professional shooting guard

Chapter 113 Reminder
Old K looked at Zhang Zifeng and said seriously, "Jack, you haven't found out where the root of the problem is? You are the root cause of the team's current atmosphere!"

"Me?" Zhang Zifeng shouted in disbelief. "Coach, don't be joking, what's wrong with me! I set an example, work hard every game, and never relax. It has nothing to do with me if they don't play seriously."

Old K said seriously, "It doesn't matter, what is said about you now, the strongest shooting guard, basketball superstar, Jordan II. As long as you are on the same team with Zhang Zifeng, your grandma can win the championship! What? Is the team's victory due to you alone, is it your own efforts?"

Zhang Zifeng said, "Of course not, I never thought about it that way."

Old K asked rhetorically, "Since you haven't thought about it that much, let me ask what you are doing when everyone is flattering you!"

"If others want to praise me, what can I do? Tell them not to praise me, or I will turn against you!" Zhang Zifeng said loudly.

"What other people do is other people's business. The most important thing is how you do it. There was a problem with the atmosphere of the team some time ago. What do you mean by being so indifferent? Do you think that you just need to set an example in the game? Can lead a team to stride forward? Jack, you are the captain. As the captain, it is your duty to appease the conflict and eliminate the conflict! Even if you can’t eliminate the conflict, you have to suppress it! What were you doing as the captain at that time?” Old K roared loudly.

"I'm being interviewed by reporters, I'm being flattered by others!" Zhang Zifeng replied with his head down.

"When someone praises you, you accept it calmly, as if you deserve it, and you deserve it! Then have you considered the feelings of other teammates? Have you considered that other teammates have also worked hard? Have you considered Do they also dream of entering the NBA? Do you think that Cook is always watching you every game, passing and assisting you every opportunity? Do you think that Jefferson is helping you with screens and creating ease every game? Shooting opportunities? Have you ever thought that Winslow is doing the dirty work every game and building a solid perimeter defense with you? Aren’t these the reasons why Duke is strong?” Old K sat on the chair and connected A few questions were asked.

"Yes!" Zhang Zifeng said.

"Then why didn't you share the credit with everyone from the beginning when others flattered you? Why did you accept these flattery alone? Why didn't you comfort your teammates when the team had problems?" the old K board Asked with a straight face.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Zifeng said, "I... I was wrong!"

Old K said earnestly, "Jack, to be honest. When you first came to Duke, I didn't like you. But I saw that you have been working hard to chase your dreams, and watched you work hard every day. Training, watching you drag your tired body and still grit your teeth. I am touched by you! Jack, your life has just started, and there is still a long way to go. I also know that there is a lot of time Merchants are looking for you to be an endorsement, and you can make a lot of money now. But it is easy for people to develop inertia, just like many people who enter the NBA, they immediately degenerate as soon as they get a big contract, and then their status plummets. I can’t be worth it anymore. I’m not asking you not to speak for anything, I just hope you can stick to your heart and don’t be inflated by others’ temporary praise and lose your way. Understand?”

Zhang Zifeng said seriously, "Yes, I understand. Thank you for your guidance, Coach!"

"Go, go and have a good talk with your teammates. Learn to be a good captain!" Old K waved Zhang Zifeng to go out.

"En!" Zhang Zifeng stood up and was about to open the door to go out, but suddenly turned around and said, "Coach, you could have told me these things earlier. Why did you mention me now?"

Old K shrugged and said: "If the team falls into the abyss, of course I, as the head coach, will persuade you. But if it's just a fall, then I will pretend I didn't see it. Let you fall and hurt, and climb again. When I get up, I can see the road more clearly. San Diego State University is playing on the bench. If Duke University can't win with such a team, it might as well go home early!"

"I see, thank you!" Zhang Zifeng finished speaking and walked out of the office.Call Winslow and ask them to come out to the bar for a drink.

As soon as he finished the phone call, Zheng Xinguo hurried over in his car and said, "Feng, the two newspapers that have a good relationship with us revealed it to me tonight. At first, it was just that the media wanted to use your identity as a Chinese to hype you up. It attracts the attention of readers. But then those NCAA powerhouses saw that Duke University was too strong this season, and in order to attack Duke University. They have a tacit understanding to unite, promote you, and underestimate others, just want to separate you from your teammates Relationship, isolate you, let you split. Feng, you must not be provoked!"

Zhang Zifeng nodded and said, "I see, old coach K reminded me just now."

Mr. Zheng Xin exhaled and said, "That's good, as long as you can understand!"

Just when Zhang Zifeng was about to leave, he suddenly stopped and said, "You just said that there are two newspapers that have a better relationship with us?"

Zheng Xinguo nodded and said, "Of course, when you enter the NBA in the future, there will be media reporting on you, and it is impossible for all the media to have goodwill towards you. There will always be some media that will try their best to blacken you in order to attract attention. In this case, why not Build a good relationship with some media first. They can get your first-hand news more easily, and we can also make our voice through them. Mutual benefit and mutual benefit!"

Zhang Zifeng asked, "Can you arrange for them to interview me tomorrow?"

Zheng Xinguo said without thinking, "Of course, many radio stations and newspapers want to interview you now. It's just that you Duke University is sprinting for the NCAA championship. I was afraid of disturbing your training, so I stopped you all!"

Zhang Zifeng said, "Okay, let two newspapers interview me tomorrow."

"OK, no problem. When are you free tomorrow, I'll arrange it!"

"It's nine o'clock in the morning!"

"Okay, I'll make arrangements now!"

Zheng Xinguo went to arrange the interview, and Zhang Zifeng drove to the bar.

Although Winslow and the others were dissatisfied with Zhang Zifeng, but Zhang Zifeng made an appointment on the phone, Winslow and the others still came as scheduled.

The case of San Diego State University was the first. Zhang Zifeng and the others did not dare to eat barbecue, oysters and the like.Just drank a few glasses of wine and chatted frankly with each other to resolve the relationship between the two parties.

Of course, Zhang Zifeng also understands that this kind of drinking and chatting can only ease the relationship.The most important thing is their actual actions, so that Winslow and the others can see them.

At nine o'clock in the morning on March 3, Zhang Zifeng accepted an interview with reporter Layston of the "North Carolina Post".

In this type of interview, both parties usually communicate in advance about what I want to interview and what topics I don’t want to talk about, and make a general outline before starting the interview.

Reston turned on the recorder and smiled and said, "Hey, Jack. Congratulations, Duke University has successfully entered the Sweet 16!"

"It's all thanks to the whole team. Okafor showed his excellent low-post offensive skills in the game. I think he played better than me in this game. He has the quality to go to the NBA and become the best center. And Winslow, he is more comprehensive than me. He is not inferior to me in scoring and defense. But there is one thing I can't compare to him, that is his rebounding ability. The data will not lie, he is very good in every game. Working hard, grabbing 6 rebounds a game, that's incredible. He's got a lot going on in the NBA..."

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(End of this chapter)