貝克漢姆的辭職宣言

新聞背景:六年前,25歲的貝克漢姆從英格蘭臨時主教練皮特·泰勒手中接過了隊長袖標,六年后,在英格蘭世界杯1/4決賽里點球負于葡萄牙隊的悲情時刻,31歲的貝克漢姆宣布辭去英格蘭足球隊長一職。北京時間7月2日下午,英格蘭國家隊舉行了新聞發布會,隊長貝克漢姆宣布自己將辭去國家隊隊長的職務。 “我覺得現在是交出隊長袖標的時候了,我們將進入麥克拉倫(新任主教練)時代。”在說這些話的時候,小貝已經淚流滿面,“我已經實現了我的夢想,我為我能夠戴上隊長的袖標,成為英格蘭隊的隊長感到非常自豪……”。
以下就是貝克漢姆在發布會上的辭職宣言。
On November 15th, 2000, Peter Taylor gave me the greatest honor of my career in making me Captain of England and fulfilling my childhood dream. Now almost six years later, having been captain for 58 of my 95 caps I feel the time has arrived to pass on the armband as we entered the new era on Steve McClaren. It has been an honor and privilege to have captaining their country and I want to stress that I wish to continue to play for England and look forward to helping both the new captain and Steve McClaren in any way I can.
I came to this decision some time ago but I hoped to announce it on the back of successful World Cup. Sadly, that wasn't to be. This decision has been the most difficult of my career today. But after discussing it with my family and the closest to me, my feel is the time has arrived. At performance during this World Cup, there has not been enough progress further and both myself and all the players regret that and I'll hurt for that more than people realize. I wish to thank all the players for their support during my time as captain as well Peter Tailor and all the coaches. I'd also like to thank all the press and, of course, the England supporters who have been both great to me and my teammates and I want them to know, for me it's been an absolute honor.
Finally, I have lived the dream. I am extremely proud to have worn the armband and being Captain of England. And for that, I'll always be grateful. Thank you very much.
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