My eleventh year in the NBA

在我NBA生涯的第11年

its when I really start experiencing pain in my knee

那时候我真正感受到了膝盖的疼痛

And I could remember like it was yesterday

这种感觉就仿佛是昨天发生的那样

I was sitting on my couch watching TV

我坐在沙发上看着电视

And I wanted to cross my legs up and put it on like a foot stool

我想把腿架在小板凳上

And I couldn’t extend my legs. so I am like: holy crap?!

我竟然没法伸直我的腿，心想：我檫?!

And from that point on, I knew something was bad

从那刻开始我就知道有些情况很糟糕

At the end of that season had off scar surgery, try to come back

在那个赛季为了回复状态，我接受了膝盖手术

And I just wasn’t able to go

但是我的状态无法重回巅峰了

I got on a regular rehab program

我进行了康复治疗项目

what really did it for me to shut it down is

真正让我倍受打击的时刻是

We were playing in Milwaukee

我们对阵密尔沃基雄鹿

And I really never been embarrassed on the basketball court

在篮球场上我从来没有这样丢人过

I went to go up for a dunk like on the other side

我本想来个反身扣篮

I couldn’t jump at all and I got hung

我完全跳不起来，被篮筐盖了帽

And you know it was laughing moment of my career, like it was embarrassed moment

这是我职业生涯最尴尬，最丢人的时刻了

I shut it down, longer to sure and I just wasn’t able to get back to myself

这让我倍受打击，我已经不是原来的那个我了

I still get the edge now

现在我还有两下子功夫

But I don’t want to play again

但是我不想再打了

embarrassed 美 [ɪmˈbærəst] adj.尴尬的;窘迫的

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