Geniuses always sympathize with each other, and when Chamberlain and Yao Ming were talking, Hill walked up to Maddie after warming up, and he sat next to Maddie and smiled: "Tracy, how are your knees and waist?" The doctor in Phoenix is good, and I suggest you take advantage of All-Star Weekend to check it out. ”

Hill and Maddie have a pretty good relationship, and it seems that Hill has a good relationship with everyone, and he used to be a great player but has always been humble and low-key. In the years of '94, '95, '96, '97, Hill, who had just entered the league at the time, was dubbed Jordan's successor by fans and players, alongside another talented swingman at the swing guard Anfernee Hardaway, and surpassed him in the All-Star vote.

Penny Hardaway's quality is well-known in the NBA, he often scolds his mother, he met Hill two years ago and entered the league, but Hill suppressed him in the second year of entering the league, he was naturally unwilling, so he went around provoking Hill, and even released 'Don't let me meet him on the court, otherwise he will be beaten all over the ground'. If it is put on ordinary players, then it is necessary to have a bad relationship with Hardaway, if it is put on Kobe, Iverson, Chamberlain and other guys, then he will definitely beat Hardaway once he sees him.

Hill's response to this was only a slight smile, not moving like a mountain gentleman's sword, this is not to describe Ray Allen, but to describe Hill.

Later, Hardaway injured his ankle and no longer had penny power, and rookies across the league took pleasure in provoking him, and Hill was furious when he learned about it, and he was bound to clean up those rookies when he met them, the most obvious example of which was Blaylock, a Hawks guard at the time.

Blayrock is a small guard who is only 1.80 meters tall, and it is indeed very difficult for such a player to live in the NBA, which is so long-lasting, you can imagine the pressure he is under and the hardships he encounters. Blaylock needs to vent, he is known for his penny of changing his direction with high frequency, and once against Hardaway, he repeatedly changed his direction sharply to score a layup past Hardaway, and at that time Mr. Penny was on the verge of breaking his ankle, and this kind of guard was the most feared.

In that game, Blayrock blew Hardaway, and he said to the latter, 'This is Jordan's successor?' How did Jordan choose his successor? Is it just a random assignment of a few people with your eyes closed?' Later, the Hawks met the Pistons, and Hill went directly to Blaylock and named him to go head-to-head.

Blaylock was in good spirits and held his breath, Hill began to dribble across from him, the two faced each other, Hill first took the first quick step and then the second dribble suddenly dropped very low, giving people the illusion that he was about to lose control of the ball, and just when Blaylock took a feint and was about to put his center of gravity to break the ball, Hill quickly clicked the ball again and accelerated away. At this point, Blaylock had been fooled, and he fell to the ground with an unsteady center of gravity, only to watch Hill dunk to end the fight.

After shaking Blaylock, Hill did not laugh at him, but left an understatement: "You have to thank God for letting you meet me and not the Anfernee at that time, I can guarantee that I am only half as good as a healthy Anfernel now, and if you meet him at that time, he will not be shaken, but will have his ankle broken!" ”

After this incident, Hill's elegance conquered the whole alliance, and even the always rebellious Hardaway sighed, saying: "Hill should not be called MJ's successor, he is unique, MJ is very powerful and domineering, he is the emperor who swept through the eight wildernesses." And Hill is a godfather who can bring pleasure. ”

Hill and Maddie's friendship began with the Magic, when the Magic courted Hill and then agreed to trade him to Duncan as a teammate. As a result, Duncan did not leave the Spurs, but chose to carve out his own sky in San Antonio, and as a record, the Magic signed Tracy McGrady, a young swingman who was emerging with the Raptors at the time.

At that time, Maddie was definitely the spare tire of the Magic, because they already had Hill, a wealthy handsome man with a similar position, and they wanted to use the money to sign a top interior lineman, but with Duncan's contract extension with the Spurs, the Magic had no choice but to sign the extremely talented Maddie. The Magic originally intended Maddie to be Hill's deputy, mimicking the Bulls dynasty's Jordan + Pippen model.

In the opening game of the 2000-01 season, Hill and Maddy started together, and Maddy was an instant hit, scoring 32 points and 12 rebounds in the first game, leading the team to defeat the Wizards to usher in the opening victory. Hill looked much more down, with 9 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists, and the statistics can only be described as average. Everyone knows what happened next, Maddie has since soared to become the new favorite of the league, while Hill has completely bid farewell to the ranks of top stars because of ankle injuries again and again.

Sitting together, Maddie looked at Hill with a complicated gaze, he didn't answer the latter's question, but smiled bitterly: "I finally experienced how you used to feel, Grant, God punish me, now I am the same as you were then, injuries torture me, and the fans torture me." ”

Maddie's face was uncontrollably sad, like an aging tiger with teeth falling out and claws worn out.

Hill stretched out his arm and hugged Maddie fiercely, just as the two had met for the first time ten years ago in 2000. Now the whole league is suspicious of Maddie, thinking that he is faking illness, that he is a soft egg, and that he is a coward who does not dare to deal with difficulties, but Hill believes that Maddie is not such a person, because as Maddie said, Hill has been through all this.

For basketball players, especially those who are excellent, the most painful torment is not the abnormal performance or injury, but the problems to be faced when preparing for the comeback in the later stage of the injury:

The first is the long wait, the kind of silent waiting that makes people despair; And then there is the recovery of competitive state after recovering from injury, which is not only starting from scratch, but also starting from a negative number. The frustration of not being able to do what you could have done easily before you were injured is now unable to do it with ten or even a hundred times the effort, and the blow is enormous.

In addition, physical recovery requires a lot of athletics training, the kind of large amount of exercise that makes people can't help but vomit, so that every athlete hates rehabilitation training after injury. What is even more difficult is the psychological recovery. It is necessary to overcome the fear of being injured, to overcome the doubts of oneself, to withstand the tremendous pressure of the outside world, and to encourage oneself again and again in despair......

This kind of pain, Maddie suffered only once, which has made him almost collapse, but from 2000 to the present, it is Hill's compulsory homework every year.

Chamberlain has been the Warriors' hardest-working and hardest-working player in the past, but since Hill arrived, he's second. Hill trained harder and more diligently, and he didn't dare to train as happily as Chamberlain, he only dared to start little by little, starting from scratch every day, Chamberlain had observed for a few days, and then his scalp was numb and unbearable!

How much suffering Hill has carried in his heart, how much blood and sweat he has paid for the championship, Maddie didn't think about it before, but now he realizes how tough this man is, and if he stays healthy, he can really become the second Jordan Great, because they have the same tenacious heart.

In the face of Maddie's bleak outpouring, Hill patted him on the back and smiled gently, "God punishes everyone, because we are not his good boys, am I not the same as you?" None of them have made it out of the first round of the playoffs, and they have all undergone earth-shaking changes. In fact, these things are far from suffering, Tracy, don't be knocked down by him, stand up and fight back hard against the pain of these bitches, carry the pain and then move forward, every step you will find, your footprints are more obvious, your steps are more powerful! ”

If it was before, he would have sneered at Maddie's words, but now, he understands that every word Hill says is sincere from the bottom of his heart, and the eldest brother who was once ridiculed by him is sincerely encouraging him.

"If you can't play, retire, if you can't play, retire!" Maddie muttered, "Remember that? Grant, I'm sorry I was a fucking idiot to say such stupid things to you! ”

The 2002-03 season was Hill's third year with the Magic, and he played only 18 games for the Magic in the first two years, which made many people disappointed and complained, and the shouts of "Hill Glass Man" and "Hill Soft" have become louder and louder. Maddie is a real person and used to support Hill, but with Hill's injury not improving and he has been receiving a high salary from the Magic team, Maddie can't bear it.

Maddie isn't jealous of Hill's high salary — according to NBA rules, if a player can't play because of an injury, the team still has to pay him — he can't stand the fact that the Magic can't help him because of Hill's salary cap pressure. Later, in a game in early 2003, Hill was injured again and the season was out of use, and Maddie yelled at him: "If you can't play, go retire!" ”

Hill never said anything about it, and then the media didn't want to talk about it for a few days, so the matter was stopped, but Maddie actually regretted it after saying it, and now when it comes to this topic, he has no face to face Hill.

Patting Maddie on the shoulder, Hill smiled, "Do you remember some of the things at that time?" Ha Luha, I forgot, if you don't remind me, I can't remember. Don't take those things to heart, Tracy, now you have to concentrate on thinking about how to get up and keep going, get up when you fall, no matter how painful the fall is, but the fans don't believe in your pain, grit your teeth and get up and move forward. The NBA is the path we have chosen, even if we kneel, we have to finish it! ”

Maddie shook her head sadly and said, "But I feel like I can't walk, brother, I fucking hate myself sometimes, why are you so weak?" But I just can't stand the situation, I'm training hard, I'm gritting my teeth to get over the pain, but I can't stand it, I really can't stand it. My teammates, my fans, even my family, they don't trust me now, and even if I recover, what's the point? I've proven myself that even if I recover my brother, I can't do better than I used to, you say, what is the purpose of my recovery? ”

Listening to Maddie's words, Hill was stunned, he didn't expect Maddie to have given up on himself now! He suddenly understood that it was useless for him to say anything, in fact, Maddie's injury may not be as serious as Maddie imagined, he was just tormented by the injury and scared, and subconsciously protected himself for the recurrence of the old disease.

Hill silently stood up and left the Rockets' bench, and after the last moment, he looked back at the former gold medal partner and smiled: "No matter when and where, TMAC, I will always support you!" My family and I will always be your fans! ”

Hill joined the Magic team in 2000 and was injured at the start of the 2000-2001 season, playing only four games that season before getting injured; The following year, he returned to injury again after only 14 games in the 2001-2002 season; The 2002-2003 season returned, he only played 29 games and was injured again, and the injuries became more and more serious, and hernia, knee and elbow injuries began to torment him, and he did not even play in the 2003-2004 season.

But what about in the 2004-2005 season? Hill is back again! And that season, the more he played, the more courageous he became, there was a faint tendency to return to the top, do you know what happened at that time? Hill created a league miracle by becoming the first player in NBA history to make the All-Star team after returning from an all-season absence, and he was an All-Star starter at the time! Vince Carter, Paul Pearce, Ray Allen and other superstars have all been left behind by him.

Hill started that year's All-Star Weekend, and his wife, Tamia, who was revered by fans and players for her care and dedication during his injury, was invited to sing the U.S. national anthem as a guest singer before the game, and that scene went down in league history as the couple engraved all the glory of the athletes: hard work, faith, bravery, perseverance, no abandonment, no giving up, trust, single-mindedness, and love......