Author: abochin@gmail.com

我當下是這樣想的，但是我後來又再想一想，我覺得不應該這麼說。

I thought that way at that moment, but afterwards I rethought it again and found I should not have said that.

星期天晚上，我兒子躺在懶骨頭上，然後我們聊聊天…

On Sunday night, Louis lay down on a bean bag and had a chat with me.

他跟我提到一件事讓我睡前深思了一下…

He mentioned something that provoked me to think about before sleep …

他說，他不知道他的足球是否有進步。

He said, he did not know whether his soccer skills made progress.

我跟他說當然有，我有看到你比賽時表現越來越好，甚至最近還打敗了你們之前都打不贏的對手，所以我相信你一定有進步。

I told him of course you did. I saw you performed better during matches and even recently you have defeated a competitor you consistently have lost before.

So, I believed you certainly made progress.

我當下是這樣想的，但是我後來又再想一想，我覺得不應該這麼說。

I did say that way at that moment. But I thought I should not have said that way.

我後來深深地思考，什麼才是進步，而你又要如何知道你真的有進步？

Later, I deeply thought about it–what did progress mean and how did you know you really made progress?

我知道他的確有進步，但我不該用比賽表現或最終的成果證明他是否進步。

I knew he definitely made progress, but I should not use the performance in a match/during matches or even a final result to prove his progress.

相反的，我應該用他跟自己的挑戰來說明他的進步。

Rather, I should describe that progress was actually a challenge to yourself.

是否打贏對方，不是一個很好的指標…

Whether you defeat others in a match was not a good indicator …

這會讓他跟其他小朋友有一樣的想法，認為第一名才是厲害或進步。

Because using whether you beat others as a indicator would allow him to have the same ideas with other kids, meaning,

Thinking about only winning a championship is real progress.

然而，我真正希望他學習的是進步，真正在乎的是進步（從他問我的問題看起來他的確在乎進步），而不是冠軍。

However, what I wanted to highlight and have him care about was PROGRESS (from the question he asked me, he seemed to more care about progress), rather than championships.

因為冠軍通常只有一個，但有進步的人可以有無限個。

Because a championship usually goes to only ONE person. But people with progress can be unlimited.

如果失誤次數降低，完成度提高，時間也加速，那麼未來比賽時就更有機會拿出更好的表現。

If the miss rate going down, completion rate up, and the time spent less, then it’s more likely to perform better in future matches.

環境與資源不同，跟自己比較會更客觀，我們可以比較在每次的動作練習上，自己的完成度有多高，失誤次數是否有降低，自己所花時間是否減少。

Since everyone has a different environment and resource, it’s more objective to compare you with yourself rather than with others.

We can compare the time spent, the completion, and miss rate in every practice we do.

如果你練習的時候做不出來，那比賽時更不可能做出來。

Remember, if you cannot make it during practice, you cannot make it in a match.

很多人會認為練習型球員是種貶低的台詞，但練習型球員其實說明了他在練習時表現很好，某種程度上他就是永遠挑戰自己，追求的是自我的突破與進步。

Quite a few people think a “practice player” is a despising term, but actually a player named practice player means he performs well in practice.

To some degree, it means he continually challenges himself–pursuing self breakthrough and progress.

能成為別人口中的練習型球員，是因為他懂得要求自己，所以他需要的只是時間…

As the above-mentioned practice player is because he has a commitment, knowing how to require himself.

讓自己可以克服對比賽的恐懼，克服心理上的挑戰，而不是生理上的，因為他的身體已經告訴他，他絕對具備那樣的能力與技巧。

So what he needs is just TIME to overcome the fear for a match psychologically, not physically.

Because his body had told him that he absolutely possesses those abilities and techniques.

What he needs just more real matching experience to reduce the fear for a match and be well-prepared psychilogically.

追求進步，而不必然是冠軍。 因為，第一名通常只能有一個，但進步卻能有無限個。

Look for progress, instead of a championship.

Because, a championship goes to ONE person, but progress can go to limited ones.