布兰登-英格拉姆，20岁，天赋异禀，2016年被湖人用榜眼签选中。

过去的一个赛季，他的表现有了长足的进步。

然而最近由于伦纳德与湖人的流言，身陷交易传闻中。

英格拉姆出身篮球名校杜克大学，对母校和老K教练有着非常深的感情。

下面就让我们欣赏他写给母校的亲笔信。

Farewell, Duke别了，杜克BRANDON INGRAM APR 04 2016布兰登-英格拉姆，2016年4月4日Today I'm declaring for the NBA draft.

So I'm thinking back about my year at Duke and everything that led to where I am today.

今天，我宣布，我将参加2016年的NBA选秀。

我不禁回想起在杜克度过的时光和成长中的点点滴滴。

The first thing that jumps into my mind is the day I got a call from Coach K.

You don't forget that day.

He was coming to Kinston, N.

C.

To my house.

It was my junior year of high school.

我最先想到的是接到老K教练电话的那一天。

那一天我永生难忘。

他当时正要来北卡州的金斯敦。

他打算来我家。

那时我高三。

Coach K pulled out his phone.

It's an iPhone 6.

For some reason, I'd never considered that Coach K even owned a phone.

Not to mention an iPhone 6.

But anyway, he said:他掏出他的手机，一部iPhone 6。

出于某种原因，我从没想过老K教练会用手机，更别说是iPhone 6了。

总之，他说："You've got a good Instagram.

"你的Instagram不错啊。

”Huh?

I'm thinking it's some kind of joke.

Or maybe that I posted something I shouldn't have?

啊?

他是在跟我开玩笑吗?

还是说，我发了什么不该发的东西?

"Tell me what this means to you," he said, pointing to a quote I had written as a caption for a photo.

给我讲讲这句话有什么含义吧。

”他指着我为一张照片配的文字说。

The quote was, "Stay hungry and stay humble.

"那句话是保持饥饿，保持谦逊。

”Before he left, Coach K said something that I haven't forgotten.

我还记得老K教练临走前对我说的话。

"I can only promise you one thing: The next level will be an adjustment.

I can't guarantee that you'll start for me, but you'll have a shot.

"我只能向你承诺一件事：你还需要适应下一个级别的比赛。

我无法保证你能打上首发，但你有机会。

”That really made an impact on me.

这番话对我影响深远。

But after he left, I thought more about it, and it started to make sense.

I wanted to work for my spot, and he wanted the same thing for me.

但当老K教练走后，我越想越觉得他说得有道理。

我要努力去争取自己的位置，他也是这么想的。

Coach K was right about a couple of things.

Adjusting to the next level was harder than I expected.

The truth is, I really struggled for the first few months of the season.

老K教练对几件事的看法是对的。

适应更高级别的比赛比我想象得要难。

事实是，在赛季的前几个月里，我真的很挣扎。

He wasn't mad.

He was calm, just like he was at my house.

但他并没有生气，而是很平静，就像在我家时那样。

"Where's that hungry kid I recruited?

Show me that kid.

"我招来的那个充满饥饿感的孩子哪儿去了?

让我见见那个孩子。

”My time is almost over here in Durham.

Today as I declare for the NBA Draft, I'm both excited and sad about this moment.

在达勒姆生活的日子马上就要结束了。

今天我正式宣布，我将参加2016年的NBA选秀。

此刻，我既兴奋又难过。

On one hand, one year at Duke isn't a very long time.

I know that.

But I've done a lot of growing, and growing up, in that time.

I know by leaving I'll miss out on a lot of friendships and opportunities.

I'll really miss all the students who showed me so much love.

One of my favorite parts of the Duke basketball tradition is the high-five line at the end of home games.

一方面，在杜克大学度过的一年时光非常短暂，我明白。

但在这段时间里，我成长了许多，也成熟了许多。

我知道，离开意味着我将错过很多友谊、错过很多机会。

我会怀念所有曾对我寄予厚爱的同学们。

在杜克所有的篮球传统里，我最喜欢的一个环节，就是在主场比赛结束后和你们击掌。

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