Once again ，I’ve had a great time ,y’know .And I can’t „ I can’t say enough for the people who’ve supported me .And ,you know ,my life will take a change .And a lot of people say , “Well doesn’t have any challenges away from the game of basketball .” Well ,I dispute that ,you know .Being a parent is very challenging .If you have kids you know that ,you know.I welcome that challenge and I look forward to it.
From Michael Jordan’s “Retirement Speech” in 1999
曾经一度，我有过辉煌时代 ，而且我对那些曾经支持过我的人感激不尽。正如你所知道的，我的生活要发生变化。很多人说‘是的，离开了篮球迈克•乔丹不会有任何挑战。’但我不同意这些说法。你知道当一个父母是很困难的，如果你有孩子的话，你会明白的。我欢迎挑战，我期待着它。
来自1999年乔丹的退役演讲
My third story is about death .When I was 17 ,I read a quote that went something like : “If you live each day as if it was your last ,someday you’ll most certainly be right .”It made an impreion on me ,and since then ,for the past 33 years ,I have looked in the mirror every moring and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life ,would I want to do what I am about to do today ?”And whenever the answer has been “NO”for too many days in a row ,I know I need to change something.Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life .Because almost everything—all external expections,all pride ,all fear of embarrament or failure—these things just fall away in the face of deat ,leaving only what is truly important.From the “Commencement Addre at Standford University”by Steve Jobs
我的第三个故事是关于死亡。
在我17岁的时候，我读过一则名言，好像说：“如果你把过的每一天当做生命的最后一天，有一天你会发现你是完全正确的。”这句话给我留下很深的印象。 从那以来，在过去的33年里，我每天早晨对着镜子看着自己，问自己如果今天是我生命的最后一天，我还会做现在我将要做的事吗。不论什么时候，当答案连续许多天是否定的，那么我知道我需要改变一些事了。
始终记得我将会死去是最重要的方法，在生活中它帮助我作重要的决定。因为几乎所有的事，包括所有的期望，荣誉，对窘迫事情的惧怕和失败，这些事会在死亡面前微不足道，剩下的只有那些真正重要的。
来自乔布斯斯坦福大学毕业演说
The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave .The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future ,and we’ll continue to follow them.We’ll continue our quest in space .There will be more shuttle flights and more shuttle crews and , yes, more volunteers ,more civilians ,more teachers in space .Nothing ends here ;our hopes and our journeys continue. From the Space Shuttle “Challenger” Tragedy Addre by Ronald Reagan
未来不属于那些胆小的人，而是属于那些勇士。“挑战者”号全体队员正在把我们带进未来，我们也将会继续的跟从他们的脚踪，在太空继续我们的追求。将来会有更多的太空航班和更多的宇航员，当然，也会有更多的志愿者，公民和教师。这样的追求不会结束，我们的希望和旅行会进行到底。
来自里根‘挑战者’号事故演讲
