no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 5 All You Can See Are Flowers and Applause
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Although the Quickies fought fiercely after returning from the second half, the Devils withstood the pressure and finally got a good start to the season.

Xu Yong contributed a team-high 18 points, plus 6 rebounds and 3 blocks. 7 of 4 goals were dunks, showing his personal talent.

It was because the attention of this invitational tournament was limited, otherwise he would definitely appear on media websites and newspapers.

Of course, not getting the attention of the outside world does not mean that it will not get the attention of the students of this school.

In fact, when they left the arena, there were many fans waiting for them to come out at the door.

Harden and Xu Yong are naturally the focus of attention.

Seeing that the Shanghai fans hadn't left yet, Xu Yong took the initiative to go up to say hello.

When he was in the arena before, he had deliberately stayed to sign autographs and take photos with them.

After chatting with them, he turned to face the other fans. He was a real "ball" fan.

It was already past eleven o'clock in the evening, and most of the people who were still waiting here were American female students who were [skinny-clothed] and [broad-minded].

Xu Yong took a few glances with appreciation of art.

The purpose of these people is very simple, it is to take a group photo and leave a small note with a mobile phone number by the way, and then make a phone call gesture.

In fact, it's not just what you see now, there are usually many women in the cheerleading team of the team to ask them out in various ways.

Basketball is not the number one sport in the United States, maybe not even the top three, but basketball players are the most worthy of investment.

Because in terms of average net worth, NBA players are the highest in all sports.

As long as they bet on the right treasure and boarded the boat, even if they leave an illegitimate child, they will be able to live comfortably in this life.

When Xu Yong and Harden left, they already had a lot of notes in their hands.

After walking not far, he saw a trash can by the side of the road, and Harden took out the notes and threw them in.

Xu Yong stuffed those notes into his pocket.

"You want to date them?" Harden asked curiously after seeing Xu Yong's actions.

Of course, there is still surprise in his eyes, even if Xu Yong wants, this amount is not afraid of being drained.

Xu Yong shook his head.

For a person who has regrets for more than ten years and has a chance again, nothing is more important than making up for regrets.

woman?It will only affect his practice.

"Then why didn't you?" Harden said and made a "throw" motion.

"After all, they were there to support us, so throwing them in person is inappropriate." Xu Yong explained.

Harden froze for a moment, then subconsciously scratched his head.

"What's wrong?" Xu Yong asked curiously when he saw his movements.

"It reminds me of something I did in high school," Harden said with a laugh.

"It's also related to the note?"

"Yes." Harden nodded with a smile, his face was full of memories, "When I was 12 years old, a girl wrote a note saying he liked me, I threw it away on the spot, I thought it was over, I didn't expect that girl to come to the stadium to find me."

"Then?" Xu Yong was very curious.

"Then I hit her with the ball."

Xu Yong was taken aback for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing out loud.

He really didn't expect the legendary "Nightclub Deng" to have such a past.

But thinking about eleven or twelve-year-old girls who haven't developed yet, it may not really suit Harden's taste.

"I just decided to play basketball at the time, because I was almost asked to transfer schools because of this matter. I thought if I had thrown the note elsewhere, maybe the situation would be different." Harden also said with a smile.

Xu Yong nodded with a smile, not because he thought Harden was right, but because he found something in common between the two.

At this time, they are only focused on basketball.

……

At [-]:[-] in the morning, the vibrating alarm at the head of the bed rang on time, and Xu Yong immediately stopped the alarm.

After a while, he sat up, put on his clothes and shoes under the faint light, and went to the bathroom to wash up after closing the door.

After washing up, he left the dormitory and went downstairs.

The city of Tempe is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area and is adjacent to the city of Phoenix on the west side.

Phoenix is ​​also called "Phoenix City" because it is hot all the year round, especially in June, July, August and September, when the ground seems to be on fire.

But in November, there is no winter cold here, but more of a cool feeling.

It's just that the sun rises slowly in winter, and the campus at this time is still dark except for the street lights.

And Arizona State University is also characterized by a lot of plants. The previous presidents love to transplant green plants, making the campus look like a botanical garden, and the surrounding area is a bit eerie like the backyard of "Liao Zhai".

Fortunately, he has long been used to this place, or after nearly three years, he has long been used to getting up at this point.

After taking a deep breath and feeling the natural atmosphere around him, he started the first item of training, warming up and running in the morning.

Because of [Injury Immunity], he can ignore many potential risks.

For example, the average person insists on getting up at four o'clock in the morning for more than two years, and there is a high probability of sudden death;
Another example is running on hard roads for a long time, and the knees are likely to wear out;

But fortunately, he is no longer an ordinary person.

After he was reborn, it took him a while to realize this.

This sounds unbelievable, but compared to rebirth, compared to [Krypton Gold System], it seems to be nothing.

After accepting it, he then began to explore how to use this to improve his own strength.

His talent itself is not bad, and it can even be said to be outstanding among his peers.

Otherwise, he would not have entered the Olympic training team at the age of 19. You must know that it was the strongest men's basketball team in 08.

But that was not enough, especially after playing in the United States for a year and really getting in touch with the basketball level of American high school students.

His bounce and bounce speed are his biggest advantages. In addition, as a player with a height of more than two meters, his coordination and flexibility are also excellent.

But, that's all.

His core strength is insufficient, which means his first step when breaking through is not quick, especially when facing American forwards;
His shooting has always been his weakness, even before he got sick in his last life, his outside shots were less than [-]%;

And his various small technologies are basically still in their infancy.

So in general, if he didn't get sick in his previous life, he had a great chance to enter the NBA through the draft between 2008 and 2010.

But it is very difficult to go further and even become an All-Star player, because he plays the most competitive swingman in the NBA.

However, all this changed qualitatively after he was reborn and chose [Injury Immunity].

He can maximize training for himself after ignoring the risk of injury.

When I was a student, there were culture classes. If I failed the culture classes in American schools, my basketball career would be suspended. There are many cases in history, such as Rodman, Garnett, Wade, Rose and so on.

Therefore, in order to ensure the culture class, other people can only practice twice a day at most.

But he can practice three times a day, which is why he has to get up at four o'clock in the morning.

It is impossible for him to train during class, nor can he ignore the muscle fatigue caused by training and the recovery time required for it, so he can only borrow time from the night.

It sounds easy, but it's actually quite challenging.

Although there will be no injuries, the difficulties that need to be overcome are unimaginable.

Waking up by the alarm clock at four o'clock in the morning, the first thought that popped into my mind must be to give up, because that is torture at all.

After insisting on high-intensity training three times a day, even if you don't get injured, your body is constantly using fatigue to urge you to give up.

Even, many accidents encountered in life will interrupt your training plan, and the voice of giving up will fill your mind.

What can be seen are flowers and applause, but what is invisible is sweat and persistence.

And the reason why he persisted in the end was just like what he thought when he had a conversation with Harden: for a person who has had regrets for more than ten years and has regained a chance, what else can't he persist?

(End of this chapter)