Michael Jordan's impact on LeBron James the basketball player is obvious. Look no further than the No. 23 James wears across his chest during games in homage to "His Airness."
显而易见,迈克尔·乔丹深深影响了勒布朗·詹姆斯这样的篮球运动员。看看他后背上的23号球衣号码,已经是在向“飞人”致敬。
Jordan's impact on James the businessman might not be as readily apparent, but he has also been influential on "The Chosen One" in that aspect of life.
在商业投资方面,这种影响还不太明显,但“天选之子”也承认在生活的这一方面受到了乔丹的影响。
"He's done it as well as anyone can do it as far as present career and post, so you're always kind of watching," James said before the Cleveland Cavaliers' Friday morning shootaround ahead of their game against Jordan's Charlotte Hornets. "And it'd be great for anyone who can come in and own a ballclub, that would be pretty cool stuff, and also his brand, it continues to make an impact. So it's pretty awesome to see what he's still able to do after being away from the game for so long."
“无论是在球员时期和还是退役后,他都非常成功,他的故事我们都看在眼里,”在周五骑士与乔丹老板的夏洛特黄蜂队比赛的投篮训练前,詹姆斯这样说道。“无论任何人,能够拥有一支球队都是很棒的事情,非常酷,而且他还有自己的品牌,能够不断产生影响。他在离开赛场后,还可以继续做这么多事情,实在令人印象深刻。”
Jordan purchased the Hornets in February 2010, becoming the first former NBA player to become the principal owner of a team. Since then, other former players have followed suit -- notably Shaquille O'Neal with the Sacramento Kings and Grant Hill with the Atlanta Hawks -- albeit in a minority capacity.
2010年,乔丹成为黄蜂队的老板,成为首位负责一支NBA球队的前NBA球员。随后,奥尼尔成为国王的小股东,格兰特-希尔也成为了老鹰队的老板之一。
James has already ventured into the realm of controlling a professional sports team, just not an NBA one. In 2011, James received a minority stake in Liverpool Football Club, a soccer franchise in the English Premier League that was valued by Forbes at more than $980 million in May 2015.
詹姆斯也已投资了一支职业球队,只不过不是NBA球队。2011年他成为了英超利物浦俱乐部的小股东。据2015年5月福布斯官网预估,这支球队的市场价值超过了9亿8千万美金。
The Cavaliers star, who turns 31 in December, figures to have at least of handful of seasons remaining in his playing career and did not want to entertain the question of whether he aspires to follow in Jordan's footsteps and own an NBA team.
今年12月份,这位骑士队的当家球星就将年满31岁,当被问到未来是否会追随乔丹的脚步成为一支NBA球队的老板时,詹姆斯表示他的运动员生涯至少还会有好几个赛季,现在还没有考虑那么多。
"I'm not there," James said. "I'm not there right now."
“我没考虑过”。詹姆斯说,“现在还不是考虑的时候”。