科比親筆 艾弗森像浴火一樣煅燒着我

On November 12, 1996, Allen Iverson dropped 35 on the Knicks in a win at the Garden.

1996年的11月12日，在麥迪遜廣場花園面對尼克斯，艾弗森拿下了35分，戰勝了對手。

On November 12, 1996, I played five minutes and finished with two points in a Lakers win at Houston.

1996年的11月12日，湖人客場戰勝休斯敦，我只打了5分鐘，一共只得到了2分。

When I checked into my hotel room later that night and saw the 35 on SportsCenter, I lost it. I flipped the table, threw the chairs, broke the TV.

當我回到酒店房間，看到艾弗森拿下35分的時候，我迷茫了。我掀翻桌子，扔椅子，砸壞了電視。

I thought I had been working hard. Five minutes. Two points. I needed to work harder. I did.

我覺得之前我一直都很努力。但5分鐘，2分。我需要更努力一些。然後我就這樣做了。

On March 19, 1999, Iverson put 41 points and 10 assists on me in Philadelphia. Working harder wasn't enough. I had to study this man maniacally.

1999年3月19日在費城，艾弗森面對我拿下了41分10助攻。更加努力還是不夠。我不得不瘋狂的去研究這個人。

I obsessively read every article and book I could find about AI. I obsessively watched every game he had played, going back to the IUPU All-American Game. I obsessively studied his every success, and his every struggle. I obsessively searched for any weakness I could find.

我癡迷於讀關於艾弗森的每一篇文章，每一本書。我癡迷於看他打過的每一場比賽，我癡迷於去研究他的每一次成功，還有他每一次的掙扎，我癡迷於去尋找他的弱點。

I searched the world for musings to add to my AI Musecage. This led me to study how great white sharks hunt seals off the coast of South Africa. The patience. The timing. The angles.

我搜索着全世界，將信息添加到我的“AI數據庫”。這使得我研究了大白鯊是如何在南部非洲海岸獵食海豹的。耐心、時機、角度。

On Feb 20, 2000, in Philadelphia, PJ gave me the assignment of guarding AI at the start of the second half. No one knew how much this challenge meant to me.

2000年2月20日，費城，菲爾-傑克遜交給我一個任務，讓我從下半場開始去防守艾弗森，沒有人知道，這次挑戰對我來說意味着什麼。

I wanted him to feel the frustration I felt. I wanted everyone who laughed at the 41 and 10 he put on me to choke on their laughter.

我想要讓他感受我經歷過的那種沮喪。那些嘲笑我曾經讓AI拿下41分10助攻的人們，我想要他們止住笑聲。

He would publicly say that neither of us could stop the other. I refused to believe that. I score 50. You score zero. THAT is what I believe.

他會公開表示，我們都無法阻擋對方。但那並不是我想要的。我想要的是我拿下50分。你得到0分。那纔是我想要的。

When I started guarding AI, he had 16 at the half. He finished the game with 16.

在我開始盯防艾弗森之前，他上半場已經拿下了16分，而那場比賽，他一共也只得到了16分。

Revenge was sweet. But I wasn't satisfied after the win. I was annoyed that he had made me feel that way in the first place.

復仇的味道總是甜蜜的。但贏球之後，我並沒有滿足。對於他之前讓我感受到的沮喪，我仍然十分的惱火。

I swore, from that point on, to approach every matchup as a matter of life and death. No one was going to have that kind of control over my focus ever again. I will choose who I want to target and lock in.

我發誓，從那一刻開始，每一次對位，我都會把那視爲是生死攸關的事情。沒有人可以再次讓我有那樣的專注度。我會選擇目標，然後鎖定他。

I will choose whether or not your goals for the upcoming season compromise where I want to be in 20 years.

20年來，不管你接下來的目標是什麼，我都會讓你妥協於我想要達成的目標。

If they don't, happy hunting to you. But if they do… I will hunt you obsessively. It's only natural.

如果你沒有危及到我，那你可以快樂的獵殺。但如果他們危及到了我……我就會癡迷於獵殺你，這是我的本能。

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