勇士3冠功臣李文斯顿宣布退休 没被毁灭膝伤击倒「最骄傲坚持下去」
▲勇士3冠替补功臣李文斯顿宣布退休。（图／翻摄自IG／sdot1414）
今夏被勇士释出的3冠替补功臣李文斯顿(Shaun Livingston)13日晚间透过个人IG宣布退休，结束14年NBA生涯。这位34岁老将回首自己的生涯，他提到2007年那「毁灭性」膝伤给了他找寻并证明自己的机会，他感到最骄傲的是，即使面临各种考验，他最终都坚持下去。
After 15 years in the NBA, I’m excited, sad, fortunate and grateful all in one breath. Hard to put into a caption all of the emotions it takes to try and accomplish your dreams. I wasn’t supposed to be here. Anybody that has beat the odds understands the mental and emotional strain it takes to inspire yourself on an uphill war, let alone inspire others. “The injury” gave me a chance to find and prove to myself (and the world) that I wouldn’t be defined by my circumstances. With my time in the League what I will be most proud of is the fact that my character, values and faith were tested, and I persevered. To my pops that told me to “go get the big ball” I THANK YOU. To my Grandpa that always showed me there was more to life than basketball I THANK YOU. To my Uncles that helped raise me like I was one of their own, THANK YOU. To my wife and kids...the future IS BRIGHTER than our past, and I couldn’t see myself taking on this chapter without you. To all of my teammates, coaches, TRAINERS, staff, my journey is a collection of experiences, and those of you that helped me along the way, THANK YOU! To all the fans and anybody else that inspired me, supported me, cheered for me, or even said good words about me, THANK YOU. “The greatest gift we can give is service to others” #Raiseaglass
Shaun Livingston（@sdot1414）分享的贴文 于 PDT 2019 年 9月 月 13 日 上午 8:30 张贴
李文斯顿在上季末曾自曝每场比赛过后膝盖都肿得跟垒球一样大，内心萌生退意；今夏他被效力了5季的勇士释出，迟迟没传出签约新东家的消息，13日晚间他在个人IG发表长文宣布退休，「在NBA征战15年后，这一刻兴奋、难过、幸运和感激的情绪全涌上心头。」他直言自己并不属于「这里」，「任何曾经把不可能变为可能的人都知道，要激励处于艰难处境的自己，要承受多少身体和心理上的负担，更不用说还要激励他人。」
「『那个伤势』给我机会去寻找，并向自己和全世界证明，我不会被我的遭遇定义。」李文斯顿在2007年遭逢「毁灭性」膝伤，一场对夏洛特的比赛，他撕裂了前十字韧带、后十字韧带、内侧副韧带和外侧半月板，膝盖骨还脱臼，生涯差点就此告终；不过他不愿向命运低头，伤愈后再次回到场上，并花了很多年克服心理障碍。
「在联盟效力的这段期间，我最为骄傲的是，我的性格、价值观和信念受到各种考验，我还是坚持下来。」李文斯顿也一一向爸爸、爷爷、叔叔说谢谢，并向妻子和孩子承诺，「我们的未来会比过去更光明，未来的这个篇章不能没有你们。」
李文斯顿也向所有的队友、教练、训练师和工作人员，还有支持他的球迷，以及那些曾帮助过他的人道谢，「我们能给出最好的礼物就是为他人服务。」
李文斯顿生涯效力过多支球队，包括快艇、热火、雷霆、巫师、山猫、公鹿、骑士、篮网等，勇士是他待过最久的一队。从2014-15赛季披上湾区战袍至上季，他随队连5年打进总冠军赛并夺得3冠，是勇士相当重要的替补战力。他的生涯多数从板凳出发，场均上阵20.6分钟，有6.3分、2.4篮板和3助攻的表现，平均命中率高达4成86。
▲李文斯顿(右)。（图／CFP）