I'm about working hard and getting better. If I keep working hard, people will be able to see how good I am.—Lamarcus Aldridge

我正在努力工作，越来越好，如果我继续努力，人们就会知道我有多出色。——拉马库斯·阿尔德里奇

I understand that I'm not perfect. I made mistakes①and I had a hand in everything that's happened to me, good and bad.

—Dwyane Wade

我知道我不是完美的，我犯了错误，我遇到的事我都参与，无论好坏。

——德怀恩·韦德

Today is a new day. Even if you were wrong yesterday, you can get it right today.

—Dwight Howard

今天是新的一天，即使你昨天错了，你今天可以改正错误，取得进步。

——德怀特·霍华德

The game isn't over until the clock says zero.

—Paul Pierce

没到零点，比赛就还没结束。

——保罗·皮尔斯

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career.I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot②and missed.I've failed over and over and over again in my life.And that is why I succeed.

—Michael Jordan

我在职业生涯中投失了9000多个球，输了大概300场比赛，曾经有26次我被寄予希望执行最后一投，然而却投失了。在生活中，我经历了一次又一次的失败，这正是我为何成功的原因。

——迈克尔·乔丹

I don't know how many guys have gotten here from where I came from. It shows that anything is possible if you put in the work. Basketball has been a grind③, and at the end of the day it humbled④me and made me better.

—Jonathon Simmons

我不知道有多少人从我来的地方来到这里，它表明，如果你投入工作，一切皆有可能。篮球一直在磨练我，最终，它让我变得谦卑，让我变得更加优秀。

——乔纳森·西蒙斯

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time⑤.(Erik Spoelstra on coming backfrom 11-30)

—Erik Spoelstra

“你怎么吞掉一只大象？”“一次咬一口。”（埃里克·斯波尔斯特拉在热火队战绩11-30不佳的情况下豪取13连胜）

——埃里克·斯波尔斯特拉

You want two, you want three, you want four...I want more. I'm going to go take it.(Kyrie Irving on winning championships⑥)

—Kyrie Irving

你想要两个，想要三个，想要四个，想要更多，我要拿下它。（对于获得总冠军，欧文如是说）

——凯里·欧文

①make mistakes 犯错，出错 ②winning shot 决胜球

③ grind 英 [graɪnd] 美 [ɡraɪnd]

vt. 磨碎 vi. 磨碎；折磨n. 磨擦（声）；苦工作

④humble 英 ['hʌmbl] 美 ['hʌmbl] adj. 谦逊的；简陋的；（级别或地位）低下的；不大的vt. 使谦恭；轻松打败；低声下气

⑤at a time 一次；每次；在某时

⑥ championship 英 ['tʃæmpɪənʃɪp] 美 ['tʃæmpɪənʃɪp]n. 锦标赛；冠军称号；冠军的地位