老基今天滿40歲了。內容很長，我就翻翻部分就好（主要是隊友評論）
This is 40 by Devon Jeffreys
http://www.jasonkidd.com/news/40/2013/03/23
On Saturday night in New York, Jason Kidd will become just the 21st player in
NBA history to play in a game after turning 40 years old, and perhaps no
player at that age has meant more to his team than J-Kidd.
在今晚的比賽，Jason Kidd將成為NBA歷史中第21位40歲以上的球員。
Jason celebrates his 40th birthday on Saturday, in the midst of his 19th NBA
season and he remains a key factor for the Knicks, who clinched a playoff spot
with a win over the Raptors on Friday night in Toronto. But for J-Kidd, who
will take the court in a NBA game for the 1,524th time on Saturday, the game
remains the same.
這是他生涯第1524場比賽
"You just play the game," Jason recently told the New York Post. "It doesn’t
matter how many birthdays you have. You just always see yourself playing.
But you know there’s an end. I’ve just been blessed to be able to go this
long."
"每場比賽對我來說都一樣。但每件事總會有個盡頭，我能打這麼久已經是上天的恩賜"
One thing has changed for J-Kidd this season: his role. For the first time
since a midseason trade landed Jason in Phoenix in 1997, he is no longer a
starting lineup staple. He started 48 games for the Knicks this season, but
has come off the bench for each of the last 13 contests, the longest healthy
stretch without a start in his NBA career.
But No. 5 has adjusted well to his new role of leading the second unit and
with his help, that reserve group is producing big numbers to help offset the
major injuries the Knicks have suffered over the last several weeks. That
comes as no surprise to those who have long known J-Kidd.
"You may think by his demeanor he’s just another guy out there," Warriors
coach Mark Jackson told the Post. "He’s a quiet assassin, trying to get the
win by any means necessary."
"他的行為舉止會讓你覺得他是一個平凡不過的球員。他是一個安靜的刺客，他會用盡
一切必要的手段取勝。" - 勇士教頭 Mark Jackson
That desire to win above all else is one of the major reasons the Knicks
brought Jason to New York on a three-year contract this summer. Despite
making the playoffs each of the last two seasons, the Knicks have just one
playoff win over the last 11 years and haven't made it out of the first round
since 2000. J-Kidd is expected to help New York take the next step, as he
has in every stop before it.
尼克在過去11年的季後賽只贏了一場，並且在2000年之後都沒進過第二輪...
"He's a culture changer, one of the few in the league that can do it,"
current Pistons and ex-Nets coach Lawrence Frank told the Post.
"他是一個能改變球隊文化的人，聯盟中很少人能做到這點" - 前籃網教頭法禿
ndeed, Jason has been changing cultures since his high school days, when he
led St. Joseph's Notre Dame High School in Alameda, California to
back-to-back state championships. Classmates remember J-Kidd fondly and
aren't surprised at his professional success.
Jason Kidd帶領他的高中完成州冠軍連霸
"He’s the best athlete I’ve ever played with," Joe Nelson, a former major
league pitcher who was a high school basketball and baseball teammate of
Jason said. "He could have been a helluva center fielder in the big leagues."
"他是我合作過最棒的運動員。他如果來打大聯盟，也會是一個非常棒的中外野手。"
- 前MLB球員Joe Nelson (Kidd高中隊友)
Though he had offers from Kentucky and Kansas, among others, Jason chose
to stay home for college and attend the University of California-Berkeley.
He went on to lead Cal to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, including
a historic upset of two-time defending national champion Duke during his
freshman year, which propelled Cal into the Sweet 16.
他也帶領了Cal兩度闖進NCAA Tournament.
包含了一場歷史性的戰役：擊敗了尋求三度衛冕的Duke藍魔
而這只是他在NCAA的第一年而已
經典戰役：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhOgBJ_2ME8
After two years at Cal, J-Kidd entered the NBA and was selected No. 2 overall
by the Dallas Mavericks. He spent two-and-a-half years in Dallas before the
trade to Phoenix, where he immediately helped the Suns on a playoff push.
The Suns made the postseason all five seasons Jason was there, but they
traded him to the New Jersey Nets following the 2000-2001 season and went
on to miss the playoffs for the first time in a decade the next year.
後來Jason Kidd以第二種子加入了小牛。在小牛待了兩年半後轉隊到了太陽。
他立刻幫助太陽進入了季後賽。Kidd在的五年太陽都打進了季後賽。
In New Jersey, J-Kidd had his biggest impact at all, leading the once
hapless Nets to back-to-back appearances in the NBA Finals. Overall, the Nets
won 335 games during Jason's six-and-a-half seasons in New Jersey.
而Jason Kidd造成最大影響的地方自然是紐澤西了。
他帶領了籃網兩度闖進NBA Finals.在籃網的六年半最後留下了335勝
"It was the best time for the Nets in the history of the franchise. All
those banners the Nets have came during his time," former Nets president
Rod Thorn told the New York Post recently. "I can’t say enough about him
as a player. I can’t say enough about him as a competitor."
"那是籃網最輝煌的時代。頭頂上這些旗幟都是Jason Kidd時代打下來的"
"無論是作為一個球員還是競賽者，我都無法用言語形容他" - 前籃網總裁Thorn
In the middle of Jason's seventh season, with title chances having long
since passed the franchise, the Nets traded J-Kidd to Dallas, where his
career came full circle and he completed his championship journey with a
NBA title in 2011.
Jason Kidd 被交易到小牛隊之後，在2011年終於得到了生涯首冠
This offseason, he joined the Knicks because he believed they were closer
now to a title than those Mavericks. Indeed, the Knicks are in the thick
of the playoff race, jockeying for position having already clinched their
spot with nearly a month left to play. Meanwhile Dallas is in danger of
missing the postseason for the first time in a dozen years.
季後，Jason Kidd加入了他認為比小牛更有奪冠機會的尼克隊。
Though he's in the midst of his 19th season, his minutes have been reduced
and his numbers aren't what they used to be, J-Kidd remainsa key cog in
New York, a player who teammates believe has a sixth sense for the game
that is unmatched.
儘管已經是第19個球季，他的時間和數據都大幅減少了，但他仍是球隊中的重要人物
"There are times he sees something way before it even happens," Knicks
teammate Carmelo Anthony said recently. "I’m coming to him, ‘How the hell
did you just see that two plays before?’ He knows the quality of each
possession."
"有時候他能在事情發生前就先預知了。
我會走向他，說：你他媽的是怎麼看穿那兩球的？" - 尼克隊友卡甜瓜
"I respect him a lot," fellow Knicks point guard Pablo Prigioni said.
He's one of the best point guards in the history of this league, and he's
still playing at a very, very high level. I think he can read the game one
second early before everybody else in this league. So especially for me to
be with him, to be his teammate, I try to learn very small details from his
game every second."
"我很尊敬他，它是聯盟中最好的控衛之一。"
"他可以比所有人快一秒鐘解讀比賽" - 尼克隊友Prigioni
Many try to distinguish the NBA game and overthink what it takes to succeed
at that level, but for J-Kidd the game is still what it was when he was an
adolescent hooper, playing on the Oakland playground as a middle schooler
with high schoolers like NBA legend Gary Payton.
"When you’re on the playground, you want to win. You learn really quickly
who your scorers are and who the best player is on the court, and you want
to give him the ball," Jason said. "That’s where that started, in
understanding that if you want to stay on the court, you get it to your best
player."
"當你在場上，你必須知道誰是你最好的球員。然後把球交給他"
Along the way, J-Kidd has observed those rules to the tune of 12,054 assists,
second most in NBA history. He also ranks second in steals (2,663) and third
in three-pointers made (1,973), illustrating the longevity and diversity of
his game.
12054助攻 - 史上第二
2663 抄截 - 史上第二
1973 三分命中 - 史上第三
8660 籃板 - 史上第五十一，現役第八(我自己加的XD)
It's that natural talent, the "greatness," as Payton called it, that has made
Jason a sure-bet Hall-of-Famer and that makes the Knicks a threat to contend
for a title as long as he's around.
這就是天賦。
天賦造就了Jason Kidd成為準名人堂球星，也讓尼克成為了一隻能挑戰冠軍盃的隊伍。