Time: 6:58 p.m., December 11, 2003.

Location: Inside the living room of Steven Price's room, Fifth Presidential Suite, 2nd floor of the Fairmont San Antonio Hotel.

People: All the Eagles players and coaching staff, trainers, physical therapists and other staff except Liu Mang, as well as owner Steven Price who came to San Antonio to cheer the team on.

Event: Liu Mang said that ESPN has a TV show that is very important to the Eagles for the owner and coaching staff to watch with their teammates, and it is best that the staff of the team's logistics department also watch it together.

Mainly after arriving in San Antonio this morning, a car picked up Liu Mang, and in the afternoon Liu Mang came back and found Coach Kruger, and it happened that the boss Price also came and said it very solemnly.

From ten o'clock in the morning to three o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Mang didn't know what he was doing, it might have something to do with tonight's show, at first Price thought that Liu Mang had made some talk show or participated in some variety show, and wanted his teammates to take a look and show off.

Because in these years, there are still very few sports interview programs or talk shows, and there are no online programs, and many variety shows or something, they are more willing to invite entertainment stars, unless they are super popular sports superstars, they can be invited, and the Eagles meet this condition, only Liu Mang is alone.

So Price thought that Liu Mang had filmed some show again, and he wanted to show off, after all, Liu Mang's out-of-the-box personality was too much like a person who would do this kind of thing.

Originally, Price didn't care too much about this kind of thing, but Coach Kruger was inexplicably worried, he felt that things were not so simple, and this stinky boy must be going to do something again!

Out of prudence, Coach Kruger suggested that the owner take the players to watch it together, and Price felt that it was a good thing to help Liu Mang save face in front of his teammates and further improve Liu Mang's status in the team, so he agreed.

At about 5 p.m., the news flashes on ESPN's website and TV programs are subtitles floating above the screen, and they have begun to promote the timing adjustment of tonight's prime-time TV program, which will be delayed for 15 minutes tonight, and a TV program about Ace Liu will be inserted in the middle, called "Decision".

After the show was promoted, there was no need for Price to give an order, he just said that the Hawks players all poured into Price's suite.

Needless to say, the boss gives an order, who can not come?

Price watched his suite being occupied by his own team members, and was really helpless, but this hotel didn't have the kind of hall that could be rented specially, and the conference room couldn't put a TV, only his suite was big enough.

Watching the cards playing, chattering, and Stockton reading mechanical books related to combat aircraft, and people bartending at the bar, Price felt like he had to change rooms tonight......

"Where's Ace, this bastard? It's so hateful to record a show and not call me! "Jason Terry is envious, jealous, hateful.

"Haha, Ace has that popularity, I think Sherif may invite him to the show next time, Jason, you are still far away!" Rashid Wallace gave a demonic sneer.

"Rashid, do you want to be so honest? Ignore you," Jason Terry choked on and turned to the good old man Muhammad for comfort, "Nazr, you said that Ace's show is called decision, what is it to decide?" It's too much, he actually hides in the room and doesn't come out, and we'll teach him a good lesson in a while! ”

"No, next time I ask Ace to bring me when he records the show, you can't count on Jason, you can only count on Ace to take us to the scenery." Muhammad tried to make a serious expression.

“…… Nazr, you're too good! "Jason Terry feels like the whole world is targeting this baby!

Just when the veteran players were happily abusing Jason Terry, Kwame Brown's exclamation came: "Hey, hey, come-on, the show is on!" ”

Kwamei Brown is a die-hard fan of Liu Mang, almost all of them regard Liu Mang as a reborn parent, and they worship Liu Mang very much, so they are the most loyal waiting audience.

For their own players on TV shows, the Hawks players and management, coaching staff and even staff are very envious and valued, there are really few people in the NBA who have the opportunity to record programs, and most of them are offseason or championship-winning teams and the like, most of the stars are just ordinary news, this kind of program that deliberately delays the broadcast of other programs, the Eagles players understand very well, it must be temporarily recorded, that is, Liu Mang came up with the moth when he was "idle eggs hurt" in the past two days, but it is precisely because of this, It's even more envious, jealous and hateful, but the Eagles team has a good atmosphere, although they complain that they didn't bring them, but they are still happy for Liu Mang in their hearts.

This kind of publicity not only makes the Hawks want to see what the show is, but is it the last time they ridiculed NBA superstars for pulling hatred? Or is it a simple variety show or sports entertainment program? Or is there really something big about it?

Fans from all over the United States have gathered in front of the TV, and on the Chinese side, Liu Mang has also contacted the staff of the imperial court station who usually contact him, and will broadcast this recorded program simultaneously with the United States during the sports news, which will only be about ten minutes.

Not only the Eagles and fans, because Liu Mang teased the stars last time, this time after the major stars saw ESPN's program preview, some of them were really envious and jealous and wanted to see it, and some felt that the chrysanthemums were cold, is this shameless bastard going to be black again? There are also people who have a good relationship with Liu Mang and are very interested in taking a look.

ESPN's sports director is going to laugh badly, the choice of praising the Hawks is really good, at first they were just because Liu Mang and the Lakers had a gap, they just added fuel to the fire, by the way, they praised the Hawks and Liu Mang, I didn't expect it to really pick it up, and Liu Mang looked for them every time he had any program to record, the last rating had broken ESPN's morning ratings record, and they were about to catch up with the ratings of the occasional afternoon NFL game, this time Liu Mang had a more exciting program, ESPN's athletic director has no doubt that he has already imagined the sensation that this show will bring after it airs!

Latecomer ESPN Sports HD,. T TV's sports world is competing for the position, and they are going to have the upper hand!

Liu Mang's idea is that since the tasks have come, Liu Mang has no choice, anyway, he has to be arrogant, it is better to let the storm come more violently, and plan it well, so that arrogance becomes less offensive and easier for teammates to accept.

Liu Mang contacted the director of ESPN to discuss the matter, and then contacted the domestic imperial court station, and also sent someone to cooperate in the filming of the show.

Before the show started, ESPN Sports' ratings had broken 10, that is, at least 30 million people in the United States were watching this show, sports programs, non-games, in the prime time of 7 o'clock, there were actually 10% ratings! It can be described as an exaggeration!

In Price's suite, everyone gathered in front of the large color TV in the living room, and saw that the TV screen first appeared with the words "ESPN Sports", and then there was an English word art for "Decision".

The show began.

The TV screen switches to an interview hall, a very regular live interview, the camera zooms in from a distance, Liu Mang and ESPN's gold medal commentator Mike Brin.

"Hello, ESPN Sports viewers and friends, I'm Mike, welcome to today's special program - decided, this program we have invited Ace Liu, who is now the first team in the league and the second in the NBA scoring list, Ace, to say hello to the audience and friends." Mike Brin was very official and very formal.

"Hi, everyone, I'm Liu Mang...... Oh, this is a Chinese name, maybe most of the audience can't pronounce my name, or just call me Ace. As soon as Liu Mang introduced his Chinese name, he heard Mike Bryn, who seemed to be speaking three times next to him, learn to pronounce his name and quickly said the second half of the sentence.

"Ace, you're right, Chinese is really hard," Mike Brin affirmed the second half of Liu Mang's sentence, and then jokingly said, "Thank you Ace for giving me another job today, flying from New York to San Antonio and recording the show right away." ”

"No thanks, Mike, you're the best commentator, aren't you? You should be more able to narrate and host than the kind of athlete who can't even control his weight, right? Liu Mang followed Mike Bryn's words and dug a pit by the way.

"Haha, Ace, all I can say is that what you said is right." Mike Brin and Liu Mang joked for two minutes, saw that the time was almost up, and followed the established process: "Then Ace, let's get to the point, the name of this show is Decision, it's definitely not my decision, the protagonist is you, I'm curious, Ace, what kind of decision are you going to make?" I can't think of anything you can decide at this time, Ace? Do you want to change teams? It's impossible, you're number one in the league, you're number two in the scoreboard, everything looks so good, it's your time next, let me hear what you're going to decide! ”

"Oh, before I talk about this decision, let me tell you some of the feelings I've gotten recently!" Liu Mang sold a pass.

"You're the protagonist, you have the final say, I just didn't wake up in the morning and was called here by the boss to explain the outrage, but I still have an advantage over the fat man, I eat less, so the TV station didn't fire me." Mike Brin laughs.

"Of course."

Liu Mang answered, then took a deep breath, and his expression became serious.

Although Mike Brin was joking just now, seeing Liu Mang's serious expression, he also became serious, because he knew about the general thing, Liu Mang was really and important to announce, and it was just his professional habit before.

Liu Mang pondered for a while, and said very seriously what he had thought about last night until before the show was recorded: "I've been thinking, what am I playing basketball for, for fame, for money, or for dreams?" ”

Liu Mang paused, didn't ask Mike Brin to answer, and continued: "Yes, it was like this at the beginning, not only because of money, but also because of wanting to be famous, and more importantly, of course, for dreams. ”

"But slowly, I have some changes in my ultimate goal of playing in the NBA, or I am confused, what am I playing in the NBA for?"

"Of course, as an NBA player, of course playing for championships, for honor, but what do championships and honors really represent? When I had this doubt, I couldn't stop, I couldn't stop this thought from taking root in my mind, I don't know if Mike, you ever felt like this, that kind of feeling like a feather scratching in my heart, making people want to lift it and see what they were thinking in their hearts. ”

Still didn't wait for an answer, Liu Mang continued: "I know recently, I suddenly figured it out, everything is actually very simple, I play ball, I want to leave something in the world, such as in the future, my child, he or she, after growing up sensible, was surprised to find that his father is a top person in a certain industry, and his name will always be searched on Google in the future, if they grow up and like basketball, it will be even better, He would always hear basketball stars or fans of the sport often mention their dad, which is me. ”

"That's what I'm trying to do in the NBA when I'm playing basketball right now!"

"Yes, you read that right, the show is almost over, and I still haven't said what my decision is, that's right, I'm a headline party, what I really want to say may not be a decision, but a manifesto!"

"When I understood what I wanted to play basketball, I realized that everything was back to square one, and to achieve what I wanted, I needed to perform better in the NBA and achieve real honors, not All-Star or three-point contest dunk contests, but real honors, which were championships! Only a championship can get me to the kind of future I want, not 1, not 2, not 3......

I love my team, I love my teammates, I think they have the same idea as me, that is, we don't have to wait for the future, it's now, this year, our goal is to win the championship, there is no other goal, only the championship, and the goal may not be enough to describe our team's desire for the championship now, we must win this year's championship! And the next beating of the defending champion is a footnote to our predetermined championship! ”

"Speaking of which, this may be considered a decision, my decision is that we are going to start our great journey! It may not seem like much to others, but for me, our glorious road will officially set sail from today! ”

Liu Mang's very long words, Mike Brin and the audience in front of the TV listened to them, and they were a little moved, but in the end, the tone of the words changed, and suddenly became very intense, and they directly declared war on the defending champion and even all the championship teams in the league! And it also directly mentions the name of the next opponent, the Spurs!

Other people are okay, some are surprised, some are angry, such as Mike Brin knew that something big would happen this time, but he didn't expect Liu Mang to say such a thing, but fortunately, he was a professional, and continued to chat with Liu Mang to end the show.

In Price's suite, where the Hawks players were, there was silence for a while, except for the final voice of the interview with Liu Mang and Mike Bryn, who were also stunned after the TV screen, which was warm and touching, and finally became stunned.

The Eagles players all looked at each other, and at the same time, there was a small flame that had already burned in their hearts, and it suddenly began to burn!

Maybe Liu Mang's last bold words scared his teammates, but as Liu Mang said earlier, when his group of people get old, what is the most precious thing left behind when he played in the NBA when he was young?

Money?

Perhaps!

But it seems even more exciting to let everyone remember and leave their mark in this world!

Liu Mang's power as the head of state can't be felt by others, but this group of teammates with him as the core has received it, and the Eagles players have begun to have similar feelings to Liu Mang in their hearts - let yourself leave something in this world!

Including the veteran Stockton, there was originally only an obsession with the championship, but now, he feels that he has the pursuit of his youth again!