NBA辭彙趣談3之"更衣室"

It's a fitful year. The Heat sleepwalk through some games, look like world-beaters in others and seem to be biding their time until the playoffs.
對於熱火來說，這是起伏波動的一年。季後賽到來之前，他們在一些比賽中夢遊，在另一些比賽中又像是主宰，似乎在等待時機。

The Heat's roster is studded with stars who never won a title. Point guard Gary Payton reached the finals with three teams before finally grabbing the ring, while Alonzo-Mourning played through 13 seasons, two retirements and a serious kidney ailment for a championship.
熱火的陣容中點綴著一些從未得到過總冠軍的球星。組織後衛加里·佩頓在得到戒指之前，曾經代表三支不同的隊伍打過總決賽，而阿隆佐·莫寧打了13個賽季、退役了兩次、帶著嚴重的腎病，才得到這個總冠軍。

In the locker room, it was always 15 STRONG.
在更衣室中，總有15條硬漢。這是帕特·萊利為激勵熱火球員所設計的話。

locker room：更衣室

15 STRONG: 15條硬漢。這個詞被印在卡片上，熱火球員可以在上面寫下自己的心愿和目標，也可以將自己的照片或者和家人的合影印在上面，然後放進一個碗狀容器中以示團結和信心。

Isiah Thomas has one year to turn around the Knicks--something Larry Brown couldn't do. And if Thomas doesn't, he'll be gone, too.
伊塞亞·托馬斯只有一年的時間去拯救尼克斯隊——這是拉里·布朗所沒有做到的事。如果托馬斯做不到，他同樣會走人。炒掉布朗之後，尼克斯隊老闆多蘭明確表示，他只給托馬斯一年的時間。