Dear Kobe Bryant,
亲爱的科比布莱恩特，
I hate you.
我恨你。
Can you blame me? As a Celtics fan, I rooted against you for two decades. I rejoiced in your agony when my Celtics beat you in the 2008 Finals. Paul Pierce deserved it way more than you did. You already had three rings at the time.
你能怪我吗？作为一个凯尔特人球迷，二十年来我对你恨之入骨。当我的凯尔特人在2008年的总决赛击败你的时候，我狂喜于你的沉痛。保罗皮尔斯比你更值得拥有总冠军。那时你已经有了三枚总冠军戒指。
But three just wasn’t enough for you. You got your revenge and ultimately your fifth ring in 2010 while ripping my heart out in the process. I hope you still know how lucky you are that Kendrick Perkins was out for Game 7.
但仅仅三枚戒指对你而言却不够。你燃起复仇之火，最终在2010年夺得你第五枚总冠军戒指。你的夺冠之旅，我撕心裂肺。我希望你能知道，帕金斯（凯尔特人队中锋悍将）缺席抢七大战，你是何其幸运。
I read your letter in the Players’ Tribune today and was shocked. Not because you announced your retirement – we all already knew that. I was shocked because of the way your letter made me feel.
我今天在the Players’ Tribune上读到了你的信。我惊呆了，不是因为你宣布了退役－ 我们早知你行将退役，而是因为你的信给我带来的感触。
In my mind, I have always grouped you and Derek Jeter together. You are the players that we as Boston fans bitterly hate, but cannot help but respect. You played the game the right way – with passion, pride, and professionalism.
我总是将你和Derek Jeter视为一类球员。你们都是这样的球员，让波士顿球迷咬牙切齿地恨，但情不自禁地尊敬。你们用正确的方式打球，带着激情，带着骄傲，带着专业。
You were true students of the game who pursued greatness by working harder than anybody. You became generational icons of your respective sports. You embraced every challenge. You gave it your all. You put your bodies on the line. You knew how to win. You respected your sport, your craft, and your rivalry with Boston.
你们从比赛中习得真理，你们刻苦于常人地训练以追求卓越。你们成为了各自领域的时代偶像。你拥抱每个挑战，你为之倾尽所有，你身赴前线，你胜卷在握。你尊重体育运动，尊重你的天赋，你也尊重与波士顿的搏斗。
December 30 marks the last time that you will play in Boston. This is also the last opportunity for us Celtics fans to cheer our team to victory against arguably the most dominant player in the storied history of the Celtics and Lakers.
12月30日将是你最后一次在波士顿打球，于我们凯尔特球迷而言，这也是我们最后一次，因击败或许湖凯史诗对决上最具统治力的球员而为母队庆祝。
As you go, so goes what is left of the rivalry that once dominated the NBA. Perhaps someday it will be rekindled by new faces. Perhaps not.
你的离开，将带走NBA风靡一时的豪强对决最后一点余光。也许未来有一天，这场对决会被崭新的面孔重新点燃，但也许，永远不会。
So when you come to the Garden next month, I hope the crowd puts you through hell. I hope we heckle you and boo you more emphatically than we did in the championship bouts. I hope you miss every single free throw. I hope you never forget what it’s like to be surrounded by 17,000 screaming fans who bleed green and would give anything to watch you fail one last time.
所以，当你下个月来到波士顿花园时，我希望现场仍能给你地狱般的声浪。我希望我们能更用力地，给你比在冠军对决战中更多的嘘声与倒彩。我希望你投丢每个罚球。我希望你永远不会忘记，被17000个流淌着绿色血液球迷的尖叫声包围的感觉。他们歇斯底里，仅为最后一次，看着你失败。
I hope we beat LA once again.And when you get pulled from the lineup halfway through the fourth quarter when my Celtics are up by 20 points, I think something beautiful will happen.
我希望我们能再次击败湖人。而当我的凯尔特人领先20分，你在第四节中途被迫重新登场时，我想美妙的事情就会发生。
Every single person in the Garden will stop booing. We will rise to our feet and show respect in the form of the loudest, most passionate standing ovation you have ever witnessed. We will chant your name. We will wipe our eyes. We will say our bittersweet farewells.
波士顿花园的每一个人将停止嘘声。我们将全体起立，用你从未听过的，最热烈、最富激情的掌声，向你表达敬意。我们将高喊你的名字。我们将擦亮双眼。我们将悲喜交加地，向你道别。
They say you never truly know what you got ’til it’s gone. So before you go, I just want to say thank you for being far more than just a great basketball player. To an entire generation of NBA fans, you are basketball.
人们常说，直至失去，方知其珍贵。所以，在你离别之前，我只想说，谢谢你，谢谢你不仅仅是一个伟大的篮球运动员。对一整代NBA球迷而言，你就是篮球运动的所有。
I can’t believe I’m saying this… but I’m really going to miss you.
难以置信，我竟然会说这些...但我真的会想念你。
Love (and hate) you always,
一如既往地爱你（也恨你）
A Celtics fan who didn’t appreciate you enough.
一个曾未足够珍惜你的凯尔特人球迷
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