利文斯顿通过INS，亲笔宣布，他将从NBA退役，结束自己在美职篮的职业生涯。
利文斯顿是NBA的一个励志人物。他是首轮4号秀，职业生涯初期，他遭遇严重的伤病，差点结束生涯，但是他不仅克服伤病，而且在过去五年成为勇士王朝的重要成员。
以下是INS退役亲笔的全文（双语英语学习版）
After 15 years in the NBA, I’m excited, sad, fortunate and grateful all in one breath. Hard to put into acaptionall of the emotions it takes to try and accomplish your dreams. I wasn’t supposedto be here.
在NBA打了后，每一次的呼吸都包含了兴奋，悲伤，幸运和感激。这的经历很难用一句话就说清楚，因为这其中包含了我艰辛追梦和幸福圆梦的过程。毕竟我本不应该属于这里。
caption/"kæpʃən/ n. 标题；字幕；说明；逮捕
vt. 加上说明；加上标题
Anybody that has beat the odds understands the mental and emotionalstrainit takes to inspire yourself on an uphill war, let alone inspire others.
任何战胜困难的人都能体会在提升自我时所经历的精神压力和低落情绪，更不用说还要去激励别人了。
strain/stren/ n. 张力；拉紧；负担；扭伤；血缘vi. 拉紧；尽力
vt. 拉紧；滥用；滤去；竭力
“The injury” gave me a chance to find and prove to myself (and the world) that I wouldn’t be defined by mycircumstances. With my time in the League what I will be most proud of is the fact that my character, values and faith were tested, and Ipersevered.
那次“伤病”让我有机会找寻真我并向自己（和世界）证明我不是轻易被击垮的弱者。征战联盟15载，我最骄傲的就是我的性格、价值观和信仰得到了考验，并且坚持到了最后。
circumstance/ˈsɜrkəmstæns/ n. 环境；状况；境遇；（尤指）经济状况；命运
persevere/,pɝsə"vɪr/ vi. 坚持；不屈不挠；固执己见（在辩论中）
To my pops that told me to “go get the big ball” I THANK YOU. To my Grandpa that always showed me there was more to life than basketball I THANK YOU.
我感谢父亲鼓励我重回球场，同时也感谢祖父让我明白生活远大于篮球。
To my Uncles that helped raise me like I was one of their own, THANK YOU. To my wife and kids...the future IS BRIGHTER than our past, and I couldn’t see myself taking on this chapter without you.
同时，我还要感谢抚养我的叔叔，他对待我就像亲生孩子一样。至于我的妻子和孩子们......我想要告诉你们未来比过去更加光明，没有你们，我无法完成这一切。
To all of my teammates, coaches, TRAINERS, staff, my journey is a collection of experiences, and those of you that helped me along the way, THANK YOU!
还有我所有的队友，教练，训练师和工作人员们，我在球员生涯中学到了很多经验，你们一路上都在帮助我，谢谢你们！
To all the fans and anybody else that inspired me, supported me, cheered for me, or even said good words about me, THANK YOU.“The greatest gift we can give is service to others”
最后，我还想感谢所有曾经鼓舞过我、支持过我、为我欢呼过的粉丝，即使是曾说过我好话人们，我也感谢你们。 “服务他人就是我带给这世界最好的礼物。”
素材来自利文斯顿INS
Enjoy the Process
感恩，我们在一起，做美好的事物
感恩参与的伙伴们：
素材：Noodles素材审核：21Terrence
翻译：上海路 校对：Wayne
编辑：Wayne 管理人员：Enba
