Carta A
Un Amigo (A Letter to a Friend) by Andrés
Iniesta
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I
feel a little nervous about writing this, Bojan, because I believe this is the
first time that a friend has asked me to write a prologue for a book about their
life experiences at Barca. I hope, anyway, that these lines serve to truly
express my sentiments.
The truth is that I consider you to be one of my
greatest friends; from the beginning, when we met, I think we both realized that
we had a connection. Also, you must remember that this friendship was
accentuated by an unpleasant incident that I had to live through and that has
served the purpose of getting to know myself better, but even more in getting to
know you, and where you have shown me of your grandeur as a person through hard
times. All I can do is give you thanks because just by talking to you anyone
realizes what a great person you are. The good times I have spent with you: the
laughs, the talks and all that we have talked about over a variety of topics.
The dressing room, the trips, the hostels…allowed us to enjoy personal time in
which we have been able to take and use to grow our friendship in getting to
know each other better and be able to enjoy those great and positive
times.
With only 21 years of age, and only recently turned 21 at that, we
have been together 4 seasons on the first team of Barcelona. It’s incredible. On
one side you recognize how fast everything went, how fast time flies. They have
been seasons of vertigo. Reaching the first team isn’t easy, and at your young
age it’s even harder. You don’t even get a preseason to warm up to, kid, you
saw.
Now we’re in distinctly different teams but we’re still close. You
already know that you can always count on me, in fact a week doesn’t pass by in
which we don’t know what’s going on in each other’s life. But don’t fear
distance because I’ll still wait for you to continue our sprints or basketball
ladders…do you remember?
Certainly, I have to be fair and remember that I
still owe you one for the two tickets that you gave me for the final of the
Champions in Rome. I asked you for them at the game against Bayern and you gave
them to me with the condition that I score at the Stamford Bridge against
Chelsea. And I scored! How could I forget that goal, right? The same way you
won’t forget that at the celebration of the goal I reminded you that you owed me
two tickets, you should have seen your face! In fact, just as I had told you, I
scored the goal for those two tickets.
Footballistically, I just want to wish
you the best, that you play like you know how to, and you play calm and with
something else, goals that you have scored all your life, keep doing them! You
are a great striker, you know how to determine plays well, and I’ve been able to
see that up close when we’ve played together. Memories come to mind of certain
games, plays, but I feel that as a great striker you remember very well the goal
that you scored against Osasuna at the Camp Nou and who assisted you too, right?
That is why you are a special player, empowered by a goal. Seeing you practice,
play and score well, I think that by being patient but consistent you will have
your prize and enjoy the stability of a team.
At Roma you will definitely
have occasions to show your quality. The truth is that, as you know, we at
Barcelona have become followers of Roma and will watch what will happen. It will
be difficult making time during such a tight season but we’ll see if there will
be a day in which I can escape and visit the city. With what you have told me, I
really want to. Your job now is to learn Italian and get to know the
restaurants.
I have the conviction that this time together, spent day to day,
I have been able to become close to you and help you, cheering you on at all
times. Go hard!
You are great, my friend!
Andrés Iniesta
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附上小白为博扬自传写的序
Un Amigo (A Letter to a Friend) by Andrés
Iniesta
____________________________________________________________________
I
feel a little nervous about writing this, Bojan, because I believe this is the
first time that a friend has asked me to write a prologue for a book about their
life experiences at Barca. I hope, anyway, that these lines serve to truly
express my sentiments.
The truth is that I consider you to be one of my
greatest friends; from the beginning, when we met, I think we both realized that
we had a connection. Also, you must remember that this friendship was
accentuated by an unpleasant incident that I had to live through and that has
served the purpose of getting to know myself better, but even more in getting to
know you, and where you have shown me of your grandeur as a person through hard
times. All I can do is give you thanks because just by talking to you anyone
realizes what a great person you are. The good times I have spent with you: the
laughs, the talks and all that we have talked about over a variety of topics.
The dressing room, the trips, the hostels…allowed us to enjoy personal time in
which we have been able to take and use to grow our friendship in getting to
know each other better and be able to enjoy those great and positive
times.
With only 21 years of age, and only recently turned 21 at that, we
have been together 4 seasons on the first team of Barcelona. It’s incredible. On
one side you recognize how fast everything went, how fast time flies. They have
been seasons of vertigo. Reaching the first team isn’t easy, and at your young
age it’s even harder. You don’t even get a preseason to warm up to, kid, you
saw.
Now we’re in distinctly different teams but we’re still close. You
already know that you can always count on me, in fact a week doesn’t pass by in
which we don’t know what’s going on in each other’s life. But don’t fear
distance because I’ll still wait for you to continue our sprints or basketball
ladders…do you remember?
Certainly, I have to be fair and remember that I
still owe you one for the two tickets that you gave me for the final of the
Champions in Rome. I asked you for them at the game against Bayern and you gave
them to me with the condition that I score at the Stamford Bridge against
Chelsea. And I scored! How could I forget that goal, right? The same way you
won’t forget that at the celebration of the goal I reminded you that you owed me
two tickets, you should have seen your face! In fact, just as I had told you, I
scored the goal for those two tickets.
Footballistically, I just want to wish
you the best, that you play like you know how to, and you play calm and with
something else, goals that you have scored all your life, keep doing them! You
are a great striker, you know how to determine plays well, and I’ve been able to
see that up close when we’ve played together. Memories come to mind of certain
games, plays, but I feel that as a great striker you remember very well the goal
that you scored against Osasuna at the Camp Nou and who assisted you too, right?
That is why you are a special player, empowered by a goal. Seeing you practice,
play and score well, I think that by being patient but consistent you will have
your prize and enjoy the stability of a team.
At Roma you will definitely
have occasions to show your quality. The truth is that, as you know, we at
Barcelona have become followers of Roma and will watch what will happen. It will
be difficult making time during such a tight season but we’ll see if there will
be a day in which I can escape and visit the city. With what you have told me, I
really want to. Your job now is to learn Italian and get to know the
restaurants.
I have the conviction that this time together, spent day to day,
I have been able to become close to you and help you, cheering you on at all
times. Go hard!
You are great, my friend!
Andrés Iniesta
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