29.小乔丹科比·布莱恩的成长之路

Kobe Bryant's growing road

小乔丹科比·布莱恩的成长之路

Kobe Bryant first started turning heads on the basketball court when he was in middle school.

科比·布莱恩第一次关注篮球是他在上中学的时侯。

His talents dominated the game so much that high schools from all over the Philadelphia area watched him grow up.

他在篮球方面很有天赋，费城的各所中学都密切关注他的成长。

The almost six-foot tall seventh grader definitely had the make-up and genes for the game, as his dad was former NBA forward, Joe Bryant.

这个六英尺高的七年级学生的确有打篮球的基因，因为他的爸爸是前NBA前锋乔·布莱恩。

Kobe developed his basketball skills under the watchful eye of his father, helping his mission to become a professional basketball player.

科比在他父亲的关注下发展自己的篮球天赋，父亲帮助他成为了一个职业篮球运动员。

He worked daily on his game, watching video, playing in the playgrounds and listening to his father.

他每天都练习篮球，看录像带，在操场上练习，听爸爸的建议。

When he entered high school at Lower Marion in Philadelphia, Kobe was a highly touted recruit.

当科比进入费城的劳尔梅里恩高中时，他已经是一个接受了很好训练的新人。

He proved that he had the skills and work ethic to be a star at the next level and the scouts noticed this.

他证明自己有成为下一届球星的技术和职业道德，并且球探也发现了这一点。

Kobe didn't let anybody down either, as he played on the varsity basketball team his freshman year.

科比没有让任何人失望，他在高中的第一年就加入了校队。

He wouldn't immediately be a superstar, though. Rather it was the countless hours of early morning workouts by himself in the gymnasium that escalated Kobe's talents.

尽管他不能一下子成为超级球星。无数个清晨在体育馆的训练使他的才华得到了进一步的提升。

Kobe became a better player every year he played at Lower Marion and soon enough, he had developed into one of the premier talents at the high school level.

科比在中学时就成为一名出色的球员了。不久，他又挖掘自己的潜力，使自己的水平又得到了提升。

He sold out the games everywhere he played during his junior and senior years and he didn't disappoint anyone.

他在高中三年级和四年级期间每场比赛都备受关注并且没有让任何人失望。

He once packed the school gym so much that it caused a traffic jam on the main highway just outside the school.

他曾经使学校体育馆挤满了人，这造成了学校外面主要高速公路的交通堵塞。

He went on to finish his high school career as the all-time leading point scorer in Pennsylvania history with a total of 2, 883 points.

他继续完成他的高中学业，而此时他已经是宾夕法尼亚历史上创纪录的球员了，他的总分为2883分。

Kobe's highly decorated high school career made him the 13th overall choice by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA draft.

科比充满荣誉的高中生涯使他在1996年的NBA选秀中被夏洛特黄蜂队选中。