basketball hero

Chapter 6: Ways to Grow Taller

The summer vacation after the senior high school entrance examination is the longest in the three years of junior high school.For those who are admitted to the ideal school, they can go out to play during the long summer vacation, escape the heat at home, or do what they want to do.Often at this time, parents will not be very strict. For students, it is indeed a rare leisure time.

Ying Xiong, who was admitted to Yuezhou No. [-] Middle School with the highest score in the school, was also considered to be a group of people who did well in the exam. It stands to reason that he should be happy.However, he was very distressed.

The source of distress is height.Ying Xiong is a man with dreams. He plays basketball not only to be the core of the school team, but also to abuse the ordinary guards of other school teams.He ultimately wants to be a professional basketball player, enter the CBA, and finally enter the NBA.

Ying Xiong is 16 years old. Although he is still in the growth and development period, according to the natural growth law, he will not grow much.According to genetics, his father is 175cm, and his mother is 163cm. The height ceiling is there, and he has grown to 180cm, but according to the current trend, the possibility of reaching this goal is very small.

In China, a guard who is less than 180cm may not be a big problem in the high school league or CUBA, but it is unlikely, or even almost impossible, to enter the CBA.You must know that there is no talent selection mechanism like the United States in China, and there are no professional scouts.In this case, height is a visible and easily distinguishable indicator, because it is intuitive and quantifiable.In the industry, there is a saying: "Anything can be practiced, but height cannot be practiced!"

Maybe some people will refute, saying that there are many guards who are not tall in CBA, such as Li Qun, Fan Bin, Lu Xiaoming, Gong Luming and so on. NBA's Boggs, Boykins, "Potatoes" and so on.But the fact is that such people are too few, rare.What's more, strictly speaking, the above-mentioned people do not belong to the same era as Ying Xiong. The children of today are generally taller than those of the previous generation.In today's basketball development trend, the trend of taller guards is also very obvious.

Can Ying Xiong become the next Fan Bin?Few people would answer "yes", even Ying Xiong himself could not answer.If the two really want to compare, Ying Xiong must have a chance to enter the CBA!
In addition to the innate factor of genetics, exercise and nutrition are important acquired factors for growing taller.Although it is summer, Ying Xiong basically keeps exercising every day.At home, he asked his mother to buy fish and bones for him every day, in order to keep up with nutrition.Ying Xiong is growing up and has good grades in exams, so he naturally responds to requests.

However, half a month later, Ying Xiong's height has not changed much, only 0.5 centimeters.This made him irritable, and he didn't have a smile on his face for several days.For this reason, Mom and Dad were very worried and thought he was sick.

However, Ying Xiong's ability to adjust is still very strong. He immediately began to reflect and felt that he was too eager for quick success. How much height can he grow in half a month?It's not like that.

Ying Xiong heard from his classmates that Jordan grew more than 10 centimeters taller when he was in high school. The secret was that his mother put a coin on the sole of his basketball shoe.

Ying Xiong didn't believe this rumor, he always thought it was a coincidence, because Jordan was still growing taller, and his mother's behavior just happened to happen.

But right now, there is no other way to grow taller. Ying Xiongzhi thought that maybe the coins on the feet would massage the acupuncture points of the feet, thereby stimulating the pituitary gland to secrete growth hormone. This possibility is not impossible.It wouldn't hurt to try anyway, so he put a 1 yuan coin in his basketball shoes.Wear these coins-filled shoes during your daily workouts.

Of course, Ying Xiong also thought about buying height-enhancing products.Looking at the dazzling variety of height-enhancing drugs and massage equipment on TV, he was also moved.A few times I really wanted to call that order number, and I was going to take out all the money I usually save to buy a set and try it out.

But in the end, Ying Xiong still didn't do it.He is a very sensible person, eager to grow taller, but not crazy. If those height-enhancing products are really effective, those rich people will not worry about their height.You know, for those rich people, a product that even a middle school student can afford is similar to buying a lighter.

Ying Xiong knows very well that height is largely determined by genetics, and there is actually very little room for improvement in the day after tomorrow.Why is Yao Ming so tall?It's not because he exercises more and eats better than others, but because his parents are both basketball players, and they are both big and tall insiders.

In the end, Ying Xiong gave up this idea of ​​looking for fish from a tree, and just let nature take its course and develop step by step. Instead of worrying about height, it would be more meaningful to spend more time honing his skills!
In this way, Ying Xiong started his summer trip.

Ying Xiong's family is in a small mountain village, and there are not many entertainment items, the most is watching TV and playing game consoles.

Yingxiong's life is very planned and regular.Get up at 6 am, wash up and have breakfast.In order to supplement nutrition, breakfast often has eggs and milk.There is an elementary school nearby with an indoor basketball court, and he will organize his friends to play in the morning.Li Jianwu is basically there every time, and he doesn't want to miss any games.

In the afternoon, Ying Xiong didn't go out, because the sun in midsummer, the ultraviolet rays were too strong, and the temperature was so high that even if he played indoors, he couldn't stand it.So in the afternoon, he will arrange for himself to do some mild indoor exercises such as stretching.In the evening, he would go swimming in the small reservoir in the village.In the evening, he will read and study to recharge his batteries.Such a day's schedule is very tight, basically learning and exercising.

One night in mid-July, around 7 o'clock, Ying Xiong closed his book, turned off the lamp, and lay down on the bed to sleep.The chirping of cicadas in summer and the whirring of electric fans complement each other.Ying Xiong likes this feeling and the real sound of nature.

Ying Xiong slowly fell asleep and fell asleep...

In the dream, Ying Xiong met many people, most of whom were familiar, from his parents to "Fat Tiger" Li Jianwu, to Shao Ziqiang, and even Cai Guanzhong... He clearly heard Cai Guanzhong's stubborn expression, and his seriousness. He said: "If you don't have height, you can't play basketball!"

Ying Xiong kicked Cai Guanzhong down in his dream, and shouted loudly: "I will definitely become the best basketball player on earth, I will!" Suddenly, everyone disappeared, and naturally, Cai Guanzhong's unlucky face also disappeared.Ying Xiong was the only one left around.He felt a little strange at the moment, even a little lonely, looking around, but there was no one there.Just when he was about to shout again, a man's laughter came to his ears: "Hahaha..."

Laughter fluctuated from far to near, Ying Xiong followed the prestige to look around, and what caught his eyes was an old man with white hair.The clothes worn by the old man are ancient.Ying Xiong didn't know which dynasty it was from, but it was not quite the same as the ones in the costume movies, but it was very similar.The old man has white beard and hair, but his face is rosy, just like a young man.

Ying Xiong felt inconceivable that such a person existed in this world. Is there really a way to rejuvenate?

The old man didn't seem surprised by Ying Xiong's expression. He stroked his white beard and said with a smile, "Do you know who I am?"

Ying Xiong shook his head.

The old man said: "I am Sun Simiao!"

"Wow, medicine king!" Ying Xiong blurted out.

The old man smiled and nodded.

Ying Xiong said: "No wonder you look so young."

Sun Simiao said, "Do you also want to know the secret?"

Ying Xiong quickly waved his hand and refused: "I don't want this, I'm still so young."

Sun Simiao asked, "Then what do you want?"

Ying Xiong was a little depressed: "I want to be the best basketball player in the world, but I don't have that kind of physical condition."

Sun Simiao said, "I can help you."

Ying Xiong asked in surprise, "Really?"

Sun Simiao nodded and said, "Go to the 'Fulutang' drugstore in Sui County, Hubei Province and find a man named Sun Wu, he will help you! Hahaha..." Amidst a burst of laughter, he disappeared.

"The King of Medicine...this..." Before Ying Xiong could ask, Sun Simiao disappeared.

"Sui County, Hubei Province? "Fu Lu Tang"? Sun Wu?" Ying Xiong said to himself.

When I woke up early in the morning, I still remembered what happened in my dream yesterday, as if it had happened in real life.Ying Xiong wrote down the people and events in the dream on draft paper: Sun Simiao, Suixian, E Province, Sun Wu.

(End of this chapter)