Q & A: Newcastle and England Striker Michael Owen（1）

话说文章太长了，所以我先翻译一些上来，明晚再补充。

 Owen, who recently signed as a worldwide spokesman for the Stanford Financial Group, a privately held global network of independent, affiliated financial services companies, spoke to The New York Times in a telephone interview. In addition to its business activities, Stanford is involved with other athletes and sports including the golfer Vijay Singh; as sponsor of the 20/20 cricket tournament in the West Indies; and the St. Jude Championship, a golf tournament in Memphis June 2-8 in which Owen will participate.

Q: So you’re now a global ambassador for a financial services company. Are they doing anything for you personally in terms of managing your money?

 A: Yes, they are. It’s kind of a different approach, an American approach of using your money and other people’s money. It’s a bit like what’s happened in football in England. We’ve had that coming into the British game with a lot of American owners. They all are very wealthy, but there isn’t a lot of their own money up front. It’s a different way than we’re used to over in England. But, yes, what they do is appealing and I’ve invested with them.

Q: I was reading an article in an English paper that said you were pursuing a pilot’s license so you could fly a helicopter from you home near Chester to Newcastle. Is that true?

A: Well, with the newspapers in England, you know, they got half the story right. I live in Chester with my wife and three children — a 3-month-old, 2-year-old and 4-year-old — and I like to come back as much as I can. A helicopter is the only way. When I signed my deal with Newcastle it wasn’t feasible to move family there or to live at home. So I stay in Newcastle 3-4 nights a week and I’m home the other days. Yes, I use a helicopter, but I employ a pilot, whos’ fantastic.

 欧文，最近成为斯坦福财团的全球代言人，斯坦福，一家覆盖全球网络，独立，附属金融服务的公司， 除它的经营活动之外，斯坦福还介入到与其他运动员和体育方面的合作，包括高尔夫球运动员Vijay Singh; 并作为将在印度西部举行的20/20板球比赛的主办者; 而且在六月，它还将在孟菲斯高尔夫球赛，并设立了圣茱迪奖金，到时欧文也将参加。

下面是欧文接受纽约时报的电话采访。

Q;所以你现在是一家金融服务中心的全球代言人了,那他们有没有为你的个人帐户管理做一些事情呢？

A;哦，有，美国人管理钱的方式跟其他国家不一样，它有点像现在发生在英国足球上的事情，我们不得不接受在英国很多比赛中都有美国人的参与。他们都非常富有，但是他们没有把他们自己的钱放在首位，这跟我们英格兰使用钱的方式不一样。所以，当他们来找我的时候我加入了他们。

Q;我在一份英国报纸上读到一篇文章是关于你正在考驾驶员执照，因此你将有可能从在彻斯特附近的家飞往纽卡，这是真的吗？

A;好的，在英格兰，你知道，报纸上他们讲的常常只是一部分的事实，我和我的妻子还有三个孩子，一个三个月大，一个2岁，一个4岁生活在彻斯特，所以我总是尽可能回家陪他们，直升机是唯一的方式。当我加入到纽卡的时候，我是没有办法把家搬到那里的，所以我一星期一般在纽卡呆3，4天，然后其他的时间我都呆在家里，是，我有一架直升机，但是我雇了一个飞行员，他是个有趣的人。