Does anyone other than Glenn NOT think he should be England captain?.....
Has there been a better English central defender since Bobby Moore?.....
Is there anyone who better defines what it is to be an Arsenal man?.....
除了格伦还有其他人认为他不应该成为英格兰队长吗？……
自从博比·摩尔以来还有更出色的英格兰中后卫吗？……
还有其他人能更好的诠释阿森纳先生的真正涵义吗？……
The answer to all these is, in my opinion, 'No'. Yet the respect in which he is now held stems largely from his ability to say No. No , that is, to alcohol. Just as Paul Merson did before him Tony Adams made the decision to stop drinking and it was a decision that changed his life dramatically.
所有这些问题的答案，在我看来，都是“NO”。至今他所拥有的荣誉不允许他说NO了。不，更确切的说，是对酒精。正好如同他的前辈保罗·莫森那样，托尼·亚当斯决心停止酗酒，而这个决定戏剧性的改变了他的一生。
Once so famously jailed for a drink driving offence, Tony Adams always had a reputation as someone who liked the occasional half of bitter shandy. Almost immediately the fire extinguisher episode in a Romford pizza establishment with Ray Parlour or the twenty odd stitches he needed having fallen down the steps of a nightclub in the week before the FA Cup Quarter Final against Ipswich. The drinking culture, so prevalent amongst members of his profession must have been hard for him to avoid; even with someone of his fortitude. Like others before him drinking became an easy solution to so much spare time and money.
曾经有一次因为酒后驾驶而被叛入狱，名噪一时，托尼·亚当斯在某些喜欢八卦消息的人看来就是那么一个名声。而后来在罗姆福德比萨公司则流传开来另一个情节，他带着雷·帕洛尔以及二十几个年轻人在足总杯四分之一决赛对阵伊普斯维奇的前一周，倒在了一家夜总会的台阶下。这个流言在他的同行之间流传开来难以消除，甚至有几个还是他的亲密朋友。象以前的一些人一样，他的酗酒习惯成为消磨时光和金钱的简单办法。
It was a positively Baker, Gascoigne, Evans type bender in the three days following the traumatic Euro '96 semi final exit that finally persuaded Adams to take control of his personal demons. As I remember the story broke in the News of the World and interviews at that time revealed a haggard, unshaven and confused and frankly confused man.
随着96年欧锦赛半决赛伤心的出局，三天中肯定有不少类似贝克、加斯科因和埃文斯的酗酒者，这种状况说服了亚当斯控制了他的个人的陋习。在我的印象中，这个故事是被“世界新闻”披露出来的，当时接受采访的那个人面容憔悴，满脸胡须，困惑不解。
His subsequent period of recovery,again like his great friend Merse, has been publicly and excessively documented and as is typical of the man he did not attempt to shy away from it. As he slowly recovered so he changed and no more was this better highlighted than through his relationship with the media.
他后来恢复的这段时期里，情况再次如同他的好朋友莫森所遇到的那样，（因为以前的不好的影响）被公众频繁的抨击，作为焦点人物，而他并没有因此而退缩。在他缓慢的恢复过程中，他渐渐的改变了，不再是镜头里频繁注目的对象了。
The simple truth was that Adams had finally rediscovered a life out of football and it had transformed him.
而事实很简单：亚当斯终于重新发现了足球之外的生活，这一点改变了他。
With his personal demons well in check Adams returned to the side but worryingly his customary level of excellence had slipped. The Blackburn game confirmed the growing fears and as Arsenal slumped to a 3-1 defeat, having been 1-0 up, questions were being asked about his fitness. He clearly thought the same and after one of his worst performances in the captain's armband he went to see Wenger to say that he didn't think he could carry on and that his performances didn't merit a place.
他的个人陋习改正后，亚当斯重新归队，但是让人焦虑的是他以前表现出来的高昂的竞技状态一落千丈。对布莱克本的比赛更是证明了人们的担忧，阿森纳是役以1-3失利，在1-0的情况下被逆转，大家都在质疑着他的体力问题。他明显也有相同的感受，在这场佩带队长袖标以来表现最差的比赛以后，他找到了温格，并对他说他认为他已经无法继续比赛了，他的表现并不合格。
Wenger, perhaps mindful of his over powering influence on the side, decided to send Adams away and give him as much time as he needed to recover from his various ailments. The reality is that he hadn't been fully fit since about the February of 1996 and rest was exactly what the doctor ordered. He was also sent to a French clinic to complete his recovery and he returned to the side rejuvenated. Since then, as is fitting, he improved as the season reached its climax. As the team embarked on the run of ten wins it was Adams who effortlessly underpinned this effort. Petit and Vieira may have taken many of the plaudits but the captain's influence was crucial.
温格，也许考虑到他在这方面承受了太大的压力的原因，决定让亚当斯休息，给他所需要的足够的时间让他从各种各样的病疼中恢复过来。事实上，自从1996年2月以后他就根本没有得到充分的适应，而休息恰恰是医生给他的建议。他也被送到一家法国门诊部完成他的恢复过程，重新恢复了良好的精神状态。从那时候起，在完全适应后，他进步了，赛季也达到了高潮。当队伍达到了10连胜的时候，很显然是因为亚当斯的缘故。配蒂特和维埃拉也许得到了一些喝彩，但是队长的影响力却是至关重要的。
No longer George Graham's trusty lieutenant, Adams has matured on the pitch to complement his off field changes. The rantings and screaming have been replaced with a calmer more measured approach, reflecting his experience and know how. And to add to this he's even started to "play a bit".
不再是乔治·格拉汉姆信赖的副职了，亚当斯在球场上已经成熟来补充了他在场下的那些变迁。咆哮和尖叫已经被平静而更有规范的办法所代替，这反映出了他的经验和知道该如何去做。并且为了保持，他甚至开始乐意“开些玩笑”。
The moment that encapsulates this was the goal he scored against Everton on the Championship winning afternoon. A delicate chip from Steve Bould of all people saw Adams (just like Mickey) charging through the midfield. The chest down dropped a touch awkwardly for him but the instinctive and immediate left foot volley was dispatched with unerring accuracy and it beat the flailing Myhre with ease. Martin Tyler's crescendo like commentary "It's Adams ... WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT!" so aptly describes a wonderful moment.
升华的时刻是在那个下午同埃弗顿的比赛中攻入让我们赢得冠军的进球。来自史蒂夫·鲍尔德的精巧传球，所有人看见亚当斯（就如同米其老鼠那样）冲过中场。对他来说笨拙的用胸脯卸下球，但是本能的迅速出左脚射门，球精准而轻松的穿过flailing Myhre（对方门将——八点注）入网。马丁·泰勒如同解说员那样声音渐高：“是亚当斯……你相信吗？”在这一美妙时刻这个叫声显得如此适宜。
Of the few acres of rain forest I collected and lovingly saved in the few days after my favourite picture was on the front of the Independent's sports section which shows a picture of Adams, back to the camera, arms outstretched with the headline Arsenal in Highbury heaven. A very special moment in Arsenal history from a Highbury hero.
在数英亩的雨林之外，在我最爱的照片登上了《独立体育栏》后我收集并钟爱的保存了很多天，那张照片上的亚当斯背对镜头，手臂展开并大标题写着Arsenal in Highbury heaven。在阿森纳历史上海布里英雄的一个非常特别的时刻。
With over fifty caps for England, Adams was a key figure in Hoddle's famous "spine" and although he was at fault for Romania's first goal his performances in general were excellent. Barry Davies throw away line that Adams was captaining well during the Tunisia game was showed that you don't need an armband to lead a team. Admittedly it does help and Glenn's decision to go with Shearer, a man not even captain of his club side was certainly mystifying. This of course may have had something to do with Glenn worrying about Adams' long term future but surely he would have made a more effective choice.
在代表英格兰出场超过50次后，亚当斯成为霍德尔著名的“脊背”计划中的关键角色，虽然在对罗马尼亚的比赛中的第一个失球付有责任，然而他的总体表现却是出色的。在对突尼斯的比赛中巴里·戴维斯将袖标扔到边线，亚当斯成为场上的队长，表明要真正领导一个队伍并不需要肩膀上佩带袖标。公认的这是一个帮助选择队长的信号，然后格伦的决定却是希勒，一个甚至在俱乐部都不是队长的球员，实在让人迷惑不解。这当然也有可能是因为格伦从长远考虑有些担心亚当斯，但是确信的是，他本应该做出更高明的选择。
This is pure speculation but it can hardly have surprised anyone that he, not Shearer, was the first to speak to Beckham saying "Don't worry Becks, I still love you". The strange thing is though that it sounds so Tony Adams now, when a couple of years ago a comment like that would have lead to questions about his sexual tendencies!
也许只是流言，但是任何人听了这件事以后都很难不惊讶：是亚当斯，不是希勒，是第一个对贝壳汉姆说“别担心贝壳，我依然爱你”。（我估计是在贝壳著名的被丹麦裁判尼尔森罚下的那场比赛的时候。外国人居然也叫贝壳，而不是叫大卫哦——八点注）这件奇怪的事放到现在则会被认为是非常托尼·亚当斯式的一句话，而在数年前，评论也都在疑惑他的性取向问题！
Tony Adams is an inspiration to all he plays with and to most he comes into contact with. People are frequently lost for words when they talk about him and phrases like "What can you say?" pop up with frightening regularity. I, for one, am simply proud to watch him play for Arsenal. He has won nine trophies, eight as captain - a true all time Arsenal great and I doubt I'll see many players have the impact he has had.
托尼·亚当斯对所有曾与他一起踢过球的人和大部分与他有过接触的人来说都是一个灵感。人们谈到他很多时候都找不到适合的词语形容，只能说“我能说什么呢？”让人恐惧的不约而同。对个人来说，我很简单的为能看到他为阿森纳效力而感到骄傲。他赢得了９座奖杯，其中８次是作为队长的身份——一个真正的彻头彻尾的兵工厂大人物。我怀疑我还能否看到有球员能达到他那种高度。
Someone once said "he plays the game as if it is a matter of life and death all the time knowing that of course it is not" an unerringly accurate description. When you consider what he has been through it is amazing that he still does.
有人曾经说“他踢球，似乎是一直当做生命中最重要的事情，而常人却理所当然的认为不是”精准的描述。当你回想起他已经走过的路，你会惊讶他仍然在努力。
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