By Raul Trey Lopez, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-01-01 15:27:37
圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马 (1号) 在2025年12月29日星期一于圣安东尼奥弗罗斯特银行中心举行的一场NBA比赛下半场对阵克利夫兰骑士队。马刺最终以101-113不敌骑士。
维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 无意改写自己的过去。
在耐克最新发布的第三期年度《一年一会》专访中，这位圣安东尼奥马刺队的明星被问及会给一年前的自己什么建议，而他的回答始终如一。
“我不会给出任何多余的建议，”文班亚马说。“我对自己的现状很满意。”
这种心态为这段简短却信息量十足的YouTube视频奠定了基调。视频回顾了这位21岁现象级新星在信心、篮球以及场下生活等方面不断演变的观点。
当被告知曾有记者形容他拥有“适度的傲气”时，文班亚马称之为必需品。
“过于自负和自信……这确实是个问题，但它不会阻碍你前进，”他说。“而过于谦逊则会拖你的后腿。”
这次采访将内省与俏皮瞬间融为一体，其中文班亚马开玩笑说，或许禁止扣篮是阻止他的唯一方法。同时，采访也重点介绍了一些塑造了他过去一年的经历，从第一次见到白雪皑皑的群山，到游历中国和日本。
在球场上，文班亚马表示他感受最深的是自由，并补充说，当你感受不到自由时，一切就会演变成混乱。
他眼下的目标——看起来是在他今年回归球场前就已定下——非常明确：满血回归，享受全明星周末，并带领马刺杀入季后赛。
截至周四，马刺队战绩为24胜9负，位列西部联盟第二。此前因小腿拉伤缺阵数周的文班亚马，已于本月早些时候重返赛场。
视频还让我们得以一窥文班亚马篮球之外的生活，触及了他对书籍的热爱、对雕塑等创意领域的兴趣，以及他个人意识到自己比预想中更想念朋友。
当观看自己过去采访中的片段时，文班亚马回顾了自己心态的飞速演变，并暗示这个年度问答有朝一日可能会成为记录他心路历程的时间胶囊。
对于球迷而言，这是一次罕见的、未经修饰的机会，得以一窥这位NBA最耀眼的新星之一的过往足迹，以及他所坚信的未来方向。
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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Victor Wembanyama reflects on growth and NBA Goals in Nike interview
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) plays against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second half of an NBA game at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. The Spurs fell 113-101 to the Cavaliers.
Victor Wembanyama isn’t interested in rewriting his past.
In Nike’s newly released third annual “Once-a-Year” interview, the San Antonio Spurs star is asked what advice he would give himself a year ago, and his answer remains unchanged.
“I wouldn’t give any more advice,” Wembanyama said. “I’m fine where I’m at right now.”
That mindset sets the tone for the short but revealing YouTube video, which revisits the 21-year-old phenom’s evolving perspective on confidence, basketball, and life off the court.
When told that a journalist once described him as having “a healthy dose of arrogance,” Wembanyama called it necessary.
“Being too arrogant and too confident …it’s a problem, but it’s not a problem that’s gonna hold you back,” he said. “Being too humble is gonna hold you back.”
The interview mixes introspection with playful moments, including Wembanyama joking that a rule banning dunks might be the only way to stop him, while also highlighting experiences that shaped his past year, from seeing snow-covered mountains for the first time to traveling through China and Japan.
On the court, Wembanyama says freedom is what he feels most, adding that when you don’t feel freedom, it turns into chaos.
His immediate goals, which look like they were made before his return to the court this year, are clear: return fully healthy, enjoy All-Star Weekend, and push the Spurs into the playoffs.
As of Thursday, the Spurs are 24-9, which is second in the Western Conference. Wembanyama, who had been sidelined for several weeks with a calf strain, returned to the court earlier this month.
The video also offers glimpses of Wembanyama beyond basketball, touching on his love of books, creative interests like sculpture, and the personal realization that he misses friends more than he expected.
As he watches clips of his younger self from past interviews, Wembanyama reflects on how fast his mindset has evolved, and hints that this annual Q&A could one day become a time capsule of his journey.
For fans, it’s a rare, unfiltered look at where one of the NBA’s brightest stars has been, and where he believes he’s headed.
By Raul Trey Lopez, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News