Chase Hughes

The game has globalized overthe years and the Wizards alonehave players from Europe， and guysfrom all over the United States： theSouth， the North， the West Coastand the Midwest.

篮球这项运动这些年来逐渐全球化，仅奇才内就有来自欧洲的球员，以及来自美国南部，北部，西海岸的中西部的球员。

Some grew up in small， ruraltowns， while others were raised inbig cities. They all have their quirks，their locker room styles and theirway of relating to each other.

有些人在乡村小镇长大，有些人从小在大城市生活。每个人都有自己的癖好，更衣室风格，以及与他人建立联系的方式。

"This is what I love about thegame. The only thing that makes anNBA player an NBA player is thetalent，" Tony Massenburg， who tiedan NBA record by playing for 12different teams， said.

"The game is just 450personalities at random. Basketballis really the only thing they have incommon at times.”

“这就是我爱这项运动的地方，让NBA球员成为NBA球员的唯一因素就是天赋。”效力过12支不同的球队从而追平NBA纪录的托尼·马森伯格表示，“这项运动就是随机的450个性格，篮球就是他们唯一的共同之处。

That extends off the floor aswell， to the locker room where， likeany workplace， there are rules.

和其他任何工作场所一样，无论在球场上还是更衣室，都存在规则。

An NBA locker room has alot of rules， actually， and many ofthem are not in writing. There is astrict code of do's and don'ts. And iftheres too many donts？ Players saidtheyll call out teammates withouthesitation. And even bring it up tomanagement.

NBA更衣室实际上有很多规则，很多是不成文的。其中有着严格的可行与不可行准则。如果有人做了太多不该做的事？球员说他们会毫不犹豫地指出队友的问题，甚至会通報给管理层。

RULE NO. 1： RESPECT EACH OTHER'SSPACE

规则1：尊重彼此的空间

Some of the rules of an NBAlocker room are obvious， or at leastthey should be obvious. Just becausesomething can be consideredcommon sense， doesn't meaneveryone understands before beingtold.

NBA更衣室的有些规则是很明显的，或者至少理应很明显。仅仅因为被看作常识，并不意味着每个人在被告知前都能理解。

NBA players have tightquarters in locker rooms andespecially on the road. Some of theplayers are seven feet tall and havea designated area that spans onlyabout four feet wide.

更衣室里NBA球员拥有的空间非常紧密，特别是在客场比赛。有些球员身高七尺，而他们只有大约四英尺宽的空间。

They only get so much spaceand they are protective of it.

他们的空间只有这么大，所以球员有着很强的保护欲。

"You can't go into someone'slocker and grab some stuff becauseyou don't have it，" Austin Riverssaid. "If you don't have lotion or youdon't have deodorant， don't go in mylocker and grab some stuff.”

“你不能因为自己没有就去别人的更衣柜里拿东西。”奥斯汀·里弗斯说，“如果你没有润肤乳或者体香剂，不要到我的更衣柜拿东西。”

RULE NO. 2： HYGIENE！

规则2：卫生！

Depending on whom youask， hygiene is among the mostimportant rules in an NBA lockerroom. Some players enter theleague with the belief showeringand deodorant are optional.

取决于询问的对象，卫生问题可以说是NBA更衣室里最重要的规则。有些球员进入联盟时认为洗澡和体香剂是可以选择的。……