體育明星：科比的超越之旅

Kobe Bryant is better than Michael Jordan — at least as far as the NBA’s all-time scoring list is concerned.

科比比喬丹更優(yōu)秀?至少在NBA個人職業(yè)生涯總得分榜上他已經(jīng)超越了“飛人”。

On Dec 14, the Los Angeles Lakers star reached 32,293 points in the second quarter of a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center, which allowed him to finally surpass Chicago Bulls legendMichael Jordan (32,292 points). Now, Bryant has moved into the third place in career scoring, with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 points) and Karl Malone (36,928 points) ahead of him.

本月14日，在美國目標中心球館里科比所在的洛杉磯湖人對戰(zhàn)明尼蘇達森林狼，比賽第二節(jié)，(憑借兩記罰球)科比的NBA個人職業(yè)生涯總得分達到32293分，正式超越芝加哥公牛隊的傳奇球星喬丹(32292分)，榮登歷史得分榜第三位，僅次于“天勾”賈巴爾(38387分)和卡爾•馬龍(36928分)

The Timberwolves stopped the game, owner Glen Taylor presented Bryant with the game ball and a Lakers-heavy crowd gave a standing ovation. Bryant, with a big smile on his face, received hugs from teammates and the Timberwolves, and waved to the crowd.

森林狼隊為他叫停了比賽，森林狼的大老板格倫•泰勒將這場比賽的用球送給了科比。湖人式的歡呼聲更是響徹全場。科比面露燦爛笑容，與隊友和森林狼的隊員們一一擁抱，又揮手致意(場外)歡呼的人群。

Indeed, the milestone is no small feat for Bryant, as he forged his Hall of Fame career in Jordan’s shadow. Almost since the day Bryant entered the league in 1996 at the age of 18, everything about the two invited comparison. From their sizes (each 198 cm) to the almost eerie similarities of the way theypump their fists after big shots. The debate has raged on whether Bryant can surpass Jordan all the time.

作為NBA名人堂的一員，科比的進步一直籠罩在喬丹的光輝之下，能完成這次里程碑式的超越確實是個不小的成績。自1996年18歲的科比加入NBA以來，他與喬丹各方面的比較就從未停止，從身高(都是198cm)到每次華麗進球后相似的(后跳)揮拳慶祝的怪異姿勢。而科比能否超越喬丹的爭論更是一直以來的熱門話題。

Bryant seemed to long for getting rid of these comparisons. “The thing that I always bristled at was the notion that I learned everything that I know from Michael,” Bryant told Bleacher Report.

擺脫這些對比似乎是科比長久以來的愿望。他在接受美國體育媒體Bleacher Report采訪時曾說，“似乎我所學到的一切都來自喬丹，這讓我很不開心。”

However, his health issues got in the way. The 36-year-old player missed all but six games in 2013-14, first recovering from a torn Achilles and then suffering a season-ending knee injury.

但是，傷病讓他的愿望一拖再拖。今年36歲的科比在2103-2014賽季先后因為跟腱撕裂與膝傷只打了6場比賽，其中膝蓋受傷更是令他之后的整個賽季全部報銷。

Jordan shot a higher field goal percentage, won six titles to the five that Bryant has now and climbed past Wilt Chamberlain into third on the list at 1,039 games in 2003 compared to Bryant’s 1,269.

喬丹擁有更高的投籃命中率，截止2003年(退役前)他共出場1039次、獲得6個NBA總冠軍、總得分排名超越威爾特?張伯倫躋身前三，而科比目前共出場1269次、只拿到5個總冠軍。

But Bryant’s competitiveness, tenacity and sheer will, is about as close as it gets to Jordan. “Just like we’ve never seen another player like Michael Jordan, we will never see another player like Kobe Bryant!” Lakers Hall of Famer Magic Johnson tweeted.

但科比的競爭力、韌性、以及意志都與喬丹相差無二。湖人的另一位名人堂成員埃爾文•約翰遜曾在Twitter上寫到：正如沒有第二個喬丹一樣，也沒有第二個科比。

With two all-time greats still ahead of Bryant, whether he can continue to progress remains to be seen. It may be difficult for him to push even further, but he’s certainly already entered legendary territory.

目前，(排行榜上)科比之前還有兩位籃球史上的傳奇前輩(賈巴爾和卡爾•馬龍)，他能否繼續(xù)前進?我們拭目以待!完成新的超越對他而言也許并非易事，但他已是傳奇!