It took three putts before he got the ball in the hole.

他轻轻打了三下才把球打进洞。

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It was as if Ron Ron forgot he had to actually try to put the ball in the hole.

阿泰似乎忘记了他实际上应该将球投入篮圈。

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"I try to tell people that it's not easy playing here because you are always on the court playing," Marbury told Yahoo Sports. "you still got to put the ball in the hole." You still got to succeed.

“我试着向人们讲述在这里打球的不易，因为你需要一直在场上，”马布里告诉雅虎体育的记者说，“你仍需要把球投进篮筐，仍需要取得成功。”

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Just do what you need to do to put the ball in the hole.

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Pelz has tested this with a machine that shows the pros usually misjudge the line and speed needed to put a ball in the hole.

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