我告诉球队一个我在新秀年时听到的理论：在整个赛季中，有4个时段是最容易分心、精神力量最疲惫的时候，你不容易将全部注意力集中在篮球上。第一个阶段是赛季初始时，球队和队员们都处于一个充满新鲜感的亢奋时期，但如果不尽快进入正轨，是不容易集将状态调整成“作战”模式的。下一个阶段就是十二月节日接踵而至的时候了，虽然没什么大事儿发生，但是非常容易懈怠。然后就是全明星赛那个时候，大家非常难将注意力从全明星赛那里移开，而这时我们已经打了有差不多50场比赛了，你的身体将有5天左右的时间是远离篮球的。大家这个时候都在想着怎么度假，而不是篮球。最后一个容易懈怠的时期是全明星周末后，你的身体处于休息之后的恢复阶段，有时会发生难以将状态调整回正轨的事情。

    不过那些最优秀的球队都会在这四个阶段处理好如何集中精力的难题。而差一些的球队就处理得不那么好了。从这一点出发，我们的球队也应该尽量在自己的目标上多注意一些，正确处理这几个“危险”的阶段。

    今天在奥兰多我们会有一个艰难的夜晚，我要休息了！

    祝我的中国朋友们圣诞节快乐！

                                                                         再见！

                                                                         肖恩

Merry Christmas to all of my friends in China. I can't believe that one third of the season has been completed and we are getting ready to celebrate Christmas. It is always a strange time of year for us in the NBA. There is usually so many distractions around this time of year. You are busy buying presents for your family and friends, family usually joins you to help celebrate the holidays, and it is a busy, busy time of year. Unfortunately, our fans and coaches don't want to hear excuses of how we are distracted. We still must perform our jobs and perform them at a high level.

I told our team a theory that I was told when I was a rookie. There are 4 times in a season that a team is mentally soft and are not necessarily completely focused on basketball. The first time is at the start of the year. Teams and players are excited to play, but there is not the mental focus that will come once you settle into a routine. You are not 'battle tested' at this point of the season. The next time it is difficult to focus is during the holiday season in December. There is so much going on, it is easy to become distracted. Teams and players also have trouble focusing around the All-Star weekend. At this point of the year, we have played roughly 50 games, your body aches, and you are ready for 5 days off from basketball. It is easy to start focusing on your vacation or your plans instead of basketball. The last time that teams become soft is after the All-Star break. You have just had a great All-Star break, your body feels rested and rejuvenated, sometimes it is difficult to throw yourself back into the grind of the season.

The best teams handle these four periods with maturity and focus. The bad teams simply do not. To this point, our team has been focused on the task at hand. It will be interesting to see how we handle these 'danger' periods.

Have a tough game in Orlando tonight. I have to get my rest!

Merry Christmas to all my friends in China.

Talk to you soon

shane

　　在NBA哪个球馆赢球最爽？那无疑就是犹他爵士的主场。在所有的NBA主场中，这里是客队最难取胜的地方。爵士队打得很好，做客犹他主场，比赛永远不会按照你的预想进行。这就是为什么今晚在攻克了爵士主场后，我感到那么自豪。我们得分非常均衡，有八人得分上双。这显示了我们球运 转得非常棒。那些非火箭球迷一直在问，你们如何弥补姚明缺席留下的得分空缺？答案——尽管比较复杂——就是转移球。我们必须分享球权，高举团队旗帜。我一 直认为一支强悍、无私的球队比一支球星云集的球队更难击败。这是我们每次出场前都必须牢记的。

　　我们依然是一支年轻的队伍。球队仍然在寻找自己的定位。我们希望能打出快速、激情的篮球。尽管到目前为止我们每场比赛都得分不少，但我们依然需 要继续磨合。当我们迎战强队时，必须全神贯注才能取胜。这就是周三主场迎战总冠军湖人时的看点。对我们来说这是一场巨大的考验。

　　但现在，我们依然在享受对爵士的胜利，在盐湖城想赢一场可不容易。所以我们准备在回家的飞机上尽情欢庆，下了飞机就要把注意力转向湖人了。

　　回见，

　　肖恩

　　原文如下——

If there is one place that I really enjoy winning, it has to be in Utah against the Jazz. Of all the arenas and teams to play in the NBA, I would say that it is the most difficult place to win. The Jazz just play so well and it seems like the bounces never go your way in Utah. That's why I am especially proud of our team tonight after we beat the Jazz in Utah. We had great scoring balance, 8 guys scored in double figures. That shows that we had great ball movement. People who don’t follow our team regularly always ask us, how are you going to replace the scoring that Yao provided?  The answer, while more complicated than it seems, is ball movement. We must share the ball and play as a team. I have always believed that a team that plays with intensity and unselfishness is much tougher to beat than a team of talented individuals. This is a lesson that our team must carry with us every time we step on the court.

We are still a very young team. A team that is searching for its identity. We hope to play a fast, up-tempo style. While we have scored a lot of points thus far in the season, we are still developing as a team. When we play the top teams, it will take all of our focus and determination to beat them. That is why it will be interesting to see how we do against the world champion LA Lakers on Wednesday in Houston. It will be a great test for our team.

But for now, we are enjoying this victory, it doesn't happen too often in Salt Lake City. So we are going to enjoy this plane ride home before we turn our sights to the Lakers.

Talk to you later,

shane

　　我们的飞机刚刚降落在波特兰，明晚的这个时候我们将迎来新赛季揭幕战，对手是波特兰开拓者。我无法相信新赛季就这么开始了。夏天过得太快了。

　　上一次我们来到波特兰，状况和现在有很大不同。当时我们来这里打季后赛，在常规赛中我们赢了55场，我们来到波特兰为了终结我们首轮止步的魔 咒。今天我们带着问号来到波特兰。不是说我们来这里不是为了赢球，而是我们相信如果能打得努力、聪明和团结，我们有机会取胜。我们队仍然在寻找自己的定 位。特别当内线没有了姚明，我们将打得更快，你将看到一种与以往不同的火箭球风。

　　我很高兴能证明，那些不看好我们的人是错误的。毫无疑问，面临的挑战异常艰巨，但是请不要小看勇者的潜力。我们这一帮球员一直被人说成是块头太小，速度太慢，不够优秀。我们一点也不认同这些话，相反，我们中的每个人都在努力工作，希望能够克服困难，回击人们的质疑。我们之所以能在NBA这样级别的联盟中打球，就是因为我们每个人都很勤奋，不会让外界的质疑妨碍我们变得更好。对我们来说，这只是一个需要再次证明别人看走眼的赛季。

　　我不想就新赛季发誓。很多人喜欢发誓要进入季后赛或获得冠军，但这不是我的风格。我相信我们将会勤奋刻苦，成为一支勇者之师。我们有机会给人们制造惊喜。因为上述理由，我想我们将非常具有竞争力。

　　所以，如果你是这支不屈的球队的球迷，那么请你赶紧上来吧，我们的花车空了，有的是位子！

　　回见，

　　肖恩

　　原文如下——

　　October 26, 2009

　　We just landed in Portland, and this time tomorrow night we will openthe season against the Portland Trail Blazers. I can't believe that theseason is here again. The summer just went so quickly。

　　The last time we were in Portland, the circumstances were much different. We were here for the playoffs, we had just won 55 games inthe regular season and we came to Portland to end our string of firstround exits. This time we come to Portland surrounded by question marksand uncertainty about our team. This is not to say that we aren't herein Portland to win, we fully believe that if we play hard and smart andtogether, that we have a chance to win. Our team is still trying to forge our identity. Especially without Yao in the middle. We are going to play much faster and at a tempo that will seem very different from those who have watched us in the years past。

　　I am excited to prove those who have already written us off, that theyare wrong. The challenge ahead is great, no doubt about that, but the potential of tough people should never be overlooked. We have a team ofplayers that have continually been cast off as too small, too slow, andnot good enough. Instead of believing those things people say about us,each of us, in our own way, have worked harder to overcome the odds and the doubts of others. We are in the NBA, to an extent, because we aretough individuals and don't let the outside expectations stop us fromexcellence. For us, it's just another year to prove people wrong。

　　I don't promise anything about this year. While some like to promise playoff berths and championships, that's not my style. I do believe that we are going to play hard and be a gutsy team. We will have theopportunity to scare some people with our sheer effort. I think we willbe competitive, for the aforementioned reasons。

　　So if you are a fan of teams and people who like to buck the odds, thencome aboard, our bandwagon is empty and there is plenty of room。

　　Talk to you later,

　　shane

SHANE BATTIER
PEAK BLOG

10.18.09

I am back from my hamstring injury that I suffered on the first day of practice. It has taken me a few days to get back into rhythm, but I feel pretty good now. The first game I played against the Milwaukee Bucks, I fell down on the first 4 possessions of the game. I had no balance. It sounds strange, but even missing a week throws off your timing and balance. In my second game, I made 8 of 9 three pointers and had a game high 26 points. I have never had a shooting game like the game I had against the Raptors, I just felt like I couldn't miss! The bad news is that it was only a preseason game, the good news is that I proved that I am capable of having games like the one against the Raptors. My coaches were joking with me after the game that they are expecting 8 for 9 from three point land from now on, haha. I told them no problem.

Our team is still trying to forge our identity. We have so many new players, we are still trying to get comfortable with each other and develop our chemistry. Every team is different and must develop its own identity, you cannot force this process. I like our young players. Besides Aaron Brooks, Kyle Lowery, and Trevor Ariza, I think you will enjoy watching Chase Budinger and Jermaine Taylor. Both are exciting, athletic players who are eager to play and get better. Our new center, David Andersen, is a hard worker and a great teammate. He is getting more comfortable everyday and will be a good player for us.

I will reiterate that I don't think we will be a pushover of a team that many expect our team to be. We have a lot of talent on our roster and believe that if we play hard, smart and together, we can be a good team. There is no question that we miss Yao and Tracy, our margin for error is not very wide. We will play hard every night and try to impose our up tempo style on the other team. We just need to refine our team and define our identity.

Talk to you later,

shane

我首次训练的时候腿部肌腱受的伤现在已经痊愈了，不过我还是花了些时间重新找回我的节奏，我现在感觉很不错。我回归后打的第一场比赛是对雄鹿，当时前4次持球我好像都要倒了，那时候一点平衡感都找不到。听起来可能有点奇怪，不过其实就算一星期没打球，也会对时间感和平衡感产生影响。在我的第二场比赛中，我投了9个三分球，中了8个，还得了26分的高分。我从来没在哪场比赛中打出过对猛龙那场比赛的感觉，我当时的感觉就是我能投中每一个球！坏消息是，这只是一场季前赛，不过好消息是这证明了我的能力。教练在赛后跟我开玩笑，说他希望我以后每场比赛都能投出三分球9中8，哈哈。我跟他说：没问题！

现在，球队依然在慢慢试验重新塑造。队中来了很多新每年空，我们也逐渐开始互相熟悉，重建化学反应。每支球队都面临不同的情况，都需要塑造自己的打法，你不能忽视这一环节。我很喜欢我们的年轻球员。除了布鲁克斯、凯尔-洛瑞和特沃尔-阿里扎之外，你们也应该喜欢看查斯-巴丁格和杰梅因-泰勒的表演。他们都是对打球很有渴望又很有天赋的球员，他们会慢慢成长。我们的新中锋，大卫-安德森是一个非常努力的人，也是一个非常好的队友。他已经日益适应并且成为对我们很重要的球员了。

我再次重申我的观点，火箭不会成为很多球队期待中的“软柿子”。我们的轮转阵容中有很多有天赋的球员，相信我们，只要我们齐心协力、发动智慧打球，我们就仍然是一支好球队。失去了姚明和麦蒂虽然是事实，但是我们差的也不是太多。我们会在每个晚上尽全力，打出我们自己的节奏。我们需要的就是不断完善和塑造自己的风格。

下次再聊

肖恩

PEAK BLOG

September 30, 2009

It's basketball season once again! I know all the Houston Rockets fans are as excited as the players to get this season started. Optimism, as always, is high right now. Everyone has playoff aspirations and plans for successful seasons. Our team is no different.

There has been much said about the absence of our two main players, Yao and Tracy McGrady. Many people have already written our team off as too small and too inexperienced to be a playoff team in the Western Conference. Good. We actually like it when people doubt us. One thing I have learned in the years I have been in Houston is that it does not matter what anyone says about your team. The only thing that matters is the commitment and the will of the team. When Yao got hurt against the Lakers last year in the playoffs, no one dreamed that we would win another game against the Lakers, we proved everyone who doubted us wrong by winning not one, but two more games and pushing the Lakers to the 7th game. The situation is similar this year with Yao missing the entire upcoming season, the only difference is that we have 82 games to prove everyone wrong this year.

I like the athletic nature of our team. Aaron Brooks, Kyle Lowery, and Trevor Ariza are going to be great in the open court this year. We will be a better fast breaking team this year. Luis Scola and I will try to lead this team this year. I am now the oldest player on the team. I really can't believe it, because it seems like yesterday that I was one of the young guys running around. I guess it shows now that I am one of the older guys, because on th
first day of training camp, I pulled my hamstring and will have to miss a week. It's nothing serious, but it is important to heal completely, so that this is not a nagging injury for the entire year.

I am excited about the potential of this team. On paper, we may not intimidate other teams, but when teams play against us, they will quickly learn that few teams will play with as much heart and passion as our team. This is a team that you can root for.

I will give you an update later in the weeks to let you know who is playing well as well as send some pictures of my trip to China this summer.

Talk to you guys soon.

Shane

    一个属于篮球的赛季再一次到来了！我知道所有休斯顿的球迷对于新赛季的到来都和球员们一样兴奋不已。现在我们的团队和以往没有什么不同，还是一如既往的乐观，一样的兴奋。每一个人都希望新赛季能够打进季后赛，每个人都为一个成功的赛季做着准备。

最近有不少关于我们缺阵的两位主力——姚明和麦蒂的评论。在许多人的文章里，我们已经不被看好，说我们没有足够的经验成为西部季后赛球队中的一员。这很好，我们都喜欢被人们怀疑。来到休斯顿的这些年，我懂得了一个道理，那就是不要在乎任何人关于你团队的评论，唯一需要在意的是自己承担的义务和球队的意愿。上赛季季后赛对阵湖人，姚明受伤后，没有人认为我们还会再战胜湖人。事实证明他们的怀疑完全错了，我们不只又赢了一场，而是把湖人拖入了第七场的生死大战。今年的形势是一样的，姚明会错过整个赛季，唯一的区别是我们今年会用82场比赛来证明大家的怀疑是错的。

    我喜欢我们的球队，布鲁克斯，洛瑞和阿里扎今年一定会大放异彩，我们会成为一支优秀的快攻球队，我和斯科拉会去尝试领导球队。我现在是队里年龄最大的球员，我真的不敢相信，因为这一切还像是在昨天，我还是一名年轻的球员在球场上奔跑。训练营的第一天，我拉伤了我的腿部肌腱，并且在今后的一周都没法打球，我猜这说明我真的是一名老将了。不过这没什么大不了的，重要的是能够痊愈，这伤不会困扰我一整年的。

我很高兴看到球队潜力无限，理论上我们不惧怕任何球队，但当你遇到其他的球队时，你会发现他们和你一样充满了勇气和激情。不管怎么说，我们是一支值得去支持的球队。

过几周我再更新我的博客，让你知道球队里谁打得好。我还会放一些今年夏天中国之行的照片。

回头见伙计们。

肖恩

PEAK blog

May 27, 2009

As I sit here watching the Denver Nuggets play the Los Angeles Lakers, I think it is a good time for me to reflect on the season. I know everyone was anxious to hear my feelings after we lost game 7 to the Lakers, but for me to truly reflect on the year that had transpired, I needed a week to decompress, and collect my thoughts. The playoffs are so intense and take so much out of you that I probably would not have made sense if I tried to explain my thoughts and feelings of the year.

The year started out as a very frustrating one for me. I had never had a surgery in the NBA before and I did not know how to alter my training preparations for the season. After I had my ankle joint cleaned out, I tried to complete the same training regimen that I had in previous summers when I was healthy. Big mistake. My ankle was not ready for the serious pounding it must take when I train for the upcoming season. As a result, I could not work as hard and I didn't feel like I was preparing the right way. To make matters worse, I developed a bone bruise on the back side of my ankle. The doctors told me I had to take 6 weeks off to completely heal my ankle. For me, this was devastating. I rarely missed games and played through pain. That is just what I thought I should do. Unfortunately, the doctors had different plans.

I missed the first 20 games of the season to completely heal my ankle. When I came back, our team just could not find a good rhythm. Between me, Tracy, and Ron, we could not find a consistent, healthy lineup. It was frustrating to watch and it was frustrating to play. We knew we had an unbelievably talented team, but we just could not put together a winning streak.

As for myself, I was really frustrated with my play. I felt slow and unathletic (well, that's not saying much, but I felt slow and unathletic even for my standards!). I could not jump or move very well. I felt that it affected both my offense and defense. I thought it was my worst year of my career. I remember at the All-Star break telling my wife that this just was a bad year and maybe next year would be better, I was really down on myself.

After the All-Star break, something magical happened with our team. Tracy announced that he was getting season ending surgery. It seemed like everyone counted us out. They said that without Tracy, we wouldn't have a chance to even make the playoffs. The funny thing was that without Tracy in the lineup, we knew we had to play harder and smarter. And we did. And we started winning. Winning big. Our confidence grew and we started to have a lot of fun competing on the floor together. We became a team in the truest sense. Not only were we in the playoff race, we were fighting for home court advantage! Talk about a turnaround.

As the season went along, I gained more strength and athleticism. I started to feel like the old me. I started to make more shots (although I went through a terrible slump at one point). I began to get praise and notice for my defense again. Before I knew it, I had put together a great season. One that I was proud of. I was able to turn around a bad season and make it one of my more productive seasons, which is very difficult to do. I left the season with a great deal of satisfaction in my turnaround and my ability to fight through anything.

As we entered the playoffs, the pressure was on to get out of the first round. Something that the Rockets had not done in 12 years. The city wanted to cheer for a winner so badly and we wanted to give them something to cheer about. Portland was a worthy adversary in the first round. Again, no one gave us a chance to win the series against them. (but did we listen to those people? NO WAY!) After winning the first game of the series in Portland, we knew we were in control. We were able to finish them off by winning all of our home games. In the process, we won over the city of Houston and made all of our Rocket fans world wide proud.

With Tracy already out, it was a devastating blow to lose Dikembe Mutombo to a season ending injury in the Portland series. We knew we needed him against the Lakers, we just didn't know how badly until we lost Yao after the 3rd game of the Lakers series. Again, (like clockwork), people counted us out, they didn't give us a chance to stand up to the mighty Lakers. Not only did we answer the call in game 4, but we pushed the best team in the Western Conference to 7 games before running out of gas.

Not many people predicted that one.

I was proud of the way our team fought in the face of adversity. We never made excuses. We never pointed fingers. We just played. We just played our butts off. Every night. That is why I am proud to be a member of this Rockets' team. It wasn't the fanciest team or the most talented. What it was, was a tough team of competitors. Give me a team that fights like we did, when the odds were against us every day of the week.

Thanks for reading my blog this year, I hope you were entertained and gained a little insight into my world. I'll be checking in over the summer to fill you in on my golf game and my family time.

I can't wait to come to China in August to see my friends and fans, stay tuned for the details.

Best,

Shane

当我坐在这里看着掘金和湖人的比赛，我想是时候来思考和反省一下过去的这个赛季了。我知道在我们第七场输给湖人之后，每个人都想听听我心里的感受，可是对我来说想要实实在在的去思考这整个赛季，我需要一周的时间让自己减压，然后好好的组织一下思维。因为季后赛是如此的激烈，在我还没有意识到的时候已经从我的身边带走了很多的东西，所以尝试去解释我的感受以及总结这一年来的想法都是需要时间的。

   这个赛季的开始我便遭遇巨大的挫折，因为此前我的职业生涯中从未经历过手术，我也不知道该如何调整和改变训练来迎接这样的一个赛季。当我清除了踝关节上的问题之后，我想要完全的恢复训练，就像夏天我健康的时候一样。可这是个巨大的错误。我的脚踝完全经不住这样强度的训练。结果，我并不能很好的继续工作，而且我也感觉到自己准备的方法有问题。更严重的是，我还伤到了脚踝背面的骨头，医生告诉我想要完全治愈我的脚踝至少需要6周的时间。这是让我极度沮丧的消息。要知道我很少缺席比赛，也经常忍着伤痛去比赛。我觉得那是我应该去做的，不幸的是，医生的计划可不是这样的。

 
   就这样，为了完全治愈我的伤病，我缺席了赛季开始的20场比赛。当我回来的时候，我的球队还没有找到一个好的节奏。而我、特雷西和罗恩之间也找不到应有的默契，没有一个健康的阵容。这样的状况让人很灰心，也让我们将这样的挫败感带进了比赛中。我们知道自己是一支拥有令人难以置信的天赋的球队，可是就是还没有团结在一起，还没有一直的去赢球。

 
   从我自身而言，我对于自己的比赛失望极了。我觉得自己变慢了，也不是那么的有对抗性。（可能这样的观点并没有被经常的提到，可是我觉得我距离自己的标准很远！）我不能很好的起跳和移动，我觉得攻防两端的状态都受到了很大的影响。这大概是我职业生涯最糟糕的一年。我还记得全明星期间休息的时候我对妻子说，这只是很坏的一年，或许来年就会好起来，我真的很瞧不起自己。

 
   全明星之后，球队发生了一些不可思议的改变。特雷西宣布他要手术，整个赛季结束了。看起来每个人都认为我们今年没戏了。他们说，没有了特雷西，我们甚至打不进季后赛。可是有意思的是，没有了特雷西，我们知道自己必须打得更加的努力和聪明。我们做到了，我们开始赢球，赢下漂亮的比赛。随后我们的自信得到增长，并且开始在球场有一些有趣的竞争。火箭成为了一支脚踏实地的理性的球队。我们不仅仅赢下了季后赛名额的争夺，还有机会为了主场优势而战。这是一个巨大的转折。

 
   赛季一路向前，我的力量和对抗能力也得到了恢复，我开始感觉到昔日自己的回归。我也开始尝试更多的投篮，（尽管我的命中率下降的很厉害）。我开始得到赞扬，也更加注重自己在防守上的表现。我参与了一个伟大的赛季，我觉得很骄傲。要知道我让一个原本看起来糟糕至极的赛季发生了转变，它甚至成为我更加多产的一年。这是很难做到的。我觉得这个赛季是如此的令人满意，巨大的转变也证明我有足够的能力和任何困难作战。

   当我们进入季后赛之后，突破第一轮的压力随之而来。火箭已经12年没有尝过季后赛第二轮的滋味了。这个城市希望为胜利者欢呼，而我们需要给他们欢呼的理由。波特兰是第一轮中值得尊敬的球队，再一次的，没有人认为我们能够击败他们。（但是我们真的听这些人所说么？绝不！）当赢下这个系列赛的第一场之后，我们知道自己可以控制一切。我们能够在主场击败他们。此前，我们在休斯顿一直是赢球的，让这个城市的球迷成为了世界上最自豪的人。

特雷西还是没有回来，更具毁灭性的是我们还失去了穆托姆博，他在这个系列赛中受伤从而告别了整个自己的职业生涯。我们知道在面对湖人的时候需要他，可是直到和湖人的第三场我们接着失去了姚明，才知道什么是世界末日。再一次的，人们开始预言我们的出局，他们甚至不给我们和强大的湖人对抗到底的机会。可是我们不仅仅用第四场比赛作为回击，火箭甚至将全联盟最好的球队推进了西部半决赛的第七场。

这是大部分人所没有想到的。

我为球队在灾难面前的战斗精神而自豪。我们没有找借口，没有指责任何人，我们只是去战斗。我们只是竭尽全力。每一个夜晚。这就是为什么我为自己是火箭的一员而骄傲的原因。这不是一支自负的或者最有才华和天赋的球队。但是我们是一支强硬的球队，每一个人都是竞争者。当不平等每周每晚都在与我们较劲的时候，请你给我一支球队能像我们这样去战斗。

谢谢你们这一年以来阅读我的博客，我希望你们都很享受也从中了解到我的世界。暑假的时候我也会回来，告诉你们我的高尔夫比赛以及家庭的趣事。

我迫不及待的想要在八月去中国，去看看我的朋友和球迷们。请静候我进一步的详细消息吧。

肖恩

我们在斯台普斯上演奇迹击败强大的湖人的可能性不到40％！我们在休斯顿打出了一场出色的比赛，将系列赛拖到了第七场。我们讨论过自己的反弹和评估过湖人的取胜决心，但我依然对球队坚韧不拔的战斗精神感到骄傲。我们的更衣室中有一支伟大的团队。你可以看到湖人球员脸上震惊的表情，他们以为这个系列赛会很容易，他们不费吹灰之力就能击败我们。特别是当失去了姚明之后，全世界包括湖人在内都认为我们会悄悄地退场。我们一直强调，我们是一支球队，不是靠某一个人打球，我们是以一个团队的名义去迎接胜利或失败。这是再清楚不过的宣言，但你一定会感到很惊讶，现在很少有球队谈论团队问题。我很高兴自己在一支讲究团队精神的球队中。

我知道周日湖人将疯狂反扑。他们将竭尽全力对付我们。他们将在第一节就火力全开。我们必须要做好准备。科比要在第七场打上个人的烙印。我的任务就是遏制他，这是一项艰苦的工作。我要给他制造麻烦，让他的出手变得艰难无比。这就是我能做的一切。希望自己好运！

肖恩

原文如下——

A little less than 40 we'll be tipping off in the Staples Center trying to do the unimaginable: upset the mighty Lakers! We had a tremendous game in Houston in game 6 to force a game 7. I know that we have talked about how resilient our team is and how much heart they have, but even I am amazed at what we continually fight through to achieve. We really have a great group in our locker room. You can read the shock on the Lakers face, they thought that this would be an easy series for them and that they would not have to play very hard to beat us. Especially when Yao went down, it seemed like the entire world, including the Lakers, thought that we would go away quietly. We always talk as a group that it is not about one person, we have a team and we will win or lose as a team. This sounds like an obvious statement, but you would be surprised at how few teams talk about being team. I am lucky to be on a team that does!

I know the Lakers will come out hopping on Sunday. They will throw everything they have at us. They will try to come out especially fired up in the first quarter. We have to be ready. Kobe will try to put his personal stamp on game 7. It will be up to me to try to slow him down, which is always a difficult task. I will just try to make him work extra hard and make him make a number of tough shots under tough conditions. That's all I can do. Wish me luck!

Shane

当大家都以为火箭没戏的时候，我们用出色的表现震惊了篮坛。在得知火箭最佳球员、球队领袖姚明受伤赛季报销后不到24小时，大家都认为我们没有机会再在这个系列赛中取胜。湖人在第三场比赛中击败了我们，现在没有了姚明，火箭赢球的希望就更加渺茫了。那些并非真正支持火箭的人也开始关心起我们将作何反应。那些人根本不了解我们球队。我们队员个个都是斗士，我们不喜欢被人看扁，认为我们在逆境面前无法赢球。这是我职业生涯中最值得骄傲的一场胜利。毫无疑问，湖人的才华、实力、运动天赋都要胜过我们。对我们来说，这意味着我们需要更加努力、更加团结，以弥补我们天赋和实力的不足。

我不知道有多少球队会像我们今天这样回应(质疑)。看看今天的板凳席，不能出场的球员的年薪加在一块有4000万美元，他们是穆托姆博、麦蒂和姚明。没有哪支球队在失去这么多主力的情况下依然能够打得那么好，并且击败联盟中最好的球队。不可能。

我很高兴在比赛的最后时刻能够投中几个关键的三分，帮助球队锁定胜局。姚明缺阵，我们最好的对策就是多投三分，如果需要投40个三分，那我们就会投40个（除非你折断我的胳膊）。我不知道我们是否可以赢得这个系列赛，因为湖人太优秀，但我知道我们将战斗到最后一刻，我们至少还有机会。像我们这样的球队，需要的只是一个机会，再小都无所谓。

火箭加油，

肖恩

原文如下——

Just when you thought that you could write off the Houston Rockets, we give a performance that shakes up the basketball world. Less than 24 hours after hearing our best player and leader, Yao Ming, will miss the rest of the playoffs with a foot fracture, most people did not think that we had a chance to even win another game in this series. The Lakers beat us handily in game 3 and without Yao, the chances of success were slim. People who did not really follow our team had already made up their minds on how this team would react. Those people don't know our team. We are a team of fighters, who don't like to be told that they can't win because of adversity. I am as proud of this win today as I have ever been of a win in my professional career. There is no question that the Lakers are more talented than us, they are bigger and more athletic. For us, those facts do not mean much other than the fact that we know we have to compete harder and be more of a team to make up for our lack of talent and athletic shortcomings.

I don't know how many teams would have responded like we did today. When we looked over on the bench today, there was over 40 million dollars of salary in street clothes between Dikembe, Tracy, and Yao. You could not find another team in the entire league that could lose that much and still be competitive and take down one of the best teams in the NBA. No way.

I was happy to be able to finally hit some three pointers to help my team win. The best way to make up for the absence of Yao is to shoot more three pointers, if it takes 40 three pointers, then we will shoot 40 three pointers (you don't need to twist my arm!). I don't know if we can win this series, the Lakers are very good, but I do know that we'll compete to the final buzzer and that will give us a chance at least. With a team like we have, all we want is a chance, no matter how small it may be.

Go Rockets,

Shane

流血、缝针、肘击头部，斗气……季后赛一切都是真刀真枪。昨晚我们对阵湖人，再次赢下了系列赛的第一场。我们的确把比赛变得很丑陋，但这是我们有机会赢球的唯一途径。昨晚我们奉献了许多伟大的场面：姚明膝盖受伤咬牙坚持出场，布鲁克斯第四节站了出来，这支球队破釜沉舟的勇气打动了我。从这个系列赛开始，不会有人让我们轻易赢球。不过，我们最后还是赢下了比赛，现在我们要继续按照这样的方式打下去，抓住机会。

我接下了一份并不令人羡慕的工作：防守科比。毫无疑问科比是全联盟最难防的家伙。我坚决贯彻了战术，但他依然得了32分！防守科比你必须高度集中注意力，因为你稍有松懈，他就会给你致命一击。我知道下一场他为了取胜肯定会更加拼命，我已经把第一场的胜利抛在了脑后。我要把第一场发挥不好的地方加以改进。

许多球迷发来电子邮件，问我眼睛怎么样了。跟那些没有看球的球迷说一声，我在比赛中被人打到了头，眼皮开裂，缝了四针。无论出于何种原因，我的头经常处于危险区域，频频遭受打击，昨晚我的职业生涯的缝针数突破了100大关。嘿，这就是你必须为胜利付出的代价，我会继续这么打下去，即使这意味着我今后会缝更多针。虽然这可能毁了我退役后转行当模特的计划，但既然你打球就要争取获胜，如果这意味着更多的战斗伤疤，那也无所谓！

希望我们第二场能继续交好运。

肖恩

原文如下——

Blood, stitches, elbows to the head and kidneys, yup......the playoffs are in full effect. We had a great game against the Lakers last night to steal game one of our series....again. We made the game really ugly and physical, but it is the only way we can have a chance to win against these guys. We had so many great performances last night, from Yao coming back from banging his knee to Aaron Brooks leading us in the fourth quarter, this team continually impresses me with it's determination and heart. From the start of this series, not too many people even gave us a chance of winning even one game. Well, we've done that and now we will continue to play loose and free and take our shots and our chances.

I have gained the unenviable task of trying to stop the beast that is Kobe Bryant. There is no question that he is the toughest guy to cover in the NBA. For the most part, I stuck to my gameplan and he still scored 32 points! It takes amazing concentration and focus to guard him, because if you have even a momentary lapse in concentration, he will beat you. I know that he will come out even more determined to get the win in game 2, I have put behind me game 1 already. I am preparing to improve on the things that I did not do well in game one.

I have received a lot of emails from my fans asking if my eye is okay. For those who did not see the game, I took an elbow to the head and it opened up a gash above my eye that took 4 stitches. For whatever reason, I stick my head in danger zones and get hit in the head alot, last night's stitches probably put me over the 100 stitch mark for my career. Hey, that is the price you pay for winning and I would try to make the same play even if it meant that I would get more stitches. It may ruin my post-basketball modeling career, but you play the game to win and if that means a few more battle scars, so be it!

Wish us luck in game 2.

Shane

总算搞定！！！在经历了长达八年的失望之后，我们火箭终于突破了季后赛首轮！！我今天真的非常开心。休斯顿这座城市已经12年没有尝到季后赛第二轮的滋味了，压抑了实在太久。我知道对于很多球队来说进入第二轮根本就是小事一桩，但对于火箭和这座城市来说，现在终于可以卸下肩膀的千斤重担。有些火箭资深的工作人员，在这里干了12年，从来没有体验过季后赛晋级的喜悦，他们纷纷向我表示祝贺。这也让我非常开心。

比赛结束后，我说晋级并不会彻底改变我的生活。就算我一生都未闯过季后赛第一轮，我也不认为我的职业生涯很失败。如果我的职业生涯无法获得一个总冠军，这会让我有些懊恼，但我不会有任何遗憾。对我来说，唯一的改变是在每个赛季训练营开始时，不会有人再问我一个同样的问题：“你们今年能闯过季后赛首轮吗？”说实话，我很开心不再需要回答这个问题。哈哈哈！

我为姚明高兴。我知道他扛着许多压力。他的同胞对他和这支球队抱有很高的期望。我知道，之前一直无法闯过首轮，让他和其他人一样憋着一口气。现在我可以很骄傲地说，他带领我们战胜了开拓者，是晋级的功臣。姚明比赛结束后很开心，我也为他高兴。

过几天我会跟大家分享与湖人比赛的心情。今天我可以休息一天，我渴望享受这种感觉。我的职业生涯中还从来没有过这种感觉呢！

回见，

肖恩

原文如下——

Finally!!!!!!! After eight long years of disappointment, my Rockets have finally gotten past the first round of the NBA playoffs! I am just really happy today. The city of Houston has not gotten past the first round in 12 years and they had so many frustrations. I know it is only the first round and that to most teams it wouldn't be a big deal, but to Houston it is a big burden lifted off of the team and the city. I had so many congratulations from people who have worked for the Rockets in the last 12 years and had never had any playoff success. I am glad that many of these people finally got their first round win as well.

 I said after the game that winning a playoff series would not ultimately change my life. Even if I had never won a series, I would not have called my career a failure. I would have been upset that I never had a chance to win a championship, but I wouldn't have had any regrets. The only change for me now is that I won't have to answer the question that I had heard at the start of every training camp "Are you going to get out of the first round this year?" To be honest, I am glad I don't have to answer that question any more, haha!

 I am also happy for Yao, I know that he faces a lot of pressure to win and carry the Rockets. His countrymen have such high expectations for him and the team. I know that he was as frustrated as anyone with the inability to get out of the first round. I am proud to say that he led our group against the Portland Trail Blazers and was responsible for our win. Yao was so happy after the game and I was happy for him.

I will give you my thoughts on the Lakers in a few days, I have an off day today and want to enjoy this feeling. A feeling that I have never had as a professional!

Talk to you soon,

Shane

哦，昨天的比赛要我怎么说呢！当我写下这篇博客时，正坐在准备飞往波特兰的飞机上。我为球队感到自豪，带着6分的落后进入第四节对我们来说并不是好兆头。我们不是最善于翻盘的球队。但我们继续战斗，从未放弃。我们拥有坚强的意志力，打出了一场惊人的比赛。

我很骄傲，自己在第四节投中了两个关键三分。我一直都不是一个得分型选手，但我很自豪自己每每能在关键比赛的第四节发飙。剩下的三场比赛我们只需要赢1场就可以晋级季后赛第二轮（这是我职业生涯第一次）。我可不想增加比赛场次，希望能在第五场毕其功于一役。在客场击败开拓者非常困难，但如果我们竭尽所能，打出出色的防守，我相信我们取胜的机会很大！

飞机要起飞了，咱们回见。

肖恩

原文如下——

Wow, what a game! I write this as I am on the plane to Portland for game 5. I am proud of our team, down 6 going into the 4th quarter last night did not bode well for us. We are not the greatest comeback team.  But we kept on fighting and fighting and never gave up. Our team has amazing will and fight.

I was proud to hit the two big three pointers in the 4th quarter. I don't always score a lot of points, but I always pride myself on being at my best in the 4th quarter when the game matters most. We now have 3 games to win one and advance to the second round of the playoffs (for the first time in my career). I don't want to make this a prolonged series and will do my best to win game 5 and advance. It will be tough to beat Portland in Portland, but if we play great defense like we can, I know we have a great chance to win!

Plane's taking off, I'll talk to you later

Shane

经过漫长的飞行，我今天从波特兰回到了休斯顿。队员们的心情因为两件事情弄得有些沮丧。我们把一场原本可以到手的胜利弄丢了；我们的队友穆托姆博膝盖韧带撕裂，可能将无法再返回赛场。

我们先说下昨天的比赛。和第一场一开始比赛就被我们牢牢控制不同，波特兰开拓者昨天打得更加凶悍。我们预料到到他们会对姚明进行包夹，阻止他拿球。后卫布鲁克斯、阿泰斯特和韦弗在弱侧的进攻完成得不错，因为开拓者把重兵都投入到了对姚明的防守上。比赛中双方16次交替领先，但我们无法防住罗伊和阿尔德里奇。我们有一种感觉：开拓者的发挥已经到了极限；当我们状态不佳时，依然差一点就赢了。这是我们从第二场比赛中得到的鼓励。

我们现在回到了休斯顿，很高兴能在主场球迷面前打球。这个赛季我们在主场的发挥都不错，希望下面两个主场比赛我们能够打出最佳状态。

谈到穆托姆博的伤势，我就不免难过。他在比赛中为了抢一个篮板伤到了自己，他的膝盖和奥登绞在了一起，导致他的膝盖韧带拉伤。穆托姆博的身体和心灵都受到了巨大的创伤，尤其当得知这是他最后一场NBA比赛时。穆托姆博是NBA最伟大的球员之一。他的风范有口皆碑，只要他的身影出现，就能点亮整个休息室。能够和他做三年队友，是我的荣幸。一想到再也看不到他盖帽后摇手指的动作，我就很难过。他是我们球队的精神领袖，NBA其他球员会和我们一样怀念他。

第三场结束后咱们再聊！

火箭加油，

肖恩

原文如下——

I returned from Portland today after the long flight home. The spirits of the guys was a little down for two reasons. We knew that we let a game we could have won get away from us and we were also felt really bad for our partner Dikembe Mutombo who tore a tendon in his knee and must now retire from the game of basketball.

First, let's talk about the game. We knew Portland was going to play more aggressively than the first game in which we controlled from the start. We knew that they were going to try to take Yao out of the game as well, by double teaming him and denying him the ball. Our guards Aaron Brooks, Ron Artest, and Von Wafer did a great job of attacking the weak side of their defense which became available because they paid so much attention to Yao. There were 16 lead changes in the game, but ultimately we could not stop Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge who both had big games for them. We feel that the Blazers could not play any better and while we played a solid game, did not play at our best and yet, we still almost won the game. That is the encouraging fact we are taking from game 2.

We are now back home in Houston and excited to play in front of the home crowd. We have played great all year at home and expect to play our best basketball of the series in the next 2 games.

It is with sadness that I talk about Dikembe Mutombo's injury. When he leapt for a rebound in the game, his knee was tangled under Greg Oden, and the stress of the movement tore a tendon in his knee. Deke was in obvious pain, but as much as his knee hurt, the pain of knowing that his had played in his final NBA game hurt more. Deke is one of the great people to put on an NBA uniform. His spirit is undeniable and he always lights up a room as soon as he enters. It is my honor to have called him a great teammate for the last 3 years and I am sad that I will not see Deke wagging his finger after blocking yet another shot. He was the inspirational leader for our team and we will miss him greatly as will the rest of the NBA.

I will talk to you after game 3.

Go Rockets

Shane

我现在坐在波特兰的酒店里等着第二场比赛的到来。我们第一场比赛打得相当出色。我不想撒谎说那场比赛的胜利在我的预料之中。赛前我相信如果我们防守出色，就有机会赢球，但从来没想过会赢27分。Wow！

我们知道第二场开拓者将表现得更加凶悍。玫瑰花园也算是个魔鬼主场。他们的球迷非常吵。和去年爵士球迷（我想那可能是全联盟最吵的主场）相比都有过之而无不及。但愿开拓者能打得好一点。

季后赛的秘诀在于调整。通常，谁能做出更好的调整，谁就能赢下第二场。我相信开拓者不会再允许姚明在内线轻松拿球。他们要么会切断向姚明传球的路线，要么会对姚明进行双人包夹。我们需要解决他们的双人包夹，让开拓者为砍姚战术付出代价。只要我们做好这一点，我们通常就能赢球，反之，就会输。

我们会继续保持防守的强悍，布兰登-罗伊是一名全明星级别的球员，他很难防守，但只要我们防住奥特洛和布雷克等人，就会让赢球几率大增。

季后赛漫长而残酷，能赢下第一场我们很开心，但不应得意忘形。我们需要保持状态继续前进。

中国球迷们，我找到了一条和你们互动的全新途径，我的mogotxt.com网站中文版上线了。只要你访问这个网站，注册成为巴蒂尔群的会员，你的手机每天都能接收到我的最新消息，了解到我的近况和我的所思所想。对我和火箭来说，这都是一条不错的途径。我们正在努力让姚明成为我的聊天嘉宾，你们就可以向我们提问，我们会一起作答。试试看吧！

回见，

肖恩

原文如下——

Sitting in my room in Portland waiting for game 2 of our series to get here. We played an absolutely great game against the Blazers in game 1. I'd be lying if I said that I expected the game to go as it did. I knew that if we played great defense, then we would have a great shot at winning the game, but no one expected a 27 point win. Wow.

We know that Portland will come out much more aggressive in game 2 of the series. Their home arena, the Rose Garden, is a tough place to play. They have fantastic fans who are super loud. They are louder than the Jazz fans from last year (which I thought was the loudest arena in the NBA). We expect the Blazers to play a much better game.

The way the playoffs work is all about adjustments. Whoever makes better adjustments in their gameplan usually wins game 2. I am sure the Blazers will not allow Yao to catch the ball uninterrupted in the post. They will either deny him the ball or send double teams his way. It is up to us to respond to this double team and make the Blazers pay for committing to stopping Yao. When we do this well, we usually win, when we don't respond well, we usually lose.

We will continue to play tough defense on the Blazers, Brandon Roy is an all-star level player and he will be tough to stop, but we will improve our chances to win dramatically if we do a great job of stopping their complimentary players like Travis Outlaw and Steve Blake.

This is going to be a long and tough playoff series, we are happy that we were able to win game 1, but unsatisfied. We need to keep building every game.

I am also happy to announce a new way to keep in touch with my Chinese fans. Starting Tuesday, I am launching the Chinese version of http://www.mogotxt.com.  If you visit mogotxt.com and sign up to be a part of the Shane Battier group. You can receive daily updates directly to your cell phone about the happening and thoughts of the day. It's a great way to keep up with me and the Houston Rockets. We are also trying to get Yao Ming to be a guest on my chat line so you can ask us questions and we can answer them together. Check it out!

Talk to you soon,

Shane

Peak Blog

April 13, 2009

It is the final week of the NBA regular season, can you believe it? I can't. The season has flown by so quickly and I really can't believe the playoffs will start in less than a week. As I write this, we have 2 games to go against New Orleans and Dallas. I am asked everyday about who I want to play in the playoffs. First of all, there are so many different scenarios, I can't keep them all straight. Secondly, I know that we are going to play a good team regardless, so why worry about what team we are going to play? The only thing we can control is our efforts against New Orleans and Dallas in these 2 last games. If we win both, we will win the division championship, which is amazing considering all of the injuries, trades, and lineup shuffles that we have had this year. In the NBA, anytime you win 50 games, that is a great accomplishment and you should be proud. Do you know how hard it is to win 50? It takes great consistency and effort. To win a divisional championship would be even better. It's something that I haven't done yet in my career.

Every playoff team in the Western Conference offers advantages and challenges. I think the Lakers are the best team obviously, but they have their weaknesses too. I cannot put them into words here, because they might be reading this, hahaha. After the Lakers, any of the teams could get hot and win multiple playoff series. It is not like the Eastern Conference which only has 3 great teams.

I only hope that we play well this last week to give us confidence as we open the playoffs. We have been an outstanding home team this year and need to secure home court advantage and win the first two games in the series. That would be huge for our young team.

Stay tuned!

I will talk to you later,

Shane

这已经是NBA常规赛的最后一个星期了，你能相信么？我不能。这个赛季过的太快了，我几乎不能相信季后赛不到一个星期就要开始了。我写这篇文章的时候，我们还有两场比赛要打，对手是新奥尔良黄蜂和达拉斯小牛。每天我都会被问到希望在季后赛遇上哪个对手。首先，将会出现多种不同的情况，我不可能完全的去掌控。第二，无论怎样反正我们明白将会面对一支很好的球队，那么为什么要去担忧究竟是哪一个呢？我们唯一能控制的事情就是在与黄蜂和小牛的比赛中全力以赴。如果我们两战皆胜，我们将会赢得分区的冠军，这对于我们今年所有的伤员、交易涉及的球员、目前的阵容中的战友来说都是非常奇妙和惊异的。在NBA中，赢下50胜的战绩，是一个伟大的成就，你的为此而自豪。你知道想要取得这样的成绩有多难么？这需要持之以恒和付出巨大的努力。而能够获得一个分区冠军也非常棒，我此前的职业生涯中还没有这样的经历。

西部每一支季后赛球队都非常的优秀和具有挑战性。我认为很明显湖人是最好的，但是他们也有自己的弱点。不过在这我不能说，因为他们可能有人会来看我的文章，哈哈。湖人之后任何球队都具备赢下这些系列赛的能力。这里和东部不一样，不是只有3支优秀的球队。

我只希望这最后的一周能够有好的表现，从而能带着更多的自信进入到季后赛。我们今年有着优秀的主场战绩，我们需要获得主场优势，然后在系列赛的前两场中获胜。这对于一支年轻的球队来说很重要。

请继续关注我们！

回见

肖恩

朋友们大家好！本周是NBA的“地球周”。NBA利用自己的平台来宣传地球日和提醒大家注意环境问题，我认为非常有意义。我自认为是一个环保主义者。我在家一直在实践“3R”准则：Reduce(减少原料), Re-use(重新利用), Recycle(物品回收)。我们只有一个地球，必须呵护它。我希望你用实际行动来保护环境。其实将环保意识付诸行动很简单。当你离开房间的时候记得关灯，这样你就减少了二氧化碳的排放；我会重复使用纸箱，不轻易将它们丢进垃圾筒。我知道我一个人力量有限，但如果每个人都能为保护地球做一点努力，那样的效果就是巨大的。

在地球周的比赛中，NBA允许我们穿“绿色球鞋”。虽然绿色不是火箭队的主色调，但我会穿着匹克特别设计的绿色球鞋去推广“地球周”。我的球鞋将由三种颜色组成：白色、银色和绿色。绿色象征着生命、自然和健康。银色象征着人类文明和地球的融合。白色象征着洁净。这些颜色合在一起，旨在提醒我们保护这个星球，爱护环境。鞋底"31 recycling"设计非常酷，这象征着我倡导物品回收，是地球的朋友。

所以本周看NBA时，你们一定要注意我的鞋子哦，其他每个球员也都会穿“绿色球鞋”。我们提醒大家：保护地球，为下一代留下一个美好的环境。

保重，

肖恩

原文如下——

April 5, 2009

Hello friends! This week the NBA is celebrating Earth Week. I think this is great that the NBA is using our platform to raise awareness about Earth Day and the issues that are facing our environment. I like to think that I am an environmentally conscience person. At the Battier household, we try to practice the 3 "R's"......Reduce, Re-use, Recycle. We only have one earth and we must respect it and treat it kindly. I challenge you to reflect on your personal commitment to protecting our earth and its resources. The beauty of having environmental awareness is that it is simple and every small thing will help. If you just turn off the lights when you leave a room, you will be saving our atmosphere from the carbon dioxide that is released when we use electricity. I always try to reuse cardboard boxes and other containers to keep them out of landfills. I know I am only one person, but if everyone just did a little to help preserve our earth, the impact would be tremendous.

To commemorate earth week, the NBA is allowing us to wear "green shoes." Although the Rockets do not have green as one of their primary colors, I will be wearing special Peak shoes that serve to raise awareness for earth week. My shoes will be a combination of white, silver, and green. The green symbolizes life, nature and health. The silver symbolizes civilization, the mixing of earth and concrete. The white in the shoes symbolizes purity and cleanness. The combination of all these colors serves as a reminder to care for our planet and to help keep the environment clean. There is also a really cool "31 recycling" symbol on the back of the shoe that shows that I like to recycle and that I am a friend of the earth!

So when you watch us play this week, take a look at my shoes as well as everyone who wears "green shoes" this week. Let it serve as a reminder that we must protect our planet and take necessary steps to preserve it for future generations.

Take care my friends,

Shane

我现在已经身在犹他州，昨天我们刚刚在圣安东尼奥战胜了马刺。圣安东尼奥是联盟中最难攻克的主场之一，球队展现出的刚强和坚毅令我骄傲。我们本赛季可谓诸事不顺：主力球员的伤病、球员交易，输给垫底球队，缺乏化学反应……想想这些事情，你对于我们目前的排名就会感到不可思议了，我们现在排在西南赛区第一，在整个西部排名第二。

我想除了因为我们拥有一批努力、团结的球员之外，没有别的解释。本赛季有许多人都有了飞快的进步，这是真正的团队篮球。

有人问我季后赛我们最想碰哪支球队。我很早以前就明白，不应该去选择对手，也不别去选择躲避谁。西部球队都很强，所以我们肯定将碰上一支强队。所以我们不需要花时间来考虑这个问题。

明天我们将迎来另一场艰苦的比赛，对手是爵士。希望我们能继续前进！

另外，本周对于巴蒂尔一家来说相当紧张。我所支持的杜克蓝魔将在周四的NCAA比赛中迎战维拉诺瓦。你们知道我曾在2001年代表杜克拿到了一个全国冠军，但你们不知道的是，我的妻子海蒂毕业于维拉诺瓦大学。我们在家已经唇枪舌剑了。我们的儿子奇克穿着杜克的球衣、维拉诺瓦的帽子和袜子。这让才10个月大的他感到非常矛盾。我老婆的很多朋友也在喋喋不休，我们已经押了一些钱。对杜克大学来说，这场比赛很艰苦，对我来说，如果他们输了，这日子更是没法过！所以杜克加油啊！！！！！！！！！！

保重，

肖恩

原文如下——

March 23, 2009

I am sitting here in Utah, a day after an improbable win against the San Antonio Spurs. San Antonio is one of the most difficult places to win and I am really proud of our team to show perseverance and fortitude in our win. We have had so much malaise this year, from the injuries to key players on the team, to the trades, to the bad losses to last place teams and to the lack of chemistry. Considering all of the things that have happened to our team, it's pretty amazing to look at the standings today and see that we are in first place in the Southwest division and in second place in the tough Western Conference.

I really can't explain it, other than we have a group of players who play hard, try to play together, and don't make excuses. We have had so many guys step up all year long, it has been a true team effort.

People ask me what team that I would prefer we play in the playoffs. I learned long ago that I never hope to play a team nor do I try to duck a team. The Western Conference is so good, we know that we will play a great team regardless. So we don't wasting time worrying about it.

We have another tough game tomorrow against the Jazz. Hopefully we can keep this train rolling!

On another note, this is a very stressful week in the Battier household. My beloved Duke Blue Devils are playing the Villanova Wildcats in the NCAA tournament on Thursday. As you know, I went to Duke and won a national championship in 2001, what you don't know is that my wife, Heidi, attended Villanova University. There has been trash talking already. Our son Zeke will be wearing his Duke shirt and Villanova hat and socks. He feels very conflicted for a 10 month old. Many of my wife's friends are talking trash as well and we have already placed a few wagers on the game. It will be a tough game for Duke, but it will be much tougher for me if they lose! So GO DUKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Be well,

Shane

卡尔是我认识的人中最和善的一个，他人很好。有人居然要枪击他，这简直没有道理。卡尔当时下飞机后只是想出去吃点东西。我不知道更多的细节，不过我很高兴一会儿就能见到卡尔。

有人问这件事情对我有什么影响。我不想把这件事情和我们的球员身份联系起来。健康、家庭和友谊都比比赛的输赢重要得多。我不需要今天早上的这起事件来提醒我这一切。尽管这么说，今天早上离开家前往训练场时，我会给妻儿一个特殊的拥抱和亲吻。这对我来说是眼下最重要的事情。

回见，

肖恩

原文如下——

We received some disturbing news this morning. After a great win against New Orleans in New Orleans, we returned home late last night. While our power forward Carl Landry was coming home from the airport, his car was shot at by two armed men. Thankfully, Carl only suffered a flesh wound in his calf and a dislocated finger. The outcome of the shooting could have been much, much worse. I am thankful and relieved that Carl has been released from the hospital already.

Carl is one of the nicest people I know, he is just a good person. It is senseless that someone would try to shoot him. Carl was only trying to get something to eat after our plane ride. I don't know all of the details yet, but it will be good to see Carl.

People ask me if this brings a sense of perspective to me. I try not to get caught up in our job as basketball players. Ultimately, things like health, family, and friends are much more important than the games that we win or lose. I don't need an episode like this morning's situation to remind me of that. With that said though, I will give my wife and my son an extra hug and kiss before I go to the gym today. Now that's what's important to me.

Talk to you soon,

Shane