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NBA Rumors:James Harden’s High School Basketball Coach Used Burgers To Het Him To The Free Throw Line
James Harden的高中籃球教練用漢堡來刺激他拿犯規罰球得分

Interestingly enough, his knack for getting to the line was developed all the way back in High School with help from his coach, Scott Pera. And, according to an article published years ago by Sports Illustrated’s Lee Jenkins, he used a particularly unique method to do it.
有趣的是，他這拿犯規的絕竅得要追溯到他高中時期，他的籃球教練Scott Pera的幫忙。
一年前Sports Illustrated的記者Lee Jenkins寫了一篇文章，文章裡說教練Pera採用了一個很特別的方式：

"To turn Harden from a sniper into a driver, Pera put him through daily X-out drills, in which Harden had to convert eight straight layups while Pera punished him with an arm pad. They made a standing bet: If Harden shot more than six free throws in a game, Pera owed him a hamburger; if Harden shot fewer than six, he owed Pera sprints. Harden discovered ways to contort his limbs through and around defenders, collecting whistles and patties."
「為了將Harden從定點射手變成運球進攻者，教練Pera要Harden每天做額外的訓練，這訓練要求Harden在教練Pera用護具衝撞他的時候仍得要完成8次運球上籃得分。他們打了個賭：若是他可以在每場比賽拿下至少6個罰球，Pera就欠Harden一個漢堡；若是少於6個，那Harden就得要去跑步。所以，Harden後來找到方式可以讓他的肢體從對手旁邊穿過或繞過，得到犯規，也拿到漢堡。」

Years after that initial quote, the hamburger strategy was brought up again in a more recent interview with Perra, and he did not disappoint with his response.
在那段訪談的數年後，這"漢堡賭注"在最近的一次訪談中再次被提及，教練Pera對那結果很滿意。

“I think he can buy the hamburgers now,” Pera told Gray. “It’s funny, you just try different things with different kids. I wanted him to understand the importance – he came to me as a very good standstill shooter. So any kid that is good at something, that’s what they naturally want to do all the time. And I kept trying to talk to him and tell him that if you want to be a great scorer or a really good player you have to add different things to your game, so you need to learn to take contact. And I told him, every time you get knocked down, you’ve got to get back up, not look at anybody funny, not talk to the refs or the other team, get to the free throw line and give them two points. So that’s where that bet came from, to challenge him a little bit, and he takes things to the next level.
「我認為Harden現在可以自己買漢堡了，」Pera說。「嘗試用不同的方式去教導不同的小孩，這很有趣。我想要他可以了解到這其中的重要性--他來找我的時候是一個非常好的定點射手。所以，當某個小孩在某件事非常厲害的時候，他們很自然的就會一直做那件事。
所以我一直跟他說，若是他想要成為很好的得分手或是真正很好的球員的話，他得要再多加一些招式，他得要學會與防守者肢體接觸。我跟他說，當被對手打倒時，就站起來，不要看著對手覺得好笑，不要跟裁判理論或是對手理論，就是走上罰球線幫自己隊拿下兩分。所以這就是那"漢堡賭注"的來由，目的是要給他多一些挑戰，而他把這技巧帶到了更高的層次上。」

“I think I probably bought a lot of hamburgers.”
「我想我那時候大概買了很多很多的漢堡。」
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原來鬍子是從高中時期學壞的, 大家要譴責這個高中教練吧……

以上是玩笑話。

鬍子出身一個破碎的家庭，傳聞他至今仍不肯原諒離去的生父。我想教練也是變相地為有天份的小孩補一補食物，在美國偶而聽得到這種事，老實說還有點溫馨。

Haters譯文
當Harden在NBA打出名堂之後，他的父親老Harden曾到過現場看Harden打球，但是Harden根本沒有正眼瞧過他，也沒有與他相認。Harden說：「我們根本沒有一起生活過，我是由母親一人養大的，我完全無法信任他。」