【外絮】葉王自傳——與溜馬的美麗誤會

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Sarunas Jasikevicius reflects on frustrating time with Pacers



Former Pacers guard Sarunas Jasikevicius shares stories about his basketball journey in, ‘To Win is Not Enough: My Life, My Basketball’ which includes details on his time in Indianapolis with the Pacers.

前溜馬後衛Sarunas Jasikevicius在自傳「不甘於勝：我的籃球人生」中分享了他的籃球經歷，其中也包含了他在溜馬隊中的點滴。

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Sarunas Jasikevicius has had a remarkable basketball life spanning the globe to play the game he loved. After growing up in Lithuania, Saras played high school and college ball in the United States before becoming a star in Euroleague and really catching the attention of NBA folks with his play in International competitions for Lithuania.

Sarunas Jasikevicius有著在世界各地享受比賽的精彩籃球生涯。Saras成長於立陶宛，並在美國的高中與大學打籃球。之後他在歐洲聯賽大放異彩，並靠著在立陶宛國家隊的精彩表現擄獲了NBA球探的目光。

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Larry Bird liked what he saw and was able to win a battle for his services against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The initial signing turned out to be the highlight of the relationship, but Jasikevicius addresses all of the issues with the Pacers and his preparation which includes a few interesting stories.

Larry Bird對他所見所聞感到滿意，並在與騎士的搶人角力間勝出，而那次的簽約也成了他們之間的亮點。不過當Jasikevicius談到關於他和溜馬之間的種種，以及他為此所做的準備時，透漏了一些有趣的小故事。



– After signing with the Pacers, Jasikevicius admitted not working out with the expectation he would play himself into shape during training camp. No only did he not pick up a ball the summer prior to starting with the Pacers, but he hurt his knee jumping up and down at a U2 concert. He had great things to say about the Pacers training staff but understood the hole he dug.

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．Jasikevicius承認在和溜馬簽約之後，自己在訓練營中並沒有嚴格地自我要求以符合他對自身的期許。不僅在那之前的暑假連一次球都沒碰，而且還在U2的演唱會中因為跳上跳下而傷了膝蓋。他對溜馬的訓練團隊讚譽有加，不過也明白他是挖洞給自己跳。



Meanwhile, I soon realized that I had committed a serious mistake by not touching a single ball throughout the whole summer. With a body like mine, I should have trained constantly: Jamaal Tinsley was the starting point guard and he was definitely better than me, because he could provide a much more consistent defensive presence. Things went worse than I ever expected.

同時，我很快就發現我必須承認自己在整個夏天都沒碰球是個非常大的失策。像我這樣的身體條件，我應該要不停鍛鍊：Jamaal Tinsley是先發控球，而且無疑是個比我還好的人選，因為他可以提供更穩定的防守。事情比我想的還要糟糕。

– Jasikevicius loved Larry Bird and Donnie Walsh but didn’t like the way he was treated by his coach, Rick Carlisle. Considering the shape he arrived in, it actually makes sense that Carlisle would move on to other options thinking he couldn’t rely on Saras. He also thought Carlisle was a little strange because he taped his ankles like the players before games.