007 The Adventures of USC (4175)

After the Suns tryout, Vucevic went back to Los Angeles, and I returned to Washington, D.C., to meet up again in New York.

Since returning to Washington, I've been doing my own training in the Georgetown University basketball arena, mostly shooting.

But the effect is actually not good, my grandfather and uncle are not very helpful to me, they are mainly based on the player's skills and tactics and basic skills, and my grandfather is also a coach who is known for guiding the inside, after all, he brought out 3 NBA Hall of Fame level centers.

The poor training slowed down the growth of my attributes, which made me know that I couldn't do it behind closed doors and needed to find a professional trainer.

In fact, what I lack is not only a professional shooting trainer, but also a whole professional team. To become an NBA superstar, I had to have my own team, from trainers and nutritionists to economic teams and PR teams. After all, behind every superstar, it's not just him who struggles.

But now I haven't even made it to the NBA, it's too far away. I have Bill Duffy as an agent now, and I should find a trainer and nutritionist in terms of training. I can't afford to raise too much.

I called Bill to communicate, he still has a lot of contacts in this area, and he promised to introduce me to a few professional teams and professional practitioners until I was finalized in the interview.

The next week, Bill introduced me to three waves of people, because the salary I could offer was really not high, so the interview results were not satisfactory to me. To be honest, those trainers are not as good as my uncle, and of course my uncle is also very good, after all, he is the head coach of the traditional NCAA giants. But what I need at this stage is someone who can help me solve my current shooting problems in terms of accuracy and speed.

In the end, I only left one last dietitian, because he was a professor of physical education at USC, Amos Martin, and he heard that I was of mixed yellow and black race, and he was very interested in my body, and he wanted to set me up as a research subject, in short, I was his research subject for free, and he gave me customized physical health management for my unique system, which was matched with daily nutrition. It's a win-win situation, neither side needs to give each other an honorarium, and I don't lose money, I checked, this professor has a good reputation in the American sports world, of course, ordinary people don't understand, he can come to be my dietitian According to my grandfather's words, I earned it.

Because he needed to know everything about me, and he had to do a lot of tests, etc., so I needed to go back to Los Angeles with him and complete those tests at their school. I didn't have to stay in L.A. forever, he just checked me every once in a while.

So for less than a month before the joint test, I had to follow him in Los Angeles. I called Vucevic and told him we were going to meet again, and he was very happy and promised me that I could live in his rented house and train with him.

Arriving in Los Angeles, Vucevic drove me to the airport to pick me up and take me back to his rented house, not far from USC. Then he took me to Los Angeles' most famous Walk of Fame, Universal Studios, and Madame Tussauds. Actually, I wasn't very interested in any of this, but I was still very relaxed after a long day of shopping with Vucevic.

The next day, I came to Professor Martin's lab as promised and completed the test with him.

After a morning of testing, he was very surprised and delighted. He has also tested Asian athletes and black athletes before, and the results have shown that yellow people are flexible, well-coordinated, agile, and react quickly, and black people have better muscle explosiveness and endurance bounce. And I have perfectly inherited the advantages of both parties, with very good speed and bounce, and the flexibility and nerve response of the body are very good, and at the same time, the physical toughness and endurance also have a good development trend, after all, I am still young, and then through scientific training and nutritional intake will have better development.

He was pleasantly surprised by the result.

"Steven, oh, you really are God's darling, you were born to eat the bowl of sports. Your physical gifts are the best I've ever seen, with the explosiveness of a black man and the flexibility and coordination of a yellow man, your physical potential has not yet been fully developed, and I really want to witness you at your best. ”

"Of course, Mr. Martin, you'll see."

Just as Professor Martin was dancing with me explaining the data, there was a knock on the door of the lab.

"Uncle Martin, you're here, let me find it."

With a pleasant female voice, a slender blonde beauty with a height of 170 and above walked in, about seventeen or eighteen years old.

Professor Martin and I turned to look at the girls who came in at the same time, and Professor Martin replied.

"Oh little Abby, how did you find here?"

"I asked your assistant for your location, and he told me you were here, said you were experimenting, and asked me to come here to find you."

"Oh yes, you see I'm busy and forgetting, your father asked me to take care of you more, but I forgot all about it. Let me introduce you to Steven Chang, a basketball player like your father, who is about to enter the NBA Draft. Zhang, this is Abby, Abby Hornacek, Jeff Hornacek's daughter, and this year's freshman at USC. ”

"Hello Steven, I'm Abby, nice to meet you."

"Steven?"

Seeing that I was unresponsive, Professor Martin called me again.

"What do you say? Oh, I'm Chang, Steven Chang. Sorry for being distracted. ”

"Poof!" Looking at my embarrassment, Abby laughed straight out.

I bowed my head with a flushed face, not daring to look at her.

At this point, Professor Martin seemed to see my abnormality and took over with a smile.

"Abby, what is the matter with you coming here to find me?"

"Oh yes, you know, I studied sports journalism and I'm doing an internship at the school newspaper. I heard that you are going to start a new project research, and I wanted to come to you for an interview to learn about your new research direction and specific research content. ”

"Oh, that's right, Steven is my new research direction, I've just done a full physical test on him, and I'm explaining to him how the data affects him. Steven, would you be able to do an interview on this? ”

"Uh, what? Oh, convenient, no problem, it's all right! ”

"Poof!"

"Haha! Steven, it turns out that you still have this side, not at all like your performance on the court, hahahaha. ”

As the two of them laughed, I felt that my face was already hot, and my head was about to explode, and it felt like boiling hot water, which was steaming all the time.

Looking at my shy appearance, Abby seemed to be more interested.

"Thank you Steven, you look really cute."

In the face of the beauty's teasing, I felt like I was going to explode, and immediately said.

"I'm sorry, I'll miss you first."

I didn't wait for their reply, and ran out of the lab. Seeing me fleeing from the wilderness, the two of them laughed out loud with a tacit understanding.

I walked quickly to the bathroom, turned on the faucet, washed my face, and looked at the young face in the mirror, less rounded than in my previous life, and more angular; The thick lips are slightly open, revealing the teeth inside, and the corners of the mouth are naturally slightly upturned, showing that the mood is just right; The bridge of the nose is slightly straight, the wings of the nose are round and twitching from time to time, and you can see the nervous heart; Against the backdrop of two thick eyebrows, a pair of big eyes are as clear as the sky and as deep as the sea; The short black hair with slightly curly hair is clean and neat.

"This face is much more handsome than in my previous life, I should be a little confident."

After tidying up and wiping off the water, I returned to the lab with confident steps.

"Oh, our Britney is back?"

Professor Martin showed his humorous side and teased me.

I ignored him and just looked at Abby. Abby looked at me with a smile on her face, but not a mockery, just a kind smile.

"Just went to the bathroom, where did we just go?"

I turned my head to look at Martin, avoiding his joke and looking serious about his work, which added to Abby's smile.

"Oh yes, I just told Abby about you, and we're amazed at how talented you are."

Martin said to me with a wink after seeing that I was back to normal.

"Well, you know my situation, what I want now is to grow my muscles and improve my resistance without affecting my explosiveness and agility."

"Okay, I'm going to give you a new diet and training plan for your special regime in the next two days, but I have to remind you that as your muscles and strength increase, it will affect your current feel to some extent, and you need to do more training for this with the ball, I don't have too good advice in this regard."

"I don't have a good way to do it right now, and I feel like my projection training has stalled."

Here's Abby interjecting and saying:

"Maybe I can consult my father, who might be of better help to you."

"Oh yes, Jeff he's going to give you the right guidance, but is Abby in Los Angeles?"

"No, the Jazz didn't make the playoffs this season, and Mr. Sloan is retired, so my dad should be at home now."

"Oh, that's a bit of a hassle."

"It's okay, the negotiations between labor and management are not ideal now, and I expect the NBA to start later this year, and there is a possibility that there will be a shortened season, so the offseason will be longer. I'll have a long time to improve myself when the draft is over. At that point, I can go to Salt Lake City and visit Mr. Hornacek in person for help. ”

"Well, it's best to do strength growth and shooting training at the same time, which is very helpful for the growth of both sides, but there is really no way around it right now. That's all there is to it. Abby, I'm going to start helping Steven with his diet and training plan for the rest of the week, can you help me accompany Steven on a good tour of our beautiful USC? He should have a good impression of us. ”

"Okay, Uncle Martin, leave it to me."

"Ah, this bothers you Miss Hornacek."

"Just call me Abby."

"Okay Miss..., okay Abby."

"Haha."

"Poof."

Abby and I walked on the USC campus, because American universities are different from China, there are no walls, so it feels the same as walking in a park or on the street.

USC is the oldest private university in California and on the West Coast of the United States, and because of its proximity to Hollywood, there are many classic scenes from famous Hollywood movies.

Abby and I walked side by side on the tree-lined path, listening to her tell me about the history of their university. It's a pleasant month in Los Angeles in May, and the afternoon sun shines through the leaves and onto our shoulders, giving us a lazy feeling. How I wish time had stopped in this moment.

"I'm a little hungry after walking for so long, and I'm going to be on Professor Martin's 'special recipe' starting tomorrow, so let me indulge one last time today. Do you have any food recommendations for the neighborhood? How about giving me a chance to have dinner with the beautiful Princess Abby? ”

"Haha, Steven, for your sake, tomorrow you will begin to suffer, and the noble princess has given you this right. There is a nice Spanish restaurant nearby, I'll take you there. ”

After a good conversation and a pleasant dinner in the evening, the distance between the two people is not so distant at first, and the atmosphere is constantly changing.

In the end, I told Abby to send her back to the apartment and exchanged contact information.

Abby, who returned to the apartment, lay on the bed, thinking about all the events of today, and thinking about the embarrassment of seeing Steven at the beginning, and laughed unconsciously.

Then the phone rang and I picked it up and saw that it was my father, Jeff Hornacek.

"Hello, Daddy. What's the matter at this late hour? ”

"It was you, Uncle Martin, who told me that Jean had discovered a genius and wanted me to teach him. Said you would stay together for a day, and I would call and ask. ”

"What, Uncle Martin asked me to take Xiaoqi around USC, and we had dinner at most."

"Oh, it seems that you have a good sense of him, and you have already called him so affectionate."

"Why, then, dear Mr. Hornacek, are you all right?"

"Indeed, is he really as good as Martin says he is?"

"The test report shows that his physical talent is very good, better than the average black player, and he has the advantages of the yellow race, and there are no injuries at all, and he is more like a black person than the yellow race. For now, I can't see any shortcomings in his body, and talking to him, he is desperate to improve his shooting ability, not only to shoot steadily from the three-point line, but also to extend his range even more and increase his shooting speed. ”

"If that's what you're talking about, he's fine. He thinks the same way I think with Curry Sr., that he should have more shooting range. But we think this should be set for players with average physical talent, shouldn't a talented talent like him all want to fly in the sky and play? ”

"What do you say about him, I feel different from my peers who are beautiful Chinese, and he is different from those Chinese students in school, but he is also different, he has a maturity that does not fit his age, and he also has the humility of Chinese people, but he doesn't want to be as introverted as those Chinese students."

"Well, I'm interested in him when you say that, didn't he say he'd come to Salt Lake City after the draft? When the time comes, you will also have a holiday, and you can bring it back to show me. ”

"Hmph, ignore you."

On the way back to Vucevic to rent an apartment, I didn't expect things to go so smoothly.