One Year Later: Matt EmmonsCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (August 6, 2013)
August 6, marks exactly 365 days since Matt Emmons won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games. His humble personality has inspired others to achieve their dreams, while also remembering their own core values and the real reasons behind the goals they set. Even Emmons himself says it’s “hard to believe it’s already been a year.” We reflect back to the moment on August 6, 2012, when Emmons won the third medal of his career.
8月6日，这标志着自从埃蒙斯从2012年伦敦奥运会上获得铜牌以来已经整整365天。他的谦虚的个性一直都在激励其他的人们去实现他们自己的梦想，同时也要记着他们自己的核心价值观和设定目标背后的理由。甚至埃蒙斯本人都在说“很难相信已经过去了整整一年”。让我们回顾一下2012年8月6日，埃蒙斯获得他职业生涯第三枚奥运奖牌的时刻。

How has life changed for you since London?
Life’s changed quite a bit since London, but not because of winning my medal. Katy and I moved permanently to her home country of the Czech Republic, so that’s been a pretty big change and quite a bit of work, but it’s been good. Katy also gave birth to our son, Martin, back in June.
Q：你的生活自从伦敦之后有何改变？
A：自从伦敦之行以后，生活改变了很多，但不是因为我的奖牌。凯蒂和我永久地搬到了她的祖国捷克里的新家，这对我们是一个很大的变化。而且搬家里面的活计非常多，不过一切都很好。【译者案：可能还很好玩。。。】凯蒂也生下了我们的儿子——马丁，在今年6月份的时候。

Has your success in this sport changed you as a person or how people react to you?
I don’t believe success itself has changed me as a person at all. One of my core values has always been to remain humble no matter what I achieve. I will say, however, that the things I’ve had to learn to be successful in a multitude of situations have changed me. As far as how people treat me, that all depends on the situation. Inside and outside of shooting, I’ve come across people who idolize me, or are scared to talk to me because of what I’ve done in sport. While very flattering and humbling, it makes me smile, but also makes me a little uncomfortable because I want people to understand that I’m just a normal person like them. Also, here in the Czech Republic, pretty much everyone knows about Katy and me. It takes a little getting used to when you go somewhere and people know who you are, but at the same time it really makes you feel good because people care about what you’re doing.
Q：你在这项运动里所取得的成功改变了你多少？或者说周围的人对你有什么影响？
A：我不认为成功本身有改变我什么。我的核心价值观中的一条就是我要永远保持谦虚，无论我获得了怎样的成就。我想说，那个，是我在很多复杂的外界环境下，去学会取得成功的方式、动力之类的东西，在一直改变着我自己。目前人们对我的评价方式，其实都是取决于我面对的外界形势和环境。无论在射击场内，还是平时的生活中，我都遇到了很多崇拜我的人，或者说他们因为我在射击这项运动里所取得的成就而感到不知如何和我交谈。那些话显得他们自己非常谦虚、而且有些奉承，这会让我很开心。然而也会我感到一些不快，因为我想让大家知道我只是一个很普通的人，就像大家一样。同样地，在捷克这里，几乎每个人都知道凯蒂和我。我需要一段时间去适应这样的情况：当你自己无论走到哪里，人们都会认出你。但是同时，我也对此感到很开心，因为人们会关注你正在做的事情。

Where’s one place your medal has been since it got put around your neck, someplace your fans wouldn’t believe?
Hmm... an interesting place my medal has been?? Honestly, except for being in a drawer next to my bed, it’s just gone with me to various shows/meet-and-greets.
Q：自从你获得了这枚奖牌以后，你有把这枚奖牌放到过一些地方吗，我指的是你的粉丝们可能难以相信的地方？
A：...关于我的奖牌出现的很有趣的地方？？？老实说，除了平时一直收在我床头的屉子里之外，我只会在特定的会议或者活动（展示）中把它带出家去。

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