01.He was named after a steakhouse.
球星科比的英文名全稱是:
Kobe Bryant:科比·布萊恩特
很多人因為科比知道了 Kobe 這個詞,卻不知道它最開始是指:
Kobe:神戶(日本地名)
Kobe beef:神戶牛肉
很多人以為是科比的父母喜歡吃神戶牛肉才給了他這個名字,其實事實是這樣的:
He was named after a steakhouse in Philadelphia, his place of birth. 他的名字來源于出生地費城的一家牛排店。
Be named after:命名于
02.He spoke fluent Italian.
有誰知道科比能說一口流利的意大利語嗎?
He lived 8 years in Italy as a child and spoke fluent Italian. 他童年時期在意大利生活過8年,能說一口流利的意大利語。
科比的父親也曾是籃球運動員,曾經因為工作舉家遷往意大利,這也是為什么科比會在意大利度過童年:
His best childhood memories were from Italy. 他最美好的童年回憶發生在意大利。
03.He met his wife while recording a single.
很多NBA球星都喜歡玩音樂,科比更是多才多藝:
Multi-talented:多才多藝的
He recorded a single but never released it. 他錄了一首單曲,但是從來沒有發布過。
Single:單曲
但是科比在這件事上也算沒有遺憾了,因為:
He met his wife when making the single. 他在做這首單曲的過程中認識了他的妻子。
04.He didn't speak to his parents for 2 years.
科比有兩年和父母沒有說話,因為:
Kobe's parents didn't approve of his marriage. 科比的父母不同意他和瓦妮莎結婚。
但是新一代的出生總是能夠彌合親子關系:
They mended their relationship after the birth of his oldest daughter. 在科比第一個孩子出生之后,他和父母之間的關系修復了。
05.He practiced the Kobe 666 workout.
單靠天賦無法打造傳奇,科比的666魔鬼訓練法證明了他的努力:
Training 6 days a week, 6 hours a day, 6 months for 6 months a year. 一周訓練6天,一天訓練6小時,一年訓練6個月。
如更令人驚嘆的是,科比是在別的選手休息的時候進行的這種魔鬼訓練:
The 666 workout was his off-season workout program. 666訓練法是他非賽季時段的訓練項目。
06.He was an investor and an Oscar winner.
科比退役之后在其他領域也非常上進,2016年他成立了風投基金,首投就給了國內少兒英語品牌VIPKID:
The family reunion dinner:年夜飯;團圓飯
他還涉獵了電影行業并獲得榮譽:
In 2018, he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for his film Dear Basketball. 2018年,科比憑《親愛的籃球》獲得了奧斯卡最佳動畫短片獎。
就在前陣子,他還在努力為孩子們寫書:
At the time of his death, he was working with a Brazilian author on a children's book aimed at inspiring underprivileged children. After Bryant's death, the author deleted the draft, saying in an interview that "it didn't make any sense to publish without him." 就在他去世之前,他正在與一位巴西作家合作編寫一本兒童書籍,旨在鼓勵貧困兒童。在科比死后,作者刪除了草稿,并在一次采訪中說:“沒有了科比,再發表這本書也沒有任何意義了?!?/p>
07.Kobe's quotes
科比的真實事跡讓他的名言擲地有聲:
Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses. 偉大的成就來自于勤奮和毅力。沒有任何借口。
無論是不是籃球迷,都能夠從他身上獲得無窮的能量,追尋獨一無二的自己:
I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant. 我不想成為邁克爾喬丹。我只想成為獨一無二的科比·布萊恩特。
很多人想起科比,可能腦海中浮現的都是他的笑臉,他總保持著化消極為積極的態度:
Everything negative -- pressure, challenges -- is all an opportunity for me to rise. 一切消極因素——壓力、挑戰——都是我崛起的機會。
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