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