巴特勒西進風城之子深情告白

最新 06-27

今日NBA交易版上，明尼蘇達將扎克-拉文、克里斯-鄧恩以及7號簽的選秀權（選中勞里-馬爾卡寧）送往芝加哥，換來吉米-巴特勒以及16號簽的選秀權（選中賈斯廷-巴頓）。

這個關於兩支球隊的半真半假的流言傳了一個賽季之後，森林狼終於得到錫伯杜想要的那個小夥子。

吉米·巴特勒，這位風城之子，讓芝加哥感到了溫柔的舐犢情深。

深情告白，長文直譯：

Chicago,

芝加哥，

What can I say?! I truly struggle with the words because you ve been so much more than just my home for the last 6 years, you ve been my life!

該如何言說，不知該用什麼修飾你，語言太蒼白。6年的生活，你已成為我的全部生命。

You ve embraced me like a son and pushed me to get better every day, every season.

感謝你像擁抱襁褓中的嬰孩一般呵護我，又用每日的諄諄教誨，走過的每一個賽季，促我成長。

I can honestly say that I have always been incredibly motivated to succeed; it s just the way I m built. But I know I owe so much to the person I am now, and to the player that I ve become, to you.

坦白說，我對成功有無尚的渴望。我生來如此。但能成為這裡的一員便是我一生的榮耀，芝加哥，我始終欠你一份情。

You always pushed me to never give anything less than my absolute best night in, night out.

你教我無論日出日落，都要全力以赴。

That s what you expected. That s what you deserved. And, I hope you know that s what I dedicated my life to every time I walked into the facility or stepped on the floor of the United Center.

這是你的期盼，也是每個為你戰鬥的人都應銘記的信條。希望你知道，每當踏上聯合中心場地，為了你，每一場我都賭上了自己的全部。

Thank you to the entire Bulls organization and Reinsdorf Family for taking a chance on me in 2011 and for giving me the opportunity to play the sport I love for such a great franchise.

我感謝公牛隊，感恩Reinsdorf家族，在2011年選擇了我，讓我有機會為我愛的運動、我愛的球隊打球。

I ll never forget the feeling I had when I was drafted and when I played my first minutes.

至今，我仍然記得被選中的瞬間，和我菜鳥賽季首次登場的那1分鐘，那感覺無與倫比。

It s an experience that I wouldn t have wanted with any other team and I m so thankful to you for giving me that opportunity.

我永遠會是一名公牛人，感恩上天所安排我來到這裡的一切。

Chicago, I love you. Thanks for embracing a kid from Tomball like one of your own. On to a new home and a new organization. Thankfully, with some familiar faces!

芝加哥，我愛你。感謝你們對我這個來自Tomball的孩子視如己出。即將離開，心懷感恩，謝謝所有曾經幫助過我的人。

PS... AND PROBABLY MOST IMPORTANT! THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY BEHIND THE ORGANIZATION THAT DO NOT GET THE SHINE THAT THEY DESERVE!! YALL ARE THE REAL ALL-STARS!!

最後，我要感謝那些所有為公牛默默付出的人，你們才是真正的All-star！

- Jimmy G. Buckets (@staceyking21 )

吉米·巴特勒