In response to the ardent expectations of the majority of friends, now make up two chapters of Olajuwon's introduction, if you don't like it, you can pass it directly, but I really don't know if you like to read history or not, whether you like it or not, I like it anyway.

First of all, it needs to be pointed out that Olajuwon is a Nigerian-American, he was born in Nigeria, but he officially became an American citizen in 1993, so he is a real American, and he also represented the "American Dream Team Three" in the Olympic Games, and won the Olympic championship that year, if Yao Ming opened the door to China for the NBA, then Olajuwon and Mutombo brought the hope of the NBA to many young people born in Africa, such as Rohr Deng, such as Ibaka, For example, Diop, such as Antetokounmpo, such as Aminu, after retiring from football, Olajuwon will visit Africa for a long time to participate in voluntary charity activities, he is the greatest NBA star in Africa, there is no one.

Although Olajuwon was born in Nigeria, which is not wealthy, but compared to the broken and complicated families of NBA players before they stepped into the door of the NBA, he is obviously much luckier, Olajuwon's parents are the local middle class, and six children, including Olajuwon, have been cultivated since childhood with good self-discipline and serious work attitude, when he was young, Olajuwon liked football, and specialized in goalkeepers, and later grew taller and taller, football has become more and more unsuitable for him, He didn't get into basketball until he was 15 years old, and at the age of 17 he was already representing Nigeria in international competitions, and was later discovered by American scouts and recommended to the famous coach Guy Lewis at the University of Houston, who then went to the United States to continue honing his skills.

Due to the relatively short time of contact with basketball, Olajuwon's skills at the beginning were very rough, and how to practice can't be practiced well, the coach shook his head and said that his age is too short, the technique has been basically fixed, and he has no confidence in Olajuwon, Olajuwon almost can't get playing time in the big ** game, so he is very distressed, but at this time, there is a person who has changed Olajuwon, and even affected Olajuwon's life, this person is Moses Malone.

The 1981-1982 season was Malone's final year with the Houston Rockets, and he was at the peak of his career. He averaged 31.1 points and 14.7 rebounds per game, and won the regular season MVP trophy for the second time in three years, and he was in the limelight for a while, and Malone is also a very responsible player, he opened a training session in Houston, invited many talented basketball players to participate, and coached them one-on-one, Olajuwon is one of them, this short year of training has made Olajuwon's ability improve by leaps and bounds, the level has improved, and the next thing is to break out! In the 1983-84 season, Olajuwon averaged 16.8 points, 13.5 rebounds, 5.6 blocks and 67.5% shooting per game for the University of Houston, ranking first in the NCAA in the latter three statistics.

Influenced by Malone, Olajuwon is also keen to hold "Olajuwon Training Camp" after retiring, and the players who come out of here such as Kobe, LeBron, Howard, Okafor, Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler, and most of them have very good low-post skills, it is worth noting that this training camp is not cheap, and the cost is more than $50,000 per week.

Olajuwon led the University of Houston all the way to the NCAA Finals, but finally lost by only two points to the University of North Carolina led by Jordan and James Worthy, in this game Olajuwon performed exceptionally well, he scored 20 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, after the game, the championship was awarded to North Carolina, but Olajuwon got the "Godfather of the Lakers" Jerry West-level treatment, becoming the first MOP from the losing side in NCAA history (big ** Match MVP)!

It was at this time that Dick Vital, a well-known local college basketball commentator, watched the game and gave Olajuwon, who was agile and agile in his footwork and quick movements, nicknamed "The Dream." However, fate is such a coincidence, and 16 years later, in 2008, Olajuwon was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame along with his lifelong enemy, Patrick Ewing, and the previous college commentator, Dick Vital.

Yes, Ewing is Olajuwon's lifelong enemy, Olajuwon's first time seeing Ewing was on the videotape, the coach at the time pointed to Ewing, who was omnipotent and majestic on the field, and said, "This guy is the strongest big man this year!" ”

Olajuwon's expression at that time was very incredible, and the words popped out of his mouth without thinking about it, "Are you sure this person is a freshman?" Look at this old face......"

In the 1983-1984 season, former NCAA champion James Worthy was promoted to the NBA, Jordan was isolated and did not lead the team further, Olajuwon and Drexler led the University of Houston all the way to the NCAA Finals, and standing opposite Olajuwon was Georgetown University led by Ewing, and this game opened the two great centers to perform basketball in their lives!

The end result was that Ewing defeated Olajuwon and lifted the NCAA championship trophy, and for a while, Ewing became the hottest star inside at the time, Olajuwon joined the NBA after this game, and became the champion in NBA1984, spent 17 of his 18 years in Houston, and Ewing also became the 1985 champion in the following year, and his 16-year career was all dedicated to New York. Olajuwon and Ewing, one from Nigeria and the other from Jamaica, eventually crossed the ocean to join the American university to study, and both met their own Bole mentors, Olajuwon only came into contact with basketball when he was 15 years old, Ewing was 13 years old when he first stepped on the floor of the basketball stadium, coincidentally both of them practiced football before, and "Big Dream" and "Gorilla" started a lifelong career struggle! Eventually, it reached its peak at the 1994 NBA Finals!