roccoschili Chapter 11 The man
Chapter 11 The man
Chapter 11 The man
"What?" Su Yi didn't understand what Coach McKillop meant.
"I entrusted my relationship to sign you up for Kobe Bryant's private training camp. Classes will start the morning after tomorrow. You book your tickets now and leave for Los Angeles tomorrow." McKillop said.
Only then did Su Yi understand why McKillop kept touting himself in front of Old K. It turned out that it was because Coach K had a good impression of him so that he could introduce Kobe to him.
However, McKillop's arrangement is a bit flattering to himself.
"Then why not Stephen Curry?" Su Yi asked suspiciously, because of such a precious learning opportunity, Curry's qualifications and contributions to the team are much greater than his own.
"He's going to Phoenix, to Steve Nash's private training camp."
McKillop continued, "Clean up quickly. You know, Kobe cherishes his time, and he doesn't like people who procrastinate. I hope you can take advantage of this opportunity. You need to know the difficulty of applying to Kobe's private training camp. .”
Su Yi said: "I will, coach."
The voice of McKillop continued to come from the other end of the phone, "Come on, young man, if you want to enter professional basketball in the future, you have to walk more roads by yourself. Remember these three sentences, and you will Good for you: Talent is God-given, be humble. Fame is someone else-given, be grateful. Conceit is self-given, be cautious.”
beep. beep. beep.
After McKillop briefly explained, he hung up the phone.
Su Yi sat on the bed in the dormitory, hurried to the computer desk in the dormitory, and recorded what McKillop said in the notebook with a pen.
He firmly remembered the three sentences that McKillop said.
Starting from this night, these three sentences became Su Yi's motto.
In his long and brilliant career later, these three sentences have brought him much encouragement, encouragement and vigilance.
Then he leaned back on the back of the gaming chair, thinking deeply.
Professional basketball?
Su Yi was actually a little uneasy when he heard this word. Most of the time, professional basketball is just a beautiful but illusory dream for him.
Even today, there is a big gap between his own strength and being selected by the NBA.
He just loves basketball and likes the faint scent of cowhide when he sleeps with a basketball in his arms.
For the vast majority of NCAA players, they will go to their own jobs after graduation. They may be engineers, doctors, or teachers. Basketball is just a beautiful intersection in their lives.
Only a very few talented teenagers will be selected by the NBA and become stars embraced by thousands of people.
Everyone's understanding of basketball is different.
Some people like basketball because there are black threads off the court, and the change of direction is as cool as Rose.
Some people play basketball because they are tall and have a long wingspan. Playing basketball can make money, and hard training is a great torture for them.
And some people choose to play basketball because of their deep love from the bottom of their hearts.
Su Yi is the third type.
Although Su Yi is also a person who refuses to admit defeat, he still panics at the sudden thought of training with Kobe.
Because he'd heard a lot of stories about Kobe, stories of tortured teammates.
Kobe's demands on himself and his teammates are almost cruel, even professional players can't stand it.
Su Yi is really not sure if he can do well this time, because there is still a big physical gap between professional players and student players.
With Kobe's personality, he would not lower his standards by treating himself as a college player, but would only demand himself with the same standards as he requires for professional players.
Because in his eyes, there is only one way of dividing those who love basketball and those who don't.
Mayo also asked Kobe for private training.
Kobe finally agreed and made an appointment at three o'clock tomorrow.
But when he rushed to the gym at three o'clock in the afternoon, he didn't wait for Kobe, because the three o'clock that Kobe said was three o'clock in the morning.
There is also the story of Los Angeles at four o'clock in the morning, which has been circulated in countless versions.
Su Yi didn't know which ones were real and which ones were fabricated.
However, Kobe's private training camp will definitely be a hard battle for him. As long as he wants to improve himself, he must be mentally prepared for all torture.
At this time, Su Yi's Nokia phone vibrated, and it was a new text message.
It's from McKillop.
"From Kobe Bryant: Staples Stadium, 4:30 AM. AM!AM!AM!"
AM means morning in English. This time, the trainees were introduced by the old coach K, and Kobe gave him a little face.
With the lessons of Mayo last year, Kobe said the word AM three times in a row this year.
And, 04:30 in the morning, for Kobe, is already the biggest concession he can make.
After Su Yi received the text message, he marked it as read, and began to pre-purchase air tickets and pack his luggage.
At this moment, the neutral voice of the system suddenly came again.
"Ding!"
"The check-in location has been refreshed."
"New check-in location: [Los Angeles Staples Arena]"
"Reminder: The level of the current sign-in location is higher than the level of the host, and additional rewards can be obtained."
If Su Yi was still a little nervous, he was completely ecstatic after seeing the system's prompt.
This also explains why I train at the Belk Gymnasium at Davidson College and grow slower and slower!
Because with the continuous improvement of his strength, his personal average score has slowly begun to surpass that of a junior copy of the Belk Stadium, so only by signing in to a higher level gymnasium can he get a faster improvement!
The Staples Arena is precisely the top arena at the NBA level.
As long as you can sign in there, no matter how much you learn from Kobe and come back, playing at the NCAA level is equivalent to punching a kindergarten or kicking a nursing home.
"Ding!"
"New system tasks have been released!"
"[Kobe's Approval]: Get the approval of the mentor Kobe through serious training, and you can unlock stage rewards every time you complete a stage. Completed: 0/5"
"Relationship with Kobe: strange."
Su Yi is no longer afraid of training with Kobe, and is even full of expectations.
Basketball training has never been a happy thing. No matter whether Kobe recognizes himself or not, this trip to Los Angeles must be recognized by himself.
The moonlight outside the window was bright, and the corners of Su Yi's mouth rose slightly.
Then he tore off the page he just wrote on in the notebook, put it at the bottom of the suitcase, put another three or two pieces of clothes, washed and tidied up briefly, and went out.
In fact, Su Yi is also curious about what Los Angeles looks like at four o'clock in the morning.
(End of this chapter)