隊(duì)草根中的第一天at arsenal？Yeah，that was the most daunting day of my life。

我來阿森納的第一天？是啊，這可能是我人生中最慫的一天。

it all seemed like a bit of a whirl wind really . just one month before I ' d come off the bench for Cardiff city in the fa cup final and now.now I Rking up along side all thesenice，flashy cars at London colney。

這一切都像旋風(fēng)一樣快。

一個(gè)月前我還在足總杯決賽的卡迪夫城的板凳上，而現(xiàn)在，現(xiàn)在我正在倫敦科爾尼訓(xùn)練基地邊上在這些豪車邊停車。

Just looking at those sports cars made me realise just how far I was away from driving my lime-green Ford Fiesta around Caerphilly, but it really hit home when I went into the dressing room for the first time. I’d been at Cardiff my whole life and had only started playing regularly for their first team that season, but here I was at a Premier League training ground about to meet all these international players. It just felt so surreal.

看著那些運(yùn)動(dòng)跑車讓我意識(shí)到在卡菲利開著一輛檸檬綠色的福特嘉年華的我離這里有多遙遠(yuǎn)。但更要命的是我第一次走進(jìn)更衣室的時(shí)候。之前我一直待在卡迪夫城，直到那個(gè)賽季我才開始為一線隊(duì)踢球，但我現(xiàn)在在一個(gè)英超俱樂部的訓(xùn)練場地，將要見到那些世界級(jí)球員，感覺就像在夢里一樣。

I was only 17 years old at the time and the one thing that kept going through my mind was, ‘Are they even going to know who I am?’ because I’d only played a handful of games for Cardiff. To be honest, I doubt any of them would have heard of me, let alone seen me play!

我那時(shí)候才17歲，我腦子只想著一件事：“他們甚至可能都不準(zhǔn)備去認(rèn)識(shí)我是誰”，因?yàn)槲抑粸榭ǖ戏蛱哌^幾場比賽。老實(shí)說，我懷疑他們沒人聽過我，更別說看過我踢球了。

It seems like a bit of a blur now, but I can just remember going into the dressing room and introducing myself to the likes of Cesc Fabregas, William Gallas, Robin van Persie and Tomas Rosicky. They were all these amazing, established players but I dread to think what they were thinking at the time. They were just looking at me like, ‘Who the hell is this guy?’

現(xiàn)在記憶有點(diǎn)模糊了，但我還記得走進(jìn)更衣室向法布雷加斯，加拉斯，范佩西和羅西基做自我介紹的時(shí)候。他們都是閃耀著光芒的，成功的球員，但我和很害怕去想他們那時(shí)候在想什么。他們只是看著我，就像在說“這人誰??？”

I think I was aware of that at the time, so I just kept my head down for the first few weeks and just tried to train as well as I could to gain their respect that way. That was the key for me actually, I was quite quiet so I just got on with my work and tried to let my football do the talking. A lot of people might find it funny that I was so shy back then because of how vocal I am now, but back then it was all about keeping my head down and learning as much as I could from the players around me.?

我想那時(shí)候的我意識(shí)到了這一點(diǎn)，所以最開始的幾周我都低著頭，只想努力訓(xùn)練博得尊重。那實(shí)際上對我很關(guān)鍵，我很安靜，努力訓(xùn)練，用球技說話。很多人會(huì)覺得我那時(shí)候這么害羞很搞笑，因?yàn)槲椰F(xiàn)在還挺健談的。但那時(shí)候我只是低頭努力，想要從身邊的球員身上盡可能的學(xué)到更多東西。

After all, I still had so much to learn. I’d been used to the pace and the level of training at Cardiff, and my first few sessions at Arsenal were a huge step up. In my first training session we did a load of mannequin work and one-touch passing routines, and I felt a long way off the level required for the Premier League. The quality, accuracy and crispness of passing was way above what I was used to, so I really had to focus and test myself.

畢竟我還要太多東西要學(xué)。我已經(jīng)習(xí)慣了卡迪夫城訓(xùn)練的強(qiáng)度和節(jié)奏，而我在阿森納的前幾節(jié)訓(xùn)練強(qiáng)度又上了一大個(gè)臺(tái)階。在我的第一節(jié)訓(xùn)練課上，我們做了很多身體訓(xùn)練以及一腳傳遞出球，我感覺我和英超的要求還有很大的差距。那質(zhì)量，準(zhǔn)確度，以及傳球的腳感都比我以前習(xí)慣的相去甚遠(yuǎn)，所以我真的需要專注并考驗(yàn)我自己。

At first, it was such a steep learning curve but I always kept one target in my head: to become the best player that I could possibly be. I realised I would have to work harder than I had ever done before but I knew that I would be given the opportunity at Arsenal to reach that level one day.?

一開始，那真是一條非常陡峭的學(xué)習(xí)曲線，但我腦中只有一個(gè)目標(biāo)，去成為我能成為最好的球員。我意識(shí)到我需要比我以前更加努力，但我知道在阿森納給到了我有一天能達(dá)到那個(gè)目標(biāo)的機(jī)會(huì)。

Not only that, this club gave me the chance to continue playing regular first-team football while I was still only a teenager. That was one of my doubts about leaving Cardiff, that I would have to take a step back from the action when I moved here, but thankfully that was never the case.

不僅如此，這個(gè)俱樂部在我還是青少年的時(shí)候就給到我機(jī)會(huì)，讓我能經(jīng)常為一線隊(duì)踢球。那是我決定是否離開卡迪夫的主要疑慮之一，因?yàn)樵谵D(zhuǎn)會(huì)來到這之后可能不像以前那樣能經(jīng)常出場，但感謝這件事沒有發(fā)生。

I’m obviously so grateful to the club for that opportunity and I also have to thank Arsène Wenger for giving me the platform to succeed, especially in those early days. In a relatively short space of time, I was able to learn so much from the boss and the world-class players that I had in the team around me. I would always watch them closely, especially our midfielders, and would try to take little bits from their games to make myself a more well-rounded player. Tomas’ burst of pace, Samir’s close control, Cesc’s one-touch passing… I was choosing what I loved from their games and trying to add them all to mine.

我當(dāng)然非常感謝俱樂部給到我的機(jī)會(huì)，我也要感謝溫格給了成功的平臺(tái)，尤其是早些年的時(shí)候。在一個(gè)較短的時(shí)間里，我能夠從教授和俱樂部里其他世界級(jí)球員身上學(xué)到很多。我總是仔細(xì)觀察他們，尤其是中場球員，然后會(huì)從他們的比賽中汲取經(jīng)驗(yàn)讓我變成更好的球員。羅西基的突破節(jié)奏，納斯里的近距離控制，法布雷加斯的一腳出球，我一直都從他們的比賽中找出我愛的技術(shù)然后試著在自己身上實(shí)現(xiàn)。

It wasn’t just about watching, though, I knew that I could ask them for advice whenever I needed it and, while all the experienced players would help me, Cesc was the player who would always stand out in training sessions for me. He played in my position back then and the numbers of assists and goals he would get, as well as his passing ability, was just brilliant.?

當(dāng)然不僅僅只是觀察，我知道我隨時(shí)能向他們尋求建議，在那些愿意幫助我的經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的球員中，法布雷加斯是在訓(xùn)練中總是愿意站出來幫我的人。他那時(shí)候和我踢同樣的位置，他取得的進(jìn)球和助攻以及他的傳球能力，真的是無與倫比。

Looking back at it now, I don’t think you realise how big an impact other people are having your career at the time. It’s maybe one of those things you take for granted, something that you don’t need to consider because you’re flying in the first team and you only need to focus on the next game. Well, that’s how it was until that evening in February 2010.

現(xiàn)在再回顧過去，那時(shí)的我可能不會(huì)意識(shí)到其他人在那時(shí)對我職業(yè)生涯的影響有多么大。那些事可能都被當(dāng)做理所應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)氖虑?，那些你不需要去考慮的事情，因?yàn)槟阏谝痪€隊(duì)中騰飛，只需專注于下一場比賽。當(dāng)時(shí)的我就是這樣，直到2010年2月的那個(gè)晚上。

I remember what happened clearly. After the tackle went in I saw that my leg was broken and hanging at an angle. That’s when I was really fearing for the worst. I was still only 19, my leg wasn’t right and I didn’t know what would happen to me next.?

我清楚的記得發(fā)生的一切。在那個(gè)攔截過來的時(shí)候，我看到我的腿斷了并以一個(gè)奇怪的角度掛在那。那是我最害怕最糟糕的事情。我才19歲，我的腿就不行了，我不知道接下來會(huì)有什么發(fā)生在我身上。

The medical team ran on to give me gas and air, and then I was in the back of an ambulance. When I was on the way to the hospital, the doctor told me straight away that we would get through this, and that I would get back to where I was. I believed in it, and the medical staff and specialists believed I was able to handle it mentally.

醫(yī)療團(tuán)隊(duì)沖進(jìn)來給我輸氧，然后我被抬進(jìn)救護(hù)車。我在去往醫(yī)院的路上時(shí)，醫(yī)生告訴我我們會(huì)挺過去的，康復(fù)后我還能繼續(xù)我的生涯。我相信著，醫(yī)護(hù)人員和專家都相信我在精神上能挺過去。

They had to move my kneecap aside, put a metal rod through the middle of the bone and attached it with two screws up there. From there the new bone started to grow and then it was just about trusting the medical professionals around me to get me back to fitness.

他們不得不把我的膝蓋骨移開，把一根金屬桿穿過骨頭中間并用兩顆螺絲釘固定。從那里新的骨頭會(huì)長出來，剩下的就是只能相信我身邊的醫(yī)療專家能讓我重歸于好。

I also had my fantastic family and friends around me, which helped me through that time. To be around them, and to see them more than I usually do, was really nice. They were a massive help. Besides that I had loads of support from all different types of fans, from all around the world.?

我身邊還有美好的家人和朋友，他們幫我渡過了那段時(shí)期。在他們身邊，比平時(shí)更常能見到他們，真的很好。他們給到我很大的幫助。此外我還從全世界所有的粉絲那里受到了很多很多支持和祝福。

I think there were 80,000 messages left on the club's website and I got a lot of letters – even from Tottenham fans – saying I was a really talented player, and that they were hoping I would come back as quickly as possible.

我想俱樂部網(wǎng)站那里有差不多八萬個(gè)留言，我還收到了很多信件，甚至還有熱刺的球迷，說我是個(gè)很有天賦的球員，希望我能盡快康復(fù)重返賽場。

All that support helped me return to training that October, eight months after the injury, but I still didn’t feel right. I was just starting to run and jog but when I did some passing drills I noticed that not all aspects of my game were completely there, so the boss decided to send me to Nottingham Forest and Cardiff to get some minutes under my belt.

所有的支持幫助我在十月份重返訓(xùn)練，重傷八個(gè)月之后，但我仍感覺不對。我開始只做一些快跑和慢跑，但當(dāng)我做傳球訓(xùn)練的時(shí)候我意識(shí)到我的球感并沒有完全回來。所以教授決定把我租給諾丁漢森林和卡迪夫去找找腳感。

When I came back to Arsenal, it was all about regaining confidence in my body. Once I’d done that, things started to go really well. You see, as soon as you’ve experienced an injury like that, it takes a while for you to trust your body 100 per cent but after two seasons back with the club, I felt I could do that during the 2013/14 season.

當(dāng)我回到阿森納的時(shí)候，一切都是為了讓我的身體找回自信。一旦我找回了，事情就變得順利起來。當(dāng)你經(jīng)歷了那樣一個(gè)巨大的傷病之后，重新開始百分百信任你的身體還需要一些時(shí)間。在重回俱樂部兩個(gè)賽季之后，在13/14賽季我感覺我能夠做到了。

The boss had loads of chats with me after my injury and always said: 'Never let it get to you, because I know what you can do’. I think I showed exactly what I could do during that season and it’s because I wasn’t worried about anything that had come before. I was blocking it out, focusing on giving things a go, going into tackles fully committed and for the first time in three years, playing with the handbrake off. I was fully committed to everything.?

教授在我受傷之后和我有過很多談話，他總是說：“不要讓感覺來找你，我知道你能夠做到什么?！蔽艺J(rèn)為我在那個(gè)賽季展現(xiàn)了我能夠做到的，因?yàn)槲也辉贀?dān)心過去的事再次發(fā)生。我清除雜念，專注于全身心的投入比賽的每一個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)，也是三年來頭一次，松開我的手剎去進(jìn)行比賽。我全力投入進(jìn)任何事情當(dāng)中。

I did everything I could to make it the season where I could have no regrets. I set up nine goals and scored 16 more in 34 games that season – and there were some good ones in there, too! The volley against Norwich, the strike against Liverpool and the goal against Sunderland, but my favourite came at Wembley.?

我在那個(gè)賽季做了我能做的一切為了讓我不留任何遺憾。那個(gè)賽季我有9個(gè)助攻，34場比賽進(jìn)了16個(gè)球，其中還有很多美妙的進(jìn)球呢！對陣諾維奇的凌空球，對陣?yán)锲值纳溟T，以及對陣桑德蘭的進(jìn)球，但我最愛的還是在溫布利的那個(gè)進(jìn)球。

Ever since I was a young boy, I wanted to score an FA Cup winner, and to do so was an amazing feeling and something which will always be with me. I can remember the ball somehow breaking for Oli. I thought I’d make that run in behind and try to give him an option for a backheel. I didn’t even have to break stride, it was just one of those passes that I could run onto and hit first time. I managed to get a clean strike on the ball and thankfully it went into the bottom corner.?

從我小時(shí)候起，我就想進(jìn)一個(gè)足總杯的制勝球。能夠做到這一點(diǎn)的美好感覺總是伴隨著我。我還記得球不知道怎么就被吉魯斷了，我覺得我能跑到他身后，給到他一個(gè)后腳跟傳球的機(jī)會(huì)。我甚至不需要大步去追球，那個(gè)傳球正正好好讓我能跑到然后接一腳射門。我成功的踢到了球，并且球滾入了死角。

The immediate emotion was just overwhelming. It was a game that had everything and it was just a great, great feeling for me. Then when the final whistle went there was this sense of relief that we’d won a trophy that I’d dreamed of lifting when I arrived back in 2008.

那一瞬間的感情真的是噴薄而出。那是一場無與倫比的比賽，我感覺太棒了。當(dāng)終場哨響起的時(shí)候，長出一口氣，我們終于贏得了獎(jiǎng)杯，那是我自2008年加盟以來就一直夢想得到的。

That goal means everything to me and it’s right up there in terms of my biggest achievements. To be able to lift the trophy twice more since - and score in another final against Chelsea - is unbelievable.?

那個(gè)進(jìn)球?qū)ξ襾碚f意味著一切，那是我最大的成就之一。能夠再次捧杯，然后在決賽中對陣切爾西再進(jìn)一球，真的是難以置信。

See, so much has happened since I’ve been at this club. On the pitch I’ve played alongside some truly world-class players and have won trophies, while off the pitch I’ve got my own family now. My responsibilities are a lot different to what they were when I pulled into the London Colney car park all those years ago.?

自我加盟俱樂部以來發(fā)生了很多。在球場上我和真正的世界級(jí)球員一起比賽，贏得獎(jiǎng)杯，在球場下我也有了自己的家庭。我的責(zé)任和在數(shù)年前科爾尼基地停車時(shí)的我變化頗多。

It's 11 years of my life that I have spent here and so much has happened to me on and off the field. I have really grown up here. I'm just grateful for the opportunity to have played for this club for such a long time.

我在這里度過了我11年的人生，在球場上球場下有如此多的事情發(fā)生。我在這里真的成長了。我只想感恩我能有機(jī)會(huì)為俱樂部效力如此長的時(shí)間。

The fans have always been there supporting me over the years. There have been a few lows but lots of highs and the bond has been so strong because I have been here for such a long time and they have been with me through thick and thin.

這些年來球迷們也一直支持著我。偶有低谷，卻高潮不斷，我們的聯(lián)系是如此緊密因?yàn)槲以谶@里那么長的時(shí)間，他們也同我榮辱與共。

They’ve watched me go from a boy to a man, and they’ve always been good to me. I’ll miss so much about this wonderful club and now that I’ve said goodbye, I guess there’s only one more thing to say…?

他們看著我從男孩長大為男人，他們總是對我很好。我會(huì)非常想念這個(gè)美妙的俱樂部。既然我已經(jīng)說過再見了，心中感慨萬千卻也只能道出最后一句…

Thank you.

謝謝你們。

Aaron Ramsey

*轉(zhuǎn)自阿森納官網(wǎng)，翻譯：AmaneSuzuha