Kerr談及他的父親與總統大選 - NBA

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Steve Kerr talks about his father’s assassination, growing up in the Middle
East, not ‘sticking to sports’

聊聊與運動無關的事。Steve Kerr談關於他父親的謀殺案，以及他在中東(Middle East)
地區的成長過程。

11.26.2016 / by OLGUN ULUC / Source: FOX SPORTS
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STEVE Kerr’s father was 52 years of age when he was assassinated.

Steve Kerr的父親於52歲時被謀殺。

Malcolm H. Kerr was the president of the American University of Beirut in
Lebanon when he was murdered by the Islamic Jihad, a group that would act as
a precursor to Hezbollah. Kerr was shot twice in the back of his head, in the
hallway of his office.

Steve Kerr的父親Malcolm H. Kerr*任貝魯特美國大學的校長時，被伊斯蘭教組
織（真主黨Herzbollah的前身）謀殺身亡。頭後兩槍致命，倒在他辦公室的走廊上。

At 51, Steve Kerr, the NBA’s reigning Coach of the Year, still remembers
being an 18-year-old, and learning about his father’s death.

這位51歲的NBA新科最佳教練，仍然記得他18歲時學習如何度過喪父的悲痛。

Speaking on 'The Axe Files'— a CNN and University of Chicago podcast,
hosted by former Barack Obama Senior Advisor, David Axelrod — Kerr recalled
the day he received the call about his father’s death, and how growing up in
the Middle East — he was born in Beirut, Lebanon, before living in Egypt —
has shaped his attitude toward the current state of politics.

芝加哥大學與CNN的Podcast上，Steve Kerr接受前歐巴馬總統府資策David Axelrod
的訪談。訪談中，Kerr提及父親死訊的電話，和他現在的決策如何受到其成長背景中東地
區所影響。Kerr出生於黎巴嫩首都貝魯特(Beirut, Lebanon)，也曾在埃及住過一段時間。

“I got a call, January 18th,” Kerr said.

「那天是1/18，我接起了電話」Kerr說道。

“A friend who worked at the university, a man named Vahe Simonian — a good
old Armenian name; our family has this incredible Armenian connection because
of the work my grandparents did — I still have Armenian people, to this day,
from all over the country, saying ‘thank you for your grandparents’ work. It
’s really a source of pride for our family.

「在我父親大學工作的朋友打給我。他叫Vahe Simonian，一個非常古老又美麗
的亞美尼亞名字。因為我祖父母**的關係，我們家族與亞美尼亞民族有一段不可思議的連
結。一直到今天，我仍然收到來自世界各地亞美尼亞人的感謝。『謝謝您祖父母做的一切
』這是我們家族的驕傲。」

“Mr. Simonian worked at the university, a good family friend, and he called
me in the middle of the night. It was 3 o’clock in the morning, in my dorm,
and he gave me the news.”

「Simonian先生在我父親的大學裡工作，是我們家族的好友。半夜裡他給了我
一通電話。清晨三點，我的宿舍，他帶給我關於我父親的消息。」

Kerr had just started his freshman year at the University of Arizona when he
got the call.

Kerr收到消息的時候還只是個大學新鮮人，就讀亞利桑那大學。

Despite understanding the risks of his father’s job — the family was had
their car firebombed by the Jewish Defence League, a far-right
religious-political organisation — the Golden State Warriors’ head coach
was in shock when he was told the news.

這位金洲勇士的教練聽到消息的當下十分震驚，儘管他已認知到父親的工作
有其風險。他們家的車曾被極右派宗教組織猶太保衛同盟（JDL）使用炸彈攻擊。

“We had that typical insulation when nothing bad has ever happened to you,
you think ‘it’s not going to happen to me; it’s not going to happen to us
’, so we had some of that, I think,” Kerr said.

「平常沒事的時候，我們通常對於壞消息沒什麼聯結。總是會覺得『這不會
發生在我身上、不會發生在我們身上。』我覺得我們都會這樣去想」Kerr說道。

“My dad was beloved in the Middle East. He spoke fluent Arabic. He was a
champion for the Palestinian cause. If anything, we were more worried about
right wing Israeli politics than anything going on in Lebanon.

「我爸過去在中東地區深受愛戴。他會說流利的阿拉伯語。他是巴勒斯坦
的擁護者。我們非常擔憂黎巴嫩的右翼以色列政權興起。」

“We had an experience with fear, but it wasn’t something that caused us to
say ‘boy this is really dangerous’. It was more like we thought he’d be
okay.”

「我們都曾經歷過恐懼，但我們不該說出『孩子，這裡很危險』這種話。
這種經歷應該使我們思考如何讓孩子們的環境更好。」

The irony of Kerr’s father, a prominent American in Beirut who was helping
to foster peace in the region, being murdered by Islamic extremists, isn’t
lost upon him, and he credits his upbringing abroad for his nuanced view of
politics.

諷刺的是，Kerr的父親作為貝魯特地區致力於和平的重要人物，卻被伊斯蘭
極端分子給謀殺了。然而Kerr沒有因此感到迷惘，且他認為這件事幫助他在日後做出決
策時，帶來許多細膩的正向改變。

“I really got my education from travelling around the world, and living in
different cultures,” Kerr said. “There’s probably no better education than
that.”

「在世界上各地旅行並且在不同文化下成長，讓我學到很多」Kerr說道
，「這也許是最好的教育了。」

After Donald Trump was elected as the next President of the United States,
Kerr was among the NBA head coaches to voice their respective opinions, and
concerns, about the new President-elect.

Donald Trump贏得總統大選之後，眾多NBA教頭對此發表了他們的看法
，Kerr是其中之一。

Kerr compared his ‘rant’ to a scene from ‘The Jerry Springer Show’, and
has regularly chosen to ignore some of the public’s demand that those in the
sports industry ‘stick to sports’.

Kerr自嘲他的”不當言論”就像美國節目”The Jerry Springer Show”***裡
的一幕，且一如往常得，他選擇忽略外界對於運動從業人員只能談論運動的要求。

“People ask us, so why shouldn’t I answer? I have this forum,” Kerr said.

「人們問我，我為什麼不能回答？我有我的看法」Kerr說道

“If there’s something important to speak on, then I think we should speak
on it. In this case, I felt it was important to address not the politics of
the election, but the nature of the election cycle. It’s the first time in
my life that the election was not about policy, or even personality. It was
about anger. It was about fear. And I was disgusted.

「如果這件事非常重要，我認為就該提出來。這個議題來說，我覺得比起選舉
的政策方向，選舉的本質更為重要。這是我人生中第一次遇到選舉結果與政策無關的情
況、甚至與個人特質無關。這個選舉到處充滿憤怒、恐嚇，我討厭這樣。」

“I don’t care what side of the political spectrum you’re on. People vote
for all kinds of reasons, right? You vote for your pocket book. You vote for
abortion rights or gay marriage or you vote for certain social policies or
maybe foreign policy. Maybe you’re worried about this or that. And that’s
what it should be about. You should vote based on policy.

「我不是很在乎你的政治光譜傾向哪一派。人們為了各自不同的理念而投票
，對吧？為了你的信仰去投票、為了人工流產的正當性或婚姻平權去投票，又或者為了
主流社會議題國外議題而投。你可能有很多不同的考量。這就是選舉該有的樣子
，根據政策方向來決定投給誰。」

“But, this election had nothing to do with policy. It had to do with hatred
and fear and we had a candidate who stirred that up, and I thought it was a
horrible precedent for our country.”

「可是，這場選舉跟政策一點關係也沒有。我們有一位候選人刻意去挑起那些
仇恨與恐懼。我認為這對我們國家來說是可怕的徵兆。」

Kerr is a self-professed Democrat, and said his team has had discussions
since Trump’s election. The common theme out of that meeting was that the
situation was ‘weird’.

Kerr自承是民主黨派的，且球隊也討論了選舉結果。共識就是覺得現在
這個情勢很「怪」。

Kerr’s main goal, at the moment, is to focus on his team. The Warriors are
in the midst of a nine game winning streak, with the team quickly gelling
after the introduction of Kevin Durant.

Kerr現在首要的目標就是專注在勇士隊。KD加入後，勇士隊很快凝聚了起來
並且取得最近的九連勝（這篇文發在勇士湖人11/26的比賽之前）。

However, in the grand scheme of things, Kerr’s time and experiences living
abroad have opened his eyes, and he’s concerned about what the next four
years could hold for the United States.

不過，從更宏觀與深遠的角度來看，Kerr的成長經歷開闊了他的視野，
且他也對美國未來四年能留下什麼擔憂。

“People voting on policy? Absolutely,” Kerr said.
“But, the nature, the tenor of this election was ugly and nasty, and it’s
scary in terms of what direction that is going to take.”

「人們為了政策而投票嗎？肯定是的」Kerr說道。「可是，這場選舉的
本質與氛圍非常醜陋且糟糕，而且未來的方向令人害怕。」

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附註
* Steve Kerr的父親Malcolm Kerr於1984年被真主黨前身Islamic Jihad謀殺，時值
黎巴嫩的內戰時期。Islamic Jihad當時以諸多孩童綁架案、謀殺或炸彈攻擊來達到
驅離美國人的訴求。

** Steve Kerr的祖父Stanley Kerr是一位人權主義者、臨床生物化學家和教育者。
曾主動投入敘利亞的醫療與衛教工作。而後Stanley偕同妻子Elsa到黎巴嫩首都的貝
魯特美國大學接任生物化學學院的院長。

*** The Jerry Springer Show是美國的節目，內容由上節目的人互相接露隱私，激
起怨恨謾罵。2002年被TV Guide雜誌列為最爛的電視節目
＂The Worst TV Shows Ever＂。
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