My Name is Kobe Bryant

The basketball training hall in the Olympic Village is a bit rudimentary. When Kobe arrived, there were already other teams training on the court.

Kobe looked at them wearing red jerseys with Asian faces, and couldn't help thinking, could it be the Chinese team?

"Hello!" Kobe shouted to them in Chinese. He has been to China many times, and he can still speak some simple expressions.

In the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, the coach of the Chinese men's basketball team was Gong Luming. Who is Gong Luming? As an athlete, he led the Chinese team to the best result at the time in 1986, ninth in the World Championships. In the 1987 National Games, he was named the best guard and the best pitcher. After retiring, he became the coach of the Chinese National Men's Basketball Team in 1991 and won the Asian Championships three times.

The current him is in the prime of his life. Leading this batch of China's golden generation of basketball players is preparing to achieve results in the Olympics.

"Hey, who is this black boy? Is he greeting us?" Gong Luming asked Zhang Weiping who was on the side. Zhang Weiping is now the team's interpreter, and he organizes and coordinates the off-court affairs of the Olympic men's basketball team.

"I don't know, I think this kid has a nice face, I'll ask." Zhang Weiping walked towards Kobe boldly and cautiously.

Since 1973, Zhang Weiping has been in the national team for 8 years. Many people only know that Zhang Weiping averaged 25 points per game in the World Championships, but few people know that he is actually the first generation of "flying man" of the Chinese men's basketball team. ".

Zhang Weiping capped the 8th World Championships in the competition. There were world "super teams" such as the United States, the former Soviet Union, the former Yugoslavia, Brazil, Italy and Canada competing. 16 world powerhouses clashed against each other, and the Chinese team won the 11th place. The world's basketball world should not be underestimated, Zhang Weiping's excellent performance and the highest score have come out on top. He was nominated as the best athlete by the competition, hailed as "Sharp Shooter" and won the title of "Scoring King".

After winning the tenth Asian Championships on behalf of the national team in 1979, he chose to retire bravely. After retiring, Zhang Weiping chose to enter the Beijing Institute of Physical Education for further studies, and then stayed in the United States to continue his studies. Zhang Weiping's lover at the time was studying at the University of Chicago, and Zhang Weiping's first stop after going to the United States was here. At the University of Chicago, Zhang Weiping worked as a part-time staff member in the university library and also worked as a trainer in the university team.

In Zhang Weiping's own words, in fact, this is not a trainer, but just a handyman. Later, Zhang Weiping went to work in the finance department of the school through an application. Everything started from scratch, and he did several times more work than others.

During his visit to the United States, he assisted in arranging and organizing the management personnel of the Chinese team and basketball club to visit the United States for training, competition and investigation, and organized and assisted American coaches to give lectures in China.

Kobe and Zhang Weiping were old friends. He knew that Zhang Weiping later became Zhang's director. He was nicknamed Weiping Bryant by the players who liked Kobe.

"Young man, who are you? Are you greeting us?" Zhang Weiping looked at Kobe, thinking he had heard wrong just now.

"Hello!" Kobe said something in Chinese first.

"Wow! You can speak Chinese, that's amazing!" In this era, foreigners who can speak Chinese are rare. Chinese people in this era still have low self-esteem. When foreigners accept their culture, they will feel very proud.

"A little bit, a little bit." After Kobe finished speaking, he communicated with Zhang Weiping in English. Zhang Weiping's English has a Chinese accent, but after years of living in the United States, their communication is still very smooth.

"Good guy, this kid belongs to the Los Angeles Lakers! He's also a China hand!" Zhang Weiping turned around and said to Gong Luming.

Next, Zhang Weiping introduced Kobe and had a chat with the team members, and left a way of communication with each other. The current members of the Chinese team include Wu Qinglong, Li Xiaoyong, Li Nan, Shan Tao, Hu Weidong, Wu Naiqun, Liu Yudong, Zheng Wu, Sun Jun, Battelle, Wang Zhizhi, and Gong Xiaobin.

Kobe remembers that Battelle and Wang Zhizhi both entered the NBA in later generations, and they have good talents. Kobe thought, if he had the opportunity, he could help them.

The players of the Chinese team trained very hard, and Kobe left when he saw this, and went to train by himself. Anyway, in two days, there will be opportunities to communicate during the game.

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"Here is the Chinese men's basketball warm-up match brought by Tianxia TV. They are about to participate in the Atlanta Olympics. In this game, they will face the youth team of the Los Angeles Lakers. Let us respect what kind of performance they will bring. Please look forward to it." With a commentary in a Beijing film accent, some blurry pictures were broadcast on the TV.

"This game will be narrated by Xu Jicheng and Su Qun. The team wearing red uniforms is the Chinese team, and the team wearing white uniforms is the American team."

"Director Xu, please analyze the two teams." Su Qun asked.

"Both teams should not be underestimated. The Chinese team, which just led the team to win the Asian Championships, has a small and quick playing style. They pay attention to one person getting the ball. Quick transfer of the ball and dexterous offense are their tactical style."

"The Los Angeles Lakers have an outstanding young genius. The 17-year-old Kobe Bryant scored 37 points in the last game. He is known as Jordan's successor. A lot of American media are paying attention to his performance. .”

"For our Chinese team, Liu Yudong and Hu Weidong, who are in their prime, are also worth looking forward to!"

"Okay, we saw the game officially started. Started the jump ball, and the Lakers won the ball."

"What are the Lakers doing? The four of them opened up and left all the space on the court for Kobe Bryant, who is only 17 years old!"

"It was Hu Weidong who defended Kobe, and Hu Weidong put on a standard defensive posture. Kobe did his part, and two dribbles from his crotch shook him away. Cut to the basket, big windmill! The rebounds are shaking, this is a heavy blow dunk!"

"Unbelievable dunks! The stretching action in the air is pleasing to the eye! There is no doubt that this goal can be selected as the top ten shots in the NBA any day!"

"This dunk gave our players a big blow. Don't underestimate any player in the United States, even if he is just a high school student!"

"The US team did not return to defense. They chose to press all-round. They were very unwise. The Chinese team's back line is also famous in the world."

"No! Kobe! Kobe Bryant steals the ball! It's Kobe again, another dunk. The Chinese team was a bit confused, they couldn't serve the ball, and they violated the 5-second rule! Under the defense of the Lakers led by Kobe, The pass control that the Chinese team is famous for has lost its luster. It seems that the Chinese team is the high school team!"

"The Chinese team requested a timeout, and the advertisement will be even more exciting when it comes back!"