Chapter 2: A Genius Boy
"Xiao Feng, it's time to eat!"
"Mom, you and Dad eat first, I still have 50 three-pointers left to shoot today. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
Looking at Ye Ning, who was sitting at the dining table munching on sandwiches, Guo Yu was angry: "Look at the good son you taught, he was carved out of the same mold as you at the beginning, and the training is not fatal." Obviously I've graduated from high school and am going to college, and I'm still practicing basketball all day long, and I don't eat breakfast, hum! As he spoke, he slammed a plate of fried eggs on the table.
Ye Ning was not angry when he was reprimanded by his wife, he said with a smile: "My Ye Ning's son, of course, has to be the king and hegemon on the court like his old son." And wouldn't it be nice for me to teach him how to play? You see, since he arrived in Los Angeles, has our son smoked a cigarette? Didn't you? That's all thanks to basketball. β
"Well, I know you're good, okay? Even if you have to play, you have to eat on time! Guo Yu gave him a blank look, served himself a bowl of noodles, and ate it slowly.
More than half an hour later, a teenager wearing the No. 8 jersey of the Lakers ran into the house in high spirits, his dark skin covered with sweat, and large water stains oozing from his chest and back. Amazingly, even when he trotted all the way under his feet, the orange basketball still spun rapidly on the tip of his left index finger, while his right hand was strangely wearing thick gloves, and a tennis ball that was almost worn bald was slapped by him. Apparently he was imitating NBA star "White Chocolate" Williams, who is said to have made a ghostly pass based on dribbling.
He has a spiritual face, and his facial lines are quite soft, but his eyes are as sharp as an eagle, and the two sword eyebrows make him even more radiant. Maybe it's because his parents are quite good-looking, he is full of heroism between looking left and right, coupled with a good figure from years of training, he is a standard handsome guy in the eyes of Orientals. It's a pity that this handsome guy seems to be a little unsophisticated, as soon as he sat down, he threw off his gloves three or two times, and stretched his claws to the sandwich on the plate, regardless of whether his hands were clean or not.
"Smack!" A pair of chopsticks accurately hit the back of Ye Feng's hand, stopping his unhygienic behavior. Looking at his angry mother, Ye Feng shrank his head, obediently got up and washed his hands, before picking up a sandwich and devouring it. Looking at his son who seemed to have not eaten for three days, Ye Ning was no longer surprised, although Ye Feng's height had grown to 1.95 meters, but after all, he was an 18-year-old child, and he still had to supplement a lot of nutrients at this age. What's more, even during the holidays, Ye Feng spends at least ten hours a day on the court or in the gym, and more consumption means that more calories are needed to replenish, so Ye Feng's meal has always been quite amazing.
As a retired basketball player, Ye Ning is very satisfied with her son's performance in the four years of high school (most of the American school system is five years of elementary school, two years of junior high school, and four years of high school). Usually at home, Ye Ning usually trains his son to play point guard, because he himself is a point guard, and he can be said to be the best point guard in China in the nineties of the twentieth century, and he has also made a great name in the Spanish First Division, and has won the season MVP twice and led the team to win the league championship four times. But Ye Ning has seen the development of basketball quite thoroughly, and he firmly believes that the blurring of positions and the comprehensiveness of technology will be the focus of basketball in the future, so Ye Feng was asked to watch the videos of NBA stars in other positions, and arrange his own time to practice the techniques of the second to fifth positions.
With a height of nearly two meters, Ye Feng played as a swingman on the varsity team, and he was also the biggest contributor to Willison High School's three consecutive California high school basketball finals and two championships. When he was a freshman in high school, Ye Feng, who had almost never been exposed to the American basketball tactical system and physical confrontation intensity, was very unaccustomed to it, but he soon built himself into the team's sharpest knife with his outstanding talent and hard training. In his sophomore year of high school, he was able to contribute 11.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists, and a year later it rose to 15.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists, and the senior year of high school was Ye Feng's most glorious year, he averaged 25.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, and was also elected as the California Basketball Man, and won the league MVP and scoring champion.
For Ye Feng, it is not without benefit to be forced by his father to practice the skills of other positions, even if he can't use it, he can also defend the opposing players in a targeted manner during rotation. Just like Guo Yu said, Ye Feng is an out-and-out training maniac like his father, and even sometimes his "crazy" energy makes Ye Ning sigh to himself. During the holidays, Ye Feng is very consciously training more rigorously than the school team, he will get up at 6 o'clock in the morning, go out to dribble and run 10 kilometers, and then shoot 200 times and three-point 100 times. After breakfast, he began to practice various techniques such as cross-step, back-to-back singles, and basket footwork, and in the afternoon he worked on his strength, speed and endurance in the training room, and the evening was his only time to rest, but the way he rested was to watch videos or watch live broadcasts, and he would also take his dad to discuss the players' skills or the team's tactics.
Ye Feng never denies his talent, after all, there is a father who once called the wind and rain in the Spanish league, and the basketball gene will be inherited more or less. But most of the reason why he was able to become Mr. California Basketball was due to his usual hard work and unremitting efforts, which is also the fundamental reason why he was able to play 25+7+5 data in his senior year. For the NCAA, Ye Feng didn't think so much, the ball must be played, the only difference is where to go to school, what kind of teammates and coaches he meets, he doesn't believe that his level can't cope with the NCAA.
And since he began to emerge in his sophomore year of high school, scouts have been approaching Bilson, the head coach of the varsity team, to ask for further contact with him, at least to make a good impression on Ye Feng. However, in order to ensure the team's discipline and the state of the players, Pilsen, who is called "Daddy" by the players, took out a strict father's posture and was tight-lipped about Ye Feng's whereabouts after training. At that time, Ye Feng, who was still a little vain, went home and complained to his father, but Ye Ning felt that Coach Plzen's approach was very appropriate.
He said to his son with a calm face: "Your coach is a practical person, just you little kids who don't have any hair, what's wrong with college scouts?" Now they come to see you play because you're doing well, and if you focus on that and your form drops, do you think they're going to be going around you? Such a big man, I don't know how to use my brain! Ye Feng, who was scolded and stunned, cleaned up his mood and continued to play seriously.
When Ye Feng picked up the fourth sandwich, Ye Ning drank the last sip of milk, and asked while cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks: "Son, have you received a call from a famous basketball school in the past few days?" With your reputation in California, it's not hard to get a basketball scholarship, right? Ye Feng looked at him speechlessly, and said weakly: "How can it be so fast?" I've heard they don't start recruiting high school players until mid-July, so call now? Your son isn't that sought-after, is he? β
Ye Ning laughed self-deprecatingly: "I almost forgot." Hey, people don't have a good memory when they're old. Ye Feng smiled and said, "Dad, where are you old?" Fifty bench presses are no problem! β
"You have a point. Which school do you want to go to yourself? Ignore my and your mother's opinions, just say what you think, and I'll give you a counselor. β
"I want to think about it, first of all, the reputation of the school can't be too small, right? I have to look for a long time on the map like those small schools in the corners, and I don't think they will come to recruit players of my level......"
"And then the school itself has to have a certain academic level, right? I know you and my mom have always wanted me to learn more, and if the academic atmosphere is not enough, you will definitely not agree......"
"Teammates have to be stronger...... It doesn't have to be too strong, just a little weaker than me...... It's a bit difficult to reach the NCAA 64 round and highlight my abilities......"
"The coach has to be reliable, if it's a master tactician, of course, it's the best, but it's not okay to be a coach who can train players, the kind of coach who can only X**D is okay......"
The more he spoke, the more energetic he became, and he didn't see his own Lao Tzu's face getting darker and darker. Ye Ning couldn't bear it anymore, and slapped the back of his son's head: "Do you think you choose a daughter-in-law?" also said one after another, you just build a school by yourself, form a school team, and dig a coach. β
Ye Feng touched the back of his head and muttered, "It's ...... you asked me to say again" Ye Ning pretended not to hear it, and said in a muffled voice: "Just say the one you want to go to the most, don't give Lao Tzu all this nonsense." β
Seeing that his father was angry, Ye Feng hurriedly put on a serious look and said, "I want to go to UCLA, if they want me." UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, is ranked in the top 15 of the Times Global University Rankings all year round, and is the cradle of professionals in business and finance, high-tech industry, and film art in the United States, and one of the universities with the widest range of training cutting-edge talents in the United States.
Since its inception in 1920, the UCLA Bruins have won 11 NCAA championships and reached the NCAA final four 18 times.
As soon as he talked about UCLA, Ye Feng crossed his fingers with bright eyes and told his father his reasons: "First of all, I think Los Angeles is very good, there is a home, and there is Kobe Bryant, who I like; Secondly, UCLA is a traditional NCAA school, and there have been many NBA stars, and if I want to go, I have to go to a good university. Finally...... I heard that they have a point guard who is super strong in breaking through but not shooting accurately, so I went to the outside and didn't have too many shooting opportunities! β
Ye Ning smiled and patted his son's shoulder: "Your stinky boy is not a small goal, but your father supports you, so you can chase your dreams bravely!" β