in 1934, when I was teaching at a high school in South Bend, Indiana,

在1934年,當我在印第安那州南本德的一所高中教書

being a little bit disappointed, and delusioned perhaps, by

有一點失望、迷惑，可能是因為

the way parents of the youngsters in my English classes

在我英文課堂裡年輕學子的父母

expected their youngsters to

對他們的年輕子弟的期望

get an A or a B. They thought a C was all right for the neighbors' children,

得到A或Ｂ的成績。他們認為Ｃ的成績是給他們鄰居的孩子的(美式評分: C-普通)

because the neighbors children are all average.

因為鄰居的孩子是一般的

But they weren't satisfied when their own --

當是他們自己的孩子時，他們不滿意

would make the teacher feel that they had failed, or the youngster had failed.

會讓老師覺得失敗了或他們的年輕子弟失敗了

And that's not right. The good Lord in his infinite wisdom

這是不對的。在上帝無限的智慧裡

didn't create us all equal as far as intelligence is concerned,

沒有創造我們在智性上是平等的

any more than we're equal for size, appearance.

大小、外表也是

Not everybody could earn an A or a B, and I didn't like that way of judging it.

並不是每個人都可得到A或B，且我不喜歡用此來評斷人

And I did know how the alumni of various schools

我不知道其他學校的校友

back in the 30s judged coaches and athletic teams.

在30年代如何評斷教練和運動隊伍

If you won them all, you were considered to be reasonably successful --

如果你贏過他們,你會被認為相當地成功

not completely. Because I found out --

並非完全如此。因為我發現--

we had a number of years at UCLA where we didn't lose a game.

在UCLA,我們有好幾年,我們一場球都沒輸過 (UCLA-加州大學落山磯分校）

But it seemed that we didn't win each individual game by the margin

但似乎我們在每一場贏也沒有贏多少

that some of our alumni had predicted and

像我們的校友所預估的

quite frequently I --

而且我常常--

(Laughter)

(笑聲）

-- quite frequently I really felt that they had backed up their predictions

而且常常我真的感覺他們的預估是依據

in a more materialistic manner.

一種比較物質面的態度。

But that was true back in the 30s, so I understood that.

但在30年代是這樣的, 所以我了解

But I didn't like it. And I didn't agree with it.

但是我不喜歡。且我不同意

And I wanted to come up with something that I hoped could make me a better teacher,

我想要想出如何使我成為一個更好的教師

and give the youngsters under my supervision --

且給在我指導下的年輕人--

whether it be in athletics or in the English classroom --

不管是運動上或在英文課裡 --

something to which to aspire,

一些可以嚮往的

other than just a higher mark

而不只是較高的成績

in the classroom, or more points in some athletic contest.

在教室理,或在運動比賽裡有更多的得分

I thought about that for quite a spell,

我費力的思考著,

and I wanted to come up with my own definition. I thought that might help.

且我想要想出我自己的定義。我想那可能有幫助

And I knew how Mr. Webster defined it:

我知道韋伯先生如何定義它（韋伯字典）

as the accumulation of material possessions

即物質擁有的累積

or the attainment of a position of power or prestige, or something of that sort --

或權力或聲望地位的獲得，或這類的東西

worthy accomplishments perhaps,

或許是值得的成就

but in my opinion not necessarily indicative of success.

但在我的意見裡未必表示成功

So I wanted to come up with something of my own.

所以我想要想出我自己的來

And I recalled -- I was raised on a small farm in Southern Indiana

我回想、我在南印第安那州的一個小農莊成長

and Dad tried to teach me and my brothers

我爸試著教我和我的兄弟

that you should never try to be better than someone else.

你永遠不要試著比任何人好

I'm sure at the time he did that, I didn't -- it didn't --

我確定在那個時候他沒有, 我沒有 -- 它沒有 --

well, somewhere, I guess in the hidden recesses of mind,

某處,我想是隱藏在我的心裡的

it popped out years later.

幾年後出現

Never try to be better than someone else,

永遠不要試著比任何人好

always learn from others. Never cease

永遠向別人學習，永遠不要停止

trying to be the best you can be -- that's under your control.

試著成為你可以的最好 - 那是你可以控制的

If you get too engrossed and involved and concerned

如果你過於投注和陷入和關切

in regard to the things over which you have no control,

在那些你無法控制的事情上。

it will adversely affect the things over which you have control.

它會相反地影響那些你能控制的事情上

Then I ran across this simple verse that said,

我想起這個簡單的詩句說著,

"At God's footstool to confess, a poor soul knelt, and bowed his head.

在神的腳凳前承認,一個可憐的靈魂跪著,且低著頭

'I failed!' He cried.

‘我失敗了!' 他哭喊著

The Master said, 'Thou didst thy best, that is success.'"

主說, "你盡你的全力了。那是成功。"

From those things, and one other perhaps,

因為那些事情, 可能還有其他的,

I coined my own definition of success,

我創造我自己對成功的定義

which is: peace of mind attained only through

那是：心靈平靜的達成

self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do the best

只有透過你知道你全力以赴的自我滿意

of which you're capable.

你能力所及的

I believe that's true. If you make the effort

我相信那是真的。如果你努力

to do the best of which you're capable, to try and improve the situation

達到你能力所及的最好。試了且改善了狀況

that exists for you, I think that's success.

你所面臨的,我認為那是成功

And I don't think others can judge that. I think it's like character and reputation.

且我不認為別人可以評斷。我認為它就像性格和名聲

Your reputation is what you are perceived to be;

你的名聲是你被認為是什麼

your character is what you really are.

你的性格是你真正是什麼

And I think that character is much more

而且我認為性格是

important than what you are perceived to be.

比你被認為是什麼更重要的

You'd hope they'd both be good,

你希望這二個都是好的

but they won't necessarily be the same.

但他們不必要都是一樣的

Well, that was my idea that I was going to try to get across to the youngsters.

那是我想要試著讓年輕人理解到的想法

I ran across other things. I love to teach,

和一些其他的事。我喜愛教書,

and it was mentioned by the previous speaker

之前的講演者已經有提過

that I enjoy poetry, and I dabble in it a bit, and love it.

我享受詩歌,且我樂在其中,我喜愛它

There are some things that helped me, I think,

有一些事情幫了我, 我想

be better than I would have been. I know I'm not what I ought to be,

比我會是的還要好。我知道我不是我應該成為的

not what I should be. But I think I'm better than I would have been

不是我應該是的。但我認為我比我會是的還要好

if I hadn't run across certain things.

如果我沒有碰到某些特定的事情

One was just a little verse that said,

其一只是一個小詩句說,

"No written word, no spoken plea

沒有寫下來的文字,沒有說出的請求,

can teach our youth what they should be.

可以教我們的年輕人他們應該是什麼

Nor all the books on all the shelves --

也不是書架上所有的書 --

it's what the teachers are themselves."

是教師他們自己本身."

That made an impression on me

那造成了我有個印象。

in the 1930s.

在1930年代

And I tried to use that more or less in my teaching,

且我多少試用在我的教學裡

whether it be in sports, or whether it be in the English classroom.

不管是在運動，或者是在英文課程裡

I love poetry and always had an interest in that somehow.

我愛詩歌且總是對它有興趣

Maybe it's because Dad used to read to us at night.

可能是因為爸曾經在晚上念給我們聽

Coal oil lamp -- we didn't have electricity

煤油燈 -- 我們沒有電

in our farm home.

在我們的農莊家裡

And Dad would read poetry to us. So I always liked it.

且爸會念詩歌給我們。所以我總是喜歡詩歌

And about the same time I ran across this one verse,

大約在相同時期,我接觸到這一個詩句,

I ran across another one. Someone asked

我接觸到另一個。有一個人問

a lady teacher why she taught.

一位女教師她為什麼教學

And she -- after some time, she said she wanted to think about that.

然後她說她想要想一想

Then she came up and said,

然後她說,

"They ask me why I teach

他們問我為什麼我教學

and I reply, 'Where could I find such splendid company?'

我回答, "我要去那裡找到如此燦爛的同伴？“

There sits a statesman, strong, unbiased, wise;

那裡坐了位政治家,強壯,公正的,智慧的

another Daniel Webster, silver-tongued.

另一位是丹尼韋伯斯特,很具說服力的人

A doctor sits beside him,

坐在他旁邊是一位醫生,

whose quick steady hand may mend a bone,

他快速穩定的手愈合了骨頭.

or stem the life-blood's flow.

或者止住了血的流出

And there a builder. Upward rise the arch of a church he builds,

那是一位建築者。教堂高立的拱門是他建立的,

wherein that minister may speak the word of God

在那裡的牧師會說神的話

and lead a stumbling soul to touch the Christ.

且引領一位步入歧途的靈魂接觸到約穌

And all about a gathering of teachers,

所有的聚集 - 教師,

farmers, merchants, laborers:

農夫,商人,勞動者

those who work and vote and build and plan and pray into a great tomorrow.

他們工作和投入和建造和計劃一個偉大的明天

And I may say, I may not see the church,

且我可以說,我可能看不到教堂

or hear the word or eat the food their hands may grow.

或聽到說得,或吃到他們手種的農作物

But yet again I may. And later I may say,

但我還是可以。且我還是可以說

I knew him once, and he was weak, or strong,

我曾認識他,他那時是弱小的,或是強壯的

or bold or proud or gay.

或是膽敢的或驕傲的或是同性戀

I knew him once, but then he was a boy.

我曾認識他,他當時是一個男孩

They ask me why I teach and I reply,

他們問我為什麼我要教書,我回答

'Where could I find such splendid company?'"

"我要去那裡找到如此燦爛的同伴？“

And I believe the teaching profession --

而且我相信教學的職業

it's true, you have so many youngsters.

它是真的, 你有如此多的年輕人

And I've got to think of my youngsters at UCLA --

我得以想我在UCLA的年輕學子們

30-some attorneys, 11 dentists and doctors,

30多位律師, 11位牙醫和醫師

many, many teachers and other professions.

很多、很多的教師和其他的職業

And that gives you a great deal of pleasure,

給了你很大的喜樂

to see them go on.

去看他們繼續

I always tried to make the youngsters feel

我總試著讓年輕人感覺

that they're there to get an education, number one.

他們在那裡,第一是要受教育的

Basketball was second, because it was paying their way,

籃球是第二位,因為它付了他們的學費

and they do need a little time for social activities,

他們是需要一點時間社交活動

but you let social activities take a little precedence over the other two

但你讓社交活動優先其他的二項

and you're not going to have any very long.

那你就什麼都擁有不久的

So that was the ideas that I tried to get across

所以那是我試著讓他們理解的想法

to the youngsters under my supervision.

給那些在我指導下的年輕人

I had three rules, pretty much, that I stuck with practically all the time.

我有三個規則,差不多,我實際上總是堅持著

I'd learned these prior to coming to UCLA,

我來UCLA前已有的,

and I decided they were very important.

且我決定它們是很重要的

One was -- never be late. Never be late.

第一是 - 永遠不要遲到。永遠不要遲到。

Later on I said certain things --

然後我會說一些事

I had -- players, if we're leaving for somewhere, had to be neat and clean.

如果我們要去某些地方,我要選手們乾淨和整齊

There was a time when I made them wear jackets and shirts and ties.

我曾要他們穿夾克和襯衫和領帶

Then I saw our chancellor coming to school

我看到校長到學校

in denims and turtlenecks, and I thought,

穿牛仔褲和高領衣服, 所以我想

not right for me to keep this other.

我那樣的要求是不對的

So I let them -- just they had to be neat and clean.

所以我讓他們 -- 只要乾淨和整齊

I had one of my greatest players that you probably heard of,

我有一個最偉大的選手之一,你可能聽過他,

Bill Walton. He came to catch the bus;

比爾·華頓,他來趕上巴士,

we were leaving for somewhere to play.

我們正要離開到某處打球

And he wasn't clean and neat, so I wouldn't let him go.

且他不是乾淨和整齊的,所以我不讓他去

He couldn't get on the bus. He had to go home and get cleaned up

他不能上巴士。他需要回家清一清

to get to the airport.

以便去機場

So I was a stickler for that. I believed in that.

所以對那事我是一個很要求的人。我相信..

I believe in time -- very important.

我相信時間很重要

I believe you should be on time. But I felt at practice, for example,

我相信你應該要準時。但我感覺在實際上,例如,

we start on time, we close on time.

我們準時開始,我們準時結束

The youngsters didn't have to feel that we were going to keep them over.

年輕人不需要感覺我們要把他們留超過時間

When I speak at coaching clinics, I often tell

當我在教練指導和訓練談話時,我常告訴

young coaches -- and at coaching clinics, more or less,

年輕的教練們--和在教練指導訓練課程,多多少少,

they'll be the younger coaches getting in the profession.

他們是年輕的教練在獲得專業

Most of them are young, you know, and probably newly married.

大部份都是年輕的,你知道的,可能才剛結婚

And I tell them, "Don't run practices late.

我告訴他們,"別練習時間晚了

Because you'll go home in a bad mood.

因為你可能會回家時心情不好

And that's not good, for a young married man to go home in a bad mood.

那是不好的,一個年輕結婚的男人回家時心情不好。"

When you get older, it doesn't make any difference." But --

當你老一些時,它是沒什麼不同的。但--

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

So I did believe on time. I believe starting on time,

所以我相信準時。我相信開始要準時,

and I believe closing on time.

而且我相信結束要準時

And another one I had was, not one word of profanity.

另一個我有的是,一句褻瀆,不敬的話都沒有

One word of profanity, and you are out of here for the day.

说一句褻瀆的話,你今天就結束了

If I see it in a game, you're going to come out and sit on the bench.

如果我在比賽裡看到,你就要出來坐冷板凳

And the third one was, never criticize a teammate.

第三是, 永遠不要批評隊友

I didn't want that. I used to tell them I was paid to do that.

我不要這樣。我曾告訴他們,我是被付薪水來做這件事的

That's my job. I'm paid to do it. Pitifully poor, but I am paid to do it.

那是我的工作。我受薪做這件事。不是很好,但我是受薪做這件事

Not like the coaches today, for gracious sakes, no.

不像今日的教練們,有了更多的恩典,不是的

It's a little different than it was in my day.

在我那時代是有一些不一樣的

Those were three things that I stuck with pretty closely all the time.

那是三件我總是很堅持的事情

And those actually came from my dad.

那些實際上是來自我爸爸的

That's what he tried to teach me and my brothers at one time.

那是他有一次試著教我和我的兄弟的

I came up with a pyramid eventually,

我逐漸地發展出一個金字塔

that I don't have the time to go on that.

我沒時間來談這個

But that helped me, I think, become a better teacher.

但它幫了我,我想,讓我成為一個更好的教師

It's something like this:

就像這個的樣子

And I had blocks in the pyramid,

在這個金字塔有一些格子

and the cornerstones being industriousness and enthusiasm,

基石是勤勉和熱情,

working hard and enjoying what you're doing,

努力工作和享受你在做的

coming up to the apex

來到了頂端

according to my definition of success.

根據我對成功的定義

And right at the top -- faith and patience.

就在最頂端 -- 信心和耐心

And I say to you, in whatever you're doing,

我跟你說。不管你在做什麼

you must be patient. You have to have patience to --

你必須要有耐心。你必須要有耐心去 --

we want things to happen. We talk about our youth being impatient a lot.

我們要事情發生。我們談論我們的年輕人常沒耐心

And they are. They want to change everything.

而且他們是的。他們想要改變每一件事情

They think all change is progress.

他們認為所有的改變就是進步

And we get a little older -- we sort of let things go.

且我們變了老一些 -- 我們好像讓事情過去

And we forget there is no progress without change.

且我們忘記所有的進步都要有改變.

So you must have patience.

所以你必須有耐心.

And I believe that we must have faith.

且我相信我們必須有信心.

I believe that we must believe,

我相信我們必須相信,

truly believe. Not just give it word service;

真實地相信。不是只是嘴上說說;

believe that things will work out as they should,

相信事情會像它們所應該的解決

providing we do what we should.

如果我們做我們應該做的

I think our tendency is to hope that things will turn out the way we want them to

我認為我們傾向事情應該如我們所要的結果發生,

much of the time. But we don't do the things that are necessary

在大部份的時候。但我們不做需要做的

to make those things become reality.

讓那些事成為現實

I worked on this for some 14 years,

我如此做了14年,

and I think it helped me become a better teacher.

且我想它幫助我成為一個更好的教師

But it all revolved around that original definition of success.

但它總是圍繞著一開始對成功的定義

You know a number of years ago, there was a Major

你知道在幾年前,有一個主要的

League Baseball umpire by the name of George Moriarty.

聯盟棒球裁判員喬治.莫里亞帝(Moriarty)

He spelled Moriarty with only one 'i'.

他拼他的名字只有一個“i”(同“眼睛”的發音）,

I'd never seen that before, but he did.

我從沒看過, 但他的是

Big league baseball players --

大聯盟棒球選手 --

they're very perceptive about those things,

他們對於這種事是很敏銳的

and they noticed he had only one 'i' in his name.

他們覺察到在他的名字拼字上只有一個"i"(同“眼睛”的發音)

You'd be surprised how many also told him

你也會很訝異有多少人告訴他

that that was one more than he had in his head

在他頭上有多一個（眼睛）

at various times.

在不同的時候

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

But he wrote something that I think he did

他寫了一些東西

while I tried to do in this pyramid. He called it "The Road Ahead,

是我試著在這個金字塔做的。他叫它“前面的道路,

or the Road Behind."

或後面的道路”

"Sometimes I think the Fates must