In the post-match press interview, Shaq and I and the coach were not in a very good mood, especially Shaq, when a reporter asked him what he thought of today's game, he was very impatient, just a simple perfunctory sentence and got up and left.

Then the reporter conducted a key interview with the head coach Silver Fox Harris, but the old fox Harris can be said to be leakless when answering reporters' questions, perhaps because he has experienced too many various games before, and he can be prepared for almost all the questions that reporters will ask.

I barely listened to what they were talking about, just sat in a daze, still thinking back to the game today, but in the end I decided to give up on doing it because it seemed to be my turn to answer the reporters' questions.

"Mr. Kobe, you were very tenacious in the second half of the Lakers today, both offensively and defensively, do you think your role with the Lakers has changed somewhat?"

Well, the question raised by this reporter is actually quite sensitive, especially when the old fox Harris is still around, I can't say that I feel that I have the strength of a starter, so I should get more playing time and a more important tactical position, if I really say that, Silver Fox Harris has to cut my playing time to less than 10 minutes.

"That's a very good question! But before I answer your question, I want everyone to understand one thing, which is that the most important thing for me is not the stats or the performance on the court, my main concern is always to win, and in order to win, all of our Lakers players and staff need to put in a lot of effort, and some people may make some sacrifices for this, but whether they are good or bad on the court, I believe they have given their all. Especially today we have a good chance of coming back, so for me I feel really lucky to be able to play in such a great team. ”

After that, I hurriedly left the interview booth, and I didn't have enough energy to deal with the pestering of these reporters at this time, so it was actually a good strategy to say as much specious things as possible.

I called Jessica and asked her to wait for me in front of the arena and I'll be back to Los Angeles with Jessica tonight, but luckily the team is just more strict in terms of flight management before the game, and the players can get more free time after the game, as long as you don't miss the next training session or game.

When I saw Jessica again, I took a deep breath, and even though it was the end of November, I had just finished a fierce match, and my whole body felt like I was on fire.

We athletes have a fast metabolism, and after such a fierce competition, I should have found a place to take a cold shower, which can reduce muscle soreness and better protect my joints, but I was still going to find a place to have dinner with Jessica before thinking about taking a cold shower.

Jessica and I can choose to go back to Los Angeles overnight tonight, or we can choose to spend another night in Salt Lake City, Utah Plateau, and then fly to Los Angeles tomorrow morning, and the next game against the San Antonio Spurs is on the Lakers' home court, which means I'm free to schedule the whole day tomorrow.

Jessica rushed into my arms, I directly lifted her high with both hands, and then spun around a few times, she let out a few loud shouts, attracting the eyes of the crowd around us, I quickly put Jessica down, mainly for fear of attracting those annoying paparazzi.

Eventually, Jessica decided to go back to Los Angeles tonight, and she said that staying at home is still many times better than staying in a hotel, and I feel that way too, and I was really not used to sleeping in a hotel bed at the beginning of the season, but then I got used to it and it didn't make much of a difference.

"Jessica, if we were to buy a new mansion in the future, what would you want most, the one with mountains, rivers and scenery, or the kind with vast meadows where animals can be raised, or the kind of garden that is beautifully carved."

"I haven't really thought about this, but now we want to think about whether these are a bit too far away, if I have to choose, I want more of a house with a wide enough grassland, I can raise some cattle, sheep and horses, lie on the grass and bask in the sun, or I can choose to plant some of my favorite trees and flowers."

"Can you even try to be a cowgirl?" I answered.

"By the way, speaking of cowboys, there are a lot of things that don't make sense in that cowboy town we went to this afternoon, and if we come here again next time, we must check them out again."

"You said that when you were young, your father took you to an adventure in a cowboy town near Las Vegas, and there was a stone monument there that was exactly the same as the one in this cowboy town, but after so much time, isn't your memory really biased? I'm not doubting what you're saying, but I'm just trying to make you think back to what it was like, because our brains do a lot of things that confuse us. ”

"Well, your suspicions are actually very reasonable, but I am very sure of this memory of mine, maybe this memory is really a little strange, because it is too clear, compared to other memories from my childhood, this memory does not seem like the past so many years, so I am not sure, after all the incredible things that have happened, even if someone tells me that some mysterious force has secretly tampered with my memory at some point and a certain moment, I will not be surprised."

"Let's not think about it, some things that can't be answered for the time being won't give their own answers no matter how much we think about it, and when we slowly find more clues, it's like a jigsaw puzzle, when we find enough puzzle pieces, we can slowly unravel the real shape of the pattern."

"Well, I'd love to have some wine and forget about it."

"Yes, if only there were insect restaurants in Salt Lake City like San Francisco, but probably there won't be more than three insect restaurants in the U.S. that can do that right now."

"Insects, these scary-looking little things probably wouldn't have imagined that they would one day become a dish on our human diet."

"In fact, people in many parts of the world will eat a variety of insects, after all, many kinds of insects have far more nutritional value than other meats of the same weight, and their numbers are huge, and they reproduce rapidly, maybe one day in the future, humans will really use insects as one of the main food sources."

"If there were a day like that, I would just hope that the chefs would be half as good as the chefs at the insect restaurant, and I would be willing to eat bugs three times a day."

Jessica smiled brightly, and we didn't actually take a taxi, but walked while enjoying the night view of Salt Lake City.

How to describe the difference between Salt Lake City and San Francisco at night, one of them can make you feel the magic of nature's creations, and the other can make you amazed by the rapid progress of human civilization.

In San Francisco, you can see all kinds of neon lights, and in the highland of Salt Lake City, this place closer to the sky, the starry sky is so beautiful, I remember last night we also looked up at the starry sky over Salt Lake City, and were also impressed by the beautiful and gorgeous Milky Way across the night sky.

In the end, Jessica and I didn't choose any big hotel or a more luxurious restaurant, but found a small restaurant that looked more cozy, which was a couple's restaurant with a very elaborate design.

Jessica and I also walked in hand like an ordinary couple, but because the overall floor height of this small shop is relatively limited, I am relatively tall and it seems crowded to walk inside, and I even need to lower my head when passing through a few porches to pass smoothly.

And not many of the young couples around me didn't seem to pay attention to me, and Jessica and I walked all the way to the bottom of the shop to find a vacant seat, and the business of this small shop seemed to be really good.

The reason why I chose this small shop is actually a decision made by Jessica, she said that choosing this kind of small shop is more of a love atmosphere, in fact, I don't know much about this kind of thing, in my previous life, I also seem to have a relatively big shortcoming in emotional intelligence, especially in coaxing girls to be happy, there seems to be no talent at all.

And in my previous life, I was not rich and handsome, so naturally I didn't have any good peach blossom luck, but now that I have been reborn as Kobe, can I be regarded as a salted fish turning over, but when I became rich and handsome, it seems that my emotional intelligence has not been able to improve much!

Of course, emotional intelligence may also need to be cultivated, and maybe after being with Jessica for a long time, my talent in this area can also be improved to a certain extent.

This small shop is actually just a very ordinary couple's shop, but it can be seen that they have put some effort into creating an atmosphere, which is why they can attract so many couples to come here to eat.

Maybe it's because I'm so tired today, but I don't have much appetite as a result, but Jessica seems to have a big appetite, even more than she could eat in that insect restaurant yesterday.

Seeing Jessica's feast, the cravings in my stomach seemed to be awakened, so I began to eat them in large gulps, only to find out that the fundamental reason why this small shop is doing so well is because their food is really delicious, and it is the kind of situation that can make you feel more delicious the more you eat.

At first, I just wanted to eat casually, but in the end I ate a dinner for three, Jessica also ate a lot, and after eating, I regretted it a little, if I was always so undisciplined, it would be difficult to ensure that my weight would not lose control, of course, the occasional meal or two will not affect my competitive state, in front of beautiful people, wine and food, it is not surprising that I temporarily lost my self-control, isn't it?

After dinner, Jessica and I walked around Salt Lake City, bought some favorite clothes and shoes, and I also picked out a platinum necklace for Jessica, and when she put on that necklace, I couldn't help but marvel at how beautiful it was, like a princess out of a fairy tale.

Jessica and I boarded a plane to Los Angeles at about 11 p.m., and Jessica and I fell asleep holding hands in our seats.

When I'm particularly tired, I usually don't have too many dreams when I sleep, and this time is no exception, but the quality of sleep for this kind of sweet dreams is generally relatively high.

When Jessica and I returned to Los Angeles, we went straight to Jessica's house, because I was already in a relationship with Jessica, so I didn't have to sleep on her couch anymore.

Originally, Jessica also wanted me to accompany her to watch an action movie, but I really wanted to sleep too much, so I had to refuse the invitation of the beauty, in fact, those few hours of sleep on the plane were far from enough to recover the physical energy I had consumed in the past two days, you know, I had been training for so long before today's game with the Jazz, so I fell asleep as soon as I lay in bed at this time.

Strange as it may seem, I had a strange dream this night, it was an endless prairie, and I was a rider with a naked upper body and all kinds of strange tattoos all over my body, and a stout-looking horse galloping under me, which carried me across the endless savannah, and over a shallow stream, and watched other wild horses and bison gallop past me.

I slowly woke up from my sleep at Jessica's call, and at this time I noticed that Jessica was wearing a sexy little suspender pajamas, which looked particularly seductive.

My drowsiness was immediately lost by Jessica, and I simply threw her down in the quilt.

An hour later I left Jessica's house, and after spending some time with Jessica, I remembered that I hadn't been back to my house for a long time, so I made an appointment with Jessica to go out for another drink in the evening, and then I drove to my house.

On the way home my agent called me and told me that as I've been getting better lately, there are a lot of different sponsors who want to sign me an endorsement deal, but he told me not to rush into signing them because at the rate I'm improving right now, there will be a real deal coming up soon.

I'm not in a particular hurry anyway, so I'm telling my agent that I trust his professional judgment, and I just want to play well, and as for those various big-name endorsement contracts, I believe I'll make my own choice when the time comes.

When I got home, I found that Kobe's parents were not home, so I simply got some omelettes and salad for a meal, and then buried myself in the gym at home.

I've forgotten when I last did a physical workout, but I'm unlikely to do a particularly high-intensity strength training today, the physical exertion of these two days has put a lot of pressure on my body, and although Kobe Bryant's body is still young and has a fast enough recovery speed, I decided to prioritize muscle recovery training in order not to leave a hidden danger in my future career.

After all, there are still a lot of back-to-back games this season, and I took a look at the schedule of our Lakers games this season not long ago, and found that there are more than a dozen back-to-back games before and after, which means that there will be many difficult games like today.

In order to adapt to this kind of intensity of play, not only must the players be fully prepared physically, but also psychologically, but what makes me wonder is that I am the rookie player who has just entered the league, why are the Lakers veterans who have been in the league for several years or even more than ten years.

Judging from the way they trained before the game today and the mental and physical state they showed in the first half of the game, they must have gone crazy late last night, but hopefully they can learn the lesson of this time, at least in the future, when they play back-to-back, they can respect their opponents and their bodies, and don't let it be so tired.

After a few simple stretching exercises, I turned on the little TV in the gym and followed along with a video of yoga training.

In fact, Kobe's physical flexibility talent is really terrifying, if you can train the key joints of the body in a targeted manner, you will definitely be able to greatly reduce the damage caused to this body by the usual high-intensity games.

Everything in this world is rewarded with pay, and for athletes, what they have to pay is often their own physical health, because the intensity of most competitive sports is far beyond the scope of normal human exercise and fitness, and too intense sports will inevitably bring certain damage to the athlete's body.

For basketball players, these injuries are increasing with the accumulation of game time, and even some physical injuries are irreversible and irreversible, so the prevention of sports injuries is very important.

After this period of observation, I have learned that the teams in this era have not done enough to protect the players' bodies, but with future memories, I naturally need to use the more advanced sports health science in the future to protect Kobe's talented body and keep it in peak condition for as long as possible.