Chapter 3: Talent
When it comes to basketball, Roy isn't ignorant.
His mother was a basketball master who was selected for the Shanghai team that year, and she was a "second generation of balls" who were well-established.
It is also thanks to his mother that he has this tall figure of nine meters and two slightly incongruous long arms.
Therefore, at first glance, Roy is really a good material for sports.
Going back further, there were indeed quite a few sports teams that used to have thoughts about Roy when I was a kid.
Not to mention the basketball team, the volleyball team, sprint team, swimming team, and even those who play football, high jump and long jump, and table tennis and badminton have all taken a fancy to Roy......
Until now, Roy remembers how many coaches stepped through the threshold to come to the door to appreciate treasures when he was a child.
It's a pity that these people were either pushed back by the stubborn old Luo, or they gave up after secretly trying.
Disappointment is the biggest feeling of the coaches who have brought Roy.
This good seedling with a slender figure and well-developed limbs is so weak in his heart, afraid of hardship, lazy, lacking fighting spirit, and having no hard work, they can list a long list of related words.
At the end of the day, it's not the talent that Roy is missing, it's the love of sports and the perseverance to fight for it.
Therefore, there are many people with athletic talent in this world, but there are very few who can really succeed.
In the world of athletes, strength is a very important indicator, but it is more important to have a super big heart.
Of course, first of all, you have to have strength.
Opposite Roy's house is the city's famous basketball mecca, Normal University.
There are basketball masters from all districts and counties in the city, schools, and people, and even if it is a 39-degree sauna day outside, there is no shortage of figures flying up and down here.
At this moment, the ball god was squinting and watching these players with relish.
They have regular soldiers on the court in team uniforms, basketball enthusiasts in casual clothes, handsome teenagers with hip-hop style and flowing movements, and middle-aged men with heavy stomachs.
The huge basketball court, the sound of slapping balls, shouts, cheers one after another, coupled with a scorching sun, is really lively.
Roy was stunned for a long time, but he was not attracted by these all kinds of players, he was thinking, are these people not brainful, so hot days don't blow the air conditioner at home, actually come out to play basketball?
"You jump one and show me first." The silence was broken by the voice of the ball god, and he gestured up and down, motioning for Roy to jump up.
"High Jump?" Roy looked at the scorching sun overhead, what a reluctant invitation.
But the serious expression on the face of the ball god told him that there was no room for negotiation.
No way, for the sake of money, then jump.
Roy jumped weakly.
This action immediately attracted the dissatisfaction of the ball god.
"Jump with all your might! Haven't you eaten enough? ”
Roy's face turned pale with the sudden stern scolding of the ball god, and he was stunned for a few seconds, and then he used all his strength to rise upward.
"So-so." It seems that the ball god is not very satisfied, "Sprint again." ”
What the? Roy wondered if his ears had misheard, and he had just jumped high and now he was going to sprint? Make no mistake, it's 39 degrees Celsius.
"Hurry up, here's the test."
The words of the ball god could not be resisted, Roy reluctantly put on a posture, and a fast run was perfunctory.
"Is that what you can do?" The ball god scoffed.
The bounce and speed above the level of ordinary people, regardless of whether Roy did his best or not, this talent is indeed not amazing.
You must know that Derek Rose, a disciple of the previous generation of the ball god, had extreme physical fitness beyond mortals in high school.
Not to mention the talent of Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jordan.
Even Rose, who has not become a god, has a talent of a few streets behind Roy, is it because God has seen it?
The ball god hugged his chest and was silent.
Roy, sweating profusely, waited for the next command.
In fact, this big boy with outstanding height and eccentric behavior has already attracted the attention of many passers-by.
"Look, there's a big man."
"He's really tall, he's a professional athlete."
"What is he doing? Running and jumping, isn't it too hot? ”
"Why don't you call him to fight him? It just so happens that we are short of people. ”
What is being discussed is a group of people located on Court 1, who are students of the Pedagogical University and are naturally frequent visitors here.
As he spoke, the short man nicknamed "Monkey" made a move.
"Classmate, do you want to play ball together? We just lack someone. ”
This is the most common way to invite on the basketball court, but Roy doesn't know much about it.
"What?" Roy looked down at the short man in front of him.
"Classmate, do you know how to play basketball? Let's fight together. "Monkey" repeats it again.
Play? Roy didn't expect anyone to come to him to play, and his eyes were on the ball god.
"To fight or not?" He asked in a whisper.
"Playing is just the right time for you to experience the fun of basketball." The ball god smiled.
Normal University half-court three-on-three basketball rules: Win or lose according to the number of goals, three to four teams alternate to play, the team that scores 5 goals first wins, and the losing team is rotated in the next game.
In today's weather, there are only two groups of people sweating on Court 1, and now the "monkey" pulls Roy to barely form a team, which is why there is a rotation.
While they were still playing on the court, Roy quietly asked the ball god: "Ball god, you haven't told me how to play basketball yet." ”
The ball god glanced at Roy, but before he could answer, the "monkey" with the pointed ears on the side listened.
"Are you asking me? Big man you can't play basketball? ”
"I ...... Not really. Roy was a little embarrassed.
"It's okay, just stand under the basket and don't move, I'll pass the ball to you, you just put the ball in the basket."
"Monkey" thought to himself, no matter how bad Roy is, he should still know the principle of basketball, and with his height, standing under the basket is a deterrent.
"And then, if the guy on the other side is going to throw the ball in, you just have to figure out how to cover it." "Monkey" continued to make moves.
Roy seemed to understand, and then looked at the ball god, as before, squinting and quietly observing the game on the field.
"Yay." With a burst of cheers, the winner was decided, and it was Roy's turn to play.
In the scorching sun, Roy shivered.
Nervousness, unconsciously, spilled over Roy's body.
Is this a competition? Roy couldn't help but panic, and the scenes of the trial that year suddenly appeared in his mind, the sprint team, the high jump team, and the swimming team...... It was an indelible memory.
He still remembers that his mother secretly took him to various trials, and every time she went out happily and confidently, and returned home in a huff, his mother's bitter expression was remembered for the rest of his life.
"It's a pity that your son is in such good physical condition......"
"Your son is not a sports ...... at all"
"Forget it, I've been a coach for so long, and it's rare to see ...... once"
Roy suddenly remembered.
I...... No athletic talent......
Roy had stage fright.
"Smack." The basketball smashed firmly into Roy's face......