Times staff photographer LoriShepler spent a couple of days recently with Lakers star Pau Gasol athis home in Marina del Ray and at several spots he visits around town.Away from Staples Center and the intense atmosphere that goeshand-in-hand with Lakers games, Gasol talked with Shepler about avariety of topics.
在加索尔的家（在Marina del Ray）中，洛杉矶时报的摄像师Lori Shepler与湖人队的球星加索尔相处了一段时间，他也参观了城里的几处地方。加索尔谈了关于斯台普斯的很多话题，例如远离斯台普斯中心还有和队友们一场场的比赛时感受着那窒息的空气。
------ Question: Now that you are settling in L.A., what are your impressions?
Q：现在你已经定居在LA了，那么你的印象是什么呢？
Answer: The fans are definitely a plus because we have a selloutcrowd every night. Staples is a very special building with a celebrityflavor to it, which is interesting. It was always interesting as avisitor, but now as a local it's fun and fun to see.
A：球迷对我们来说真的是一剂镇定剂，因为每晚体育馆都座无虚席。斯台普斯很特殊，因为这里有很多有特色的明星，这很有趣。对一个来访者来讲，这一直很有趣，但是对当地人来说，很乐意看到这样的局面。
Traffic is obviously not aplus, distances are big, just a lot of cars. The first few days it gotme a little frustrated, but looking at the big picture it is justsomething you have to deal with.
不过交通显然不是很好，离得很远，整条街上全部都是汽车。刚开始的几天，我感到很沮丧，但是这是你必须要处理好的一幅大图。
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Q: Are there any surprises since you have been here?
Q：自从你来到这里以后，有什么惊喜吗？
A: All positive. It has been great, my teammates, greatatmosphere, lot of talent. This city is in to the Lakers a lot. Thefans are really amazing, very loyal. Something I appreciate.
A：全部都是好的。这很伟大，我的队友，良好的氛围，很多的有才能的人。这就是属于湖人的一座城市。球迷们真的很了不得，很忠诚，这点我很欣赏。
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Q: What do you do on your days off for fun?
Q：在没比赛的几天，你是怎么打发时间的呢？
A: (He laughs) Drive. . . . Stay home, relax, watch b-ball, watch movies. I've gone to a couple of concerts.
A：（他笑了）想着…呆在家里，休息放松，看球，看电影。我听了很多的音乐会。
When I have the time andenergy to do so. Our schedule doesn't allow us to do much. I like toeat dinner out and come back home and relax.
当我有时间和精力去做这些的时候。我们的行程不允许我们做这么多。那么我就想好好地吃饭，然后回家休息。
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Q: What are your favorite foods?
Q：你最喜欢的食物是什么？
A: Japanese, Italian. There aren't many Spanish restaurants. It's not the same as home, so I'll stick to other cuisines.
A：日本菜，意大利菜。这里没有很多西班牙餐馆。这跟在家里不一样，我对其他烹饪已经厌倦了。
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Q: What about in the off-season?
Q：那休赛季呢？
A: I go back to Spain.Keep myself busy a lot. I like to travel, go to the beach go to theislands, just relax and get away. Try to get away from all thecraziness. Hang out with my friends and have a good time.
A：我会回西班牙。每天都很充实。我喜欢旅行，去海滩，去小岛，就是放松和度假。
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Q: How was it getting to know your teammates?
Q：和队友相处过程中怎么样呢？
A: It has been fun. Thechemistry and guys have been really good, and we do go out every nowand then. Sasha [Vujacic], I hang out with him a lot and we got prettyclose. He's like my little brother. He's a good guy.
A：很好玩。化学反应和伙伴们都很好，我们经常一起出去玩。我和沙沙出去玩得最多，我们真的很亲密。他就像是我的小弟弟。他是个好小伙。
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Q: How do you get your news about the Lakers or other news?
Q：关于你的新闻，湖人的新闻或者其他新闻，你是怎么知道的呢？
A: Internet. I don't watch much TV news.
A：互联网。我一般不看电视新闻。
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Q: Do you watch a lot of basketball on TV?
Q：那在电视上，你看很多关于篮球的东西吗？
A: Yes I do. Usually alittle of analyzing and studying as a professional, and also I like towatch it as a fan. It's entertaining, it's fun, it's my passion, so Idon't get bored watching b-ball for a few hours.
A：恩，是的。通常是一点专业的分析和研究，我也很喜欢去作为一个球迷去看这些东西。这很有娱乐性，也很有趣，这是我的爱好，所以让我看上很多小时的篮球我也不会厌烦。
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Q: What drives you to succeed in basketball and did your parents play a big role in your success. Do they give you tips?
Q：促使你在篮球上成功的动力是什么呢？在你成功的道路上，你父母扮演了很重要的角色吗？他们给你建议了吗？
A: I'm a very ambitiousguy and a big competitor so I guess I'm always very hungry forsucceeding and winning. Basketball is a big passion in me and justbrings out energy and a force that is rare for me to bring out. That'swhat brings me to where I am today -- that ambition to become great,one of the best.
A：我很有抱负和志向，也很有竞争意识，所以我猜想我一直都渴望成功。篮球是我的爱好，它可以帮我释放一些我很少爆发的能量。这也是我能走到今天这个地步的原因和动力—有所成就的志向，这是最大的功臣。
They criticize a little somenights, they know what I'm capable of. [They might say,] 'You didn'thave your best game,' 'Today was flat on rebounds' or 'Why didn't youshoot more or pass the ball more?' Stuff like that. More of a familything not a technical thing. I have enough talent to know that.
有些时候，他们会批评我，他们知道我的能力所在。（他们可能会说，）‘你没有打出你最好的比赛，’‘今天篮板太少了’或者‘为什么你不试着多投篮或者多传球？’诸如此类。家庭的力量不是技术性的东西，这我很明白。
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Q: If you weren't a basketball player, what would you want to do?
Q：假如你不是一个篮球运动员，那么你会想做什么？
A: I did one year of medical school, so I was kind of going forthe doctor thing. My mom is a doctor and my dad a nurse. Kind of runsin the family. I've always been very identified with medicine andscience. It goes back 15 years. If you asked me what I wanted tobecome, I would have said a scientist. What kind of scientist? I wantedto investigate and find remedies for all the big illnesses that affectus. So that's what I wanted to do, so that's why I ended up choosingmedicine to study at the time. But I couldn't keep up with it. I had tochose between b-ball and medicine. I chose basketball. It ended upworking out pretty well.
A：我读过一年医科，所以我可能会去做类似于医生那样的事。我妈妈是一个医生，我爸爸是一个护士。这也是家庭的某种趋势。一直以来，我都很喜欢医药和科学。这持续了15年。如果之前你问我，我想做什么，那么我会回答我想成为一名科学家。什么样的科学家呢？我想去做一些研究，去寻找可以克服所有危害我们的疾病的治疗方法。所以，这就是我想做的。但是当时我为什么放弃了继续研读医学呢？因为我跟不上。在篮球和医学之间，我继续选一样。我选择了篮球。当然也以很美好的结果收尾。
作者: king_kobe 時間: 2008-5-6 01:57 PM
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Q: Do you look up to anyone else or does anyone else inspire you?
Q：你尊敬什么人呢？或者说有人激励你吗？
A: My idol and icon was Michael Jordan. That's the kind of guy Ilook up to and admire highly. That's the kind of guy that inspires me.I played against him a few times his last few years.
A：我的偶像是MJ。这是我尊敬的类型，我也很钦佩。同样他也一直激励着我。在他最后几年，我也和他一起打过球。
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Q: Anything bring you down or keep you up at night?
Q：在晚上，会有什么事情让你无奈，使得你睡不着吗？
A: Yes. Certain problems or certain issues you might deal within your life keep you awake. Being tired puts me to bed real quick.
A：是的。一些你必须处理的问题和事情会使得你睡不着。不过累却能使我很快入睡。
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Q: You said you clear your mind of worries. Does that mean you meditate?
Q：你的意思是说你可以去除你的烦恼。这是说你在调解吗？
A: Just try to get away, try to relax my mind, read. Keep mymind busy with other stuff. Usually my life helps me with that a lot'cause that keeps me occupied. Gets me away from certain stuff thatwould worry me if I had more time off.
A：只要努力不要去想，把你的大脑放松。让我的大脑充满其他事情。有时候，在生活中，会有很多事情，那么我就会很忙。把我脱离那个让我烦恼的事情，那么我就有时间轻松了。
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Q: How do you wind down after games?
Q：在比赛结束后，你怎么打发时间呢？
A: Go to eat dinner.Usually I'm pretty tired and sore but I do like to go and eat dinner.Depends if I have a day off or not the next day. I'll stay up a littlebit later or try to go home and get rest. Usually it takes me longer togo to sleep after games because of the adrenaline and emotion I put into the game.
A：吃晚饭。通常我都很累，浑身酸痛，我就只想去吃晚饭。这取决于第二天我是不是有时间休息。我会熬会儿夜，然后回家休息。在比赛后，一般不需要多长时间，我就会入睡，因为在比赛里，我投入了很多。
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Q: What about your beard?
Q：你的胡子呢？
A: That's kind of mylook. That's kind of what I'm comfortable with and the way it has beenfor the last three years or so. My first year it was totally out ofcontrol, I just let it grow. 'Caveman,' 'Grizzly,' I got differentcomments. Yeah, it was out of control so I decided to bring down towhere it is now. A little more trimmed.
A：那是我容貌的象征。这样我很舒服，这也是我已经追随了3年左右的方式。第一年它完全不受控制，我也就让他长。‘穴居人’‘灰熊’我得到各种不同的称谓。那么，它无法控制了，我就决定剪到现在这么长。只剪掉一点点。
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Q: Can you see yourself as a Laker for your whole career?
Q：在你整个职业生涯里，你怎么去看待你成为湖人的一份子呢？
A: I would love to. Inthis business you can't get too comfortable. Any day, any time yoursituation can change just like that. You know I would love to but atthe same time I wont rely on it and I'll just enjoy everyday that I'mhere and hopefully I will stay here for a long time. Because that willmean that things are working out for me and them.
A：我很乐意。在这种交易里，这再舒服不过了。某天，某个时候，你的处境就会像那样去改变。你知道我很乐意，但是同时，我不会去依赖它，我会带着希望好好享受在这里的每一天。我会在这呆很久。因为这意味着对我对他们都是好事。
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Q:A lot of fans say that you look like you were born in to the triangleoffense. Is that hard work or natural or a little of both?
Q：很多球迷说，你就是为三角进攻而生的人。这很难吗？还是水到渠成？还是兼有？
A: Well, the triangleoffense is a lot about having a good b-ball IQ and understanding whatgoes on on the floor and using certain fundamentals, the ability tomove with and without the ball, the ability to pass and make the rightdecision. Usually, I'm that kind of player and I've been that kind ofplayer for my career. It works out perfectly for my skills.
A：这个，三角进攻需要很好的篮球智商和理解力。你需要去根据在场上的情势变化采用合适的对策，有球无球时的跑动能力，传球能力，同样还有做出决策的能力。通常，我就是那种类型的人，在整个生涯里，我都是哪种人。这可以把我的才能展露无余。
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Q: Do you think you will win it all and this team has the potential to be a dynasty?
Q：你觉得你们会赢得全部吗？这支球队能再统治一个王朝吗？
A: We have a good chanceto win. We have a really good team. Even though we have a couple guysthat are injured, especially Andrew [Bynum], who has so much potentialand upside, and we are still a really good team. It's very promisingand it's encouraging and it's exciting to be part of it. I think wehave a chance and we have the potential to win a championship. That'sthe first step, and then after that you can talk about other things.But first we are going to focus on right now and the amazingopportunity we have to accomplish something good.
Q：我们的赢面很大。我们的队伍很好。虽然我们有不少伤员，尤其是小拜（他的潜力无穷），但是我们的队伍依旧很好。成为其中的一员，很有前途，很有斗志，很兴奋。我觉得我们有机会有潜力去获得总冠军。这仅仅是第一步，接下来你才能去谈别的事情，不过眼下，我们必须要集中精力，好好把握现在的好时机。
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Q: A lot of girls are wondering if you are single. Do you want to set the record straight.
Q：很多女孩都很想知道是不是单身？你想纠正这个想法吗？
A: [He laughs.] Ah, I'm single. I'm not in any serious relationship.
A：(他笑了)我是单身。我没有确立任何正式的关系。
