麥蒂個人聲明:退出NBA加盟中國青島

北京時間7點左右，麥蒂在臉書網上正式發佈了退出NBA加盟中國青島的聲明，這份聲明在短短的10分鐘內，“贊”的數量就突破了一百萬人次，聲明中麥蒂提到了很多人，包括科比和姚明，以下是全文：

There are times in life that a new road presents itself and it appears this time has come for me now. I am so proud of what I have accomplished these past 15 years playing in the NBA. It was a dream entering the league as I just turned 18 years old. I worked hard and poured my heart and soul into this game. I consider myself a student of the game as I have watched, studied and played with and against the best players in the world. The NBA was my University and I learned so much. The gratitude I feel is really immeasurable. I have experienced the best moments a player can experience and have had some dark ones too. Both equally important in helping shape me into the man I am today.

在人的一生中，新的道路總會時不時地向你展現，這次似乎是輪到我來邁出這一步。我爲我在NBA奮鬥15年所取得的成績感到驕傲。在我18歲的時候，我懷揣着夢想進入這個聯盟，我努力奮鬥併爲比賽傾注心血和靈魂。我把我自己當做一個學生，因爲我觀看、學習過無數比賽，並且我和這個世界上最優秀的球員合作或者對抗過。所以聯盟就是我的大學，我在這裏學到很多，對此我十分感激。我經歷過一個球員能夠經歷的最美好的時刻，同時也有一些失落的時刻，但它們共同成就了今天的我。

As I leave the league for now, there have been so many profound people who inspired me along my way. I have to say thank you for guiding me and having an enormous influence on the way I played basketball. Isaiah Thomas, Rich Devos, Leslie Alexander and John Gabriel, you believed in me and I thank you. Jeff Van Gundy, you exemplified the brilliance of what a great coach is. Steven A. Smith, you gave us players a voice and for that I thank you. Doug Christy, Charles Oakley, Dee Brown, Mugsy Bogues, Antonio Davis, Dell Curry, Kevin Willis, you all showed a young kid from Auburndale Florida how to be a better player. Kobe, you made me work harder and it was an honor to play against you. And Yao, we shared an experience together that will always be with me, thank you. Sonny & Pam Vaccarro showed me how there is loyalty and genuine friendship in this business. Arn Tellem and Tim Hoy, 15 years and you are still my agents. Thank you for guiding me throughout my career. When all is said and done, there is so many that made an impact on my life. I am one blessed man to have the love and never ending support of my wife CleRenda and the best 4 kids a man can ask for. But most important, I give glory and thanks to God. It is thru Him that I have been so blessed and I am forever thankful.

在我暫時作別聯盟之際，回首往事，在我過去的籃球之路上，有太多人深刻的影響過，啓發過，鼓舞過我。對他們，我要說深深的道一聲感謝。伊塞亞·托馬斯，裏奇·德沃斯，萊斯利·亞歷山大，約翰·蓋博，謝謝您們對我的信任；傑夫·范甘迪，你詮釋了一個偉大教練的智慧；史蒂文·史密斯，感謝你的節目傳遞出球員的聲音；道格拉斯·克里斯蒂，查里斯·奧克利，迪·布朗，馬吉斯·博格斯，安東尼·戴維斯，戴爾·科裏，凱文·威利斯，你們爲我這個來自佛羅里達州的少年詮釋了籃球的真諦 ；科比，你讓我的職業生涯充滿了挑戰，我以成爲你的對手爲榮；姚明，和你並肩作戰的日子，將成爲我生命中的永恆，謝謝你。鬆尼和帕姆，你們爲我展示了在職業體育商業圈中可貴的忠誠和真摯的友誼；阿泰勒姆和蒂姆，十五年來，你們一直作爲我的經紀人，守護左右，感謝你們在我的職業之路上給我的指引；還有許多許多的人，你們給我的生命以深刻的影響。我感到多麼的幸運，擁有深深愛着的我並且一路支持我的妻子，克萊倫達，以及四個可愛的孩子。有你們相伴，我復何求。最後，也是最重要的，我要將一切的榮耀歸功於上帝。感謝你一直以來爲我的祝福和保佑。

As I enter this next chapter, I am excited to play for Qingdao Eagles in China. I have been to China several times in the last few years and I love the people and the country. It will be an honor to play for them. Thank you to every fan that has followed me and believed in me. Injuries and all, I wouldn’t have changed a thing. I am proud of the mark I left on this game and am grateful to have been a part this league. It was a dream to play in front of all of you, each night, in every stadium. Thank you.

而今我將要邁入下個篇章，去中國爲青島隊打球，對此我感到很興奮。在過去的幾年裏，我去過中國很多次，我十分喜歡這個國家和人民，能夠爲他們打球我感到十分榮幸。感謝所有一直支持我，信任我的球迷。無論傷病還是我身上所發生的一切，我都不曾改變。我爲我在NBA球場上留下的烙印而感到驕傲，爲我曾經能夠成爲其中的一員而感激。對我來說，在你們面前比賽的每一場比賽，每一個體育館，每一個夜晚都是夢幻般的。謝謝你們！

Tmac

麥蒂