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打機好玩，
但著實太多事情排在它前面😭😭😭

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《電競簡史：從遊戲到體育》
作者：戴焱淼

「電競在韓國已經成為一種像國際象棋的運動。」

暑假來了，「香港電競音樂節」也舉行了。不難發現，電競在今日社會佔的位置已漸見重要。

去年，電競正式得到國際奧林匹克委員會認可成為體育項目。隨即於2018印尼雅加達亞運，電競更是示範項目。從前很多人覺得玩物喪志的「打機」，現在終於登堂入室。然而相關的爭議仍未見止，直到目前仍有不少人反對它被視作「體育項目」——汗也沒流，這是哪門子的體育？

隨著騰訊崛起，「打機」成了一門賺大錢的產業，世人再嗤之以鼻，也不得不承認這是事實。

發展至今只有二十年的電競，現在就是處於這樣一個介乎嚴肅與遊樂之間的尷尬位置。論刊物，目前坊間除了雜誌之外，只有零星數本成功者傳記，或是剖析產業趨勢的書籍。稍具系統，宏觀地總覽整個項目前世今生的著作，僅屬鳳毛麟角。所以中國傳播學者戴焱淼的《電競簡史》，可說是彌補了這方面的空白。

《電競簡史》以四部分，從遠至近地縷述了近二十年來電子遊戲如何一步步從所謂的「打機」，逐漸演化成全球千億美元的產業。

作者乃學院出身，所以這部著作行文風格也較為學術。但這也非無好處，對電競無甚認識的人，也可從此書得到清晰概略的了解。我最欣賞最後一部分，作者剖析了電競目前面對的問題，也嘗試為它的未來作前瞻預測，對大眾來說頗具啟發性。

現在，看足球已成了不少人生活中的一部分，但原來曾幾何時並非如此。在書的開頭，作者說原來在十九世紀末，德國人曾對一海之隔的英式足球不以為然，更曾撰文大肆抨擊。其實今天電競引起的爭議，會不會也像那些年德國人看待足球那種處境及發展？

筆者簡介：蝦叔，愛寫作，愛運動。期待未來以一雙腳和一枝筆，繼續從體育探索世界。

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A Brief History of E-sports: from games to sports
Author: Dai Yanmiao

“In Korea, e-sports has become a sport like international chess.”

Summer has come, and so has the Hong Kong E-sports and Music Festival. It is obvious that e-sports is gradually growing in popularity.

E-sports was officially recognized as a sports category by the International Olympic Committee last year. It then became a demonstration sport at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. Once regarded as just a plaything, gaming now gets a position in sports. Nevertheless, many still refuse to recognize e-sports as 'sports'. How can you call it a sport if you don’t sweat while playing it, they ask.

With the rise of Tencent, gaming has become a profitable industry. Even those who dislike gaming have to recognize this.

After 20 years of development, e-sports is currently in an awkward position, somewhere between serious sport and leisure activity. Presently, besides magazines, there are only few books about the industry, with stories of successful players or analysing industry trends. Publications that provide a systematic overview of the history of e-sports are minimal. Therefore, the book titled A Brief History of E-sports by Chinese communications scholar Dai Yanmiao helps fill this gap.

A Brief History of E-sports comprises four parts. It tells from far to near how e-sports was gradually transformed from simple gaming into a billion US dollar global industry in the past two decades.

As the author is a scholar, the book has an academic tone. This can be an advantage, as it provides people with little or no knowledge of e-sports with a clear and brief understanding of the industry. I like the last part of the book the most because the author analyses the current issues in the e-sports field and prospects for its future, which is inspiring for the general public.

Today, soccer has become a part of our life, which was not the case in the past. At the beginning of the book, the author recalls that in the late 19th century, German people strongly opposed English football from across the ocean and articles were published criticizing it. Will the controversy on e-sports today become the same scenario and development as that on football in the past?

About the writer: Uncle Shrimp loves reading, writing and athletics, and hopes he can continue exploring the world through sports.

讀這本之前，
其實我就是知道他七屆世界冠軍的風光，
與及留意到他近年殘了許多而已。

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《Me and the Table》
作者：Stephen Hendry
出版社：John Blake

「在中國，球迷們把我叫做桌球皇帝，但我卻連續在第一輪就被Robert Milkins淘汰。Robert Milkins是一個你永遠都不應該輸的對手，所以當我輸掉了那場比賽後， 我知道自己崩潰只是時間問題了。」

有句老話說得好：事非經過不知難。

有些人，你看到他風光的一刻，就忍不住慨歎為何上天會那麼眷顧他？

如果說上天真的會眷顧誰的話，那麼他應該最眷顧笨人。所謂笨人，他們都願意做別人不願意做的事情。

就像他。

他曾經到名店范思哲和女友買衣服，人家還要拿著香檳去迎接——但你未必知道，他的家人不時成為恐嚇對象，曾有人作出威脅，如果他勝出比賽就會向他兒子臉上潑酸。

他曾經教汶萊王儲打球一小時，酬勞據稱是五千英鎊，以及一把鑲有鑽石與紅寶石的摺刀——但你未必知道，他童年很多時光，都在父親的店裡幫忙將薯仔裝箱。

他摘下了七屆世界冠軍，紀錄至今無人能破——但你未必知道，他拿下第七次冠軍之後，往後十年一直受「易普症」折磨。那是一種運動障礙疾病，患者的肌肉會無意識收縮。

他就是桌球天王，蘇格蘭名將亨特利。

正如許多名人故事一樣，成功者不是橫空出世的。只是他們經歷過許多苟且的時光，而你不知道而已。

退役多年，甚至他的外甥也成為了職業球手，最近還擊敗過「火箭」奧蘇利雲，不得不使桌球迷感慨時間不留人。亨特利去年再度出版自傳「Me and the Table」，細訴了許多不為外人道的經歷。

除了以上所說的，還有他多年職業生涯的重要時刻，以及與對手亦敵亦友的關係。

這部自傳，今年還入選了英國體育圖書獎的「年度最佳自傳獎」提名。雖然最終未能奪獎，但足以証明此書具有相當份量，值得桌球迷與體育愛好者一讀。

筆者簡介：蝦叔，愛寫作，愛運動。期待未來以一雙腳和一枝筆，繼續從體育探索世界。

#新鴻基地產 #新地公益垂直跑 #勇闖香港ICC #桌球

【Exercise and Read】
Me and the Table
Author: Stephen Hendry
Publisher: John Blake

As an old saying goes, hardships can be truly felt only after actual experience.

We usually see only the moments people shine, and we can easily get jealous of them, wondering why they are so blessed with luck.

He once went shopping at Versace with his girlfriend, and they were greeted with a round of champagne. But, you never knew his family was frequently threatened. He was once warned that if he won a match, his son would be splashed with acid.

He once taught the Crown Prince of Brunei to play snooker for one hour. His reward was reportedly £5,000 and a knife inlaid with diamonds and rubies. But, you never knew he spent much of his childhood packing potatoes in his father's store.

He was world champion seven times, a record that has yet to be broken. But, you never knew after becoming world champion for the seventh time, he suffered from the yips for ten years, which is the loss of fine motor skills in athletes.

He is the king of snooker – Stephen Hendry from Scotland.

No celebrities were born successful. All of them go through hard times at one point or another, but we rarely hear about them.

Time waits for no man. Hendry has been retired for many years. His niece has become a professional snooker player and beat the Rocket, Ronnie O'Sullivan. Last year, Hendry re-published his autobiography – Me and the Table – to reveal many of his never-before-known experiences, key moments in his career, and his interesting relationships with his competitors.

This book was shortlisted for Autobiography of the Year by The British Sports Book Awards this year. Although it did not win, it is a worthwhile read for snooker fans and other sports enthusiasts.

About the writer: Uncle Shrimp loves reading, writing and athletics, and hopes he can continue exploring the world through sports.

絕對稱不上是NBA球迷。
佐敦年代一過，就沒有很留意了。

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《NBA嘴砲聖經》
作者：席亞．賽拉諾
譯者：威治
出版社：商周出版

「關於灌籃，超級球星中只有三名球員能夠優美的展現出體能，讓觀眾神魂顛倒。第一個是J博士，第二個是佐敦，第三個是文斯（Vince Carter）。」

「任何在比賽中戴護目鏡的球員都可以獲得加成，因為我十分敬重這些戴護目鏡的球員，護目鏡是籃球最不落俗套的配件。」

今年的NBA賽事已進入白熱化階段。本文刊出之時，總決賽正在開打。這年冠軍誰屬，很快便有分曉。目前唯一可以肯定的是，過去四年總決賽上演的「勇騎對決」將不會重現。

此一時，彼一時，回想起自己最留意NBA的年代，已是二十多年前由米高佐敦領軍的公牛王朝時期。在此之後，高比拜仁為湖人出戰的年代也不時會看。可能是先入為主的關係吧，總覺得佐敦的魅力無人能及。及至近年，就真的只知道勒邦占士、杜蘭特等球星了。

不過最近看到一本書，卻重新燃起我觀看NBA的熱情，那就是《NBA嘴砲聖經》，副題是「25個既專業又有趣到讓人以為你是NBA系的籃球問題」。單是看這格局，已知道這書以有趣角度看NBA，像我這種對賽事久沒關注的人大概也可一看。就連眾所周知的籃球迷，前美國總統奧巴馬也推許此書為2017其中一部最佳著作。

再看目錄，你會發現作者確是提出了一系列有趣的問題，例如：史上最棒的灌籃高手是誰？「投進一球」應該算多少分才值得？假使1997年球季讓一隻熊來替換卡爾．馬龍，誰會打得比較好？表面看，問題好像很荒誕，但作者卻真的為此大書特書。他找出了不少關於熊的資料，研究哪種熊最適合打NBA，從而道出了不少關於卡爾．馬龍的場內外表現，令人莞爾。

看這本書，其實就等於重溫了很多NBA的重要人物與經典時刻。胡鬧筆觸只是作者的手法，其實作者本身也得是NBA超級球迷，才足以寫出這本書的內容，去「認真地胡鬧」。

筆者簡介：蝦叔，愛寫作，愛運動。期待未來以一雙腳和一枝筆，繼續從體育探索世界。

#新鴻基地產 #新地公益垂直跑 #勇闖香港ICC #籃球

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Basketball (and Other Things)
Author: Shea Serrano
Translator: Wei Zhi
Publisher: Business Weekly Publications

The 2019 NBA playoffs have already reached a critical stage, and the NBA Finals will be underway by the time this article is published. While this year's winner will soon be unveiled, we can be sure that there will be no repeat of the championship showdown between Cavaliers and Warriors we saw in the past four years.

In retrospect, I was attracted most by the NBA dynasty of the Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan more than 20 years ago. I also watched NBA games from time to time when Kobe Bryant played for the Los Angeles Lakers. I might be subjective, but I think Jordan's glamour was always unrivalled. The only NBA players who have interested me in recent years are LeBron James and Kevin Durant.

What rekindled my passion for watching NBA games was a book that I read recently, titled Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated. The book discusses the NBA from an interesting angle and is actually a good read for people like me who haven't paid attention to the game for such a long time. Even former U.S. President Barack Obama, who is a well-known basketball fan, recommended it as one of the best books in 2017.

In the table of contents, you are presented with a set of intriguing questions raised by the author, including: 'Who’s the greatest dunker in NBA History?', 'How many points should [SHOT] actually be worth?', and 'If 1997 Karl Malone and a bear swapped places for a season, who would be more successful?' These questions may sound ridiculous, but the author did treat them seriously. For example, to explain Karl Malone's performance on and off the court, he gathered a wealth of information about bears and studied which type of bears are best suited to playing in the NBA. How can that not put a smile on your face?

This book essentially recreated and brought to life many key figures and classic moments of the NBA for readers. As an NBA super fan, the author was in the best position to raise those hilarious yet enlightening questions and then answer them one by one with his unique wit and wisdom.

About the writer: Uncle Shrimp loves reading, writing and athletics, and hopes he can continue exploring the world through sports.