[外電] Nowitzki, Witten praise Michael Young
Nowitzki, Witten praise Michael Young
ARLINGTON, Texas -- It's become a tradition of sorts lately: A Dallas-Fort
Worth sports star is honored and other top athletes from the city attend to
show their support.
That was the case again Saturday night as Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki and
Cowboys tight end Jason Witten were on hand for a ceremony honoring Michael
Young's career prior to the Texas Rangers-Toronto Blue Jays game.
"Michael made baseball into something in this town," Nowitzki said. "They
weren’t very good when I got here and he stuck with the team and kept
playing hard and showing up every night, played his heart out no matter what
the standings were. What I appreciated most about him was how he handled
himself on and off the field. I can relate to that.
"It was never really about him, even in successful years. It was always about
the team. It wasn't about, ‘How do I get in the headlines off the field?’
It was leaving it all out on the field. That’s what I appreciate the most
about him. We’ve been friends for years and keep in touch."
Nowitzki, who just returned from vacation, received a loud ovation when he
was introduced prior to the event. He congratulated Young after it was over
and took pictures with two of Young's sons -- Mateo and Emilio.
Witten, another longtime Dallas athlete, said he loved watching Young play
the game.
"I came in '03 and I learned real quick what a true pro Michael was," Witten
said. "I think anybody that’s been around him, you know how great he was. It
was somebody I looked up to and admired, not just how he played on the field,
but how he acted off. I wanted to show my gratitude and respect by being here
tonight."
The last time there was similar sports royalty on hand for a big ceremony was
the retirement of Mike Modano's No. 9 in March. Nowitzki and Young were both
at that event, congratulating Modano just before the No. 9 was raised to the
American Airlines Center rafters. Modano couldn't attend Saturday, but left
Young a video message that was played on the big screen at Globe Life Park.
"I think it’s very special," Young, 37, said of how area athletes support
each other. "I don’t think you see that in many other towns. We all know
each other, we keep in touch, we all pull for each other and hit each other
up after good games. It’s a special bond and I’m very happy to be a part of
it. A lot of these guys, we spend a massive chunk of our careers in the same
town playing in front of the same fans. That’s pretty special."
Young was honored with a proclamation from the city of Arlington (making May
17 Michael Young Day), the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation donated $10,000
to the Michael Young Family Foundation, and Young received a four-day trip to
Walt Disney World courtesy of his former teammates.
A handful of those former teammates, managers and even those who played
against Young for years presented video tributes, including Mark DeRosa,
Derek Jeter, Cliff Lee, Don Mattingly, Mike Napoli, Mark Teixeira and David
Murphy.
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前德州遊騎兵隊的看板人物Michael Young 今天在賽前舉行了退休儀式
達拉斯的另外兩位球星 小牛的Dirk Nowitzki與牛仔的Jason Witten都前來致詞
在今年初 Dallas Stars(達拉斯NHL球隊 不知道中文譯名為何)的球星Mike Modano
也退休了他的9號球衣 Young跟Dirk都有出席儀式
兩人其實算是老交情了 之前小牛打到冠軍戰 遊騎兵有錄製影片加油
在奪冠後也有恭賀 印象中Derek Holland(遊騎兵投手)還有跟Dirk拍過搞笑的影片XD
遊騎兵兩度闖進WS 小牛似乎也有道賀 只是遊騎兵連兩年鎩羽
沒辦法讓2011成為德州的冠軍年...
Dirk在奪冠之後有去過遊騎兵主場開球兩次 Terry也去過
Dirk已經成為達拉斯最資深的運動員了 同期的Young已經退休
不知道Dirk在退休的時候會是怎樣的情景 真不希望那天的到來...
另外還有一篇外電 http://0rz.tw/IOfwT
Nowitzki: No plans to leave Dallas
就是今天記者趁著退休儀式 訪問了剛剛度假回來的Dirk
他說到G7敗給馬刺還是很難忘懷 他還是希望球隊能繼續補強並且再度衝擊冠軍
並且提到去別隊打球並不在考量之中 這感覺怪怪的
相信Cuban也會盡最大的誠意留人 同時補強球隊
Dirk會再打2~3年 目前還沒有彈薪的打算 會等賽季結束再說
留下Dirk會是今年夏天的第一個任務 要留的漂亮又有薪資空間
其他的FA就等自由市場開市再努力吧!!
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