Chapter 2: My Name

Bruce Lee's name is Li Liang, and that's what his Chinese friends usually call him.

But this is not his full name, his full name is really a ghost, just because his surname is Gan.

His name is Gan Liliang.

Gan Liliang was born in an ordinary working family in China, his father was a salesman in an agricultural machinery factory, and later resigned to start a business, worked hard for more than ten years, and became a well-known domestic agricultural machinery importer and exporter, and his family became rich overnight.

After having money, Gan's father did not forget his children's education, and Gan Liliang had an older sister named Gan Liyou, who was sent to the UK to study.

As his younger brother, Gan Liliang came to the United States and entered the University of Kentucky Business School.

The names of the sisters and brothers are actually not taken blindly, the two follow their father's surname, and their mother's surname is Li, so the first two words are Gan Li, the elder sister is superior, and the younger brother is good, indicating that I hope the two of them will have good conduct.

It's a pity that the grandfather who named the sister and brother didn't watch Taiwanese dramas at that time and didn't understand Hokkien, which caused a lot of trouble for the sister and brother.

Especially Gan Liliang, who was fine in elementary school, went to middle school, every time a new teacher asked the name of a classmate, Gan Liliang stood up and replied "Gan Liliang", the teacher was stunned for a long time, and some of the bad tempered people asked "Who are you scolding".

During the summer vacation of his freshman year of high school, Gan Liliang went to Taiwan for exchange and study, and together with Taiwanese students, he introduced himself for the first time, and the sentence "My name is Gan Liliang" almost made the two sides fight.

After arriving in the United States, Gan Liliang mainly used his English name Bruce Lee, American classmates called him "Li", and Chinese student friends called him Li Liang, and the name Gan Liliang was gradually sealed.

However, as he grew older, Li Liang gradually looked at this name that had caused him a lot of trouble and jokes, just a name, just a code name, and there were more strange surnames and names all over the world.

For example, there is a surname "Gay", and there is a person named Dick (the second child), who is just homophonic with the dialect, and the meaning is still very good, so what is there to be ashamed of?

After making his declaration to Wei Dazhi, Li Liang returned to his teammates, came to the high platform in the center of the arena, put on the cap that symbolizes the championship, and then hugged Calipari to lift the NCAA championship trophy.

This is the pinnacle of head coach Calipari's basketball coaching career.

Anthony Davis, the team's key player, won the MOP trophy.

Although he only scored 6 points on 1-of-10 shooting in the finals, he also contributed 16 rebounds, 6 blocks and 5 assists, which was the biggest guarantee for the team's victory.

The hopeful star, who is only a freshman this year, looks childish and not yet 20 years old when he was born in 1993.

With the MOP, he has become the favorite to be the top pick in this year's NBA draft.

As soon as he announces his participation in the 2012 draft, the team that gets the No. 1 pick will almost certainly take him, and the Cavaliers are no exception.

In addition to him, the other main players in the Kentucky starter, Terrence Jones, Doron Lamb, Marquis Teague, Gil Christie, and Darius Miller all have the quality to play in the NBA, and as long as they run, they can all get a place in the NBA.

The rest of the others are relatively inferior, and as for water dispensers like Li Liang, it is difficult for the CBA to have his place.

Therefore, when Wei Dazhi quickly posted this short interview declaration to the domestic forum, although many people gave polite encouragement, more still expressed their disapproval, and cynicism was naturally indispensable.

"If I can get into the NBA at this level, I'll eat live and eat."

"I've taken pictures of Xiang upstairs, maybe someone will enter the NBA as a coach."

"Then this mouthful of Xiang will have to wait until 20 years to eat."

"It's not good to do something, come here again to cheat and cheat...... Or congratulations to the first Chinese to win the NCAA championship. ”

"Actually, it's nothing, Chinese have won the NBA championship more than once."

"But it's the first time you can play and you can score! Congratulations! ”

The response on the forum was hilarious, and the Kentucky locker room was equally lively, with the players partying in the locker room.

They opened the champagne of victory, and Davis hung the cut nets around his neck to enjoy the champagne bubbles.

It was Kentucky's eighth NCAA title in history, and they further cemented their second-place position and moved one step closer to first-place UCLA.

The cameras and microphones of media reporters are crowded at the door of the locker room, this is the treatment of a champion, and at this moment, this is the sun of basketball in the United States.

Calipari was blessed and interviewed by reporters.

The only coach in the nation who can lead different teams to the NCAA Final Four finally tasted his wish and won the top honor, and he is proud at the moment.

Reporters asked him what he thinks about the NBA prospects for the players on his team.

As a mentor, Calipari naturally spoke of his proud disciples, especially Anthony Davis, and praised him for his talent.

Li Liang silently acted as Davis's background on the side, holding an open bottle of champagne and spraying at him.

Davis had a net around his neck, his face covered in white foam, and he looked like he was enjoying himself.

The celebration lasted for half an hour, and the enthusiasm of the players finally cooled.

The reporters were invited out of the locker room, and everyone began to take a shower and change clothes, ready to enjoy the next good time.

Calipari took off his champagne-soaked suit, his face smiling and excited.

After more than ten years of hard work and hard work, once successful, the children in the team will definitely not be able to deeply understand this feeling.

Li Liang walked to Calipari's side, patted him on the shoulder, gave him a hug first, expressed congratulations for winning the championship, and then said: "Coach, we won the championship, you promised me." ”

Calipari suddenly realized, he took out a briefcase from the cabinet in the locker room, took out an envelope from a stack of tactical manuals, handed it to Li Liang, and said, "Thank you for your contribution, you did a great job." But Lee, I still have to say that this road is not for everyone. You're the hardest working player I've ever met, but you know, the NBA is a place where talent is needed. ”

Calipari gently persuaded Li Liang, and in his eyes, Li Liang was a peculiar existence.

In 2009, Calipari jumped from the University of Memphis to the University of Kentucky, when Li Liang, a freshman, was on the team.

Calipari didn't know why this Chinese player, who was almost useless except for his height, was able to stay on the team of the top NCAA school.

At one point, he wanted to fire him.

Later, I learned from the school that the kid's family donated a large amount of money to Kentucky to enter the school, one of the conditions was that he could play on the basketball team, and Calipari endured it.

As a famous basketball school, the University of Kentucky has never been short of star players.

Players like John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, and Anthony Davis, who were nationally famous in high school and destined to become stars when they entered the NBA, were all disciples of Calypari.

Among them, Wall has become the top pick in the NBA, Derrick Rose of the University of Memphis is also the top pick, and now, Anthony Davis is almost sure to be the next top pick.

Calipari is simply a mentor.

As for Li Liang, he must be the worst one Calipari has ever had, and he can't even get a chance to play in the NCAA.

What Kalipari didn't expect was that Li Liang was not the kind of kid who was a basketball team for the convenience of picking up girls.

On the contrary, he trained hard in a way that even Calipari had to offer.

Every day is the first to come to the arena and the last to leave.

After each training session, there was an hour of intensive training, and the four years have never stopped.

For young people in their 20s, there are too many temptations on college campuses, and this kind of persistence is not easy.

Li Liang's ball skills have also been continuously improved, from a thin and tall man who can't even hold the ball steadily in training, to a sparring partner who can play a certain role.

Of course, it's just a sparring partner, Calipari has coached the NBA and seen countless basketball talents, and Li Liang is definitely not one of them.

Calipari predicts that Li Liang's current competitive level may be sitting on the bench in a minor league like the NBL, or going to the ABA to eat, and he will definitely not be able to enter the NBA.

The so-called three-year-old sees old, Li Liang is a senior this year and is 22 years old, which is an age to be sentenced to death for the NBA league that pays attention to potential.

How many seniors who played in the NCAA were not favored because of their age and could not enter the NBA, let alone a water cooler like Li Liang.

But Li Liang didn't seem to have the idea of giving up.

Before the Finals began, he approached Calipari and asked him to write a letter of recommendation for him to participate in the rookie camp organized by the NBA team in the summer to get a chance to run.

With Calipari's qualifications, such a letter of recommendation would be a no-brainer.

The United States is a country that needs a recommendation relationship wherever you go, and a letter of recommendation can do most of the work.

It doesn't matter, unless you're so sparkling, you won't even let the door in.

After three years of mentoring and apprenticeship, Kaliparinian was unusually happy and excited after winning the championship, plus he had a little bit of a handle in the hands of this stinky boy - a gaffe video of him getting drunk and dancing a striptease at a country club.

Calipari still prepared a letter of recommendation for Li Liang, and now the championship is in Li Liang's hands.

When Li Liang got this letter, his heart was happier than touching the NCAA championship trophy.

This is an important step on his path to success!

Calipari whispered, "Hey, Lee, you've got the letter of recommendation, remember to delete that video of mine." ”

Li Liang smiled and said, "Hehe, coach, this is a testimony of our good years in college, I want to keep it forever, don't worry, I will never leak it to the Internet." ”