Tim Hudson writes letter to say thanks to the Braves and Atlanta
Hudson decided to submit a letter to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in
order to say thanks to the Braves and the fans for making him and his family
feel welcome during his nine seasons in Atlanta. The entire letter is not
free — you’ll find it behind a paywall — but feel free to read a couple of
paragraphs below.
在勇士的九季中 哈神和家人一直感到很舒適
因此他特地寫封長信表達對亞特蘭大球迷的感謝(這篇外電只擷取部份)
“When I was traded from the Oakland A’s to the Atlanta Braves before the
2005 season, a childhood dream was realized. I grew up a Braves fan just a
few hours south of Atlanta, and it was hard for me to believe that I was
going to actually play for the Atlanta Braves and legendary manager Bobby
Cox. My family was young. We had a toddler (Kennedie), a baby (Tess), and a
baby on the way (Kade). We were welcomed into the Braves organization with
open arms. Our son was born two weeks into my first season, and our journey
began. The Atlanta Braves are really all that our children know about this
crazy baseball life, and we are so thankful for this upbringing for them.”
當我在05年從奧克蘭被交易到勇士時，孩提時代的美夢成真
住在離亞特蘭大南方距此數小時的車程，我從小就是勇士迷
難以置信我可以替這支球隊付出、為傳奇教頭Cox效力
那時我才剛剛成家，勇士體系的一切敞開雙手歡迎我們
小孩成長的過程中，「亞特蘭大勇士」給予他們瘋狂的棒球人生
對於球團給我們的照顧感到相當感激
“And to the city of Atlanta and the amazing fans in all of Braves country…
my deepest thanks. Braves fans are one-of-a-kind. Your passion to win comes
close to equaling that of the players that go out on the field each and every
game. But when the team goes through rough patches, you’re there to
encourage and cheer and believe that things will turn around. In my 9
seasons, we definitely had some very high moments and some extremely
disappointing moments. But one thing that I learned is this – once a Braves
fan, always a Braves fan. No matter what. And as a player, that means more
than you could understand.”
對這座城市中很棒的球迷表示無上謝意，勇士球迷們是獨一無二的
你們對於勝利的熱情牽動著所有球員情緒
當遭遇低潮時你們鼓勵我們並相信情況會好轉
我在這裡所待的九個球季中有輝煌時期也有失望的片刻
但我從中學習到的事情是「一日勇士迷，終身勇士迷」
身為一個球員，這帶給我的體認遠比你能瞭解的還多
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