Unfortunately, your reputation often rests not on your ability to do what you say, but rather on your ability to do what people expect.

  • -- Bryant H. McGill 布莱恩特·H·麦吉尔

不幸的是,你的名声往往不是建立在你说到做到的能力上,而是建立在你做别人期望的能力上。

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My reputation was a bit exaggerated. Things were written in newspapers, then copied, then doubled. One of the reasons why I never disclaimed that, was because I found it amusing. But I also constructed such an image for myself in order to gain more of a private life.

我的名声有点被夸大了。报纸上写的东西,然后复制,然后翻倍。我从未否认这一点的原因之一,是因为我觉得这很有趣。但为了获得更多的私人生活,我也为自己构建了这样一个形象。

I've always been an unselfish guy, and that's the only way I know how to play on the court and I try to play to the maximum of my ability - not only for myself but for my teammates.

我一直是一个无私的人,这是我知道如何在场上打球的唯一方法,我试着发挥我的最大能力——不仅仅是为了我自己,也是为了我的队友。

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.

如果我有机会给下一代一个礼物,那就是每个人学会自嘲的能力。

If you take care of your character, your reputation will take care of itself.

如果你能照顾好自己的性格,你的声誉也会得到保护。