Unfortunately for me, at the age of five, you know, I got shot, you know, being outside, being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

不幸的是，對我來說，在五歲的時候，你知道，我被槍殺了，你知道，在外面，是在錯誤的地方，在錯誤的時間。

You know, things gonna happen once you go outside the door.

你知道，事情會發生 一旦你走出門。

And for me, you know, I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

對我來說，你知道，我是在錯誤的地方 在錯誤的時間。

A fight broke out.

一場戰鬥爆發了。

They bust the old man Chester's window.

他們打碎了老人切斯特的窗戶。

He decided to come outside wreak habit.

他決定到外面來禍害習慣。

We went in this shed and grab his double barrel shotgun and just started firing into the crowd amongst all these kids.

我們走進這個小屋裡，拿起他的雙管獵槍，開始向人群中的孩子們開火。

And it's like I said, unfortunately, I was one of the kids that got hit.

就像我說的，不幸的是，我是被打的孩子之一。

No one felt like they had no one thought.

沒有人覺得自己沒有人思想。

They have a life expectancies past 20 you know, And then, which was very strange, you know, knowing that that was the case.

他們的預期壽命超過20歲，你知道， 然後，這是非常奇怪的，你知道， 知道這是一種情況。

But that was the mindset back then because I had a lot of guys at ah, young age dine, uh, mainly because, you know, they wanted that fast money.

但那是當時的心態，因為我有很多人在啊，年輕的時候吃飯，呃，主要是因為，你知道，他們想快速賺錢。

They wanted to get into that world a lot sooner, And they wonder, Possibly take care of that family as well as want something good to tryto provide for that, you know, for their household.

他們想早點進入那個世界，他們想，可能會照顧好那個家庭，也想找些好的東西來提供，你知道，為他們的家庭。

So, you know, people did all sorts of things in terms of trying to make ends meet.

所以，你知道，人們做了各種各樣的事情 在試圖維持生計方面。

But, you know, that was again.

但是，你知道，這又是。

That was the neighborhood in the atmosphere that we grew up there.

那是我們在那裡長大的氛圍中的鄰居。

Well, luckily that we had a game called basketball and sports sports was really a mechanism that kept us really at a safe, kept us where it gave us a safe haven place to really feel comfortable with football.

好吧，幸運的是，我們有一個叫籃球的遊戲和體育運動是真的機制，讓我們真的在一個安全，讓我們在那裡給我們一個安全的避風港的地方，真正感到舒適的足球。

Baseball, basketball ran track.

棒球、籃球跑田徑。

I was a wrestling way.

我是一個摔跤的方式。

Had a lot of sports take place in the neighborhood.

在附近發生了很多運動。

So you had different neighborhoods, Uh, you know, competing against one another.

所以，你有不同的鄰里， 呃，你知道，相互競爭。

And we had all sorts of sports.

而且我們有各種各樣的運動。

So there was a way of keeping us, you know, off the streets, keeping out mind, you know, active in other areas, as opposed to thinking about Hey, it's time to try toe over and get the feel of those quick dollars.

所以，有一種方法，讓我們，你知道，離開街道， 保持頭腦，你知道，活躍在其他領域， 而不是想著 嘿，現在是時候嘗試腳趾，並得到那些快速美元的感覺。

But sports was, uh, you know, it was a place where it really kept a lot of kids say, you know, at that time, I had no inkling or no idea that, you know, I want to pursue this as a career.

但體育是，呃，你知道，這是一個地方，它真的保持了很多孩子說，你知道，在那個時候，我沒有墨跡或不知道，你知道，我想追求這個作為一個職業生涯。

You know, it's just a hobby.

你知道，這只是一個愛好。

It was just something that I wanted to do many days and many nights going home, just crying to my mom and just telling them how cruel the kids are out there.

這只是我想做的事情，很多天很多夜回家，只是對著媽媽哭，只是告訴他們外面的孩子有多殘忍。

And you know how many they were, you know, And, uh, but she was always, you know, always quick to say that I had no idea what basketball was about.

你知道他們有多少人，你知道， 而且，呃，但她總是，你知道， 總是很快地說，我不知道 什麼籃球是。

But she was quick to say they know Thai was tied for her at the time.

但她很快就說，他們知道泰哥當時是和她並列的。

You know, tired, they don't let them, you know, take your joy.

你知道的，累了，他們不會讓他們，你知道的，帶走你的快樂。

If you like playing basketball, you go out there and play, you know, no longer been expert in your life.

如果你喜歡打籃球，你就出去打，你知道，在你的生活中不再是專家。

They don't know how big your heart or you know what?

他們不知道你的心有多大，你知道嗎？

Your capabilities off.

你的能力關。

You wanna play, you just go out there, play.

你想玩，你就出去玩。

And at the time, I didn't know what that man I'm like.

而當時，我還不知道那個男人我是什麼樣子。

Yeah, OK, Mom.

是啊，好吧，媽媽。

But you know those things Then register at the time, you know, I just focus more or less on the kids being so mean and cruel towards me and because I was trying to pursue a game that they thought was meant for taller players saying Small got a lot of criticism from it, you know, a lot of backlash, a lot of name calling, you know, which could affect which confidence 53 was it.

但你知道這些事情然後登記在當時，你知道，我只是或多或少地專注於孩子們對我如此刻薄和殘酷，並且因為我試圖追求一個遊戲，他們認為是為了高大的球員說小從中得到了很多責備，你知道，很多反擊，很多稱呼，你知道，這可能會影響哪些信心53是它。

You know, I knew that I wasn't gonna grow much taller up.

你知道，我知道我不會再長高了。

I never wished that I was all 10 11.

我從來沒有希望我都是10 11。

You know, I started learning the game.

你知道，我開始學習遊戲。

I start understanding the game.

我開始瞭解這個遊戲。

I was being taught by a gentleman by Leon Howard, who was the director of Direct Racial Center.

萊昂-霍華德先生教我，他是直接種族中心的主任。

He took myself and Reggie Williams, who was blessed to going on play in the NBA.

他帶著我和雷吉-威廉姆斯，有幸去NBA打球。

Aziz, Well, one of the four guys come out of high school was fortunate to playing high play in the NBA, but he and I was a kid.

阿齊茲，嗯，高中出來的四個人中，有一個人很幸運地在NBA打出了很高的戰績，但他和我還是個孩子。

I was just sponges.

我只是個海綿。

The game really change and slow down in my mind, and I started really believing that, you know, I could play this game one day, you know, possibly go to college.

遊戲真的改變和慢下來 在我的腦海裡，我開始真的相信， 你知道，我可以玩這個遊戲 一天，你知道，可能去大學。

Wasn't thinking about N B.

沒有想到N B。

A at the time, but it was thinking about possibly going to high school and getting a college education from it.

當時是A，但考慮到可能要上高中，從中接受大學教育。

And it means to turn the narrative of my family's.

而這意味著要把我的家庭的敘述。

I just wanted to play basketball, you know, whichever way.

我只是想打籃球，你知道，無論哪種方式。

As it had been a Division two, I've probably been satisfied.

由於已經是二師了，我大概已經滿意了。

But knowing the type of kid that I wasn't who I was in the competitive type of person, I wanted it all.

但我知道自己不是那種競爭型的孩子，我想得到這一切。

You know, it wasn't just gonna satisfied, satisfied with what someone else had planned for me.

你知道，這不僅僅是會滿足，滿足於別人對我的計劃。

You know, I want to create my own destiny, and I start to understand that I was in position to do that.

你知道，我想創造我自己的命運，我開始明白，我是在位置上做到這一點。

And, you know, when I became 12 and 13 years old, you know, words never matter.

當我變成12歲和13歲的時候，你知道，話語從來都不重要。

You know, It came in one day out the other.

你知道的，它是在一天之內出來的。

You know, I was on the journey.

你知道，我在旅途中。

I was on my path, trying to become this basketball player, that no one felt like he had any, you know, any opportunity to do so Because at the time, culture was still in the mindset of big are trying to break down those barriers, you know, trying toe break the mindsets of these coaching on that.

我在我的道路上，試圖成為這個籃球運動員，沒有人覺得他有任何，你知道，任何機會這樣做，因為在當時，文化仍然在大的心態是試圖打破這些障礙，你知道，試圖打破這些教練的心態上。

I know that, you know, I could be just as impactful, You know, as at this size and run your program just being be just as effective as a hologram.

我知道，你知道，我可以一樣的影響， 你知道，在這個規模和運行你的程序 只是作為一個全息圖一樣有效。

You're short, you know, you need to be sitting on the curb which feet swinging off.

你個子矮，你知道，你需要坐在路邊，你的腳會擺動起來。

You know, we could put you in the drawer when we're traveling.

你知道，我們可以把你放在抽屜裡 當我們旅行。

You know, growing up as a kid when they say sticks and stones may hurt your bones, the world with words will never hurt you.

你知道嗎，從小到大，當人們說棍棒和石頭可能會傷到你的骨頭時，有文字的世界永遠不會傷害你。

It's not true.

這不是真的。

Words will hurt you.

言語會傷害你。

Now they're killing folks.

現在，他們正在殺害人們。

So where is a very powerful, very powerful.

那麼，哪裡是一個非常強大的，非常強大的。

So the thing is about getting within yourself and understand who you are, Thio kind of, you know, walked off those negative comments that's coming toward you because your heart, you know it measure it pretty much.

所以，事情是關於得到自己的內心，瞭解你是誰，Thio那種，你知道，走了那些負面的評論，向你走來，因為你的心臟，你知道它衡量它相當多。

Doesn't have a height to it, you know, pretty much set the tone of who you are and what you're able to accomplish, you know, And the height factor was the game of basketball.

沒有一個高度，你知道，幾乎設置了基調 你是誰，你能夠完成，你知道， 和高度因素是籃球比賽。

So, you know, my heart was bigger than my height, so I didn't have no no second or no no hang ups on believing that I belong with, you know, the best of the best, you know, because my heart was just, you know, just as biggest.

所以，你知道，我的心臟比我的身高大， 所以我沒有沒有沒有第二或沒有沒有掛斷 相信我屬於，你知道，最好的最好的， 你知道，因為我的心臟只是， 你知道，只是最大的。

There's that 12 pick and here in the Washington Bullets, selected Tyrone Muzi balls.

有那12選5，在華盛頓子彈隊這裡，選擇了泰隆-穆茲球。

You know, basically a place in my backyard where I grew up Being from Baltimore, you know, the way that the world was lifted off the shoulders that day, You know, you felt like, Hey, you know, this is what you've been strong for for so long, and, well, it changed out complete narrative.

你知道，基本上是在我的後院，我在那裡長大的地方 作為來自巴爾的摩的人，你知道，世界的方式 被解除了肩膀上的那一天，你知道，你覺得像， 嘿，你知道，這是你一直在堅強的這麼久， 而且，它改變了完整的敘述。

Uh, there he is now, the shortest player in the NBA way no longer was, you know, in the lower income bracket.

他現在是NBA裡最矮的球員了，你知道，在低收入階層。

You know, I was fortunate enough, toe get my mama, You know, house, get out the projects and my dad and my sisters and my brothers.

你知道，我很幸運，讓我的媽媽，你知道，房子，得到了項目，我的父親和我的姐妹和兄弟。

And we was able Thio, you know, live a better life.

我們能夠Thio，你知道，過上更好的生活。

You know where it wasn't this challenging as it once was when you know, when they was growing up.

你知道在哪裡它不是這個挑戰 因為它曾經是當你知道， 當他們長大了。

So, um so that was something that I was pretty much I was truly proud of that I was able to do that for our family and Andi have been very supportive.

所以，嗯... ...所以這是我非常... ...我真的很自豪，我能夠做到這一點，為我們的家庭和Andi一直非常支持。

You know all every step of the way.

你知道所有的每一步。

So I was so thankful that I was in a position there to do that.

所以我很慶幸我在那裡的位置能做到這一點。

If you're 5 ft three, you're one out of seven billion.

如果你是5英尺3英寸，你是70億人中的一個。

There never been a guy your size who did it like that.

從來沒有一個像你這麼大的人做過這樣的事。

You know, as a kid, you know, you're not as strong you know as you are as an adult.

你知道，作為一個孩子，你知道，你不一樣強 你知道，作為一個成年人。

So when I was a kid, you know, those things was very hurtful.

所以，當我還是個孩子的時候，你知道，這些事情是非常傷人的。

And then, you know, that was very deterrent at the time, but it didn't distract.

然後，你知道，這在當時是非常有威懾力的，但它並沒有分散注意力。

Um, I think I was born this way, you know, with the idea to take on those type of challenges.

嗯，我想我是天生的這種方式， 你知道，與想法 採取這些類型的挑戰。

The face of the other things that happened happened to me in my life, allowed me toe reflect allowed me to, you know, to resonate who I am.

面對發生在我生命中的其他事情，讓我反思讓我能夠，你知道的，讓我對自己產生共鳴。

Especially when I got shot.

尤其是我中槍的時候。

You know, those things became so clear in terms of Hey, I almost wasn't here, you know?

你知道，這些事情變得如此清晰的方面 嘿，我幾乎不在這裡，你知道嗎？

So why I have to worry about what someone else say That hurt me and deteriorate me from becoming who I wanna be.

所以我為什麼要擔心別人說的話 傷害了我，讓我無法成為我想成為的人。

So you know, that changed my mindset.

所以你知道，這改變了我的心態。

You know, I remember early on when I used to go down on the court with my basketball and hearing all the words and having all the, you know, the criticism about me being short.

你知道，我還記得早年，當我用去 在球場上與我的籃球和聽到所有的話 並有所有的，你知道，責備 關於我是短。

Um, but after I got shot, I remember going back down there and hearing those same criticism about myself, but they didn't have the same impact, you know, it went in one in and out, as I alluded to earlier.

嗯，但在我被槍殺後，我記得回到那裡 並聽到那些同樣的責備自己， 但他們沒有同樣的影響， 你知道，它去了一個在和出， 就像我剛才提到的。

So I think that has something to do with it.

所以我覺得這和它有關係。

You know, I had a lot to do with my mindset in terms of you know what I thought What I believe Oh, at virtually always prepare you.

你知道，我有很多做我的心態方面，你知道我想什麼，我相信哦，在幾乎總是準備你。

You have to go through those things in orderto see the light at the end of the time.

你必須經歷這些事情，才能在時間的盡頭看到光明。

You know, I don't think anything is gonna just be like this throughout your life.

你知道，我不認為任何事情都會像這樣貫穿你的一生。

You know, you have to go through that difficult, overcome obstacle because it is a testament of your character, who you are and how you have to deal with certain things.

你知道，你必須經歷那困難，克服障礙，因為這是你性格的證明，你是誰，你必須如何處理某些事情。

You know, they get yourself back on that playing field, grateful that those ableto take place and still striving to be the best I could be and, you know, going forward Hopefully I can carry some kid to be the best they could be, you know, as a kid, you know, that's what I had to go through.

你知道，他們讓你自己回到了比賽場上，感謝那些能夠發生，仍然努力成為最好的我，你知道，向前走希望我能帶著一些孩子成為最好的他們，你知道，作為一個孩子，你知道，這是我必須經歷的。

You know, that's what I did.

你知道，我就是這麼做的。

But keeping that positive message in my end, knowing that I can and knowing that, you know, no matter what anybody else thought I believe.

但在我的終端保持這種積極的資訊，知道我可以，知道，你知道，不管別人怎麼想我都相信。

And that's what I want every kid to understand how to feel good about themselves.

而這也是我想讓每個孩子明白如何自我感覺良好。

When you look at that mirror and you look at that reflection back, not like yourself.

當你看著那面鏡子，你看著那面鏡子的倒影，不喜歡自己。

Love yourself.

愛自己吧

I was small.

我當時很小。

I was different from all the other players, you know, it felt like I had to just to them.

我和其他球員都不一樣，你知道，感覺我必須要對他們。

But really, they had to adjust to me because they never seen a guy my size playing against them.

但實際上，他們不得不適應我，因為他們從來沒有見過一個和我體型差不多的人和他們比賽。

Once they got the ball not at half court, but and 94 ft assumes they take it out and make them work to get across half court.

一旦他們得到了球不是在半場，但和94英尺假設他們把它拿出來，並讓他們的工作穿過半場。

So all those little things that I had to do that I did, you know, allowed me to be, you know, still impactful and change the game in that regards toe, where now my height is not being discussed.

所以，所有這些小事情，我必須做，我做的，你知道，讓我是，你知道，仍然影響和改變遊戲在這方面的腳趾，現在我的身高是不被討論。

So much.

這麼多。

Okay?

好嗎？

You look at whatever your weaknesses.

你看你的弱點是什麼。

You've got to try to turn into a strip and not look, Let them know that this is a weakness.

你要儘量變成條子，不要看，讓他們知道這是一個弱點。

And the way I had it is in the way I look Did it was that you know, guys see you small.

我有它的方式是在我看起來的方式 它是你知道，男人看到你小。

They feel like it could post you up.

他們覺得可以把你貼上去。

I knew that.

我知道這一點。

God's one comfortable playing with that back towards the basket, having that understanding, having higher cure The game allowed me also to be at the would be very impactful So where guys couldn't feel like they was taking advantage of me I don't care how small how big you are that skill set Don't match up with you leading and how you leading You know everybody's gonna be second guess you calling you out?

籃下打球很舒服，有這種理解，有更高的治癒力，比賽讓我也能在比賽中很有衝擊力，讓人感覺不到他們在佔我的便宜，我不管你有多小多大，你的技術和你的上司能力不匹配，你知道每個人都會猜測你叫你出來嗎？

I got I gained the respect of the guys because they knew and they felt like I was a true later and I was leading us in the right direction.

我得到了我獲得了大家的尊重，因為他們知道，他們覺得我是一個真正的後來者，我在正確的方向上帶領我們。

I was extension of the coach keep playing, keep playing.

我是延長教練繼續打，繼續打。

But why you plan learn all the neons is all the information that comes with the game of basketball.

但為什麼你計劃學習所有的霓虹燈，是所有的籃球比賽的資訊。

Don't settle for what someone think that you should be doing understand what their position is.

不要滿足於別人認為你應該做的事情瞭解他們的立場是什麼。

Because if you're undersized to God, all right, and you're undersized point guard or your small guard, then you still have the ability to play the game.

因為如果你的身高不足神，好吧，你的得分後衛或者你的小後衛身高不足，那麼你還是有能力打比賽的。

It's just a matter How can I be impactful on that team?

這只是一個問題，如何才能在這個團隊中發揮影響力？

What I need to do to be impactful and not stand out as a liability.

我需要做什麼才能有影響力，不至於成為累贅。

And I continue to be an asset in your life and can't escape anything that goes on with life.

而我也繼續成為你生活中的一筆財富，生活中的任何事情都逃不掉。

You know, we are not immune problems, drama, trauma, tragedy.

你知道，我們不是免疫問題， 戲劇，創傷，悲劇。

You know, we all, uh, here as human beings.

你知道，我們都，呃，在這裡作為人類。

So you know, when you're going through some sort of difficulties, you know, first find out whatever that difficulty, Maybe, you know, for me, I like toe pray like to give it to the man upstairs and get strength from him within your power in terms of how to start slowly, you know, get yourself out of that situation.

所以你知道，當你經歷一些困難的時候，你知道，首先要弄清楚不管是什麼困難，也許，你知道，對我來說，我喜歡祈禱，喜歡把它交給樓上的人，從他那裡得到力量，在你的能力範圍內，如何慢慢開始，你知道，讓自己擺脫這種情況。

But for one, you know, you give it to the man, you know, you do all within your power, and, uh, you believe you'd be optimistic about it.

但一來，你知道，你把它給了那個人，你知道，你在你的能力範圍內做了所有的事情，而且，呃，你相信你會對它很樂觀。

You know, vein negative about a situation stand in that place it never helps.

你知道，靜脈消極的情況下站在那個地方，它從來沒有幫助。

You know, it's nothing wrong with understanding that place.

你知道，瞭解那個地方沒有錯。

Feeling bad about it, looking at it for what it is.

覺得不爽，看在眼裡。

Don't stay there.

不要呆在那裡。

Got to get back on that other side and start looking at the resolved resolution of how can I get back to fill it good and feeling prosperous again.

得回到那個彼岸，開始看已解決的決議，我怎麼才能重新回到填好，重新感覺到繁榮。

So where I'm not dealing with this obstacle, you know, anything is possible.

所以，在我沒有處理這個障礙的地方，你知道，一切皆有可能。

Positive thinking is also translates it all.

積極的思維也是翻譯出來的。

You know, we always no matter what the situation with the situation is we're gonna try to look for the outcome.

你知道，我們總是不管什麼情況與情況是什麼，我們要去嘗試尋找結果。

The better that situation.

這種情況越好。

We can't find a resolution to get out of it.

我們找不到解決的辦法來擺脫它。

You know, we're gonna keep on searching the continue to try to find a resolution to get out of, because that's what you dio, you know, that's how you get to the bottom of that's how you get to the facts and the acid.

你知道，我們會繼續尋找 繼續嘗試找到一個解決方案，以擺脫， 因為這是你dio，你知道，這是你如何得到的底部 這就是你如何得到的事實和酸。

Don't give them that platform.

不要給他們這個平臺。

Don't give him the ammunition.

不要給他彈藥。

That's their opinion.

那是他們的意見。

Don't mean that it's true about who you are.

不要說你是誰是真的。

So that's one of the reason that's what I wanna start this.

所以這也是我想開始這個的原因之一。

Reach one.

達到一。

Teach me because I wanna make sure that every kid bleeds themselves going forward throughout life.

教我，因為我想確保每個孩子都能在生活中流血前進。

We all human beings, you know.

我們都是人，你知道的。

So that's one of the main message I would love to get out to any everybody that's out there.

所以這也是我想傳達給大家的一個主要資訊。

Everything happened for a reason.

所有的事情都是有原因的。

No regrets.

不後悔。

All the negative things that happened.

所有發生的負面事情。

I'm thankful for it because I learned hopefully I learned from those situations.

我很感謝它，因為我學會了希望我從這些情況下學習。