職業(yè)足球名人堂成員歐文斯抵制坎頓之行:“傷害已經(jīng)造成”

職業(yè)足球名人堂成員歐文斯抵制坎頓之行:“傷害已經(jīng)造成”

Feeling slighted for having to wait for his induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Terrell Owens skipped his ceremony in Canton, Ohio, last year.

去年，特雷爾•歐文斯(Terrell Owens)在俄亥俄州坎頓市(Canton)的頒獎典禮上缺席，因為他覺得自己不得不等待進入職業(yè)足球名人堂(Pro Football Hall of Fame)，因此受到了冷落。

One year later, he told the Los Angeles Times recently that he will make the pilgrimage one day with his family, but the time is not now.

一年后，他最近告訴《洛杉磯時報》，有一天他會和家人一起去朝圣，但現(xiàn)在還不是時候。

"I’m not ready yet," Owens, who was inducted in his third year of eligibility, told the newspaper. "There’s nothing they can do. The damage has been done. They can apologize, but that’s not going to change anything. Everyone knows I should have been in on the first ballot. They disrespected me, my family and my kids. I’ll go one day, but I’ll go when I’m ready.”

歐文斯，在第三年就入職，說:“我還沒有準備好。“他們無能為力。損害已經(jīng)造成。他們可以道歉，但這不會改變什么。每個人都知道我應(yīng)該參加第一輪投票。他們不尊重我、我的家人和我的孩子?？傆幸惶煳視サ?，但我準備好了就去。”

Owens was not present this past weekend when eight individuals -- including Ed Reed, Champ Bailey, Tony Gonzalez and Ty Law -- were enshrined. As is customary, many who have donned the gold jacket participate in various ceremonies at the Hall.

上周末，包括埃德·里德(Ed Reed)、查姆普·貝利(Champ Bailey)、托尼·岡薩雷斯(Tony Gonzalez)和蒂·勞(Ty Law)在內(nèi)的八人被紀念，歐文斯不在現(xiàn)場。按照慣例，許多穿金色夾克的人會參加在大廳舉行的各種儀式。

When Owens retired, he ranked second all-time behind Jerry Rice in receiving yards and touchdown catches (he now ranks third in all three). Owens believes his career warranted induction on the first ballot.

歐文斯退役后，他在接球碼數(shù)和觸地接球數(shù)方面一直排在杰里•賴斯之后，排名第二(他現(xiàn)在在這三方面都排在第三位)。歐文斯認為，他的職業(yè)生涯理應(yīng)在第一輪投票中獲得提名。

“The first year comes and goes and I tried not to take it personally,” Owens said. “My stats were what they were and weren’t going to change. The second year comes up and Marvin Harrison gets in and I don’t when my statistics are better than his. Now it’s a slap in the face. You’re now denying me what I’ve rightfully earned. You’re disrespecting me and everything I’ve done in my career. You’re denying me something I deserve for your personal opinion and that’s what went into doing my own thing. You’re not going to tell me twice I’m not worthy of what I was worthy of from the start and tell me what to do.”

歐文斯說:“第一年過去了又過去了，我盡量不把它看成是針對我個人的。“我的數(shù)據(jù)就是這樣，不會改變。第二年到了，馬文·哈里森加入了球隊，而我沒有，因為我的數(shù)據(jù)比他的好?，F(xiàn)在這是一記耳光。你現(xiàn)在是在否認我應(yīng)得的。你不尊重我和我在事業(yè)上所做的一切。因為你的個人觀點，你在否定我應(yīng)該得到的東西，這就是我做我自己的事情的原因。你不會告訴我兩次我不值得做我從一開始就值得做的事，也不會再告訴我該做什么。”

Last year, Owens became the first Hall of Famer to skip his own induction ceremony and held a simultaneous celebration at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, his alma mater.

去年，歐文斯成為第一個跳過自己的入職儀式的名人堂成員，并在他的母校田納西州大學(xué)查塔努加(chattanooga)同時舉行了慶?；顒?。