Argentine legend Diego Maradona described his decision to coach second-division Mexican club Dorados as a rebirth after years battling addictions, as he officially became the team's new manager last Monday.
近日,阿根廷传奇人物迭戈·马拉多纳将自己执教墨西哥乙级俱乐部多拉多斯的决定形容为重获新生。在与毒瘾抗争多年之后,他于上周一正式成为多拉多斯俱乐部的新经理。
Maradona has raised eyebrows with the decision to accept a job in the heart of Mexican drug cartel -- the rough-and-tumble state of Sinaloa.
马拉多纳曾因决定在混乱的锡那罗亚州的墨西哥贩毒集团中工作,而令人惊讶不已。
But in his first press conference for Dorados, he described the job as a healthy new beginning after a long "sickness," alluding to his very public struggles with drug addiction, alcoholism and obesity.
但在他出席多拉多斯俱乐部的第一次新闻发布会上,他将这份工作描述为自己经历了长期“疾病”后的一个新起点,暗指他在公众面前与毒瘾、酗酒和肥胖作斗争。
"I want to give Dorados what I lost when I was sick," he told the 200 journalists who packed the hotel conference room in Culiacan, the state capital.
他向聚集在该州首府库利亚坎的酒店会议室的200名记者透露:“我想把我生病时失去的东西送给多拉多斯,”
"I was sick for 14 years. Now I want to see the sun, I want to go to bed at night. I never even used to go to bed. I didn't even know what a pillow was. That's why I accepted the offer from Dorados."
“我病了14年。现在我想看太阳,晚上想睡觉。我以前甚至没真正睡过觉。我甚至不知道什么是枕头。这就是为什么我接受了多拉多斯的报价。”
Mexico was the scene of Maradona's greatest triumph as a player: He led Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title there.
墨西哥是马拉多纳作为球员取得最大成功的地方:他在那儿率领阿根廷队赢得了1986年世界杯的冠军。
But he surprised the soccer world with his decision to coach a second-division team who are currently in 13th place in their 15-team league.
但他决定执教一支目前在15支球队中排名第13位的乙级球队,这也让足球界大吃一惊。