachers教師 and other professions職業.
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很多、很多的教師和其他的職業
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And that gives you a great deal合同 of pleasure樂趣,
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給了你很大的喜樂
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to see them go on.
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去看他們繼續
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I always tried試著 to make the youngsters青少年 feel
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我總試著讓年輕人感覺
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that they're there to get an education教育, number one.
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他們在那裡,第一是要受教育的
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Basketball籃球 was second第二, because it was paying付款 their way,
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籃球是第二位,因為它付了他們的學費
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and they do need a little time for social社會 activities活動,
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他們是需要一點時間社交活動
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but you let social社會 activities活動 take a little precedence優先權 over the other two
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但你讓社交活動優先其他的二項
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and you're not going to have any very long.
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那你就什麼都擁有不久的
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So that was the ideas思路 that I tried試著 to get across橫過
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所以那是我試著讓他們理解的想法
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to the youngsters青少年 under my supervision監督.
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給那些在我指導下的年輕人
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I had three rules規則, pretty漂亮 much, that I stuck卡住 with practically幾乎 all the time.
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我有三個規則,差不多,我實際上總是堅持著
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I'd learned學到了 these prior to coming未來 to UCLA加州大學洛杉磯分校,
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我來UCLA前已有的,
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and I decided決定 they were very important重要.
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且我決定它們是很重要的
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One was -- never be late晚了. Never be late晚了.
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第一是 - 永遠不要遲到。永遠不要遲到。
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Later後來 on I said certain某些 things --
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然後我會說一些事
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I had -- players玩家, if we're leaving離開 for somewhere某處, had to be neat整齊 and clean清潔.
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如果我們要去某些地方,我要選手們乾淨和整齊
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There was a time when I made製作 them wear穿 jackets夾克 and shirts襯衫 and ties聯繫.
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我曾要他們穿夾克和襯衫和領帶
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Then I saw our chancellor校長 coming未來 to school學校
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我看到校長到學校
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in denims牛仔布 and turtlenecks高領毛衣, and I thought,
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穿牛仔褲和高領衣服, 所以我想
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not right for me to keep this other.
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我那樣的要求是不對的
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So I let them -- just they had to be neat整齊 and clean清潔.
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所以我讓他們 -- 只要乾淨和整齊
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I had one of my greatest最大 players玩家 that you probably大概 heard聽說 of,
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我有一個最偉大的選手之一,你可能聽過他,
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Bill法案 Walton沃爾頓. He came來了 to catch抓住 the bus總線;
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比爾·華頓,他來趕上巴士,
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we were leaving離開 for somewhere某處 to play.
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我們正要離開到某處打球
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And he wasn't clean清潔 and neat整齊, so I wouldn't不會 let him go.
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且他不是乾淨和整齊的,所以我不讓他去
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He couldn't不能 get on the bus總線. He had to go home and get cleaned清洗 up
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他不能上巴士。他需要回家清一清
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to get to the airport飛機場.
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以便去機場
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So I was a stickler堅持己見的人 for that. I believed相信 in that.
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所以對那事我是一個很要求的人。我相信..
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I believe in time -- very important重要.
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我相信時間很重要
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I believe you should be on time. But I felt at practice實踐, for example,
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我相信你應該要準時。但我感覺在實際上,例如,
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we start開始 on time, we close on time.
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我們準時開始,我們準時結束
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The youngsters青少年 didn't have to feel that we were going to keep them over.
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年輕人不需要感覺我們要把他們留超過時間
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When I speak說話 at coaching教練 clinics診所, I often經常 tell
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當我在教練指導和訓練談話時,我常告訴
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young年輕 coaches教練 -- and at coaching教練 clinics診所, more or less,
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年輕的教練們--和在教練指導訓練課程,多多少少,
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they'll他們會 be the younger更年輕 coaches教練 getting得到 in the profession職業.
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他們是年輕的教練在獲得專業
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Most of them are young年輕, you know, and probably大概 newly married已婚.
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大部份都是年輕的,你知道的,可能才剛結婚
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And I tell them, "Don't run practices做法 late晚了.
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我告訴他們,"別練習時間晚了
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Because you'll你會 go home in a bad mood心情.
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因為你可能會回家時心情不好
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And that's not good, for a young年輕 married已婚 man to go home in a bad mood心情.
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那是不好的,一個年輕結婚的男人回家時心情不好。"
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When you get older舊的, it doesn't make any difference區別." But --
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當你老一些時,它是沒什麼不同的。但--
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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So I did believe on time. I believe starting開始 on time,
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所以我相信準時。我相信開始要準時,
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and I believe closing關閉 on time.
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而且我相信結束要準時
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And another另一個 one I had was, not one word of profanity褻瀆.
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另一個我有的是,一句褻瀆,不敬的話都沒有
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One word of profanity褻瀆, and you are out of here for the day.
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说一句褻瀆的話,你今天就結束了
08:27
If I see it in a game遊戲, you're going to come out and sit on the bench長凳.
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如果我在比賽裡看到,你就要出來坐冷板凳
08:30
And the third第三 one was, never criticize批評 a teammate隊友.
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第三是, 永遠不要批評隊友
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I didn't want that. I used to tell them I was paid支付 to do that.
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我不要這樣。我曾告訴他們,我是被付薪水來做這件事的
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That's my job工作. I'm paid支付 to do it. Pitifully可惜 poor較差的, but I am paid支付 to do it.
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那是我的工作。我受薪做這件事。不是很好,但我是受薪做這件事
08:40
Not like the coaches教練 today今天, for gracious親切 sakes緣故, no.
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不像今日的教練們,有了更多的恩典,不是的
08:43
It's a little different不同 than it was in my day.
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在我那時代是有一些不一樣的
08:46
Those were three things that I stuck卡住 with pretty漂亮 closely密切 all the time.
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那是三件我總是很堅持的事情
08:50
And those actually其實 came來了 from my dad.
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那些實際上是來自我爸爸的
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That's what he tried試著 to teach me and my brothers兄弟 at one time.
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那是他有一次試著教我和我的兄弟的
08:58
I came來了 up with a pyramid金字塔 eventually終於,
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我逐漸地發展出一個金字塔
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that I don't have the time to go on that.
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我沒時間來談這個
09:03
But that helped幫助 me, I think, become成為 a better teacher老師.
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但它幫了我,我想,讓我成為一個更好的教師
09:07
It's something like this:
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就像這個的樣子
09:09
And I had blocks in the pyramid金字塔,
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在這個金字塔有一些格子
09:11
and the cornerstones基石 being存在 industriousness勤奮 and enthusiasm熱情,
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基石是勤勉和熱情,
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working加工 hard and enjoying享受 what you're doing,
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努力工作和享受你在做的
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coming未來 up to the apex頂尖
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來到了頂端
09:19
according根據 to my definition定義 of success成功.
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根據我對成功的定義
09:22
And right at the top最佳 -- faith信仰 and patience忍耐.
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就在最頂端 -- 信心和耐心
09:24
And I say to you, in whatever隨你 you're doing,
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我跟你說。不管你在做什麼
09:26
you must必須 be patient患者. You have to have patience忍耐 to --
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你必須要有耐心。你必須要有耐心去 --
09:29
we want things to happen發生. We talk about our youth青年 being存在 impatient不耐煩 a lot.
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我們要事情發生。我們談論我們的年輕人常沒耐心
09:35
And they are. They want to change更改 everything.
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而且他們是的。他們想要改變每一件事情
09:37
They think all change更改 is progress進展.
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他們認為所有的改變就是進步
09:39
And we get a little older舊的 -- we sort分類 of let things go.
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且我們變了老一些 -- 我們好像讓事情過去
09:41
And we forget忘記 there is no progress進展 without change更改.
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且我們忘記所有的進步都要有改變.
09:43
So you must必須 have patience忍耐.
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所以你必須有耐心.
09:45
And I believe that we must必須 have faith信仰.
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且我相信我們必須有信心.
09:47
I believe that we must必須 believe,
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我相信我們必須相信,
09:49
truly believe. Not just give it word service服務;
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真實地相信。不是只是嘴上說說;
09:52
believe that things will work out as they should,
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相信事情會像它們所應該的解決
09:55
providing提供 we do what we should.
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如果我們做我們應該做的
09:57
I think our tendency趨勢 is to hope希望 that things will turn out the way we want them to
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我認為我們傾向事情應該如我們所要的結果發生,
10:01
much of the time. But we don't do the things that are necessary必要
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在大部份的時候。但我們不做需要做的
10:06
to make those things become成為 reality現實.
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讓那些事成為現實
10:10
I worked工作 on this for some 14 years年份,
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我如此做了14年,
10:12
and I think it helped幫助 me become成為 a better teacher老師.
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且我想它幫助我成為一個更好的教師
10:15
But it all revolved圍繞 around that original原版的 definition定義 of success成功.
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但它總是圍繞著一開始對成功的定義
10:19
You know a number of years年份 ago, there was a Major重大的
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你知道在幾年前,有一個主要的
10:22
League聯盟 Baseball棒球 umpire裁判 by the name名稱 of George喬治 Moriarty莫里亞蒂.
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聯盟棒球裁判員喬治.莫里亞帝(Moriarty)
10:25
He spelled拼寫 Moriarty莫里亞蒂 with only one 'i''一世'.
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他拼他的名字只有一個“i”(同“眼睛”的發音),
10:28
I'd never seen看到 that before, but he did.
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我從沒看過, 但他的是
10:30
Big league聯盟 baseball棒球 players玩家 --
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大聯盟棒球選手 --
10:32
they're very perceptive感知的 about those things,
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他們對於這種事是很敏銳的
10:34
and they noticed注意到 he had only one 'i''一世' in his name名稱.
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他們覺察到在他的名字拼字上只有一個"i"(同“眼睛”的發音)
10:37
You'd be surprised詫異 how many許多 also told him
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你也會很訝異有多少人告訴他
10:40
that that was one more than he had in his head
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在他頭上有多一個(眼睛)
10:43
at various各個 times.
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在不同的時候
10:44
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
10:46
But he wrote something that I think he did
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他寫了一些東西
10:48
while I tried試著 to do in this pyramid金字塔. He called it "The Road Ahead,
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是我試著在這個金字塔做的。他叫它“前面的道路,
10:50
or the Road Behind背後."
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或後面的道路”
10:52
"Sometimes有時 I think the Fates命運 must必須
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有時候我認為命運一定
10:54
grin微笑 as we denounce聲討 them and insist咬定
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露齒笑著當我們指責他們且堅持
10:56
the only reason原因 we can't win贏得, is the Fates命運 themselves他們自己 that miss小姐.
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我們不能贏的唯一理由是命運之神的失誤
11:00
Yet然而 there lives生活 on the ancient claim要求:
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但古人的說法:
11:02
we win贏得 or lose失去 within ourselves我們自己. The shining閃亮的 trophies獎杯 on our shelves貨架
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我們輸贏都在我們自己裡面。在我們架子上的戰利品
11:05
can never win贏得 tomorrow's明天的 game遊戲.
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永遠也無法贏得明天的比賽
11:07
You and I know deeper更深 down, there's always a chance機會 to win贏得 the crown王冠.
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你和我心裡深處都知道,總是有機會贏得皇冠
11:10
But when we fail失敗 to give our best最好,
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但當我們未全力以赴,
11:12
we simply只是 haven't沒有 met會見 the test測試, of giving all
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我們就是沒有通過這個測試,盡全力
11:14
and saving保存 none沒有 until直到 the game遊戲 is really won韓元;
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不保留的直到真正的贏了
11:16
of showing展示 what is meant意味著 by grit砂礫;
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展現甚麼是咬緊地毅力
11:18
of playing播放 through通過 when others其他 quit放棄;
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繼續競賽穿越當別人已放棄了
11:21
of playing播放 through通過, not letting出租 up.
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繼續競賽穿越,不放手
11:23
It's bearing軸承 down that wins the cup杯子. Of dreaming做夢 there's a goal目標 ahead;
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擊敗而贏了奬杯。夢想著前面的目標
11:25
of hoping希望 when our dreams are dead;
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期望著當我們的夢想無效了
11:27
of praying祈禱 when our hopes希望 have fled逃離.
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祈禱著當我們的希望已消失
11:29
Yet然而 losing失去, not afraid害怕 to fall秋季,
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輸了,不害怕跌倒,
11:32
if bravely勇敢地 we have given特定 all. For who can ask more of a man
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如果我們勇敢地付出全部。誰可以從一個人
11:35
than giving all within his span跨度.
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在他的能力內已付出全部還要要求更多一些
11:37
Giving給予 all, it seems似乎 to me, is not so far from victory勝利.
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付出全部,對我而言,已距離勝利不遠
11:42
And so the fates命運 are seldom很少 wrong錯誤, no matter how they twist and wind.
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且命運很少出錯,不管他們如何的歪曲和迂迴
11:45
It's you and I who make our fates命運 --
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是你和我讓我們的命運 --
11:48
we open打開 up or close the gates on the road ahead or the road behind背後."
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我們開啓或關閉前面的道路或後面的道路”
11:52
Reminds提醒 me of another另一個 set of threes三分 that my dad tried試著 to get across橫過 to us.
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讓我想起我父親試著要讓我們理解的另外三點
11:55
Don't whine抱怨. Don't complain抱怨. Don't make excuses藉口.
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不要發牢騷。不要抱怨。不要製造藉口
11:58
Just get out there, and whatever隨你 you're doing,
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只要行動起來,且不論你在做什麼,
12:00
do it to the best最好 of your ability能力.
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盡你能力所能做到最好
12:02
And no one can do more than that.
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且沒人可做的比那樣還要多
12:05
I tried試著 to get across橫過, too, that --
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我也試著讓人理解 --
12:08
my opponents對手 don't tell you -- you never heard聽說 me mention提到 winning勝利.
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我的對手不會告訴你 -- 你絕不會聽到我提到贏過別人
12:11
Never mention提到 winning勝利. My idea理念 is
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永遠不要提贏過別人。我的想法是
12:13
that you can lose失去 when you outscore得分超過 somebody in a game遊戲.
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你可能輸,當你在一場比賽裡得分超過某人
12:18
And you can win贏得 when you're outscored打出.
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你可能會贏當別人分數高過你時
12:20
I've felt that way on certain某些 occasions場合,
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我在特定的狀況裡有這樣的感覺
12:22
at various各個 times.
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在不同的時候
12:24
And I just wanted them to be able能夠 to
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我只是要他們能夠
12:27
hold保持 their head up after a game遊戲.
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比賽後把他們的頭抬的高高的
12:29
I used to say that when a game遊戲 is over,
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我曾說過當比賽結束候,
12:32
and you see somebody that didn't know the outcome結果,
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且你看到某個不知道比賽結果的人,
12:34
I hope希望 they couldn't不能 tell by your actions行動
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我希望他們無法由你的行動看出來
12:37
whether是否 you outscored打出 an opponent對手 or the opponent對手 outscored打出 you.
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你贏過你的對手,還是你的對手贏過你
12:43
That's what really matters事項: if you make effort功夫
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那才是真正重要的;如果你努力
12:45
to do the best最好 you can regularly經常,
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經常地全力以赴
12:48
the results結果 will be about what they should be.
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結果將會是它們應該的樣子
12:51
Not necessary必要 to what you would want them to be,
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未必是你要它們的樣子
12:53
but they will be about what they should,
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但它們會是它們應該的樣子
12:55
and only you will know whether是否 you can do that.
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且只有你會知道你是否會做到
12:57
And that's what I wanted from them more than anything else其他.
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且那是比其它的,我更要他們的
13:00
And as time went by, and I learned學到了 more about other things,
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隨著時間的過去,我學了更多事情
13:03
I think it worked工作 a little better,
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我想進行了更好一些,
13:06
as far as the results結果. But I wanted the score得分了 of a game遊戲 to be
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以結果來說。但我想要比賽的分數是
13:09
the byproduct副產品 of these other things,
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其他事情的副產品,
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and not the end結束 itself本身.
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而非結果本身
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I believe it was --
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我相信它是--
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one great philosopher哲學家 said -- no, no,
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一位偉大的哲學家說過 -- 不,不
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Cervantes塞萬提斯. Cervantes塞萬提斯 said,
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塞萬提斯。塞萬提斯說過, (“唐吉訶德”作者)
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"The journey旅程 is better than the end結束."
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旅程是比終點好的
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And I like that. I think that is --
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我喜歡這個說法。我認為那是 --
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it's getting得到 there. Sometimes有時 when you get there, there's almost幾乎 a letdown失望.
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越來越接近那裡。有時當你到達時,很多時候都是失望
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But there's getting得到 there that's the fun開玩笑.
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但有趣的是越來越接近到達那裡
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I liked喜歡 our -- as a basketball籃球 coach教練 at UCLA加州大學洛杉磯分校 I liked喜歡 our practices做法 to be the journey旅程,
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我喜歡我們的-當UCLA的籃球教練,我喜歡我們的練習是旅程
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and the game遊戲 would be the end結束. The end結束 result結果.
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而比賽將是結束。結束的結果
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I'd like to go up and sit in the stands站立 and watch the players玩家 play,
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我喜歡出去坐在場邊看球員打球,
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and see whether是否 I'd doneDONE a decent正經 job工作
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看看我是否做了好的工作
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during the week.
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在這一週裡
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There again, it's getting得到 the players玩家 to get that self-satisfaction自我滿足,
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再一次,讓球員得到自我的滿意,
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in knowing會心 that they'd他們會 made製作 the effort功夫 to do
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知道他們盡了努力
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the best最好 of which哪一個 they are capable.
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在他們能力上全力以赴
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Sometimes有時 I'm asked who was
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有時我被問到
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the best最好 player播放機 I had, or the best最好 teams球隊.
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誰是我有過最好的球員,或最好的球隊
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I can never answer回答 that,
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我永遠無法回答這個問題
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as far as the individuals個人 are concerned關心.
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當涉及到個人時
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I was asked one time about that,
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我有次被問到這個
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and they said, "Suppose假設 that you in some way could
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他們說,"如果你有方法可以--
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make the perfect完善 player播放機. What would you want?"
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製造一個完美的球員。你要什麼?”
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And I said, "Well, I'd want one that knew知道 why he was at UCLA加州大學洛杉磯分校:
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然後我說,"我要一個知道為什麼他在UCLA;
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to get an education教育, he was a good student學生,
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求得學問,他是一個好學生,
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really knew知道 why he was there in the first place地點.
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第一是真實地知道他為什麼在那裡
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But I'd want one that could play, too.
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但我也要一個會打球的人
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I'd want one to realize實現 that
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我要一個能了解到
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defense防禦 usually平時 wins championships冠軍, and would work hard on defense防禦.
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防守經常贏得了冠軍,和會努力的防守
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But I'd want one that would play offense罪行 too.
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但我也要一個會進攻的人。
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I'd want him to be unselfish無私,
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我要他是不自私的,
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and look for the pass通過 first and not shoot射擊 all the time.
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他先找機會傳球,而非一直投球
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And I'd want one that could pass通過 and would pass通過.
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且我想要一個可以傳球且會傳球出去的
14:52
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
14:53
I've had some that could and wouldn't不會,
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我有些可以但不做的
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and I've had some that would and couldn't不能.
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而我有一些會但沒能力
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
15:01
I wanted them to be able能夠 to shoot射擊 from the outside.
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我要他們有能力從界外射球
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I wanted them to be good inside too.
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我要他們在內場也很好
15:06
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
15:09
I'd want them to be able能夠 to rebound籃板球 well at both ends結束, too.
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我也要他們能夠在兩邊都能跳球
15:13
And why not just take someone有人 like Keith基思 Wilkes威爾克斯 and let it go at that.
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就像凱斯.威爾克斯
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He had the qualifications資格. Not the only one,
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他是有資格的。非唯一的一個
15:19
but he was one that I used in that
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但他是一個我放在
15:22
particular特定 category類別, because I think he
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那一個特別的類別,因為我認為他
15:25
made製作 the effort功夫 to become成為 the best最好 [unclear不明].
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努力成為最好的
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I mention提到 in my book, "They Call Me Coach教練."
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我在我的書提過,“他們叫我教練"
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Two players玩家 that gave me great satisfaction滿意;
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有二個球員給我很大的滿意;
15:33
that came來了 as close as I think anyone任何人 I ever had to reach達到 their full充分 potential潛在:
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幾乎接近, 我認為我曾有過的任何一個人, 充分發揮潛力:
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one was Conrad康拉德 Burke伯克. And one was Doug道格 McIntosh麥金托什.
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一位是康拉德.巴爾克。和另一位道格.麥肯托希
15:39
When I saw them as freshmen新生,
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當我見到他們時他們是新生,
15:41
on our freshmen新生 team球隊 --
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在我們的新生隊伍 --
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we didn't have -- freshmen新生 couldn't不能 play varsity隊打 when I taught.
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我們沒有 -- 當我教的時候新生不能打大學代表隊
15:46
And I thought, "Oh gracious親切, if these two players玩家, either one of them" --
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且我想, “喔,上天慈悲,如果這二位運動員,任一個 --
15:49
they were different不同 years年份, but I thought about each one at the time he was there --
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他們是不同年級,但我想他們在那裡的時候 --
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"Oh, if he ever makes品牌 the varsity隊打,
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喔, 如果他成為大學代表隊,
15:55
our varsity隊打 must必須 be pretty漂亮 miserable, if he's good enough足夠 to make it."
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我們的大學代表隊應該是挺悽慘的,如果他好到可以做到。”
15:58
And you know one of them
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且你知道他們其中的一位
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was a starting開始 player播放機 for a season季節 and a half.
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是一個先發球員打了一季半
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The other was -- his next下一個 year, he played發揮
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另一個是 -- 他的下一年, 他打
16:07
32 minutes分鐘 in a national國民 championship錦標賽 game遊戲,
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在一個國家冠軍賽中打了32分鐘,
16:10
did a tremendous巨大 job工作 for us. And the next下一個 year, he was a starting開始 player播放機
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為我們做了很棒的工作. 後在下一年,他是一個先發球員
16:14
on the national國民 championship錦標賽 team球隊.
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在國家冠軍隊裡
16:16
And here I thought he'd他會 never play a minute分鐘, when he was --
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而我在想他一分中也無法打, 當他是 --
16:18
so those are the things that give you great joy喜悅,
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所以這些事情給你很大的喜樂,
16:22
and great satisfaction滿意 to see one.
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和很大的滿意去看到其一
16:25
Neither也不 one of those youngsters青少年 could shoot射擊 very well.
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這些年輕人中的任一人都不能投球投的很好
16:28
But they had outstanding優秀 shooting射擊 percentages百分比,
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但他們有傑出的投中率,
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because they didn't force it.
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因為他們沒有強迫地做
16:32
And neither也不 one could jump very well,
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且二人都不能彈跳地非常好,
16:35
but they got -- kept不停 good position位置,
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但他們維持好的位置
16:37
and so they did well rebounding反彈. They remembered記得 that
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所以他們彈跳了很好。他們記得
16:40
every一切 shot射擊 that is taken採取, they assumed假定 would be missed錯過.
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每一個射球,他們假設會失誤
16:42
I've had too many許多 that stand around and wait to see if it's missed錯過,
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我有太多的球員站在一旁等著看會不會失誤
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then they go and it's too late晚了.
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然後他們投球,然太晚了
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Somebody else其他 is in there ahead of them.
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某些人在他們前面
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And they weren't very quick, but they played發揮 good position位置,
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他們不是很快,但他們打了好的位置
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kept不停 in good balance平衡.
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維持在好的平衡
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And so they played發揮 pretty漂亮 good defense防禦 for us.
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因此他們為我們打了很好的防守
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So they had qualities氣質 that -- they came來了 close to --
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所以他們有品質 -- 他們幾乎接近 --
16:59
as close to reaching到達 possibly或者 their full充分 potential潛在
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接近到他們所有潛力的所有可能
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as any players玩家 I ever had.
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是我曾有過的球員之最
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So I consider考慮 them to be as successful成功 as
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所以我認為他們是成功的
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Lewis劉易斯 Alcindor阿爾辛多 or Bill法案 Walton沃爾頓,
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路易斯.阿爾辛多或比爾.華頓,
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or many許多 of the others其他 that we had, There was some outstanding優秀 -- some outstanding優秀 players玩家.
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或很多我們有過的 -- 有一些卓越的 -- 有些卓越的球員
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Have I rambled天馬行空 enough足夠?
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我談了夠多了吧?
17:21
I was told that when he makes品牌 his appearance出現, I was supposed應該 to shut關閉 up.
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我被告知當他出現時, 我應該要閉嘴了。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by Li-Jen Chen
Reviewed by Zhu Jie

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
John Wooden - Coach
John Wooden, affectionately known as Coach, led UCLA to record wins that are still unmatched in the world of basketball. Throughout his long life, he shared the values and life lessons he passed to his players, emphasizing success that’s about much more than winning.

Why you should listen

Born in 1910, Coach John Wooden was the first person to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame both as a player and coach, while ESPN ranks him as the greatest coach of all time, across all sports. In his 40 years at UCLA, he mentored legends such as Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He has created a model, the Pyramid of Success, and authored several books to impart his insight on achievement to others.

Coach wanted his players to be victors in life and not just on the court, so he treated them as an extended family and emphasized that winning was more than scoring. Indeed, most of his inspiring theories were born from conversations with his father, as a boy on their farm in Indiana. One that sums up his ideology quite well is his often-quoted definition of success: "Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best that you are capable of becoming."

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