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A behind-the-scenes look at the Miami Heats intense culture.

熱火强硬球队文化的幕后观察。

When Miami Heat president Pat Riley met with unrestricted free agent Dion Waiters last summer， the nine-time NBA champion made the 24-year-old shooting guard a promise.

去年夏天迈阿密热火总裁帕特·莱利与完全自由球员迪昂·维特斯会面时，曾经拿过九个NBA总冠军的莱利向24岁的得分后卫做出了一个承诺。

"Were going to get you in world-class shape，" Riley told Waiters. "Not good shape. Not great shape. World-class shape. Give us a season， and youll see." Riley has made this promise to other free agents over the years， and he has an iPad full of before-and-after pictures that serve as success stories to back up his claim. When a player joins the Heat， it doesnt take them long to realize that this organization does things differently.

“我们会为你打造出世界顶级的身材。”莱利对维特斯说，“不是好身材，不是很好的身材，而是世界顶级的身材。给我一个赛季，你就会明白了。”莱利这些年对其他自由球员也做过这样的承诺，他的iPad里有球员前后的对比照片，用来支持他的说法。加入热火后，不用太久，球员就会明白这支球队与众不同的做法。

Prior to joining the Heat， Waiters thought he was already in excellent shape after playing four years in the NBA. James Johnson， who had been in the NBA for seven seasons and can literally kick the rim on a regulation hoop， thought the same thing prior to signing with Miami last offseason.

Most players have this reaction. Then， they show up for the teams workouts.

加入热火前，在联盟打了四年的维特斯自以为已经有了很不错的身材。在NBA效力了七年的詹姆斯·约翰逊，可以踢到常规高度的篮筐，上个休赛期加入热火前，他也以为自己的身体已经到了最好状态。大多数球员都是这种反应，直到他们参加球队的训练。

"After one week， my body [was] shot，" Waiters recalled. "I was damn near throwing up in trash cans like in the movies."

“一周后，我的身体瘦下去了。”维特斯回忆道，“就像电影里那样，我差点抱着垃圾桶吐了。”

The Heats offseason workouts， training camps and practices are the stuff of legend. Players work extremely hard， spending a ton of time on conditioning and weight training. This years team was still doing fullcontact practices in the final week of this season-even when a playoff berth was a realistic possibility.

热火的休赛期健身，训练营和常规训练已经成为传奇。球员训练得极为努力，大量时间被用在体能和体重训练上。本赛季即便到了最后一周，球队还在进行全对抗训练——即便打进季后赛只有理论上的希望。

"They had us come in early during the offseason to prepare for training camp，" said one current Heat player， who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "We did sprints and other conditioning drills， and we even went outside to push some sleds and flip tires and stuff like that. This was all to get ready for training camp.

“休赛期他们让我们提前回来，为训练营做准备。”一个现役，不愿透露姓名的热火球员表示，“我们练短跑冲刺和其他体能项目，我们甚至会去户外推车翻轮胎什么的。这些都是为了准备训练营。”

"When camp started， it was definitely different. With other teams， they may have veterans who cant run as much so the training camp is kind of built to accommodate those guys. In Miami， we were all trying to make a name for ourselves so it was competitive and we were all ready to work hard. We had sayings like， No fake gym rats， No excuses， and， Always get one percent better. If you came to the gym， it wasnt to make an appearance so the coaches can see you. Youre coming to get better. We dont want any fake gym rats.”

“训练营开始后，又不一样了。其他球队，可能有跑不动的老将，所以训练营只是为了配合他们适应。……