Chapter 8: John Wooden

"Excuse me, why is the door of the arena locked? Can I go in and train? I was able to do without using the air conditioner and without using any electrical appliances. ”

Outside the UCLA arena in the early morning, Xiao Sao was laboriously expressing his needs to Stephen outside the arena.

However, Stephen was ordered by Ben Holland to guard the door, and he decided to get this guy out before the arrival of the old coach John Wooden, and he must not let him affect the mood of the old coach, he is the glory of UCLA.

"It's a school rule, so please go back. Don't come back again, after all, you're not a UCLA student. Stephen said stiffly, his tone unkind.

Xiao Xiao still didn't move, he wanted to play basketball, he wanted to go in and practice shooting.

"Sir, you should know that there are exceptions to everything, after all, I'm a basketball genius. When I become a superstar, I can give you a few more autographed photos. Xiao Sa always had a smile on his face, he was not a stunned young man who blew up at one point. Although he is not very old, he has a lot of life experience growing up alone, and he knows how to deal with the malice of strangers.

"Hehe, superstar, and autograph." Stephen sneered all over his face, and he looked at Xiao Shi with disdain: "It is right for young people to have dreams, but will it really change your life for the better by formulating these fantasies that are out of reach and will never be able to see?" Don't numb yourself and find a normal job to support yourself, boy. ”

Stephen's ridicule poured down, Xiao Shi finally put away the smile deliberately piled up on his face, he looked at Stephen seriously, gently rolled his lips, and said sternly: "However, for me, the dream that will be ridiculed when I say it is more worthy of being realized." You may not believe it, but I have to go on firmly, and that's what I'm supposed to do. ”

Chic and stern and serious, Stephen still finds it ridiculous. It felt like an ant standing in front of him and vowing to trip an elephant. So, he smiled forward and backwards, not caring at all about how Xiao Shi felt standing in front of him.

"I'm sorry, I'm not laughing, I'm despised." Stephen laughed and did not forget to contemptuously provoke Chic: "If you could become a superstar in the NBA, I think I would be the richest man in the world by then." ”

"I'm waiting to see your name on the Forbes list." Xiao looked at Stephen with a cold expression, he was really angry.

So saying, he turned and walked back.

But at this moment, an old man on crutches smiled and stretched out his hand to block his way.

Xiao Sang was a little surprised, he looked at this old man who was smiling at him vigilantly, and thought: Do you want to come and humiliate me too?

"Boy, can you sue me, do you think you have any confidence that you can become a superstar?" The old man said quite gently.

But at this time, Xiao's mood was already terrible, and he subconsciously regarded this old man as a person like Stephen.

So, he just rolled his eyelids angrily, and left a stinky fart: "Because, I'm a genius!" ”

As he spoke, he walked to the outdoor court on the other side.

As soon as he walked on the front foot, Stephen came up to him on the back foot and said cautiously, "Mr. Wooden, I will take you to visit the arena, we have recently added a few high-tech training equipment. ”

"When did our school have a rule that you are not allowed to enter the arena?" John Wooden ignored it, tilting his head and asking Stephen.

"It's... Stephen was sweating profusely, and he didn't know how to explain it to the great decorated coach in basketball history.

He could only stalemate there, stumbling, not daring to betray Ben Holland.

When John Wooden saw Stephen say this, he immediately understood that there must be something else in it. So, he continued to ask, "Who was that guy just now?" ”

"A Chinese kid, a sparring partner who was stuffed in by scouts." Stephen replied simply, carefully avoiding a word that should not be mentioned.

"Sparring? Then he's a member of the Bruins. Why are staff not allowed to enter the arena? John Wooden asked, glaring with some annoyance.

"I ......" Under the old man's continuous questioning, Stephen finally couldn't hold it anymore, and he could only answer vaguely: "Because... Because... He's in a special situation, he's always ruining our team's training. So... Coach Ben Holland didn't like him very much......"

Stephen finally betrayed Ben Holland.

After John Wooden heard the truth, he almost subconsciously became interested in Xiao Shi: "How did he sabotage your training?" ”

Stephen was relieved after saying Ben Holland's name, and now that John Wooden asked again, he didn't have any psychological defense, and replied directly: "This guy is very good at demagogy." He was originally Westbrook's exclusive caddy. As a result, Westbrook was tricked by him into becoming his little brother. Westbrook spends most of his days teaching him basketball. ”

John Wooden laughed when he heard this. He was even more interested in chic, this caddy was so interesting that he actually turned the core of the team into his little brother. This is a scene that Hollywood dramas dare not rehearse like this.

"And how did he learn?" John Wooden asked with interest.

"Seems pretty good. But... After all, he is already an adult, and he has only been in contact with basketball for less than three or four days. Stephen tried to accentuate the tone of the second half of the sentence, for fear that Old Man John Wooden would be impressed by this guy.

"Rodman didn't get into basketball until he was eighteen or nineteen." John Wooden said flatly, turned around, and said to the headmaster behind him, "Let's go see that caddy." ”

When the principal heard this, he nodded hurriedly: "Okay." ”

and stepped forward to help John Wooden to the outdoor court.

When Stephen saw this, he suddenly screamed in his heart. If Coach John Wooden really has his eye on that damn Chinese kid, even if Coach Ben Holland comes back, there is no way to kick him out of the training gym. After all, Coach John Wooden is the greatest coach in NCAA history, and he represents the highest glory of UCLA. Although Ben Holland is the head coach of the Bruins, he is nothing compared to Coach Wooden.

"No, you must not let Coach Wooden take a fancy to this kid."

Stephen made such a decision secretly, and quickly followed.

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