Listen, ifyouhadtoldmewhen I was a kidthatsomeday I wouldsaygoodmorningtoyouwhenyouwouldcallmegreeny, I wouldhavesaid I'm gonnahavethebestlifeofanybody.
I mean, it's onethingforMichaelJordantosayhegrewupidolizingyou.
マイケル・ジョーダンがあなたのことを 尊敬して育ったと言うのも一つのことだけど
It's anotherthingwhenthepresidentoftheUnitedStatessays I grewupidolizingyou, thegreatDrJameswithme, allright, sotheyput a bunchofstatsuphereformeandandmostofthem I don't need.
Sothe 1983 Philadelphia 70 Sixers, legendarilyknownastheFoaFoaFoaSixerswithYouandMosesandMoCheeksand I'veBaroniandAndrew, TonyandBobbyJonesandonandon I havesaidmanytimes, isnotrememberedenoughbecauseforoneseason I thoughtyouwerethebestteam I eversaw.
Letmeaskyouthiswhenwetalkaboutgreatplayersnow, a bigpartoftheconversationishowmaneyringstheyhave, howmanychampionshipsthatissuch a hugepartoffthewayweidentifyand, uh, judgevaluethegreatnessofplayers.
Yeah, I mightdosomethingspectacular, but I wouldn't darecelebrateuntilridingthebusbacktoschoolIfwewonthegame, ifyoudidn't winthegame, youjustgetonthebusandshutup.
And I'm youknow, I'm oldschooland, youknow, maybe I'm hating a littlebitwhatever, because I probablyhad a lotofcelebratorymomentsthat, youknow, I justjustdidn't celebratebecauseitwasn't partofmymyDNA.
So, youknow, myexperienceisthere, uh, withthe A B A andthetwochampionshipsoverthere, andthenthechasewithtitleinPhilly, whichwasbasically a sevenyearchase.
僕の経験では、A B Aと2つのチャンピオンを獲得した後、フィリーでタイトルを獲ったんだ、基本的には7年間のチェイスだったんだ。
I mean, wewenttotheplay.
というか、観劇に行ってきました。
Weplayforthechampionshipfourtimesinsevenyears, sojustgettingtherefourtimesit's quiteintheaccomplishmentmakessound a littlebitliketheBuffaloBills.
Butgettingthere, uh, inyearsevenwaas, youknow, ultimatelysomethingthatifithadn't happened, uh, I think I mightbeviewed a littledifferently, butnot a wholelotdifferently, because, youknow, guysknowhowtomarketthemselvesandsellthemselvesthesedays.
AndmycareerpathcertainlychangedfromwantingtostudybusinessandgotoworkandsomefromNewYork, uh, tobecoming a professionalathleteandhopingthat I couldgothere.
Andsothemindsettotallydifferentduringthattimewhen I gotto 10 years, I waslike, Man, thatwentfast, youknow?
その間に10年になると、考え方が全然違ってきて、「あっという間だったな」と思いました。
So, youknow, I signed a newdeal, andnextthing I know, I'm 13 years, 14 yearson.
それで、新しい契約をして、気がつけば13年目、14年目に突入していた。
Thenextthing I know, I'm at 16 years, andyouknow, I'm figuring I needtofigureoutwhat I'm gonnadotherestofmylife.
次は16歳で残りの人生をどうするか考えないといけないと思っています
I haven't I haven't madeenough.
稼げていない......稼げていない。
Youknow, duringthecourseofmy 16 years, I probablycameclosetomaking $16 millionwhateverand, youknow, spenttwothirdsofthatlifestyleandandsosuddenlythenettakeawaywaas.
Sothenormisespeciallyforthepreviousgenerationstofinish, youknow, inyourearlytomiddlethirtiesesoLeBronis a phenomenonandthat I think I think I thinkheput a fireunderCarmeloAnthonybecausewecameintogether, youknow?
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