WNBA star Candace Parker is officially entering retirement.
WNBA球星坎迪斯·帕克正式宣布退役。
On April 28, the Las Vegas Aces forward announced in a lengthy Instagram post that she would be stepping away from the court after 16 seasons with the league.
4月28日，这位拉斯维加斯王牌前锋在Instagram上发布了一篇长长的帖子，宣布她将在为联盟效力16个赛季后离开球场。
"I promised I’d never cheat the game & that I’d leave it in a better place than I came into it. The competitor in me always wants 1 more, but it’s time," she wrote in part, alongside a photo of herself as a young child, holding a basketball in her hands. "My HEART & body knew, but I needed to give my mind time to accept it."
“我保证我永远不会在比赛中作弊，我会让它变得比我来的时候更好。我内心的竞争心总是想要更多，但是时候了，”她写道，并配了一张自己小时候拿着篮球的照片。“我的心和身体都知道，但我需要给我的大脑时间来接受它。”
Parker, 38, dealt with a foot injury during the 2023 season, and according to CBS Sports, after she underwent surgery for her fractured foot, she was sidelined in July for the remainder of the Aces' championship-winning season.
现年38岁的帕克在2023赛季期间脚伤，据CBS体育报道，在她接受了骨折的脚手术后，她在7月份缺席了ace赢得冠军的剩余赛季。
"This offseason hasn’t been fun on a foot that isn’t cooperating. It’s no fun playing in pain (10 surgeries in my career), it’s no fun knowing what you could do, if only…it’s no fun hearing 'she isn’t the same' when I know why, it’s no fun accepting the fact you need surgery AGAIN," she added in the caption.
“这个休赛期对于一只不配合的脚来说并不有趣。在痛苦中打球没什么意思(我职业生涯做了10次手术)，知道自己能做什么也没什么意思，如果……当我知道原因时听到‘她变了’也没什么意思，接受你需要再次手术的事实也没什么意思，”她在标题中补充道。
Parker is one of the most decorated athletes in WNBA history, beginning her professional career in 2008 when she was selected as the No. 1 draft pick to the Los Angeles Sparks — just after she won NCAA titles in 2007 and 2008 playing for the University of Tennessee Lady Vols.
帕克是WNBA历史上获得荣誉最多的运动员之一，她在2008年以状元的身份被洛杉矶火花队选中，开始了她的职业生涯——就在她在2007年和2008年为田纳西大学女子队赢得NCAA冠军之后。
After a championship win with the Sparks in 2016, she went to the Chicago Sky — her hometown team — for the 2021 season, winning the championship that year. She then went to the Aces two years later and took home yet another championship, the team's second in a row.
在2016年赢得火花队的冠军后，她去了家乡球队芝加哥天空队，参加了2021赛季，并在当年赢得了冠军。两年后，她又去了王牌队，并将另一个冠军带回家，这是该队的第二个冠军。
WNBA球星坎迪斯·帕克正式宣布退役。
On April 28, the Las Vegas Aces forward announced in a lengthy Instagram post that she would be stepping away from the court after 16 seasons with the league.
4月28日，这位拉斯维加斯王牌前锋在Instagram上发布了一篇长长的帖子，宣布她将在为联盟效力16个赛季后离开球场。
"I promised I’d never cheat the game & that I’d leave it in a better place than I came into it. The competitor in me always wants 1 more, but it’s time," she wrote in part, alongside a photo of herself as a young child, holding a basketball in her hands. "My HEART & body knew, but I needed to give my mind time to accept it."
“我保证我永远不会在比赛中作弊，我会让它变得比我来的时候更好。我内心的竞争心总是想要更多，但是时候了，”她写道，并配了一张自己小时候拿着篮球的照片。“我的心和身体都知道，但我需要给我的大脑时间来接受它。”
Parker, 38, dealt with a foot injury during the 2023 season, and according to CBS Sports, after she underwent surgery for her fractured foot, she was sidelined in July for the remainder of the Aces' championship-winning season.
现年38岁的帕克在2023赛季期间脚伤，据CBS体育报道，在她接受了骨折的脚手术后，她在7月份缺席了ace赢得冠军的剩余赛季。
"This offseason hasn’t been fun on a foot that isn’t cooperating. It’s no fun playing in pain (10 surgeries in my career), it’s no fun knowing what you could do, if only…it’s no fun hearing 'she isn’t the same' when I know why, it’s no fun accepting the fact you need surgery AGAIN," she added in the caption.
“这个休赛期对于一只不配合的脚来说并不有趣。在痛苦中打球没什么意思(我职业生涯做了10次手术)，知道自己能做什么也没什么意思，如果……当我知道原因时听到‘她变了’也没什么意思，接受你需要再次手术的事实也没什么意思，”她在标题中补充道。
Parker is one of the most decorated athletes in WNBA history, beginning her professional career in 2008 when she was selected as the No. 1 draft pick to the Los Angeles Sparks — just after she won NCAA titles in 2007 and 2008 playing for the University of Tennessee Lady Vols.
帕克是WNBA历史上获得荣誉最多的运动员之一，她在2008年以状元的身份被洛杉矶火花队选中，开始了她的职业生涯——就在她在2007年和2008年为田纳西大学女子队赢得NCAA冠军之后。
After a championship win with the Sparks in 2016, she went to the Chicago Sky — her hometown team — for the 2021 season, winning the championship that year. She then went to the Aces two years later and took home yet another championship, the team's second in a row.
在2016年赢得火花队的冠军后，她去了家乡球队芝加哥天空队，参加了2021赛季，并在当年赢得了冠军。两年后，她又去了王牌队，并将另一个冠军带回家，这是该队的第二个冠军。
