中國首位FIBA名人堂成員 牟作雲

Mou is among 11 inductees into the Hall of Fame this year together with two other fellow coaches: Natalia Hejkova of Slovak Republic and Bogdan Tanjevic of Montenegro.

今年共有11名候選人入選FIVB名人堂，除牟作雲外還有2名教練：斯洛伐克共和國的納塔利婭·赫伊科娃教練和黑山共和國的波格丹·坦耶維奇教練。

Mou and these other giants of international basketball were chosen from a list of more than 150 candidates.

儘管這份名單共有超過150名候選人，但是牟作雲與其他國際籃球巨匠卻從中脫穎而出。

He first learned the game playing on courts in his native Tianjin, all culminating in his being part of the country's first full Olympic delegation in the Berlin 1936 Games, where the 6ft 0in (1.82m) Mou was among the unmistakable trail blazers.

牟作雲的籃球生涯起於故鄉天津，在那裏他學會了如何在場上打球，而其生涯的高光時刻則是在1936年的柏林奧運會上成爲中國代表團中的一員，該屆奧運會是中國歷史上首次組建完整的奧林匹克代表團，6尺0寸（1.82米）的身高也讓他無可厚非的成爲了開拓球場的先鋒之一。

Together with his teammates, Mou braved a 17-day journey by ship from China to Germany, with all his experiences at the quadrennial competition sparking his desire to jumpstartthe development of the sport in his native land.

當年牟作雲和他的隊友一起從中國乘船，歷時17天才到達德國。而在這項四年一度的比賽中，他所有的經歷激發了他想要在自己祖國的土地上開展併發揚這項運動的渴望。

As a coach of China's national teams, Mou's body of work is unparalleled, as he's coached at practically every level both for the men's and women's squads, establishing China's place as the most dangerous Asian team from the mid-20th century onwards.

作爲中國國家隊的教練，牟作雲的工作量非常大，因爲他幾乎擔任了各個年齡級別的男、女子隊伍的教練，從而也確立了中國自20世紀中葉以來的亞洲球隊霸主地位。

At age 43, Mou ascended to become Vice President of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), eventually becoming President when he was 60 years old.

牟先生43歲時擔任了中國男子籃球職業聯賽（CBA）的副主席，並在60歲時升任主席。

His impact on Chinese basketball has been felt so strongly that he was selected to be among the 50 greatest basketball contributors of China while the CBA even named their top tier professional league's championship trophy after him.

他對中國籃球影響巨大，不僅被選爲中國籃球50大貢獻者之一，甚至CBA還以他的名字命名了中國最頂級職業籃球聯賽的冠軍獎盃。

Upon being inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016, Yao even talked about Mou."I want to mention Mr. Mou Zuoyun, who is a legend," Yao shared. "He once came to Springfield to study basketball before returning to China and gave his whole life to basketball."

在2016年的奈史密斯籃球名人堂入選儀式上，姚明同樣談到了牟作雲：“我想告訴大家，牟作雲先生是一位傳奇人物。在回到中國之前，他曾到美國斯普林菲爾德專門學習籃球知識，並將其一生都獻給了籃球。”

Mou's initiative and desire to raise the level of play in China resulted in their unabashed dominance in Asia, highlighted by three appearances at the Olympics.

牟作雲對比賽的積極性和對勝利的渴望提高了中國籃球的水平，也幫助中國隊稱霸亞洲籃壇，而這從中國隊在奧運會上的三次亮相便可得知。

With Mou's direction and influence, the CBA enjoyed unprecedented success in the Asian basketball scene, winning four Asian Games gold medals in addition to constantly representing the continent in competitions at the global level.

在牟作雲的領導和影響下，CBA在亞洲籃壇取得了空前的成功。中國男籃不僅獲得了四枚亞運會金牌，還常年代表亞洲隊伍在世界舞臺上與其他大洲的隊伍同場競技。

His contributions to the growth of Chinese basketball have indeed been quite extraordinary, which is no wonder why he became a Lifetime Honorary President of the Asian Basketball Association in addition to being widely considered one of the 'founding fathers' of Chinese hoops.

牟作雲對中國籃球的發展做出了卓越的貢獻，因此他也被任命爲亞洲籃球協會的終身名譽主席，並被公認爲中國籃球的“奠基人”之一。

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