3 Chapter 2 Olympic Champ

Chapter 2 Olympic Champ Going to Rome meant that Cassius would have to fly. There was one problem: The powerful boxer was afraid to fly! Joe Martin worked hard to convince his young student to fly to Rome. Cassius did not take chances, however. He bought a parachute to wear on the airplane!

去罗马意味着卡修斯必须坐飞机。 但有一个问题:这位强大的拳击手不敢飞!乔·马丁努力说服他的年轻学生乘飞机去罗马。 然而，卡修斯没有冒险。 他买了一个降落伞带在飞机上!

After arriving safely, he soon became a familiar sight among the world's athletes. The energetic young man was thrilled to see everyone. Staying in the Olympic Village in Rome, he visited with athletes from dozens of countries. He wanted to meet everyone he could, mostly to talk about himself. Talking was something that Cassius was very good at. Even as a teenage boxer, he had not been afraid to boast about his skills. This was very different than many athletes, and certainly black athletes. Some white American fans did not appreciate black people who spoke up or spoke

安全抵达后，他很快成为世界运动员熟悉的景象。 这个精力充沛的年轻人见到大家很兴奋。 在罗马的奥运村，他拜访了来自几十个国家的运动员。 他想尽可能见每个人，主要是谈谈他自己。 卡修斯很擅长说话。 即使在十几岁的时候，他也不害怕吹嘘自己的技能。 这与许多运动员，尤其是黑人运动员非常不同。 一些美国白人球迷不欣赏那些站出来说话的黑人

out. Cassius didn't care. He was loud, funny, and proud. Cassius liked to brag and he liked to box. He battled men from Belgium, Russia, and Australia. Each was a difficult fight, but Cassius won them all. He had a unique way of expressing himself and he had a unique style in the ring. Unlike many fighters, he danced, shuffled, and moved around. Most fighters stood their ground and tried to overpower their opponents. Cassius could hit, but he was very good at avoiding hits, too. He seemed to be playing a role or acting out a certain part . . . until his powerful fists connected with big punches.

出去了。卡修斯不在乎。他声音大，风趣，骄傲。 卡修斯喜欢吹牛，也喜欢拳击。 他与来自比利时、俄罗斯和澳大利亚的士兵作战。 每一场战斗都很艰难，但卡修斯都赢了。 他有一种独特的方式来表达自己，他在拳击场上有一种独特的风格。 与许多拳手不同，他跳舞，拖着脚步，四处走动。 大多数战士坚守阵地，试图制服对手。 卡修斯会打，但他也很擅长躲避。 他似乎是在扮演一个角色或扮演一个特定的角色。 。。直到他有力的拳头接连出重拳。

His final Olympic match, for the lightheavyweight gold medal (for fighters up to 178 pounds), was his toughest yet. Cassius faced Zbigniew Pietrzykowski from Poland, who had been champion of Europe three times and had fought in the 1956 Olympics. The Polish fighter was older, bigger, and stronger. The first two rounds were about even. In the third round, Cassius gave the Polish boxer a bloody nose and landed many blows. When the judges scored the fight, Cassius was named the winner. The kid from Louisville had earned an Olympic gold medal! Clay returned to the United States, still talking and still wearing his gold medal. He toured New York City, shaking hands with everyone he met.

他的最后一场奥运会比赛是争夺轻量级金牌(针对178磅以下的拳击手)，这是他迄今为止最艰难的比赛。 卡修斯的对手是来自波兰的兹比格涅夫·皮耶兹科夫斯基，后者曾三次获得欧洲冠军，并参加过1956年奥运会。 波兰战斗机更老、更大、更强壮。 前两轮的比分基本持平。 在第三回合，卡修斯一拳打在波兰拳击手的鼻子上，而且打得他鼻血直流。 当裁判为这场比赛打分时，卡修斯被宣布为胜利者。 这个来自路易斯维尔的孩子赢得了奥运金牌!克莱回到了美国，仍然说话，仍然戴着他的金牌。 他在纽约巡回演出，与遇到的每一个人握手。

Then he returned to a "welcome home" event in Louisville. At the ceremony in Louisville, he read a poem he had written. Such poems would become a wellknown part of his personal style. To make America the greatest is my goal, So I beat the Russian, and I beat the Pole. Not everyone in town was so excited by his success. Even in 1960, some people still were not happy to see a black person getting so much attention. Cassius had represented America in

然后他回到路易斯维尔参加一个“欢迎回家”的活动。 在路易斯维尔举行的仪式上，他朗诵了一首自己写的诗。 这样的诗歌后来成为他个人风格中众所周知的一部分。 让美国成为最伟大的国家是我的目标，所以我打败了俄罗斯人，也打败了北极人。 并不是镇上的每个人都对他的成功感到兴奋。 即使在1960年，一些人仍然不高兴看到一个黑人得到如此多的关注。 卡修斯曾代表美国参加