San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan announced Monday his retirement¹ after 19 seasons with San Antonio.

在NBA征战了19个赛季后，圣安东尼奥马刺队的前锋蒂姆·邓肯于周一正式宣布退役。

Commissioner² Adam Silver issued a statement about Duncan's announcement, saying, "Tim Duncan is one of the most dominant³ players in NBA history. His devotion to excellence⁴ and mastery of the game led to five NBA championships, two regular-season MVP awards and a place among the all-time greats, while his understated selflessness made him the ultimate teammate."

NBA总裁亚当·萧华发布了一则有关邓肯的声明。在声明中他写道：“蒂姆·邓肯是NBA历史上最具有统治力的球员之一。他永远力求完美，掌控比赛，这也让他得到了5次NBA总冠军和两次常规赛最有价值球员。他也成为了历史上最伟大的球员之一。邓肯的无私并没有得到相应的赞誉，他诠释了什么是最好的队友。”

"For two decades Tim represented the Spurs, the city of San Antonio and the league with passion and class. All of us in the NBA family thank him for his profound impact on the game."

“在这20年间，蒂姆代表了马刺队，代表了圣安东尼奥这座城市，代表了整个联盟。NBA大家庭中的所有人都要感谢他，因为他对比赛产生了深远的影响。”

Originally selected by the Spurs as the No. 1 overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft, Duncan, 40, helped San Antonio reach the playoffs in each of his 19 seasons.

被马刺队于1997年NBA选秀大会上以第一顺位选中的邓肯，今年已经40岁了，在他效力的19个赛季当中，他都帮助圣安东尼奥进入了季后赛。

After this last season, it became apparent Duncan took a major step back physically⁵. He wasn't able to do the things that made him a future Hall of Fame player, which is understandable considering he turned 40.

上个赛季，邓肯已经明显力不从心。作为未来的名人堂成员，邓肯已经达不到自己过去的高度了--考虑到他40岁的年龄，这一切又是如此的理所当然。

He, along with Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, created a dynasty in San Antonio, making it a fearful team for years in the NBA. The trio has the NBA record for most wins by three players in both the regular season (575) and postseason (126). Led by coach Gregg Popovich, Duncan also has the most wins for a player-coach duo in NBA history (1,001).

邓肯和托尼·帕克，马努·吉诺比利一道开创了圣安东尼奥马刺王朝，多年来一直令联盟诸队闻风丧胆。三人联手共计赢下了575场常规赛和126场季后赛，这两项数据皆为史上最高。而他和波波维奇的组合赢下了1001场比赛，在球员教练双人组合的战绩排行榜上同样位列第一。

He'll be remembered mostly for his playoff dominance, as he's the only player to log 9,000 career minutes in the postseason.

此外，他也是季后赛历史上唯一一名出战了9000分钟的球员，他在季后赛的成就将为人们所铭记。

Duncan won five NBA titles, two NBA MVP (2002, 2003) and three NBA Finals MVP (1999, 2003 and 2005). In his NBA career, the 15-time All-Star appeared in a total of 1,392 games and averaged 19.0 points, 10.8 rebounds⁶, 3.0 assists and 2.17 blocks in 34.0 minutes.

邓肯共拿下五次NBA总冠军，2次NBA最有价值球员（2002年、2003年）以及3次NBA总决赛最有价值球员（1999年、2003年、2005年）。在他的NBA职业生涯当中，这位15届全明星总共出场1392场，在场均34分钟的上场时间里拿下19分、10.8个篮板、3个助攻以及2.17次盖帽。