姚明名人堂英文演讲
2016年9月9日，姚明正式入选名人堂，在名人堂的颁奖典礼上，姚明做了大概15分钟的演讲，现在我们回顾一下姚明的演讲，满满的都是东方的智慧和西方的幽默，姚明不愧是亚洲篮球第一人，不止是超高的篮球智商、还有非同常人的情商。
姚明名人堂演讲中英文节选
When I heard that I was speaking first tonight, I thought that someone made a mistake. The first speaker should be the great Allen Iverson. You know why！ I need practice more than he does.
当我听说今晚第一个演讲时，我想是不是有人搞错了。第一个演讲应该是伟大阿伦-艾弗森。我需要比他更多的练习时间。
First of all, I would like to thank you for giving me this great honor. Your recognition has made tonight a most memorable moment for me. Although perhaps my career ended too soon, for me I treasure each and every moment. I am grateful for my time on the court and for your recognition tonight.
首先，我要谢谢你们给我这样一个伟大的荣誉。今晚，你们的肯定与褒奖给了我人生中一个难忘的时刻。尽管我的职业生涯很快就结束了，但是我珍惜每一个时刻。我很感激自己在场上打球的时光，也感激今晚你们对我的褒奖。
I would like to thank my sponsors.
我要谢谢我的良师益友。
As you know I am from China, and my journey began there.
众所周知，我来自中国，我的职业生涯起始于那里。
My parents were basketball players back in the 1970s. I heard so many great stories about them, about how they played and how good they were. More importantly, so many people know how good they are as people. I am very fortunate to be your son. The gift I had from you was not only height. It was much more. You taught me how to think, how to make decisions. And of course, my soft touch on the free throw line. Which is why I am happy to say I am entering the hall with a career 83% free throw percentage — just a little better than Shaq’s.
我的父母是70年代的篮球运动员。我听说了非常多关于他们的伟大故事，出色的球技以及为人。更重要的是，他们是好人。我非常幸运成为他们的儿子。父母赐予我的不仅有身高，还有很多很多，如何思考，如何做决定等等，当然还有我在罚球线上柔和的手感。这也是为什么我能有生涯83%的罚球命中率，比奥尼尔稍稍好一点。
My wife Li. We met when we were high school age. You know how much you mean to me. Thank you for being my life partner. Our lovely daughter Amy is a treasure to both of us. We wish she could be here, but she is in her first week of school. And she has to live with the consequences of choosing soccer over basketball.
我的妻子叶莉也在现场。我们在高中时期就认识了，你知道你对我有多重要。谢谢你能成为我的妻子。可爱的女儿Amy就是我们爱情的见证。我们希望她今天也能来到这里，但是很可惜她已经开学，她选择了足球而非篮球，她就需要与足球一起成长。
My basketball journey began on the back of coach Li Zhangmin’s bicycle when he gave me a ride to my very first practice on the basketball court. I would like to congratulate you on a great career as you retire this year. So many kids have benefited from you and your work.
我之所以会走上篮球之路，要感谢我的启蒙教练李章明先生。他骑车送我上了第一节篮球课。今年他即将退休，我要祝贺他有如此伟大的教练生涯，非常多的孩子在你的执教下受益匪浅。
Coach Li Qiuping you were my coach at the Shanghai Sharks. You led us to the CBA championship, and never gave up on us, even when you lost your wife to cancer that year. Thank you for your dedication and your sacrifices to us.
李秋平教练是我在上海大鲨鱼队的主教练。你带领着上海问鼎CBA冠军，从来不放弃我们，即使是那年您的妻子由于癌症去世。谢谢您对我们的付出以及为此做出的牺牲。
I want to thank the city of Shanghai, the Shanghai Sharks and the CBA league for doing everything they could to prepare me. They raised me, trained me and helped me to be ready for the next challenges in my life.
同时我还要感谢上海，感谢上海大鲨鱼俱乐部，感谢CBA联盟，为我登陆NBA做好了各种准备。他们养育了我，训练了我，帮助我去面对人生的下一个挑战。
Finally, to Team Yao. We all look older and fatter than when we first met.
最后，我还要感谢姚之队。这么些年过去了，我们都老了，也长胖了。
Ladies and gentlemen, I like to pay my respect to Dr. Naismith, to the 361 members of the Hall of Fame, and to everyone who has contributed to the game of basketball all over the world in last 125 years. All of these individuals are stars and together they form the galaxy in the universe of basketball. The game has inspired billions of people around the world. As one of them, I will do my part to continue to help grow the great game of basketball, and we all look forward to watching the stars of tomorrow emerge and shine.
女士们，先生们，我想对奈史密斯先生表达敬意，以及361位名人堂成员，感谢125年来对于篮球有所贡献的人。你们都是全明星。在你们的努力下，这项运动激励了全球数亿人，作为其中之一，我会继续推广篮球的责任，共同期待未来一颗颗绽放的新星。
Thank you for this great honor.
非常感谢各位给我这样一个荣誉。
