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LamarOdom has found his place. He has found his rhythm, his touch, and isshowing how big his heart really is. Sure, he has shown moments ofgreatness. He has shown us what he is capable of, (2007 Playoffs). Butnow, Lakers fans, it appears that finally, Lamar Joseph Odom hasarrived.

奥多姆找到了他的定位。他重新找到了比赛的节奏，对篮球的敏锐触感。回顾他近期的表现，你能发现，他有一颗强大的总冠军的心，他的表现美轮美奂。他在2007年季后赛的时候已经证明了他的能力。如今，湖人的球迷，这一切终于来临，我们所怀念而期待的奥多姆又回来了。

A boy out of South Side Jamaica Queens, in New York (no not 50 Cent), Lamar seemed destined for greatness. His 6’10” frame brought scouts in droves, as he was the number #1 High School Prospect in the country.

一个来自离纽约不到50码的南部牙买加皇后区，喇嘛一出生就注定了不平凡。6尺10寸的身高，奥多姆天赋极佳，对篮球有天生的敏锐度，在进攻端总能找到空挡得分。在高中的时候，被誉为是校内篮球场上的当家球星。

However,things have not always gone according to plan as his life has takenmany tough detours that could never have been predicted. His motherdied of colon cancer when Lamar was 12 years old, so his Grandma tookover and raised a young Lamar. Lamar used the things he was taught, andinstead of getting lost in the gang which filled New York suburbs, he used basketball to get him out of the ghetto.

然而，事情并不尽如人意。事情的发展总会和理想背道而驰。生命的轨迹发生了无法预期的转变。奥多姆12岁的时候，妈妈因为癌症永远离开了他。祖母承担了抚养奥多姆的责任。这个时候奥多姆拿起了篮球，打篮球陪他度过了那段艰难的岁月。他没有像其他有同样遭遇的孩子一样迷失在充满泥泞的纽约街头。他用他曾经学到的知识走出了那段日子。

WhenLamar Odom was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers, the bar was raisedfor Lamar to deliver and lead the Clippers back to the playoffs. Thepressure mounted on the young man, and that’s when Lamar made somemistakes that might have ended up saving him. He tested positive forwhat is believed to be marijuana twice in an 8 month stand. Then onJune 29th 2003, his Grandma passed away. It’s hard to imagine losing amother and a G

randma the way Lamar did.

奥多姆首轮第4位被洛杉矶快船选中。奥多姆在快船表现得相当抢眼，快船在奥多姆的带领下重回季后赛。作为球队的主力前锋，奥多姆因为压力开始吸食大麻，在快船的赛季也因此而终结。在8个月内连续2次大麻检测中，结果显示为阳性。在2003年6月29日，他的祖母过世。很难想象在失去母亲和祖母后奥多姆有多么痛苦和无助。

Needing a fresh start in 2003, Lamar jumped ship, and signed with the Miami Heat. In Miami,Lamar’s talent started to glow, as he had a career year, stayinghealthy for the first time since the 2001 season. Lamar finally feltlike he belonged, but right before he could get settled in Miami, he was traded in one of the biggest blockbusters in NBA History. He was heading back to Los Angeles, but this time across the hall to join Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.

2003年的奥多姆转会迈阿密热，希望在新的球队有个全新的开始。在迈阿密，奥多姆的潜能彻底被激发。自2001赛季后，奥多姆首次打满了整个赛季，这是久违的“健康”。他转会到热队后重新找到了归属感。但是，不久之后，一个震惊联盟的大交易把奥多姆送到了洛杉矶湖人。从那时起，他与科比和湖人并肩作战。

Withthe Lakers, Lamar seemed uncertain of his role. Playing a backseat toKobe Bryant, is not the easiest thing to do. And after an injury endedthe 2005 season early, it was unclear how the Lakers as well as Lamarwould shape out.

刚到湖人的时候，奥多姆对自身的定位特别迷茫。为科比打替补？这并不是一件讨好的工作。2005赛季的伤病使奥多姆早早的退出了比赛。那个时候的湖人的重建还是一片谜团，奥多姆也有同样的烦恼。

Thenext two seasons, as all Lakers fans know, were filled withinconsistency, as Lamar never seemed to be the second option that Kobeneeded, forcing Kobe to at times be the first, second, and thirdoption. Everything seemed to be wearing on Lamar, as his name wasconstantly mentioned in trade rumors for the likes of Carlos Boozer,Ron Artest, Baron Davis, Jermaine O’Neal and Kevin Garnett.

接下来的两个赛季，所有的湖人球迷都知道了，奥多姆并没有像人们期望的那样成为科比需要的第二位置，奥多姆的表现并不稳定。而科比充当了球队第一、第二、第三位置。所有的事情都变得和奥多姆有关，他的名字不断在交易名单上被提及，像交换卡洛斯-布泽尔，罗恩-阿泰斯特，拜伦-戴维斯，杰梅因-奥尼尔，凯文-加内特，虽然这一切都是空雀来风。

June29th, 2006, a day that I still remember all too well. I woke up, turnedon ESPNEWS, and I could not believe the breaking news that was in thebottom right hand corner of the screen, Lamar Odom’s 6 1/2 month oldinfant son Jayden died while sleeping in his crib. My thoughts andprayers immediately went for Lamar and his family. Lamar’s life wasfalling apart, and most Lakers fans, still were more concerned withshipping the man out.

2006年6月29日，这个日子我至今还记忆犹新。起床后我打开espn，我不敢相信屏幕右下角出现的消息。这一切来得太突然了。那一天，他那躺在婴儿床上6个半月大的爱子杰登·奥多姆因窒息魂归天国。但愿我的祈祷和祝福给带给奥多姆和他的家庭些许安慰。对于奥多姆而言，生活一下子变得四分五裂。湖人的球迷们的祝福和慰问让这个男人逐渐走出了悲伤。

Lamarbattled through countless injuries in 2007, and played some of his bestball in the 2007 playoffs against the Suns. Yet still in theoff-season, all that was talked about was trading Lamar Odom for ShawnMarion or whoever, Lakers fans had lost their confidence in Lamar Odom.

2007赛季，奥多姆不断的受伤病困扰。在2007赛季与太阳的季后赛中，奥多姆打出了职业生涯中的久违的巅峰状态。可在随之而来的季前赛，关于交易奥多姆的流言还是不断。比如把奥多姆送走，换来马里昂等等。湖人已经对奥多姆丧失了信心。

Lamar’sinconsistent play continued in this season, as he showed promise ofgreatness, he seemed to be more confident as the third option behind Kobe and Andrew Bynum. Andrew went down, Lamar’s play seemed to drop a little bit, and hit a low after a loss in Detroit, in which he air-balled a chance to win the game. That’s the last time Lamar has played that way.

奥多姆的不稳定延续到了这个赛季，虽然他保证要打出一个伟大的赛季。位于科比和拜纳姆后的第三位置，奥多姆表现得如鱼得水。拜纳姆的受伤，喇嘛的变现也随之逊色。在底特律不敌对手的那场比赛中，他在关键时候丢了球，从而湖人也丧失了获胜的机会。但是，那是奥多姆最后一次那样不在状态的打比赛。

Withthe addition of Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom’s play skyrocketed, as he hit thelane harder than ever, and still was able to dominate the glass.Playing at an all-time high with the Lakers, Lamar seemed to finallyovercome his many critics.

加索尔的加盟，奥多姆的潜能被彻底的激发出来。他比以往更努力的冲击篮下，他在禁区内比以往更具震慑力。全场比赛都表现出色的奥多姆，看起来已经克服了他曾经的毛病。

Then Pauwent down, and the thoughts of Lamar returning to his passive form,scared many Lakers fans. However, Lamar has proven the doubters wrongas he has played his best basketball in the past week. His games in Dallas and Utahwere amazing, as he proved to Lakers fans, and maybe more importantlyto himself, that he belongs on the Lakers, and that he is that good.Lamar has also stepped up his defense, as he is guarding some of theleagues best forwards, and doing a good job, just ask Dirk and Boozer.

加索尔的受伤，奥多姆被迫重新回到他曾经受制的位置，这让很多湖人球迷感到害怕。然而，喇嘛用过去一周完美的表现给所有质疑者做出了回应。他在达拉斯和犹他的表演太完美了，他让所有的质疑者都无话可说。更重要的是，他证明了他自己。他和湖人配合的天衣无缝，那就是他如此完美的原因。奥多姆仍然需要提高防守能力，不要忘了，在比赛中和他对位的都是联盟中最好的前锋。要做得更好，问问德克和布泽尔吧。

With how good Lamar was in Utah and Dallas, he took it to new levels over the weekend in back to back games with the Warriors. With 19 pts,22 rebounds, and 4 blocks on Sunday, in which the Lakers almost overcame a 26 point deficit. Then on Monday, on the second day of a back toback no less, Lamar had 23 point, 21 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocksin an overtime in the tenacious Oracle Arena.

奥多姆在犹他和达拉斯的表现非常完美。如果看到喇嘛在与勇士背靠背比赛中的表演的话，你一定会瞠目结舌！奥多姆达到了职业生涯新的高度。在星期天的比赛中，奥多姆拿下了19分，22个篮板，4个盖帽。奥多姆出色的表现差点引领湖人惊天大逆转，要知道，曾经两队最大分差达到26分。星期一，在背靠背的第二天，奥多姆拿下23分，21个篮板，5个助攻，5个盖帽，帮助湖人在加时战胜勇士。

Lamaris playing the best ball of his career. He has matured not only as abasketball player, but more importantly, as a human being. Lamar hasovercome so much adversity in his life, and has seemingly grown upright before our eyes. He is a role model to me, as he has handledeverything with such dignity and class. Lamar is certainly as abasketball player and as a human, a man amongst boys.

目前，奥多姆处于职业生涯的巅峰状态，他表现得非常完美。无论是从篮球方面还是为人处事，他变得更加成熟了。喇嘛的一生经历了许多磨难，喇嘛变得越来越有有吸引力。对我来说，他是个很好的榜样，他的信仰，对每件事情表现出来的正直、坦诚都让人动容。喇嘛已经从一个男孩蜕变成为一个性感的男人。他的篮球表演和个人魅力都让我们不得不爱。

Source: LamarOdom.com