Chapter 20 The First Post-Race Press Conference
At the heart of a team, Nash is very competent, and he takes all the blame on himself, "You're right, Lee is a strong and terrible player, you can't treat him like a rookie, but a future superstar!" He did a fantastic job defending tonight and completely limited my play. Moreover, Lee didn't just defend www.biquge.info, don't forget his 4-of-4 three-pointers and his terrifying dunks! β
The TNT reporter immediately followed up and asked, "Steve, are you saying you're afraid of players like Li Du?" β
Nash glanced at the reporter, then smiled: "Yes, I can't do anything about Lee, I have to admit that he is stronger than me!" But fortunately, there is only one Li Du in this world! The implication is that Nash admits Li Du's strength, but it is simply delusional for others to defend him like Li Du restricts him!
On the Suns' side, everyone answered a few questions casually and hurried back to the hotel to rest. The Lakers are different, although they will go to Oakland to play the Golden State Warriors back-to-back the next day, but they have finally avenged last season's one-shot revenge, everyone is happy! In addition, it is very close to Oakland from Los Angeles, and it only takes about 5 hours by car, and it takes an hour or two to get there by team plane. So the Lakers players were very excited, and Odom and a few of them even shouted that they were going to nightclubs for a drink at night.
At the press conference, Zen Master summed up the game briefly: "We did a great job defensively and limited the Suns' offense to 100 points, and that's why we won today. The Suns are a very strong team, they attack quickly, they are sharp, and we did a good job today, so we won. β
The reporters raised their hands to ask questions, and the Zen master picked a local media in Los Angeles, and the reporter asked: "Phil, you also said that the Lakers can win against the Suns tonight because of the defense, so is the biggest contributor to the Lakers' victory today the Chinese rookie named Li Du?" β
The Zen master smiled and shook his head, and said, "The hero of tonight's victory is unity!" We were united and defended hard to achieve the final victory. β
The reporter knew that he had accidentally lost his words, so he quickly turned to ask: "Excuse me, what do you think of this Chinese rookie?" In pre-season, he didn't perform as well as he could have done. Did he suddenly erupt today, or did he have another meaning? β
The Zen master nodded and smiled at him, then replied, "There is no doubt that Lee is the strongest rookie I have ever seen, and he will be an important member of our team." In the previous games, I deliberately limited him. Lee is very strong and we all like this young man very much. β
The same question, Kobe Bryant was also asked, Kobe Bryant said: "Actually, this is not the strongest state of Li, today he took too much care of my feelings and didn't let go!" I believe that if Lee gets into his strongest form, he will be a nightmare for all the players who play against him! By the way, my knee was able to recover so quickly, and thanks to Lee's master's help, I was so happy to play with him! β
Finally, when it was time to interview Li Du, everyone raised their hands to ask questions. Long before attending the press conference, Kobe Bryant told Li Du that it is very skillful to choose who to ask, and the first choice must be those well-known and influential media, and then the local media, and the others can be arbitrary.
Li Du was the first to choose a reporter from ESPN, ESPN and TNT are the two largest live sports TV companies in the United States, and this game happened to be broadcast live by ESPN, so Li Du was the first to choose him. The reporter asked Li Du, "Hello, Li." First of all, congratulations to you, before tonight, there were people who called you the Lakers' worst rookie in a decade, but today you conquered everyone with your actions. My question is, how did you make Nash barely play tonight? β
Li Du responded politely: "Thank you for your congratulations, Mr. Reporter. Nash is a very strong, very smart player and it's not easy to defend him, but thankfully, I did. I'm just trying to do what the coach and boss have given me. β
Li Du's official clichΓ© couldn't fool reporters, and he continued: "When every team faces the Suns, the first choice is to limit Nash, but no one has ever done it, and you did it tonight." Could you please be specific? β
The reporter had to ask something practical, Li Du looked at Kobe Bryant and the coach, and saw that they were also watching the show, so he said directly: "I can do it because I have practiced a kind of Chinese kung fu since I was a child, which has opened up my potential and made my body reach a good level in all aspects." β
The TNT reporter immediately asked, "What kind of magic kung fu is this?" Please tell us more about it. β
Li Du said with a bitter smile: "There is no such kung fu noun in English vocabulary, in our Chinese, this kind of kung fu is called national art, you can understand it as a kung fu that truly inherits the essence of Chinese culture, it can be called traditional Chinese kung fu." As for the details, there is not enough time, there are many kinds of national arts, just like the vast sea! β
Next, a reporter from the Los Angeles Times asked, "What is the effect of learning this kind of kung fu other than bringing about physical improvement?" You know, Nash can't just be physically strong. β
"It's true, Nash is very strong." Li Du first praised his opponent and then explained: "The biggest effect of learning Guoshu on the court now is that I can feel the opponent's movements and then react naturally with my body. In Guoshu, knowing how the opponent will attack you is the most basic training, once the judgment is wrong, it is the end of serious injury or even death, I defend him by perceiving Nash's movements. β
Li Du's words caused a huge sensation, and the reporters never knew that there was such a kung fu in the world, and they all talked about it, and the scene became very noisy for a while!
At this time, a yellow man didn't wait for the staff's prompt, stood up regardless of politeness, and asked in Japanese: "Mr. Li's national art is known to many people in our Japan, and I also know that people who have practiced national art in China are very fond of big words, and there are many of your so-called martial arts masters who have lost in the hands of karate masters, may I ask, is your national art really so magical?" If so, then why hasn't there been any so-called national arts master in the alliance until now? β
Li Du only knew what the Japanese was talking about through the translator, so he sneered and responded: "Sir, first of all, I want to remind you that in the United States, the official language is English, and the basic etiquette of the interview still needs to be paid attention to. I remember the Americans used to say, if you don't speak English, go back to your hometown. Now I send you this sentence in the hope that you will take it as a warning in your future work. β
Li Du's words caused a burst of laughter, and at the same time, it also won the approval of the vast majority of people present. Then, Li Du then responded: "As far as I know, Japanese martial arts are also learned from China, your karate was originally called Tang Shou, which means martial arts passed from China, in 1945, Japanese martial arts master Funashi Yoshizhen and other martial artists officially changed the name of Tang Hand to karate, what I said is recorded in the history of Japanese martial arts, I believe you should also understand." Yoshijin Funakoshi is a great martial arts master, and I hope that those who learn karate will not only inherit his martial arts, but also inherit his spirit! β
Li Du did not criticize or belittle karate, but praised Funakoshi Yoshizhen as a great martial arts master, and finally said that the reporter in front of him only learned the martial arts of karate, but did not inherit the spirit of Master Funakoshi Yoshizhen.
Finally, Li Du said: "Every country has had some bad habits, which we cannot blame, as future generations, we should have a kind of warmth and respect for history." You tell me? As for why the master of national arts didn't appear in the alliance, although I can't be considered a master, don't I appear in the alliance now? β
The Japanese reporter blushed for a while, and finally he sighed, bowed to Li Du seriously, and said in English: "Mr. Li Du, I apologize to you for my previous words!" You're right, I'm too narrow-minded. I believe that you will not only become a superstar, but also a grandmaster in martial arts! β
Li Du smiled, walked to the stage, helped him up with his own hands, and hugged him with a fist: "Thank you for your compliment!" β
This is the end of the press conference, and the goodwill of all participating reporters towards Li Du has reached a new level! Just now they all thought that another farce between China and Japan was going to be staged, but they didn't expect Li Du to use a method to convince the other party to turn this farce into a scene full of warmth and respect.
In the enthusiastic cheers and applause of everyone, Li Du, Kobe, Zen Master and others left the press conference site and returned to the Lakers' locker room, where teammates were still waiting for them.
Because he had to play the Warriors back-to-back the next day, Kobe rejected Odom and the others' suggestion to continue to go to the nightclub party, and Li Du didn't like the atmosphere of that place, so he took Kobe's car home.
Li Du now lives in a small two-story building not far from the Staples Center, with a garden in front and a courtyard in the back, looking like a warm home. This was bought by Pelinka for Li Du at the request of Li Du, and it was not expensive, $850,000. In Los Angeles, such a house is only $850,000, which is already very cheap.
However, Li Du still feels that the house is too big, he grew up in the martial arts hall with the master's family since he was a child, and he is used to eating and living together with a large family.
On the way, Kobe Bryant once asked Li Du, is Guoshu really so magical? Kobe still can't believe that a kind of kung fu can improve a person's physical fitness to such a strong point.
Li Du didn't know how to say it, the national art was indeed magical, but the cultivation of the national art was probably the most difficult exercise used. You need to be familiar with each of your muscles, control, and then be able to control your pores and stand up your coat. This is barely the threshold for entering the national arts! But it's easy to control muscles, but it's too hard to control your pores, and not necessarily anyone in 10,000 people can learn it. Otherwise, how could there be so few masters of national arts!