Guoshu basketball

Chapter 47 CCTV Interview
Yang Yijia followed Li Du's words and said: "It's really not easy for you Chinese living overseas, especially you have been learning traditional culture. Now in China, there are very few people who study these seriously. Guoshu is even more basic. It will no longer appear in the public eye!"

"Is that so? Why?" Li Du said incomprehensibly, "I learned the Three Character Classic, Hundred Family Surnames, Thousand Character Classic and Disciple Regulations from the very beginning. Now Chinese children don't learn these words, I’m afraid it’s hard to understand the most quintessential thing in our culture!”

Yang Yijia smiled wryly, and didn't dare to say more. After all, the conversation between him and Li Du will be broadcast back to China in the future. Li Du said it was fine, but he might get into trouble if he said these things.So Yang Yijia asked again: "Li Du, have you always liked our Chinese culture?"

"Of course!" Li Du said affirmatively: "China is the only one of the world's four ancient civilizations that has been passed down. I am amazed and admired by the wisdom of the sages!" "

"Who is the person you most admire?"

"It's hard to choose!" Li Du said with a smile: "In the long history of thousands of years, there are too many outstanding sages. I admire and admire each of them very much. I can only name a few at random. , For example: the pre-Qin masters, Qin Huang Han Wu, Cao Cao, Li Bai, Xuan Zang, those masters of Chinese martial arts during the Republic of China, I respect them very much!"

Speaking of martial arts, Yang Yijia asked: "I heard that the reason why you can become an excellent defensive player in the NBA and have a terribly high shooting percentage is related to your learning of martial arts. Is this true? What you studied is Which boxing method?"

Li Du nodded and said: "That's true. The practice of Chinese martial arts allows me to see clearly how the opponent will move, and it also gives me enough physical fitness to fight against professional NBA players. As for the boxing I learned, it is Shang Shi Xing Yi Boxing, passed down from the great master Shang Xiangyun in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China."

Before Yang Yijia came here, he had supplemented his knowledge about Chinese martial arts, so he naturally knew Grandmaster Shang Xiangyun. He nodded suddenly and said, "No wonder you practice Baguazhang in addition to Xingyiquan every time you warm up at the opening! Shang Xiangyun learned from Li Cunyi, Li Cunyi and Baguazhang master Cheng Tinghua are Jinlan brothers, so Shang Xiangyun also learned Baguazhang!"

Li Du patted his thigh, "Yes! So our subject is Xingyi and gossip! This also played a very important role for me on the court!"

Yang Yijia nodded and said: "Your national skills are really exquisite. Now many Chinese fans are paying attention to you. You have also played well in the last few games, and many stars who have played against you call you a nightmare. You are right. What do you think of this?"

Li Du smiled and said: "In fact, every player has his own strengths and weaknesses, and I have them too. It's just that they don't know me yet and haven't discovered it for the time being. I am very grateful to the Chinese fans for their attention to me. I will work hard. Good for every game!"

Li Du's words obviously failed to let Yang Yijia get the information he wanted to know, so he continued to ask: "How do you perceive the movement of the opposing player? As far as I know, NBA players are very strict about body control. good."

Li Du explained: "When anyone is attacking, their mind moves, and then the body will make corresponding movements. The practice of Chinese martial arts allows me to judge their thoughts from their movements, so I Just being able to defend accordingly in time, that’s it!”

At this time, Priti came out with tea, handed it to Pelinka and Yang Yijia, and said, "Please drink tea."

Yang Yijia thanked her, and then asked, "Li Du, this beautiful lady must be your girlfriend?"

Li Du pulled Priti to sit beside him, looked at Priti and said, "Yes, Priti is my girlfriend, she is my auspicious day!"

Yang Yijia smiled and cupped his fists to Li Du: "Congratulations, you have found such a gentle and beautiful girlfriend! Can you introduce her to me and the Chinese fans?"

"Of course!" Li Du said with a smile, "However, let Priti introduce herself. I hope Chinese fans will also support her!"

Priti smiled politely at Yang Yijia, and introduced herself: "Hello, my name is Priti Hejiani, from India. I am an actor now, looking for a suitable role, and hope to star in a movie."

Yang Yijia politely returned the gift, and continued to ask: "How did you and Li Du meet?"

Purity replied: "We met at a party, and then he threw a big party for me, and that's when we were together."

"Is it love at first sight?"

Li Du and Preti looked at each other, and Li Du smiled and said, "That's right! In fact, sometimes, love is just a moment."

Finally, Yang Yijia asked: "Now the commentators in the NBA list you as the main candidate for the best rookie. How do you evaluate Brandon Roy and his teammate Aldridge?"

Li Du's response is very official: "Roy and Aldridge are both very good players. Roy can play 15+5+5 in the first season of his career, which is impossible for me. , and Roy and Aldridge are now the core players of the Blazers. They are rare talents. I feel very honored to be compared with them on the same platform. As for who is the best rookie in the end, That's not something I can decide, I can only work hard to play every game!"

Originally, Yang Yijia wanted to ask about the All-Star Contest, but it was estimated that Li Du would give an official answer to this kind of matter, so he didn't ask at all.So he said to Li Du: "Finally, what do you have to say to the Chinese fans?"

Li Du held Priti and said to the camera: "Hello everyone, I am Li Du, this is my girlfriend Priti, thank you for your attention. I grew up in the United States, but I love We people of Chinese culture hope that one day, we can make the whole world like Chinese culture. Finally, I will end with a sentence said by Zhang Zai, a famous Neo-Confucianist in the Song Dynasty: I hope we can continue to learn for the past. Let's encourage each other!"

The camera was turned off, and the interview ended. Yang Yijia and Li Du shook hands, "Your knowledge of Chinese studies is very profound. I admire you very much. Let's keep in touch in the future!"

"Okay." Li Du responded, and the two sides wrote down each other's mobile phone numbers.

Then, Li Du personally cooked a simple but authentic Chinese meal for Yang Yijia. The dishes were boiled pork slices, shredded potatoes with green peppers, mapo tofu, and a tomato and egg soup.

This meal, Li Du and Yang Yijia had a very happy meal. They ate their own country's dishes in a foreign country, and what they ate was their longing for the motherland.

Pelinka and Priti had never eaten authentic Chinese food before, and they really enjoyed the delicious food. Purity was okay, after all, she was a woman and couldn't eat too much. Pelinka just let go and ate it. However, most of the table dishes were eaten by Pelinka.And shouted that in the future, he would come to Li Du for a meal, and he would go to a Chinese restaurant to eat in the future!

Yang Yijia saw that it was getting late, so he got up to leave, and Pelinka was responsible for sending him back to the hotel.

Li Du received a call from the team early the next morning. Today they will fly to Toronto, and tomorrow they will play against the Raptors!

(End of this chapter)