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是什么给了你Street Godz的想法？
那个时候， Trakz, 他没有什么理由的就是很出名，我觉得他应该是出名的， 而且我想使它成为一个家喻户晓的名字，这些都源于我看了一部名叫“Lords of Dogtown” “狗镇之主” 的电影，他们想要成为职业滑冰选手，并且我看到了他们失误的地方，这些我都注意到了，使得我想要的更加的完善。

对于那些没有接触过Street Godz的人，怎么使他们竞争？
他们是这样竞争的，这有点不同于以往的巡回赛， 我邀请了10位freestyles, 然后我会另外向外界公开选2位，我们会以1对1的形式，时间是60秒，我先30秒，然后你在30秒。裁判员会做出决定。在第二回合的时候，我会让这些孩子们选他们自己想要的音乐，使他们能自由发挥，得分是根据他们的个人风格，个人魅力，做出多困难的动作，当然如果失去球的话，我们会扣除很多的分数，这实际上就是个表演，我们会对所有的一切都给予相对的裁判。

球员都是从什么地方来的？
这个问题很难说，事实上他们都来自于各国各地，像在日本，至少有8个这样的球员想加入我们，而在意大利，我有3个不同的队，每个队有5人，我大概有同样数量的球员遍布世界各地，我能告诉你的就是他们都有自己各自的风格，如果他们都在一起的话将会很疯狂因为这太引人注目了。

你觉得有没有其他哪些球员是人们想知道的？
Trikz,事实上，他是和我一起做了首项赛事，我还有Ramon Rodriguez，他就是在HBO表演中的其中一位明星。

你觉得什么群体的人才会是Street Godz的观众？
我觉得这个范围很广，大体的是从15到35岁，但在竞争中，有些孩子会比15岁还小一点，我们也有一些比35年纪更大点的，他们都一样很热爱这个，所以我想说我们的目标是15到35这个年龄范围内的。

在你的人群中好像有很多的运动鞋元首
是的，我有很多这样的孩子在日本，我有流传下来的日本的MTV，和FINE的杂志。亚洲人喜欢整个黑人文化，然而日本是我们去的最早的一个国家，自从我们做了耐克的自由式商业，事实上，它是第一个，我认为，自由式商业就被严重的影响了。

你们最近在哪些地方？
我们最近都在纽约市搞一些小的活动，我们有DJ Envy参加我们在纽约的活动，还有Antoine Wright。我们正在策划28号前往莫斯科，这将是个和在纽约同样的竞争，只是在莫斯科的会小一点。

红牛似乎在给你们做一些后盾，他们是如何和你们合作的？
红牛对我们来说就像是个天赐良机，地区市场经理 Ryan, 我一天会和他谈上4，5次，他会给我一些在竞争中的看法和建议来使我们做得更好。

你是不是要尝试做以Street Godz的服装线？
很大一部分原因是因为很多的球员他们都甚至不太明白如何打篮球，就拿Tommy Baker来说，最近的赢家，来自伦敦，他甚至没有打过篮球，这是个不同的运动，所以我觉得他们应该有另一种不同的制服，我做这个是出于我觉得这更多的是一种生活方式的运动。

这个冬季你还是会playing pro ball 对不对？我不知道pro ball是什么东西
是的，我还是会以Strong Island队参加ABA. 我每天都会花2小时在篮球上，然后Street Godz将花掉我接下来的20小时，我每天就睡2个小时。

人们是不是能够有机会知道Street Godz是在以群众为基础的呢
是的，他们可以通过Press Pass TV Time Warmer Cable来公开发表他们的意见，问题和不满等。就像我说的，接下来的时间和2008年我想在莫斯科选出个场所来，我们有7个国家希望我们能去，但是我们有可能只能去5个城市和4个海外国家。

你觉得Street Godz和Ball 4 Real最大的不同在什么地方？
最大的不同之处是Ball 4 Real 和And 1一样，虽然他们都是展示创意和才华，他们还是个游戏，有规则和限制的游戏。但是Street Godz 和自由式篮球一样，规则不是那些常规的篮球游戏的规则，他们的创造力是无限的，自由式篮球，是没有时间限制的。

原文:

SLAM: What gave you the idea for Street Godz?
Raphael Edwards: Well, at the time, Trikz (ball handling star, Luis “Trikz” Da Silva) and I were really cool. I saw no reason why he wasn’t famous. I felt like he should have been famous and I wanted to make him, basically, a household name. It all fell into place when I saw the movie “Lords of Dogtown.” It was just how the guy’s had the vision for themselves as skateboarders and where he wanted to be. I also saw what he did wrong and ended up losing the skaters to three different companies. I added what I needed to add from there.

SLAM: For the people who haven’t seen Street Godz live, how does the competition work?
Raphael Edwards: Well the competition is like this, which will be slightly different from the tour. I invited ten freestyles (ball handlers) and I had an open call looking for two other guys. So, we do it bracket form and the guys go up against each other one-on-one. They guys go at it for sixty seconds and that time is broken up. I got for thirty seconds, then you for thirty seconds, and back and fourth. The judges decide. I let the kids use whatever music it is they want to use and then in the second round it begins to be all freestyle. The DJ plays whatever he wants and then they just go. The scoring is based on style, charisma, how they get the crowd excited, difficulty of moves, how sharp the moves are and obviously we deduct a lot of points if you actually loose the ball. It’s basically showmanship, we judge on all that.

SLAM: Where do the ball players actually come from?
Raphael Edwards: Man, since I’ve been doing this it’s been so many from all over, it’s hard to really answer that question. Like in Japan, I have at least eight guys that freestyle who want to come over and get on. In Italy, I have three different crews, five people in each crew. I have probably the same amount of guys all over the world really. What I can tell you is that they all have different styles. It’s crazy when they all get together because it’s so noticeable.

SLAM: Are there any other guys people would know?
Raphael Edwards: Well, Trikz actually did the first event ever that I did. I’ve had Ramon Rodriguez who is one of the stars on HBO’s show, The Wire.

SLAM: Who do you feel like the audience is for Street Godz?
Raphael Edwards: I feel like it’s a wide range. It’s similar to any professional sport audience. It’s like 15 through 35-year-olds, but as you saw at the competition we had kids that were a little younger and they loved it as well. We also had men and women that were much older and they loved it. I would say our target is like 15-35-years-old but I’ve think we’ve really seen a wider range.

SLAM: It seemed like you had a lot of sneaker heads in the crowd.
Raphael Edwards: Yeah, I had a lot of kids from Japan and I had Japanese MTV come down and I also had FINE magazine that is out in Japan. Asians love the whole black culture and Japan was one of the first countries we went to after we did the Nike Freestyle commercial. Actually, it was the first one. I think the influence of freestyle is so heavy over there.

SLAM: Where have you guys been recently?
Raphael Edwards: Well, we’ve been doing a lot of small events around New York City, We had DJ Envy spinning at our events in New York and we’ve had Antoine Wright from the New Jersey Nets and rapper Red Café as judges. On the 28th we’re planning on going to Moscow. It will be the same competition as in New York, just smaller, and in Moscow.

SLAM: Red Bull set-up a stage and appears to be giving you some backing, how close are they working with you?
Raphael Edwards: Red Bull has been a Godsend. They are working hands on with me. The Field Market Manager, Ryan, and I talk about four or five times a day. He gives me his feedback on the competition and what we could do to make it better.

SLAM: You’re also trying to do a clothing line behind Street Godz, right?
Raphael Edwards: Pretty much because a lot of the guys who freestyle don’t even know how to play basketball. For example, Tommy Baker, the most recent winner, from London, he doesn’t even play basketball at all. It’s a different sport, so I feel like they should have a different type of uniform. Being that it’s more of a lifestyle sport, I did the whole clothing thing behind that.

SLAM: You’re still going to be playing pro ball this winter though right?
Raphael Edwards: Yeah, I’m still going to be running with the Strong Island team in the ABA. My basketball is two hours out of my day and the whole Street Godz thing takes up the next twenty hours of my day, you know? I sleep for two.

SLAM: Are people going to be able to check out Street Godz on a mass level?
Raphael Edwards: Yeah, they’re going to air it on Press Pass TV on Time Warmer Cable. They’re going to air the competition, the behind the scenes stuff, the casting call for the ring girls. Like I said, Moscow is next and for 2008 I would like to scout for a venue to have the even during NBA All-Star weekend. We have seven countries who want us to come overseas, but we might have a tour with five cities and 4 overseas countries.

SLAM: What’s the biggest difference, in your mind, between the Street Godz and the Ball 4 Real tours?
Raphael Edwards: The biggest difference is that Ball4Real and And1, although they are displaying creativity and talent, they are still displaying that in a game that has rules and boundaries, so there is but so much they could do. With Street Godz and freestyle basketball in general, the rules are not conventional to a basketball game and there are no boundaries for them. Their creativity is limitless and with freestyle basketball, there is no time off. It’s as far as the mind can think.