职业足球名人堂成员欧文斯抵制坎顿之行:“伤害已经造成”

职业足球名人堂成员欧文斯抵制坎顿之行:“伤害已经造成”

Feeling slighted for having to wait for his induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Terrell Owens skipped his ceremony in Canton, Ohio, last year.

去年，特雷尔•欧文斯(Terrell Owens)在俄亥俄州坎顿市(Canton)的颁奖典礼上缺席，因为他觉得自己不得不等待进入职业足球名人堂(Pro Football Hall of Fame)，因此受到了冷落。

One year later, he told the Los Angeles Times recently that he will make the pilgrimage one day with his family, but the time is not now.

一年后，他最近告诉《洛杉矶时报》，有一天他会和家人一起去朝圣，但现在还不是时候。

"I’m not ready yet," Owens, who was inducted in his third year of eligibility, told the newspaper. "There’s nothing they can do. The damage has been done. They can apologize, but that’s not going to change anything. Everyone knows I should have been in on the first ballot. They disrespected me, my family and my kids. I’ll go one day, but I’ll go when I’m ready.”

欧文斯，在第三年就入职，说:“我还没有准备好。“他们无能为力。损害已经造成。他们可以道歉，但这不会改变什么。每个人都知道我应该参加第一轮投票。他们不尊重我、我的家人和我的孩子。总有一天我会去的，但我准备好了就去。”

Owens was not present this past weekend when eight individuals -- including Ed Reed, Champ Bailey, Tony Gonzalez and Ty Law -- were enshrined. As is customary, many who have donned the gold jacket participate in various ceremonies at the Hall.

上周末，包括埃德·里德(Ed Reed)、查姆普·贝利(Champ Bailey)、托尼·冈萨雷斯(Tony Gonzalez)和蒂·劳(Ty Law)在内的八人被纪念，欧文斯不在现场。按照惯例，许多穿金色夹克的人会参加在大厅举行的各种仪式。

When Owens retired, he ranked second all-time behind Jerry Rice in receiving yards and touchdown catches (he now ranks third in all three). Owens believes his career warranted induction on the first ballot.

欧文斯退役后，他在接球码数和触地接球数方面一直排在杰里•赖斯之后，排名第二(他现在在这三方面都排在第三位)。欧文斯认为，他的职业生涯理应在第一轮投票中获得提名。

“The first year comes and goes and I tried not to take it personally,” Owens said. “My stats were what they were and weren’t going to change. The second year comes up and Marvin Harrison gets in and I don’t when my statistics are better than his. Now it’s a slap in the face. You’re now denying me what I’ve rightfully earned. You’re disrespecting me and everything I’ve done in my career. You’re denying me something I deserve for your personal opinion and that’s what went into doing my own thing. You’re not going to tell me twice I’m not worthy of what I was worthy of from the start and tell me what to do.”

欧文斯说:“第一年过去了又过去了，我尽量不把它看成是针对我个人的。“我的数据就是这样，不会改变。第二年到了，马文·哈里森加入了球队，而我没有，因为我的数据比他的好。现在这是一记耳光。你现在是在否认我应得的。你不尊重我和我在事业上所做的一切。因为你的个人观点，你在否定我应该得到的东西，这就是我做我自己的事情的原因。你不会告诉我两次我不值得做我从一开始就值得做的事，也不会再告诉我该做什么。”

Last year, Owens became the first Hall of Famer to skip his own induction ceremony and held a simultaneous celebration at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, his alma mater.

去年，欧文斯成为第一个跳过自己的入职仪式的名人堂成员，并在他的母校田纳西州大学查塔努加(chattanooga)同时举行了庆祝活动。