Guoshu basketball

Chapter 24 Attention from China

Li Du didn't understand these things for the time being, so he had to silently write down the words of the master and save them for later exploration.Not long after hanging up the phone, Pelinka called again.This time he was not excited, but the joy in his words was undisguised: "Li, are you still asleep? I have good news for you. I just received a call from your Chinese national TV station. The Chinese media and fans are very excited. I am very concerned about you, and I hope you can meet them and give you an exclusive interview. How about it?"

Li Du attached great importance to the concern of the motherland, and immediately agreed, and said to Pelinka: "Robert, tell them that they can meet at any time. Please arrange this matter, and take good care of their reporters."

Pelinka smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. However, Li, you haven't accepted an exclusive interview with any media so far. Why are you so excited when you hear about China? Are Chinese people really so attached to family? Didn’t you still say you won’t play for the Chinese men’s basketball team?”

Li Du smiled and explained: "Robert, we don't call it love for home, but yearning for our motherland. There is an old saying in China that leaves fall to return to one's roots. Many Chinese people living outside of China, their dying wishes are I hope I can return to my hometown. As for the competition, it is a matter of nationality, so there is no way, if I return to Chinese nationality, my master will definitely kill me!"

The two chatted for a while and then hung up the phone. Li Du saw that it was getting late and planned to go to bed, but when he thought that he had stood on the stake all night yesterday, he wanted to try again. "If I can stand like that for another whole night, it proves that my boxing skills have improved, and the next step is to try to practice the bright energy thoroughly. Then I will have a chance to enter the dark energy!" Li Du pondered, "As for the master I still don’t understand what it means to refine the mind and understand the mind and find strength in being moved, so I can only find opportunities to understand it in the future.”

Li Du understood that there was no rush to practice boxing, especially at this time.If you have anxious emotions in your heart, once you don't control them well, you will be unable to enter the dark energy for life, and even your own boxing skills will regress!
The feet are naturally separated, slightly bent, the body sinks slightly, and the hands are stretched back and forth, holding them empty.This is Hunyuan Zhuang, the combined attack of bears and eagles. The body should be calm, like a bear, with eyes wide open and forward, like an eagle soaring in the sky. Li Du's spine, waist and legs rise and fall slightly with breathing, heels And the soles of the feet seem to be sucked on the ground.

"The breath of a real man rests on his heels" This is the sentence Zhuangzi used when describing the "real man" of Taoism. What Li Du is trying to imitate and learn now is this kind of artistic conception. In order to play powerful boxing.

Two hours later, Li Du let out a breath slowly, stopped his momentum, stood still, shook his head and sighed: "After all, it's still a bit late, the state of standing on the ground all night without knowing it, for me now , is still far away!"

Li Du got up early the next morning, which was a habit he had developed over the years of martial arts training.After practicing boxing in the yard, Li Du went home to pack up his equipment and was ready to go to the arena to practice again.He didn't have many friends in Los Angeles. His teammates went to the nightclub to have fun last night. Now it's time to sleep soundly, so Li Du didn't want to disturb them.

When Li Du came to the Lakers' training hall, he found that someone was already practicing, and the "bang bang" sound of the basketball hitting the floor could be heard far away.

"Could it be the boss?" Li Du's first reaction was that Kobe was practicing.

Kobe is a person who is so obsessed with winning that he is almost paranoid. In order to win, he constantly ponders and improves his skills, completely turning himself into a training madman.He is ruthless to himself and has very strict requirements on others. This has caused many people to have opinions on Kobe, thinking that Kobe is aloof and inhumane.

In fact, Li Du understands that Kobe wants his teammates to become better and stronger, but his character determines that his way is not acceptable to everyone. Sometimes Kobe does bad things with good intentions.

Pushing open the door of the training hall, the person practicing is not Kobe!It's a person that Li Du doesn't have much contact with, and even his teammates and coaching staff don't like him very much, Kwame Brown!
Seeing Li Du coming in, Kwame Brown greeted Li Du honestly: "Li, are you here too? The whole team is on holiday today, so you didn't go out to play?"

While greeting Kwame Brown, Li Du began to change his sneakers and training clothes, "Kwame, didn't you go to play? I'm not interested in playing. My interest is practicing Chinese martial arts and reading books."

Kwame Brown praised Li Du: "Now you are very strong, and you have been recognized by everyone. You have worked so hard, which makes me feel very ashamed."

In Kwame Brown's words, there was actually the meaning of flattering Li Du, and Li Du felt a little uncomfortable when he heard it.He forced a smile, and said politely: "Kuamei, you are also very strong. I believe you will become the top insider in the league in the future!"

What Li Du said was polite words, but Kwame Brown took it seriously after hearing it. He sighed and said desolately: "Li, thank you for comforting me. In fact, I know very well that I am not strong. If it weren't for the Lakers now The team lacks insiders to fight against, and the team may have traded me long ago!"

In fact, everyone knows that this is a fact.Since the establishment of the team, the Lakers have always had the tradition of selecting and cultivating excellent centers.From the earliest George Mikan to O'Neal who created the Lakers dynasty for the last time, every establishment of the Lakers dynasty is inseparable from a strong top insider.

Since Kobe became the leader of the Lakers, although his scoring can break a series of records every year, the Lakers without top insiders have stopped in the first round of the playoffs every time.The Lakers need an excellent insider!This is not only clear to the Lakers coaching staff, management and players, but even the Lakers fans.

That is because the Lakers are extremely short of insiders, especially excellent insiders who can fight and guard the penalty area. Kwame Brown, who has almost become an abandoned child in other teams, can come to the Lakers to play.But with the gradual rise of Bynum, Kwame Brown's playing time has become less and less.

Fortunately, the top inside players are the treasures of their respective teams. The Lakers management has been searching for a long time, but they have not found a suitable insider, so Kwame Brown was able to stay with the Lakers temporarily.But he also understands that once the team finds a suitable insider, he will be the first to be traded away!
Depressed, Kwame Brown had no choice but to come to the training hall alone during the break and practice crazily, hoping that after training tired, he would be able to think about these annoying things for a while.

Li Du quietly listened to Kwame Brown's talk about his depression and worries. He knew that what Kwame Brown told him was just to find someone to talk to about his inner irritability, and he didn't expect Li Du to really help him.

While listening to Kwame Brown talk about his troubles, Li Du has been thinking about a problem.In all fairness, Kwame Brown's physical condition is not bad, and not only is he not bad, he can even be described as talented.

He has the height and strength of a center forward, and he also has a one-handed shot. Not only can he dunk at the basket, but he is also a master at the backhand. The most rare thing is that he also has a good ability to support the ball!And his footwork is very solid, he can do all the center forward footsteps!
Logically speaking, an inside player has so many advantages, and it will be a matter of time before he becomes the league's top insider.But why has Kwame Brown worked so hard in the NBA for so many years, not only did he not become an inside monster like he did in high school, but instead became the big hat of "parallel import champion"?

(End of this chapter)