10 Now a King

Chapter 10 Now a King In Los Angeles, the mood was very different. People were excited about the trade—even people who never paid attention to hockey. Wayne posed with LA Lakers basketball star Magic Johnson for the cover of Sports Illustrated. Ticket sales for the Kings tripled. The hockey arena, usually half empty, would be filled with fans. But the Kings were fourth in their division. The team had begun playing in 1967 and had never won their division. Could one player change all that? Yes! With one goal and three assists in the very first game, Wayne led his new team to victory. Now movie stars, athletes, and everyone else in the city was a Kings fan. Hollywood

在洛杉矶，气氛却大不相同。 人们对这笔交易都很兴奋，即使是那些从未关注过冰球的人。 韦恩与洛杉矶湖人队球星魔术师约翰逊一起登上《体育画报》封面。 国王队的门票销售增加了两倍。 通常是半空的冰球馆会挤满球迷。 但是国王队在他们的赛区排名第四。 该队于1967年开始比赛，从未赢得过该组的冠军。 一个球员能改变这一切吗？ 是的!在第一场比赛中，韦恩以1球3助攻的成绩带领他的新球队取得了胜利。 现在，电影明星、运动员和这座城市的其他人都是国王队的球迷。 好莱坞

became "Hockeywood." Hockey fever spread from LA to other US towns and cities. More games were televised. More hockey teams sprang up. And kids were signing up to play like never before. Wayne became the face of hockey. He was always polite, always friendly. He looked like a regular guy, not a big bruiser with muscles to

成为“Hockeywood。”曲棍球热从洛杉矶蔓延到美国其他城镇。 更多的比赛通过电视转播。 更多的冰球队涌现出来。 孩子们报名参加了前所未有的比赛。 韦恩成了冰球的代言人。 他总是彬彬有礼，总是很友好。 他看起来像个普通人，不是一个肌肉发达的大块头

match. That season, the Kings rose to second place. And Wayne grew to feel comfortable with his new team and his new city. It was all so different from Edmonton. Here in California, there'd be no snowy winters. Wayne could drive to practice with the top down on his convertible. In LA, there were so many famous people, Wayne didn't stand out. He liked the privacy. And he loved his growing family. Daughter Paulina was born in 1988.

匹配。那个赛季，国王队上升到第二名。 韦恩逐渐适应了他的新团队和新城市。 和埃德蒙顿太不一样了。 在加州，不会有多雪的冬天。 韦恩可以开着敞篷车去训练。 在洛杉矶，有很多名人，韦恩没有脱颖而出。 他喜欢这样的隐私。他爱他不断壮大的家庭。 女儿Paulina出生于1988年。

As for hockey, Wayne was adding to the record books. But in the autumn of 1991, Wayne felt unhappy. It was the start of the season. And already he felt beat up. Even worse, he wasn't scoring—at all!

至于曲棍球，韦恩不断刷新纪录。 但在1991年的秋天，韦恩感到不开心。 这是新赛季的开始。 他已经感到挨揍了。 更糟糕的是，他根本不得分！

In October, Wayne talked to his dad on the phone, just like he did almost every day. Walter could always cheer up Wayne. And the phone call helped. But soon after, Wayne got another call. It was his sister, Kim. Their dad had collapsed. He was in the hospital with a brain aneurysm, a tear in a blood vessel. It might be fatal. Immediately, Wayne hired a private plane. He flew his family to the Ontario hospital. Walter wasn't expected to make it through the night.

十月，韦恩和他爸爸通了电话，就像他几乎每天都做的那样。 沃尔特总能让韦恩高兴起来。 电话帮了大忙。 但不久之后，韦恩又接到了一个电话。 是他的妹妹金。他们的父亲病倒了。 他因为脑动脉瘤住进了医院，血管破裂了。 这可能是致命的。韦恩立即租了一架私人飞机。 他把家人送到安大略医院。 大家都以为沃尔特熬不过今晚了。

Fortunately, surgery saved his life. Wayne missed game after game, staying with his dad. It would take time for Walter to get better, he learned. And his memory would never be the same. The stress on Wayne didn't help his game. He was still in a slump. And he hated playing badly. He thought about quitting. He couldn't talk to his dad about it. So he spoke to Janet, Mark Messier, and his coaches. And Wayne turned it around. One game in Toronto, he scored a goal and had three assists. After, he visited his dad. "If you were playing better, you'd have had a goal and four assists tonight," Walter said. Wayne grinned. Walter had turned it around, too. Kings fans were thrilled that Wayne kept playing. In 1993, Wayne led LA to the Stanley Cup finals. It was the first time in Kings history. They lost to the Montreal Canadiens. But Wayne felt proud. He was the scoring leader in the playoffs. He'd done his best.

幸运的是，手术救了他的命。 韦恩错过了一场又一场的比赛，和他爸爸待在一起。 他明白，沃尔特需要时间才能好起来。 他的记忆将永远不会和以前一样。 韦恩身上的压力对他的比赛没有帮助。 他仍处于萎靡不振的状态。他讨厌打得不好。 他想过辞职。 他不能和他爸爸谈这件事。 于是他和珍妮特、马克·梅西耶以及他的教练们谈了谈。 韦恩扭转了局面。 在多伦多的一场比赛中，他进了一个球，还有3次助攻。 之后，他去看望了他的父亲。 沃尔特说：“如果你打得更好的话，今晚你会有一个进球和四个助攻。” 韦恩咧嘴一笑。沃尔特也扭转了局面。 国王队的球迷为韦恩继续打球而激动不已。 1993年，韦恩率领洛杉矶队打进斯坦利杯决赛。 这是国王历史上的第一次。 他们输给了蒙特利尔加拿大人队。 但韦恩感到自豪。他是季后赛的得分王。 他已经尽力了。