[翻譯] Chipper proud his path did not include

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Chipper proud his path did not include PEDs 老大對於自己遠離PEDs(可以增強表現的藥物)感到驕傲 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Braves third baseman Chipper Jones has said that suspicion will always surround him and all other players from the steroid era. But as he nears the end of his Hall of Fame-caliber career, Jones takes great pride in the fact that he conquered those temptations he once had to use performance-enhancing drugs. 在這個類固醇年代，勇士三壘手 Chipper Jones 認為(對於禁藥的)懷疑會永遠圍繞著現在的球員。但是在自己接近名人堂生涯的尾聲，Jones 對於他戰勝了使用表現增強藥物的誘惑感到無比驕傲。 "There was a temptation because a lot of the elite players at my position were using," Jones said. "They were winning Gold Gloves, MVPs, [getting] All-Star appearances and all of that stuff. That's disappointing. But I've always had the ability to step back and look at things objectively. At that point in my career, I didn't have kids. It's well-documented what steroid use will do later on down the road. I just was not willing to take that chance." "會有誘惑是因為很多和我一樣好的精英選手也在用(藥物)"，Jones說，"那群人拿到了金手套、MVP、出席明星賽，這很令人沮喪啊，但是我一直都有能力遠離(藥物)和客觀的思考。在那時候我還沒有小孩，我很明白用了類固醇以後身體會有什麼變化，我不願意變成那樣子。" As Jones was earning his stripes at the Major League level during the 1990s and thinking about the possibility of joining those teammates and opponents who were using steroids, he thought about what the chemical would do to his health, his integrity and his parents, who had always warned him about the danger of cutting corners. 當 Jones 於1990年代在球場上奮鬥，並且思考要不要加入那些使用類固醇的隊友或對手時，他思考這些化學物質會對自己的健康、人格、還有總是警告他不要走捷徑的父母產生什麼影響。 "I'm the last person to be passing judgment on what is right and what is wrong," Jones said. "I made enough mistakes in my life. "But [using PEDs] was just a line that I wasn't going to cross. "我是最不願意跨過那道是非界線的人"，Jones 說，"我這一生中犯下許多錯誤，但是 (藥物)是我永遠不會去碰的東西。" "When I was coming along in the mid-to-late '90s, you knew other guys were doing it. But I didn't care what other people were putting in their bodies. My thinking was, 'You still have to put it over that plate, and if you hit it to me, I'm still going to catch it.'" "當孤獨的處於九零年代中後期時，我知道每個人都在使用(藥物)，但是我管他們把什麼注射進自己身體裡幹麼。我自己的想法是，好球總是要通過本壘板的，而如果你把球往我這邊打，我還是會把它接起來。" When Jones began battling numerous injuries during his early 30s, there was reason to wonder if his body was breaking down because he had used steroids earlier in his career. His 1999 National League MVP season had been completed just one year after Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa had captivated the nation with a home run race that now stands as a black mark in the steroid era. 當 Jones 在他三十歲出頭遭到一連串傷病打擊時，關於他是否因為用藥過度導致身體承受不住的猜測似乎有些道理，他拿下國家聯盟MVP的1999年，只比類固醇年代的一項印記 -- McGwire 和 Sosa 那場緊張刺激的全壘打王爭奪球季還晚一年。 But the suspicions surrounding Jones have never been overwhelming. His name was not included in the 2007 Mitchell Report, and he was not bothered three years ago, when it was learned the government had seized documents that included the names of some of the 104 players who had tested positive for illegal PEDs during what was intended to be anonymous testing in 2003. 但是圍繞在 Jones 身邊的傳言終究只是傳言。2007年的馬歇爾報告上沒有他的名字，三年前的那份104人名單 -- 列有2003年藥檢沒有通過球員的名冊，也和他沒有關係。 "I know there are 103 guys out there right now who are pretty [darn] nervous, and I'm not one of them," Jones told MLB.com at the time. "我知道現在還有103個人很緊張呢，不過啊我並不是其中一個。" Jones 在事情發生時對 MLB.com 的記者這樣說。 Around the same time, Jones remembers a conversation in which his father said "nothing would be more disappointing than to learn" his son had used steroids or any other PED. 也在差不多同樣的時間點，Jones 回憶起他父親曾經說過，"沒有什麼事情會比知道我兒子曾經用過類固醇或其他藥物更令我難過"。 "It's not like he flat-out asked me," Jones said. "He didn't come up to me and say, 'Did you do it?' It was him asking without asking. He was saying, 'Man, I can't think of anything more disappointing than to find out that you did it.' I was like, 'You don't have to worry about that.'" "他從來沒有這樣問過我"，Jones 說，"他從來沒有走來然後問說，'你作過嗎'，他會那樣說，其實想表達的是，'根本不用去擔心(我用藥)這種事'。" There might have been a time when Jones wondered what could have been had he opted to attempt to enhance his performance with steroids or other PEDs. But now, as he approaches his 40th birthday, he takes pride in the fact that he has paved his way toward Cooperstown without that kind of assistance. 一定也曾經有這樣的時刻，Jones 疑惑自己該不該也使用類固醇或其他藥物來提昇自己的表現。但是當現在，也就是接近自己四十歲生日的時候，他對於自己在走往古伯鎮的路上沒有依靠任何藥物的幫忙而感到驕傲。 Jones has hit .304 with 454 homers, 526 doubles, 1,455 walks, a .402 on-base percentage and a .533 slugging percentage. A quick glance at these numbers proves he has had a pretty special career. But a closer examination shows just how special it has been. Jones 的生涯打擊率是.304，還有454隻全壘打，526隻二壘安打，1455個保送，還有.402 的上壘率和.533的長打率。我們可以一眼看出這些數字證明了他有著不平凡的職業生涯，而且更進一步的觀察說明了這些數字有多不平凡。 Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Stan Musial and Lou Gehrig are the only other players in Major League history to record a career .300 batting average with at least 450 homers, 500 doubles, 1,400 walks, a .400 on-base percentage and a .500 slugging percentage. 在大聯盟歷史中，只有四位選手同時有至少450隻全壘打、500隻二壘安打、1400次保送、外帶3/4/5的打擊三圍，他們的名字是 Babe Ruth 、Ted Williams 、Stan Musial 和 Lou Gehrig 。 And Jones' 454 homers are the third most by a switch-hitter in Major League history, trailing only Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle (536) and Eddie Murray (504), while his 1,561 RBIs are second only to Murray's 1,917 among men who hit from both side of the plate. 而 Jones 的生涯累計454隻全壘打也是史上第三多的左右開弓打者，緊追在名人堂球員 Mickey Mantle (536) 和 Eddie Murray (504) 之後，1561分打點僅僅遜色於 Murray 的1917分，是第二多的左右開弓打者。 Like Ruth, Williams, Musial, Gehrig, Mantle and Murray, Jones also takes pride in the fact that he compiled those numbers naturally. 就像上面提到的那些球員一樣，Jones 為自己純天然的數據感到驕傲。 "All that really pays off, going out there and getting better than everybody else and working your tail off to get to a level that nobody else can get to," Jones said, while echoing the message his parents had preached throughout his childhood. "所有的堅持都會有回報，達到那些所有其他人都做不到的成就"，Jones 說，圍繞著他的是那些從小雙親所教育他的話語。 by Mark Bowman for MLB.com http://tinyurl.com/7uwzf9j -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.112.175.111

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