Chapter 111: Rookie Wall?
After returning to Denver, it was already dark, and instead of returning to the apartment immediately, Ji Liang went to the landlord's house, where he wanted to take Nana home.
Knock knock~
"Dad, I'll open the door!"
After knocking on the door, Lori opened the door with her schoolbag on her back, and was enveloped by a huge shadow.
"Scared me, it turned out to be Uncle Chi Liang!"
After discovering that it was Chi Liang, Luo Li patted her chest in fear, and then made a gesture of please.
For this girl from the neck down and the instep up, forming a perfect plane, Chi Liang is still very impressed by her, especially her title of 'uncle'.
He is not old, he is really not old, and he does not look old on the surface, how can he be called uncle, he should be called brother.
After entering the room, Mr. Smith was seen sitting on the sofa, leisurely reading the newspaper.
"Our Denver Light, I've heard about your 'miracles' in Salt Lake City, and it's really shocking!"
After seeing Chi Liang, Mr. Smith hurriedly stood up and took the initiative to brew coffee for him.
Chi Liang politely took the coffee and said to Smith: "Mr. Smith, you are too polite, you must also know that I came this time to take Nana home!"
According to the Nuggets' schedule, there are four home games to play, and he can stay in Denver for a week.
"Lori, where did Nana go?"
Mr. Smith looks at Lori, who takes care of most of the time because she likes Nana very much.
"Oh, it's there!" Hearing Chi Liang's intentions, Luo Li pursed her lips, revealing an unhappy look, but still pointed to the glass bottle not far away.
On the ground not far away, there is a small glass bottle that is constantly rolling, and if you look closely, you will find that there is a little milk cat inside, which is happily controlling the glass bottle rolling.
Chi Liang can only express his admiration for Nana's 'bad taste', because in terms of volume, Nana is almost the same as a glass bottle, but she can easily drill in.
"The last time you drilled the water tank, this time you drilled the glass bottle, are you showing your talent? Nana! ”
Chi Liang couldn't laugh or cry, so he came to the glass bottle, but when he called Nana, he was also a little worried, for fear that Nana didn't know him anymore.
No way, one person and one cat don't get along for a long time, and it's only a day to get full, and at Smith's house, Nana lived for nearly a week.
In the glass bottle, Nana turned her head as if she was boneless, and after seeing Chi Liang with blue eyes, she screamed milkily, and then couldn't wait to get out of the glass bottle.
In Nana's view, the glass bottle is just a toy for her.
Nana ran over and yelled at Ji Liang again, then stretched out her pink tongue and licked Ji Liang's fingers to show closeness.
Ji Liang did not refuse, and while touching Nana's head, he carefully observed Nana to avoid being treated unfairly.
Its fur is smooth and well-combed, its belly is slightly raised, and it looks like it is not hungry, and it is a little larger than before, but it is not obvious.
In addition, it wears a pink bow around its neck, which can be imagined with its butt, which must be Lori's masterpiece.
Obviously, Lori attaches great importance to Nana, otherwise she wouldn't have taken care of it so carefully.
"Lori, if you have time, you can always come and play with Nana."
Before leaving, Ji Liang said a word to Lori.
Lori's eyes lit up, but on the surface she still pouted, looking very reluctant.
Instead of putting Nana in the cat bag, Chi Liang carried it all the way back to the apartment and stroked Nana's soft fur.
With Nana's company, the original boring life has also been spiced up, and although the inner fatigue is not swept away, it is also much easier.
For players, mentality is very important, and if you use a metaphor, the NBA is a marathon game of basketball.
The sport is not friendly to rookies because starting with training camp is a month where you have two practices a day, followed by summer league and eight preseason games, and then 82 games on the long road to torment you. It's a long road filled with endless flights, hotels, bus rides, and races.
It's still a normal season, and it's even more painful to have a shrinking season. The games seem to be few, but the schedule has become more dense, filled with a large number of back-to-back or even back-to-back games, which can easily torment people's spirits and make people feel mentally exhausted.
Eventually, when both physical and mental strength began to crumble, the 'rookie wall' came. The vast majority of rookies will hit this evil wall to varying degrees in their debut season, and Ji Liang is no exception.
In the game with the Spurs, Chi Liang felt weak and weak, and even if he woke up, he was still tired, as if there was always a beautiful woman who was desperately squeezing his passion every day.
Even when I returned to Denver, I still didn't get rid of this feeling, and it was only after seeing Nana that I felt a little more relaxed.
Sometimes, that's how it is, the more lonely you are, the easier it is to be bored. If you want to overcome the obstacles, you must find a spiritual sustenance, and perhaps continue to endure.
After resting for two hours, Ji Liang came to the training gym on time, and the more he was in this moment, the more he had to keep training.
Inglish is still the same, he still didn't arrive on time, and he must have lost his way at the crossroads of life.
With the help of the physical trainer, Chi Liang took the initiative to chat with him while exercising the equipment, hoping to get some insights and methods from him.
"Rookie wall, that's normal, isn't it, I've seen too many rookies encounter this damn invisible wall in the past ten years. To get past the rookie wall, you have to take care of your body, you have to eat right, you have to get enough rest, you have to keep training, you have to keep your shape in shape, and you have to get through this period more smoothly. ”
The strength and conditioning coach thought for a moment and continued: "Of course, it's just the physical aspect, as for the mental aspect? You have to get through it, there's not much to do, you have to be patient, maybe you can do something you think is funny, divert your attention, and keep your spirits happy! The above are my personal opinions, I hope it will be helpful to you! ”
The physical trainer did not hide his selfishness, he has always been very optimistic about Chi Liang, not to mention that as long as Chi Liang's achievements are higher, the more beneficial it will be to him.
For the insights of the physical coach, Chi Liang can be said to have benefited a lot, which can also allow him to better get rid of the rookie wall.
"Morning, my employer!" Not long after training, his agent, Bill Duffy, came to the training gym.
Chi Liang was not surprised by Duffy's arrival, because Duffy had informed him in advance and asked him about the sneaker contract.