my golden age

Chapter 6
Gao Fei's life is occupied by training and learning English, and he has almost no free time.Time seemed to press the accelerator button in the busy, the preseason passed in the blink of an eye, and it was the day before the regular season opener.

David Stern is the most successful president of the NBA. For decades, he has expanded the influence of the league several times.He has a lot of capable people under his command, and the people who arrange the schedule know how to present a big meal to the fans after the long grass period and the preseason side dishes.

The Lakers and Heat are scheduled to be the participating teams for the 2005-06 regular season opener.

The head-to-head contest between Kobe and O'Neal has been a topic that fans talk about since 04.The Miami Heat took away the victories in the two matches last season.

In this opening game, the Lakers treated it as the finals.

Toyota Training Center!

As a Lakers star, Magic Johnson came to the locker room to participate in the mobilization before the start of the new season with the players.

Phil Jackson has a habit of using one word to set the tone for the entire season before the season begins.Standing next to the mobile blackboard, he wrote "Start Again" in English.

Gao Fei has worked hard enough, and has been in an English communication environment for a long time, his level has improved by leaps and bounds, and he can already communicate with his teammates easily.

The translator told Gao Fei the meaning of the English words written by the Zen master.

"The definition of success in the professional arena is to win the championship. Of course, for some teams, there is another kind of success, which is to reach the playoffs." Phil Jackson led the team to win three consecutive championships. Convinced, no one made any sound.

He went on to say: "Last season, the Lakers failed to make the playoffs. For this team with a glorious history, it is undoubtedly a failure experience."

Kobe pursed his lips, but knowing that what Phil Jackson said was the truth, he didn't speak.

"The NBA is like a vast ocean, and every team is like a cruise ship sailing in it," Phil Jackson looked at the players and said, "You are the crew of the cruise ship, and wealth, fame, and status are in this sea. There is always no shortage, but it depends entirely on your own hard work. In addition, you also have to remember that you are surrounded by comrades who are in the same boat, and no honor can be separated from the help of others."

The players glanced at each other.

Magic Johnson felt that the atmosphere was too formal, and asked with a smile: "Phil, do you think if you want to win the scoring championship, can you break away from your teammates?"

"How can you win the scoring title if your teammates don't pass the ball to you?" Phil Jackson reacted quickly and cleverly answered Magic Johnson's question.

The team members were relatively young, and when someone broke the silence, the atmosphere instantly became much lighter.

There was a smile on Odom's face, and he put Vujacic's shoulders on his shoulders, listening to Phil Jackson's speech.

"The highest honor in the league is the championship. This award belongs not only to the players, but also to the team, and even more to the city we live in." Phil Jackson said, "The purpose of my coming back to coach is to work hard with you , Let the championship flag fly again at the Staples Center."

Gao Fei can understand the general idea, that is, as a team, we need to support each other, the short-term goal is to reach the playoffs, and the long-term goal is to win the championship.

It's something very down-to-earth, and every team in the league strives for it.

"This summer, the team brought Goofy with the No. [-] pick in the first round," Phil Jackson's voice interrupted Goofy's reverie, "He will be our starting guard. Although he is young, he is trustworthy. .”

Magic Johnson sat very close to Gao Fei, and said, "Gao, the number one point guard in history is sitting behind you. If you have any questions, you can ask me for advice." After speaking, he laughed heartily.

Gao Fei had been in contact with Magic Johnson a few times and knew that he was a very cheerful senior, so he responded with a smile: "Then you have to turn it on 24 hours a day, maybe when you will lose sleep, I will call you in the middle of the night."

Kobe smiled and said, "Gao, you'd better play during the day, or you might hear something inappropriate for children."

Magic Johnson laughed even louder.

The private lives of black players are relatively open, and it is not uncommon to chat about jokes.

Gao Fei is still an old virgin, and has never even been in a relationship, so naturally he can't handle the stalks of these old fritters.

Odom said with a smile: "Don't talk about this with Gao, he hasn't even held a girl's hand, so he doesn't know what you are talking about."

The players in the locker room couldn't help but laugh.After getting along with each other for this period of time, Gao Fei felt like two people on and off the court—chic and elegant on the court, but following the rules off the court.Very good personality, but too restrained.

Kobe is the leader of the team. In addition to considering cooperation on the court, he also tries to glue his teammates together.This experience is not pleasant, but it is an unshirkable responsibility as a leader.

He once offered to take Gao Fei to a nightclub, but the latter refused.

Gao Fei comes from the countryside and has traditional thinking. He thinks nightclubs are not a good place.Despite the persuasion of his teammates, he still rejected this "good intention".

Most of the teammates are Americans, and they feel that with Gao Fei's handsome face and well-proportioned figure, he is a harvester of beautiful girls.But Gao Fei didn't even hold the girl's hand, which made them wonder what he went through when he was growing up.

Gao Fei became the target of ridicule at the end of the mobilization meeting, which made the originally depressing and heavy meeting go wrong, but everyone knew in their hearts that they must not lose in the opening game at the Staples Center tomorrow night.

After the meeting, Goofy and Kobe left the arena together.

Kobe asked curiously: "Gao, what kind of girl do you like? Is there a standard?"

"Standard?" Gao Fei thought for a while, and said, "Among European and American actresses, I like Sophie Marceau. If you want to look for it, you may look for this type."

"If it's this standard, you're probably going to die alone." Kobe patted Gao Fei on the shoulder.

"What?"

"Sophie Marceau is known as the kiss of France. It is almost the ideal lover in the minds of all French men. How could you succeed?"

"I'm talking about the type of Sophie Marceau," Gao Fei hurriedly explained, "She's 19 years older than me, so it's impossible for her to fall in love."

"Even if she's not older than you, you have no chance." Kobe smiled, "You'd better be realistic and pick someone young and beautiful from Hollywood."

Gao Fei wondered, "Why do you have to find someone?"

Kobe really couldn't understand Gao Fei's brain circuit, and was a little bit caught by the question. After a while, he asked back: "How do you spend the long night?"

"Learn English and do yoga." Gao Fei replied with a simple face.

Kobe was completely "defeated" by Gao Fei's elm head, and said helplessly: "Gao, your concept is not bad. Without being dragged down by love, at least you can focus more on basketball." He waved his hand and walked towards the parking lot .

Gao Fei looked at Kobe's back and asked, "Kobe, do you want to win tomorrow night's game?"

Kobe turned around and smiled: "I want to win every game. Of course, when I play against Shaq, this desire will be stronger."

His tone was calm, but Gao Fei seemed to hear the unconcealed fighting spirit in it.

(End of this chapter)