Shouts & Murmurs

Phil Jackson’s Summer Reading Assignments for the New York Knicks

菲尔·杰克逊为纽约尼克斯队布置的夏季阅读任务

September 2, 2015

As a head coach for the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson often assigned players books to read that he thought would benefit their mentality and approach to the game. Though he no longer coaches, as president of the New York Knicks, he’s brought the same practice to the team.

作为芝加哥公牛队和洛杉矶湖人队的主教练，菲尔·杰克逊（Phil Jackson）时常给球员布置阅读任务，他认为这些书籍能有益于他们的心态和对比赛的认知。尽管他已不再执教，但作为纽约尼克斯队的总裁，他将同样的做法带到了这支球队。

—Business Insider.

Carmelo Anthony, “Beowulf”

卡梅隆·安东尼（Carmelo Anthony），《贝奥武夫》（Beowulf）

If there’s one thing I need Melo to understand, it’s that he is literally Beowulf, the Anglo-Saxon warrior of lore. There’s no reason he shouldn’t be killing Grendel and Grendel’s mother and the dragon and whatever else shows up. The astute among you will realize that, yes, I am talking about the Spurs and the Warriors and the Rockets and their calamitous restructuring of the right way to play_._ Beowulf was the original isolation virtuoso, the type of guy who makes the Triangle such a potent weapon. Beowulf can’t let himself be bothered if his buddies—like, oh, let’s say, LeBron and Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh and Free Darko—all won championship rings. Who is Carmelo Anthony? A man medieval in his faith in absolutes. And he’s definitely bigger than Kobe. Definitely bigger.

如果有一件事我必须让梅罗明白，那就是他简直就是贝奥武夫，那个传说中的盎格鲁-撒克逊武士。他完全没理由不去杀死格伦德尔、格伦德尔的母亲、巨龙，以及任何冒出来的东西。你们当中敏锐的人会发现，没错，我指的是马刺、勇士和火箭，以及它们对正确打法的灾难性重构。贝奥武夫是孤胆英雄的鼻祖，是那种让三角进攻成为致命武器的人。贝奥武夫不会因为他的伙伴——比如，勒布朗、德维恩·韦德、克里斯·波什和自由达科——都拿到了总冠军戒指而烦恼。卡梅隆·安东尼是谁？一个在绝对信念上有着中世纪般执着的人。而且他绝对比科比更高大。绝对更高大。

Kristaps Porzingis, “The Vampire Lestat,” by Anne Rice

克里斯塔普斯·波尔津吉斯（Kristaps Porzingis），《夜访吸血鬼》（The Vampire Lestat），安妮·赖斯（Anne Rice）著。

Kristaps could stand to add some muscle, it’s true, but what he really needs to acclimate to the N.B.A. tempo is to meditate sixteen hours a day, eat a few tons of risotto, and read “The Vampire Lestat,” by Anne Rice. It is the origin story of the vampire played by Tom Cruise in the important film “Interview with the Vampire.” You wouldn’t believe the stuff this vampire gets into. He forms his own rock band! A vampire in a rock band—you have to read it to believe it. Also, the Vampire Lestat is from Europe, and Kristaps is from Europe.

波尔津吉斯确实需要增肌，但他真正适应NBA节奏所需的，是每天冥想十六小时、吃上几吨意大利烩饭，再读一读安妮·赖斯的《吸血鬼莱斯特》。这部小说正是汤姆·克鲁斯在经典电影《夜访吸血鬼》中饰演的那个吸血鬼的起源故事。你根本想象不到这个吸血鬼会干出什么事来——他居然组建了自己的摇滚乐队！吸血鬼玩摇滚乐队，这得亲眼读到才敢相信。而且，吸血鬼莱斯特来自欧洲，波尔津吉斯也来自欧洲。

Arron Afflalo, “Journey to the End of the Night,” by Louis Ferdinand-Céline

阿隆·阿弗拉罗（Arron Afflalo），《夜尽之旅》（Journey to the End of the Night），路易-费迪南·塞利纳（Louis-Ferdinand Céline）著。

At the start of every season, I always encourage players to focus on the journey rather than the destination.** **And, as you can see, the title of this book includes the word “journey.” Sure, it’s a misanthropic and depressing journey—just the type that Arron needs to knock that gleam from his eyes.

每个赛季伊始，我总会鼓励球员们专注于旅程本身，而非终点。正如你所见，这本书的书名里也包含了“旅程”二字。诚然，这是一段厌世而压抑的旅程——正是阿隆（Arron）需要的那种，好让他眼中的光芒黯淡下来。

Thanasis Antetokounmpo, “The Outsiders,” by S. E. Hinton

萨纳西斯·阿德托昆博（Thanasis Antetokounmpo）的《局外人》（The Outsiders），作者是S. E. 欣顿（S. E. Hinton）。

There is angsty wisdom in this slim volume. I used to make Scottie Pippen read it after he showered. Little-known fact: Scottie only reads when he is very clean. Thanasis is a lot like Scottie. They are both men. They are roughly the same height. They can both read. That’s why I chose this book for Thanasis. He has the clear-eyed innocence of Ponyboy Curtis in “The Outsiders,” but there is some wildness in him, too, like the greaser kid played by Matt Dillon in the movie version.

这本薄薄的小书里藏着焦虑的智慧。过去我总让斯科蒂·皮蓬洗完澡后读它。鲜为人知的是：斯科蒂只在自己非常干净时才肯读书。萨纳西斯和斯科蒂很像。他们都是男人。身高大致相仿。两人都识字。正因如此，我才为萨纳西斯选了这本书。他有着《局外人》中波尼博伊·柯蒂斯那般清澈天真的眼神，但骨子里也藏着野性，就像电影版里马特·狄龙饰演的那个油头少年。

José Calderón, Some Graffiti

何塞·卡尔德隆（José Calderón），《一些涂鸦》

José is an intellectual. Any book I’d throw at him he would throw back, and I respect that. His outlook on life is completely dependent on scholarship and academia. That’s why he’s such a timid defensive player: because he’s read about defense, written about defense, and dreamed about defense, but the real thing escapes him, you know? My challenge to José is to go outside. Take a walk. Get lost on purpose. Find a brick wall in a despoiled area. And read the graffiti on that wall. Read it until salty tears fill his Iberian eyes and he can read no longer.

何塞是个知识分子。无论我拿什么书砸向他，他都能回敬过来，我对此心怀敬意。他的人生观完全依赖于学术和学院派。正因如此，他在防守时才会如此畏缩——因为他读过关于防守的论述，写过关于防守的文章，梦见过防守的场景，但真正的防守却与他无缘，你明白吗？我给何塞的挑战是：走出去。散散步。故意迷路。在一片荒芜之地找到一堵砖墙。读读墙上的涂鸦。一直读到咸涩的泪水盈满他那双伊比利亚人的眼睛，再也读不下去为止。

Kevin Séraphin, “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” by Flannery O’Connor

凯文·塞拉芬（Kevin Séraphin），《好人难寻》（A Good Man Is Hard to Find），弗兰纳里·奥康纳（Flannery O’Connor）著

Séraphin is a good kid. He doesn’t even seem French. But there’s no time to bring him along slowly. Luckily, this Southern Gothic masterpiece will shoot a bolt right into Kevin’s secret soul. He may fancy himself a ballplayer because he’s been with the Wizards for a bit. But he’s in my house now. And he’s going to come to camp completely consumed by thoughts of good versus evil, manipulation and dislocation, and a lot of questions about how to be a proper Catholic in the modern world.

塞拉芬是个好孩子。他甚至不太像法国人。但没时间慢慢带他入行了。幸运的是，这部南方哥特式杰作将直击凯文隐秘的灵魂深处。他或许因为曾在奇才队待过一阵子就自以为是球员了。但如今他是在我的地盘上。等他来训练营时，脑子里将完全被善恶之争、操纵与错位所占据，还会对如何在现代世界做个合格的天主教徒产生诸多疑问。

Cleanthony Early, “A Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Game of Thrones Companion Cookbook,” by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Sariann Lehrer

克莱恩托尼·厄尔利（Cleanthony Early），《冰与火之宴：〈权力的游戏〉官方配套食谱》，作者：切尔西·门罗-卡塞尔（Chelsea Monroe-Cassel）与萨里安·莱勒（Sariann Lehrer）。

A man is not a man until he can storm a stranger’s kitchen and create art out of dead animals and some fruits. And, of all the cookbooks in the world, this is the one that I keep returning to—muttons and capon and that sort of thing. Anyway, if Cle commits himself to defense, he’s going to have a long career. If he doesn’t, he’ll just be some guy who was in the N.B.A. for the briefest of moments, but at least he’ll know how to cook some meals from an imaginary world called Westeros. That is my gift to him.

一个男人若不能闯入陌生人的厨房，用死去的动物和水果创造艺术，便算不上真正的男人。而在世上所有的烹饪书中，这本是我反复翻阅的——羊肉、阉鸡，诸如此类。无论如何，如果克莱（Cle）投身防守，他的职业生涯会很长。如果他不这么做，他只会是那个在NBA短暂停留过一阵的人，但至少他会学会从一个叫维斯特洛（Westeros）的虚构世界里做几道菜。这就是我给他的礼物。

Lou Amundson, “Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground,” by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind

卢·阿蒙森（Lou Amundson），《混沌之主：撒旦金属地下的血腥崛起》，作者迈克尔·莫伊尼汉（Michael Moynihan）与迪德里克·索德林德（Didrik Søderlind）。

Amundson is an avowed (and, frankly, pushy) Satanist. Figured I’d give him something to get angry about, since this book is actually more about Odin and Thor and white supremacy than Satan stuff, which will give Lou more incentive to mix it up in the low-post with bigger men. Sometimes Lou says things like “Hail, Satan!” after a huddle, and I say to him, “When Michael returned to the Bulls in 1995, after a year and a half of playing minor-league baseball, he didn’t know most of the players and he felt completely out of sync with the team.” He’s understandably confused, but confusion leads to awakening.

阿蒙德森是个公开宣称（坦白说，还挺咄咄逼人）的撒旦教徒。我寻思着给他找点能让他发火的事，因为这本书实际上更多是关于奥丁、索尔和白人至上主义，而不是撒旦那套，这会让卢更有动力在内线跟大个子们硬碰硬。有时候卢会在围成一圈喊完口号后说句“撒旦万岁！”，我就对他说：“1995年迈克尔在打了一年半小联盟棒球后重返公牛队时，他认识不了几个球员，完全跟不上球队的节奏。”他当然会困惑，但困惑会带来觉醒。

Langston Galloway, A Fortune Cookie

兰斯顿·加洛韦（Langston Galloway），一块幸运饼干。

Chinese food has always been the great equalizer. The other day I broke open a fortune cookie, and the message read, “Now would be a good time to take up a new sport.” I Rollerbladed to Langston Galloway’s apartment and banged on the door, and when he finally answered I shoved the message into his hands and ran as fast as I could. I ran like the wind that scatters. Galloway called me a few minutes later and asked if I had just given him a fortune cookie, and I pretended I couldn’t speak the English. He bought it.

中餐向来是最大的平等主义者。前几天我掰开一块幸运饼干，里面的签语写着：“现在正是开始一项新运动的好时机。”我踩着轮滑鞋直奔兰斯顿·加洛韦（Langston Galloway）的公寓，砰砰敲门。等他终于来开门时，我把签语塞进他手里，然后以最快的速度跑开——跑得像四散的疾风。几分钟后加洛韦打来电话，问我刚才是不是给了他一块幸运饼干，我假装自己不会说英语。他信了。

Robin Lopez, That One Comic Book with the Naked Blue Guy

罗宾·洛佩兹（Robin Lopez），那本画着蓝色裸男的漫画书

You know the one. It’s got superheroes in it. Robin has a reputation as a superhero enthusiast. I want him to know that I’m aware of his existence.

你知道我说的是哪部。里面有超级英雄。罗宾是出了名的超级英雄迷。我想让他知道，我知道他的存在。

Derrick Williams, The Liner Notes to Nirvana’s “Nevermind”

德里克·威廉姆斯（Derrick Williams），涅槃乐队《Nevermind》专辑内页说明

Honestly, I’m not so sure about Derrick Williams. I had just finished a bottle of soju when we signed him. It was good stuff. My lord, it was really good stuff. Soju is very good stuff in general, and this particular bottle? Best in the city.

说实话，我对德里克·威廉姆斯（Derrick Williams）没什么把握。签下他那会儿，我刚喝完一瓶烧酒。那酒真不错。天哪，简直太棒了。烧酒向来是好东西，而这一瓶？城里头一份。

Kyle O’Quinn, Every Phil Jackson Book, But on Fire

凯尔·奥奎因（Kyle O’Quinn），每一本菲尔·杰克逊（Phil Jackson）的书，但都烧着了。

O’Quinn is all right. He’ll do well in the Triangle. But I want to correct some of the bad habits he learned in that Florida cesspool, and there’s no better way than to take my own words and set fire to them. Yes, it is true that, in a review of one of my books, the New York Times said that “through candor and comprehensiveness, Jackson writes a convincing revisionist take, in which he emerges as an excellent coach,” but those are just words, and words burn. It’s important for a young player to realize that even the strongest book can burn.

奥奎因还行。他在三角区会打得不错。但我想纠正他在佛罗里达那个污水坑里养成的一些坏习惯，而最好的办法莫过于拿我自己的话开刀，把它们付之一炬。没错，《纽约时报》确实在评论我的一本书时说过："凭借坦诚与全面，杰克逊写就了一部令人信服的修正主义之作，书中他展现出一位卓越教练的风采。"但这些不过是文字，而文字终将化为灰烬。让年轻球员明白，即便是最厚重的书也能被烧毁，这一点至关重要。

Sasha Vujačić, A Conglomerate Rock

萨沙·武贾西奇（Sasha Vujačić），一块聚合之石

The Machine can’t read the way you or I can, but he loves rocks. He’s a two-time champion. He doesn’t need to read.

机器无法像你我那样阅读，但他热爱岩石。他曾两度夺冠。他无需阅读。

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