釋放獅子：賽前看看戈爾水上運動中心的50m自由泳飛濺'n'Dash慈善游泳活動

當我在4月11日參加游泳比賽時，我的想法經歷了我的腦海。第一個注意到戈爾水上運動中心的游泳教練Meagan McCabe的侮辱，她的兩個兒子在背景中咯咯笑。

A few thoughts passed through my mind when I was corralled into joining a swimming race on April 11.

當我在4月11日參加游泳比賽時，我的想法經歷了我的腦海。

The first was noticing the indignity of Meagan McCabe, the swim coach at the Gore Aquatic Centre, and her two sons chuckling in the background.

第一個注意到戈爾水上運動中心的游泳教練Meagan McCabe的侮辱，她的兩個兒子在背景中咯咯笑。

Much like Apollo Creed, they had everything in their favour. Regular training, an iron-like grip on the pool, the cultish vibe of the swim team, every resource at their disposal.

就像阿波羅信條一樣，他們對一切都有支持。定期的訓練，像鐵台上的鐵一樣的抓地力，游泳隊的邪教氛圍，每個資源都可以使用。

They laughed at me, not knowing the truth. They were unleashing a lion.

他們嘲笑我，不知道真相。他們正在釋放獅子。

You, reader, may think I am just a simple journalist, spending my time sharing the stories of the community, dedicating myself to the people of the Gore district.

您，讀者可能認為我只是一個簡單的記者，花時間分享社區的故事，將自己獻給戈爾地區的人們。

But in the past I was a star athlete, the year 11 swimming champion, who would have won every swimming cup had I not been robbed on two occasions by false starts, courtesy of the physical education teacher.

但是過去，我是一名明星運動員，是11年級的游泳冠軍，如果我沒有兩次被虛假的起點搶劫，他會贏得每個游泳杯。

Of course, I’m out of shape.

當然，我不舒服。

I haven’t touched a pool in three years.

我已經三年沒有碰到游泳池了。

My last official swim training was 16 years ago, before I was kicked off the swim squad for delinquency.

我上次正式的游泳訓練是16年前，然後我被踢出游泳小隊以進行犯罪。

Like Rocky Balboa, the cards are against me.

像洛基·巴爾博亞（Rocky Balboa）一樣，卡片對我不利。

But hearing the doubts of the swim team, their taunts, the way I have been written off makes me want to turn back the pages to another story — a champion, rising like the phoenix.

但是聽到游泳隊的懷疑，他們的嘲諷，我被註銷的方式使我想將頁面倒回另一個故事 - 冠軍，像鳳凰城一樣崛起。

On April 11, I will be competing as the underdog against professional swimmers, in a 50m freestyle Splash ’n’ Dash charity swimming event.

4月11日，我將參加50m的自由泳'N'Dash慈善游泳比賽，成為對陣專業游泳運動員的失敗者。

Some have questioned why only 50m as a showing of swimming prowess, asking why we don't go further distances.

有些人質疑為什麼只有50m作為游泳能力的展示，問我們為什麼不走更遠的距離。

I can only point to the fact everyone knows who Usain Bolt is, and nobody knows who won the marathons at the Olympics.

我只能指出每個人都知道Usain Bolt是誰的事實，沒有人知道誰在奧運會上贏得了馬拉鬆比賽。

Speed is the only thing that matters to me, and the world. Nobody cares if you can go a certain pace over a long distance.

速度是對我和世界都重要的唯一一件事。沒有人關心您是否可以在很長的距離內走一定的步伐。

My training has already begun, with my bench press skyrocketing and my deadlift a truly staggering showcase of human strength and power.

我的訓練已經開始，我的臥推飛漲，我的硬拉是人類力量和力量的真正驚人的展示。

I have been to one swim training, but it’s a little bit too difficult so I’m probably going to try avoid swimming until, like, the week beforehand, so I don't get too sore.

我去過一次游泳訓練，但是這太困難了，所以我可能會嘗試避免游泳，直到事先進行一周，所以我不會太酸痛。

This may seem counter-intuitive, but just as a six-pack is not built in the gym but the kitchen, a swimming race isn’t won in the pool but in the weights room.

這似乎是違反直覺的，但是就像在健身房內建造的六塊束縛一樣，廚房也沒有在游泳池裡贏得游泳比賽，而是在莊重室。

This match, this fight, is for dignity in the face of adversity.

這場比賽，這場鬥爭是為了面對逆境而尊嚴。

It’s standing up to a world saying "no, they have been training for years while you’ve been eating Snickers bars and potato chips, you can’t possibly win".

它站在一個世界上說：“不，他們一直在吃竊笑酒吧和薯片，您已經不可能贏了多年。”

It’s about fighting for the little guy, who just so happens to be the biggest and strongest person who has ever stepped foot in the Gore Aquatic Centre.

這是關於為這個小傢伙而戰，這個小傢伙恰好是有史以來踏入戈爾水上運動中心的最大，最堅強的人。

On April 11, I will show the world just how much I am like Rocky Balboa in the second film, not in the first one, when he loses.

在4月11日，我將向世界展示我在第二部電影中的洛基·巴爾博亞（Rocky Balboa），而不是在他輸掉的第一部電影中。