熱火明天要退休O'Neal的32號球衣 - NBA

Shaquille O'Neal will be third Heat player to have jersey retired
Shaq將會成為第三位熱火退休球衣球員 http://tinyurl.com/zghknre

Dwyane Wade remembers when he initially heard the rumor that Shaquille O'Neal
was coming to the Miami Heat, and how his first reaction was disbelief.
Wade記得當年他第一次聽到Shaq要來熱火的傳言時, 腦中浮現的第一印象是不可置信

And then came the 18-wheeler that carried O'Neal to his public arrival in
Miami, as he happily fired a squirt gun at throngs of screaming fans.
18輪大卡車把O'Neal托運來到Miami, 他對著球迷們開心的射水槍引起一陣陣驚呼

"We had a vision to be a championship team," Wade told The Associated Press
on Wednesday, "but it wasn't for real for real until Big Fella came and
pulled up on that truck."
Wade說:"我們懷著成為總冠軍球隊的心念, 但直到大傢伙(Big Fella)來之前都沒能成真"

A grand celebration was had on that day in July 2004. The franchise's first
of three NBA championships followed two years later, and the Heat will give
O'Neal their version of an ultimate thank you on Thursday night when they
raise his No. 32 to the rafters.
2004七月熱火展開了盛大的慶祝, 隊史三座冠軍的第一座, 就在Shaq到來後的第二年獲得
, 於是熱火將會於明天對戰也退休了Shaq球衣的湖人隊時, 以退休Shaq在熱火的32號球衣
來致上他們對Shaq永遠的感謝

He will be the third Heat player to get such an honor, joining Alonzo
Mourning and Tim Hardaway.
Shaq將是繼Alonzo Mourning及Tim Hardaway之後, 第三位被熱火榮退球衣的球員

"I said, 'I promise I'm going to bring a championship here,'" O'Neal said.
"And we did."
O'Neal說:"我曾應許會替這城市帶來一座總冠軍, 我們也真的辦到了"

Fittingly, the Heat will fete O'Neal at halftime of a game against the Los
Angeles Lakers -- who also have retired his number.
明天對戰湖人終場時, 熱火將盛大的退休Shaq的球衣

"He changed the direction of our team," Heat president Pat Riley said. "He
brought an absolute legitimacy to our franchise. And when we won the
championship, I think it sort of took us over the top. He deserves to be
honored by having his number hanging from the rafters. It's not just out of
respect. It's because of what he did for us."
熱火總裁Riley說:"Shaq改變了我們球隊的方向, 替熱火帶來了榮耀, 他值得我們退休他
的球衣來榮耀他, 這樣做絕不僅僅是出於尊重而已, 全是因為他為我們所做出的貢獻"

The NBA is permitting a longer-than-usual halftime for the ceremony, in which
Riley and O'Neal will be among the speakers. O'Neal won his first three
titles with the Lakers, then got his fourth in Miami to make good on the
promise he made when he stepped out of that truck.
NBA官方允許了比平常更久的中場時間讓熱火弄這儀式, Riley跟O'Neal將連袂上台演說,
Shaq在湖人贏得他生涯前三座總冠軍, 之後在熱火贏得弟四座, 完成了當初他走出那輛
18輪大卡車時對熱火球迷們應許過的承諾

And, in a nod to that infamous arrival, the Heat will have an 18-wheeler
bearing the "Diesel Power" artwork that greeted him 12 years ago at the arena.
此外, 為了回應當年Shaq來到Miami的盛況, 熱火明天也會準備一台寫著"Diesel Power"
的大卡車來歡迎他, 如同12年前那樣

"Big Fella in Miami changed everything," said Wade, who's now with the
Chicago Bulls but will one day have his jersey hanging next to O'Neal's in
Miami. "Changed everything for everyone."
Wade說:"Big Fella來到Miami後改變了一切"

在熱火的四個球季, Shaq共出賽了205場常規賽, 場均19.6分9.1籃板, 但他對熱火的貢獻
遠超出數據所展現的, 他提升了熱火的比賽, 在他的扶助下Wade更加星光熠熠

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