It's not often that a player will take time out of a game day to go speak, or frankly, do anything besides get ready to play basketball, according to Golden State forward Draymond Green.
據金州前鋒追夢-格林說，NBA運動員很少會在比賽日抽出時間去演講，或者更直白地說，去做準備比賽之外的任何事。
"I think everyone sees you on the basketball court, and they think that you just popped up on the court," Green said. "Game day is an entire day process. From the time you wake up, everything you do should be beneficial to that game."
“我認為當人們看到你在籃球場上時，他們會覺得你就是突然出現在場上而已，”格林說�！氨荣惾帐且粋�全天的過程。從你醒來的時刻開始，你做的每一件事都得對比賽有所幫助�！�
But prior to last week's Celtics-Warriors contest, the NBA All-Star broke his pregame routine to participate in a discussion, "Taking a Knee: Athletes & Activism," at the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics.
然而在上周一勇士對陣凱爾特人的比賽前，這位NBA全明星球員打破了自己的賽前慣例去哈佛大學肯尼迪政治學院參加了一場討論，“單膝下跪：運動員&行動主義”
"I wouldn't pass up the opportunity to be speaking at Harvard," he told the overflowing crowd of students. "It's like a dream come true."
“我無法拒絕在哈佛大學演講的機會，”他對滿滿一群學生說�！斑@就像是美夢成真一般�！�
The hour-long conversation with assistant professor of public policy Leah Wright Rigueur touched on Green's philanthropy efforts off the court, as well as his perspective on many of the social issues the country faces today. Known for the largest donation ($3.1 million) from an athlete to his alma mater, Michigan State, Green is on a mission to spark change where he sees fit.
與公共政策助理教授利亞-萊特-艾菲格爾長達一個小時的對話談及場外的格林對慈善事業(yè)的貢獻以及他對當前我們國家面臨的許多社會問題的觀點。眾所周知，格林向他的母校密歇根州立大學捐款310萬美元，這是最大的一筆運動員向母校的捐款。格林有種使命感，在他認為合適的地方去發(fā)起改變。
Here's what we learned about the 27-year-old from his remarks:
這里就是我們可以從他的言論中所了解到的這位27歲年輕人：
He doesn't think the current racial climate is the worst it's ever been, but rather, the most 'noticeable' it's ever been.
他不認為現在的種族氛圍是最糟糕的，然而卻是最“值得注意的”。
Green is on the board of the Ross Initiative in Sports and Equality (RISE) — a non-profit organization, founded by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, that is dedicated to improving race relations through the unifying elements of sports. Calling Ross "a mentor," Green said they've frequently spoken about the country's current state and what they can do to make a difference.
格林是非營利組織——羅斯運動與平等倡議（RISE）的董事會成員。這個組織是由NFL球隊邁阿密海豚隊老板斯蒂芬-羅斯成立的，它致力于通過整合體育的因素來改善種族關系。格林稱羅斯為“導師”，他倆頻繁地談論過國家的現狀以及他們可以作出的貢獻。
"In today's day in age, the climate right now is probably — I wouldn't say it's worse than it's ever been because this country has come a long way — but with social media and all these different tools that we have, it's as noticeable as it's ever been," he said.
“在現在的時代，目前的氣氛可能——我不會說它是有史以來最差的因為這個國家已經取得了很大進展——但是在社交媒體以及我們所擁有的各種各樣的工具幫助下，它引起了有史以來最大的關注，”他說。
Understanding the platform and voice that professional sports gives athletes, Green is an active member of RISE and "trying to do all the things" that he can to help. But he understands that these efforts are not a one-man show. And changes aren't going to happen overnight.
理解到職業(yè)體育提供給運動員的平臺以及話語權，格林是RISE的活躍成員并且竭盡全力去做所有他可以提供幫助的事情。但是他明白所有的這些努力不是個人秀，改變并不會發(fā)生在一夜之間。
"At the end of the day, none of us can change it," he said. "I think it's important to understand that. I can't change it, you can't change it, someone else can't change it. But together, we can make strides into changing it. If we all just do our part, then we'll help inspire smart change."
"一天結束，我們沒有人可以改變它，"他說�！拔艺J為理解這個道理很重要。我不能改變它，你也不能，其他人也不能。但是齊心協力，我們就可以取得長足進步。如果我們都做好自己的部門，那么我們會幫助促進細微的改變�！�
He thinks athletes have a responsibility to engage only when they are passionate about the matter at hand.
他認為只有當運動員們對即將到來的事情充滿激情他們才有責任參與。
Although Green sees value in the platform leagues provide their athletes, he doesn't think they are obligated to utilize it if their efforts aren't self-inspired or authentic.
雖熱格林看到聯盟為運動員提供的平臺價值，但他不認為他們有責任去利用他，如果他們的貢獻并不能激勵自我或者并不真實。
"I think so many times people say, 'Oh, you have this platform,' and then they want you to do what they think you should do," he said. "But if you don't believe in it, if it doesn't hit you, then it's not your responsibility."
“我想到人們很多次說，''哦，你有這樣的平臺，'然后他們希望你做他們認為你應該做的事情，”他說。“但如果你不相信，或者你沒有受到觸動，那么你就沒有責任去做那些事�！�
Instead, Green preached that athletes should only engage when "it's genuinely what (they) want to do," for that will make their endeavors more worthwhile and impactful. The two-time NBA champion analogized the situation to going to class.
反而，格林宣稱運動員們應該參與進來當“它的確是他們想要做的事情”時，因為這會使他們的努力更具意義更有影響力。這位兩屆NBA總冠軍成員把這種情況類比為上課。
"If you go to class because you want to be there, you're paying much more attention, you're taking notes, you're just much more involved than if someone made you do it. I think it's the same thing when we talk about the responsibility for athletes," he said. "If someone said, 'Hey Draymond, you need to go talk about race.' It's like, 'I don't care about race, what am I going to go talk about it for?' It won't be as heartfelt. If it's not as heartfelt, you don't touch as many people as you possibly could."
"如果你因為想去上課而去上課，你會更加集中注意力，你會做筆記，你會比被迫去上課更加全心投入。我認為這和運動員的責任是一樣的，”他說�！叭绻腥苏f，'德雷蒙德，你得去說說種族的事情。'它就像是，'我不關心種族問題，為什么要去談論它呢？'它不是真心實意的。如果你不真心實意，你將不會感動到你原本可能感動到的人�！�
For Green, however, race relations is most definitely something a subject he cares about and wants to be involved with.
然而對于格林來說，種族關系很顯然是他關心并想參與其中的主題。
"I want to speak out about race, I want to speak out about social injustice, I want to speak out about all those different things, and I'm telling you that because it's coming from my heart. It's touching me," he said.
“我想要為種族問題發(fā)聲，我想要為社會正義 發(fā)聲，我想要為所有這些不同的事情發(fā)聲，我和你講是因為它發(fā)自我的內心。它感動到我，”他說。
He credits his general manager, Bob Myers, for helping shape Golden State's culture.
他歸因于他的總經理，鮑勃-邁爾斯，因為他幫助塑造了金州勇士的文化。
According to Green, walking into the Warriors locker room is a unique experience.
據格林說，走進勇士隊的更衣室是一種獨特的體驗。
"It all starts with our general manager, Bob, bringing in the type of people he's brought in," Green said. "He went out and got a coach, (Steve Kerr,) who has a pulse and is not afraid to say what he's thinking. We all have pulses, but I just mean he's not afraid to speak out on things that touch him. And that's the way this team is built."
“所有都是從我們的總經理鮑勃開始的，他帶來了這類人，”格林說�！八鋈硪粋�充滿激情，敢于直抒胸臆的教練，斯蒂夫-科爾。我們都有激情，但是我是指他不畏懼說出那些會影響到他的事情。這就是我們團隊建起來的方法。”
Calling his teammates "all thoughtful guys," Green said that they are a group of people who try to educate themselves in different areas; thus, conversations will frequently turn to politics, tech, real estate, and other topics outside of basketball. While he understands the sport is their job, he also wants others to know that it doesn't define who they are as people.
格林稱他的隊友們“全是善于思考的人”，說他們是一群努力在各種領域自我修煉的人；因此，他們之間的談話會經常轉向政治，技術，房地產等其他籃球之外的話題。盡管他知道體育是他的工作，他也希望其他人知道這并不能定義他是什么樣的人。
"We're much broader than that. Like I said, we educate ourselves on different topics and if we feel a certain way about certain topics, then we'll use our platform to speak out on those topics," he said. "That's pretty much all that it is. Educating ourselves and using that platform to help educate others."
“我們涉獵很廣泛。就像我說的，我們在不同的話題上自學，如果我們覺得自己對某個話題有某種體會，那么我們就會利用我們的平臺在這些話題上發(fā)表見解。”他說�！安畈欢嗑褪�，自我學習然后利用那個平臺來教育他人�！�
Green recounted a few experiences with the team off the court that have continued to stick with him. While some are recurring traditions, others are as recent as a couple of weeks ago.
格林敘述了一些在場外和球隊一起的、記憶猶新的經歷。一些是不斷重復的傳統，其他的是幾個星期前發(fā)生的事。
Annual trip to the San Quentin State Prison: Every year, the Warriors organization visits a localCalifornia prison. While some of the front office, coaching staff, and players take the court withthe inmates, Green said he prefers to play dominoes while he's there.
一年一度的去圣昆丁州立監(jiān)獄的交流：勇士隊每年會造訪加利福尼亞當地的一個監(jiān)獄。格林說一些管理人員、教練組成員和球員和犯人們像在法庭上一樣交談，而當他在那兒的時候他喜歡和他們玩多米諾骨牌游戲。
"I love playing dominoes, so I sit down and play the entire day," he explained.
“我喜歡玩多米諾，所以我會坐下來玩上一整天，”他解釋說。
But the board games aren't what keep him coming back.
但是這些棋盤游戲并不是促使他一直過來的原因。
"The reason I wanted to go is I think in life we're all just one mistake from being that guy," Green explained. "It's a balance of being thankful for the role of not being that guy and alsowanting to go in there and let them know, 'Hey, I'm no better than you are. Maybe you madeone mistake that I didn't make that landed you here. Maybe I made some mistake and didn't getcaught. Maybe someone's wrongfully there, maybe he shouldn't be there.'"
“我想去的原因是我認為生命中我們和那些家伙僅僅只有一個錯誤的距離，”格林解釋道�！拔液芨卸髯约簺]有成為那樣的人。我也想去那兒讓他們知道'嗨，我并沒有比你好。也許你犯了一個把你帶到這兒的錯誤而我沒有犯。也許我犯了一些錯誤而我沒有被抓到。也許某些人是被冤枉的，也許他不應該在那。'我需要在這兩者之間找到平衡�！�
"I don't know what their situation is, but just letting them know that you're here and I'm herewith you. I'm no better than you," he continued.
“我不知道他們的境況如何，僅僅是讓他們知道你在這兒，而我到這兒陪陪你。我并沒有比你好，”他繼續(xù)說。
Youth event at their practice facility: At a recent event at the Warriors practice facility, the teamwelcomed teenagers from the area along with some police officers. Following a panel discussion, they broke up into smaller groups, with one or two police officers in every group.
在他們訓練館的青年活動：在勇士隊訓練館近期的一項活動，團隊歡迎當地的青年和警察官員造訪。在一個專題討論后，他們分成更小的小組，每個小組里有一個或兩個警察官員。
"It was interesting to hear a 15-year-old's perspective on what he thought of the police," Green said. "It was interesting for me because I remember being that 15-year-old who thoughtthe same exact thing."
“聽聽一個15歲青年關于警察的觀點是很有趣的，”格林說。“這對我來說很有意思因為我記得當我15歲時也想著同樣的事情�！�
Green said he felt the conversations illustrated the important of "doing things like that to tryand bridge the gap," which is a double-sided struggle. As he puts it, there needs to be an effort "to help law enforcement officers understand where (people are) coming from as citizens," aswell as an effort from citizens "to understand where they're coming from as law enforcementofficers."
格林說他覺得這樣的對話闡明了“做那樣的事情來嘗試消除鴻溝”的重要性，這需要雙方的努力。他認為有必要努力“讓執(zhí)法者理解公民們是從哪里來的”，同時也要公民也要努力“理解執(zhí)法者們是從哪里來的”。
He thinks that the NBA should consider eliminating the word, "owner."
他認為NBA應該考慮摒棄這個詞匯，“擁有者”。
While Green has a close relationship with his team owners, Joseph Lacob and Peter Guber, he isnot a fan of the word that is used to denote their title.
盡管格林和他的球隊老板約瑟夫-萊科布以及彼得-古貝爾關系不錯，他并不喜歡這個用來顯示他們身份的詞匯。
"When you look at the word, 'owner,' it really dates back to slavery," he said. "We just tookthose words and continued to put them to use."
“但你考察這個詞匯'擁有者'時，它真的可以追溯到奴隸制時期，”他說。“我們僅僅是繼承了那些詞語并且繼續(xù)使用他們�！�
"Right and wrong in life usually dates back to God knows when because that was the thoughtthen and we've just stuck with that," Green continued. "It's just a cycle, it's an ongoing cycle. That's where our knowledge comes from, and that's where most of our ethics and morals andvalues come from, but very rarely do we take the time to re-think something and say, 'Huh, maybe that's not the way.' Just because someone was taught that 100 years ago doesn't makethat the right thing today."
“人生中的對或錯通常可以追溯到猴年馬月。僅僅因為就是那樣的想法，我們就是堅持那樣�！备窳掷^續(xù)說到�！八褪且粋�循環(huán)，一個正在進行的循環(huán)。那是我們知識來源的地方，那是我們大部分的倫理道德來源的地方，但是我們很少花時間重新思考一些事并且說'哦，或許并不應該那樣。'僅僅是因為某個人在100年前那樣教的并不一定正確適用于當下。
Green emphasized that he understands what it means to own equity and a business, but hewants to others to understand the social implications of the word, too.
格林強調他理解擁有股權和產業(yè)的意味著什么，但是他想讓別人也可以理解這個詞匯的社會含義。
"When you say, 'Here's my owner,' like think about that. Do they really own you as a person?" he said. "If someone says Golden State Warriors and you think Steph Curry, and I say, 'Ohyeah, I'm the owner,' then do you own Steph? … When we look at businesses, nobody eversaid Steve Jobs was the owner of Apple. Steve Jobs was the CEO … When we get to sports, it's, 'Hey, there's the owner.' Why is that?"
“當你說,'這是我的擁有者，'他們真的擁有你這個人嗎？類似于思考那個例子”他說�！叭绻硞�人談起金州勇士那么你會想起斯蒂芬-庫里，然后我說，'哦，我是球隊的擁有者，'那么你擁有斯蒂芬嗎?...讓我們轉向商界，沒有人會說史蒂夫-喬布斯是蘋果公司的擁有者。史蒂夫-喬布斯是首席執(zhí)行官...當我們來到體育界，它就是，'嗨，那兒是擁有者。'為什么會那樣？”
When Green previously voiced his opinions on the matter, he received heavy backlash fromDallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban for his remarks. But the forward insists his comments werenot meant to be disrespectful, but rather to start a conversation that he feels needs to behad.
當格林之前在這個事件上發(fā)表他的觀點時，他遭到了達拉斯小牛隊擁有者馬克-庫班的強烈反對。但是前者堅稱他的言論并不是意味著不尊敬，而是想開始一個他認為有必要進行的討論。
"Mark Cuban will never know, or understand, how it feels for me, a young black African-American, to turn on the TV and see what happened in Charlottesville. He'll never have thatfeeling," Green said. "So when I say, 'Hey, maybe we shouldn't use that word,' to be honest, Ireally don't expect him to understand where I'm coming from because he'll never feel what Ifeel."
“馬克-庫班將永遠不會知道或理解我，一個非洲裔美國黑人青年，打開電視看見發(fā)生在夏洛茨維爾的事件的感受。他永遠也不會有那樣的感受，”格林說�！八援斘艺f，'嗨，我們也許不應該使用那樣的詞匯，”說真的，我真的不期待他會理解我從哪里來因為他永遠不會感受到我的感受。"
"He may try to understand it, but he'll never understand quite to the degree that I do," hecontinued. "It's not trying to take a shot at the owners of these entities, but more so to helpspark change … You can't say I'm dead wrong because you really don't know how I feel to turnon that TV and see a young black man shot by a police officer."
“他也許會嘗試的理解它，但是他將不會理解到我所理解的程度，”他接著說。“這并不是想要嘲笑這些產業(yè)的擁有者，但是更多的是要幫助引發(fā)改變...你不能說我完全錯誤因為你真的不知道我打開電視看見一個黑人青年被警察槍擊的感受�！�
He thinks it's funny when people say, 'Stick to sports.'
他認為人們說'專注于體育'很滑稽。
When asked by a student how he would respond to critics that say he should "stick tosports," Green let out a laugh.
一個學生問他如何應對評論家們說他應該“專注于體育”，格林大笑。
"That's funny," he said. "People say, 'Oh athletes shouldn't speak politics.' Well, I find thatfunny because everyone thinks they can speak basketball."
“那是滑稽的，”他說�！叭藗冋f。'運動員不應該討論政治。'我認為那很滑稽因為所有人都認為他們可以談論籃球�！�
"We spend our entire lives working on our craft and then someone will come on Twitter saying, 'Draymond, you suck,'" Green continued. "It's like, 'OK, you shot that shot thousands of times, and you know what I should be doing." Everyone feels like they can talk sports, but then whenit comes to politics, everyone feels like athletes shouldn't talk."
“我們用我們全部的生活致力于提高技術，然后某些人會在推特上說。'德雷蒙德，你混蛋，'”格林繼續(xù)說道�！斑@就像是，“你投過成千次籃，你知道我應該怎么做�！彼腥硕几杏X他們可以談論體育，但是到了政治，所有人又覺得運動員們不應該談論�！�
Green expressed that he feels it's their right "as Americans" to speak out on whatever issuesthey want to speak out on. While their platform may generate more exposure and moreattention surrounding their comments, he feels that athletes speaking out on politics is "nodifferent than any other American saying, 'Oh man, why did such-and-such have six turnoverslast night?'"
格林表示他認為“美國人”有權利在他們想要談論的任何話題上發(fā)聲。盡管他們的平臺或許會使他們的言論獲得更多的曝光和關注，他認為遠動員們談論政治“和任何其他美國人說，'天啊，為什么昨晚會有這么這么多的6個失誤？'，沒有區(qū)別�！�
"As an American, we're all affected by politics, one way or another," Green said. "I don't see aproblem with athletes speaking out on politics."
“作為美國人，我們都通過一種或另一種方式受政治影響，”格林說�！拔覜]有發(fā)現運動員談論政治有什么問題�！�
If one were to engage in such conversations, however, the two-time NBA championencourages seeking out the insights from those who understand politics well.
如果即將要參加這樣的討論，然而，這位兩次NBA冠軍成員鼓勵從哪些十分理解政治的人身上獲得觀點。
"Even if I had a tremendous feel for politics, there's someone who knows more than me," hesaid. "So why not consult with that person and see what their thoughts are? They may changeyour view a little bit or they may make your view a little bit stronger than it was before."
“即使我對政治有許許多多的感受，總有人比我懂得更多，”他說�！八詾槭裁床蛔稍兡菢拥娜瞬⒖纯此麄兪窃趺聪氲�？他們也許會稍微改變你的觀點或者他們會讓你的觀點比以前強大一點。”
