127. ESPN Feature
Li Kaiming's solemn words were loud and sound, falling in the ears of different people, but the listeners had different feelings.
LeBron James was stunned when he heard Li Kaiming's declaration, and when he heard the echo in his ears, he seemed to see a "proud son of the sky" in a trance.
He rose to fame at a young age in high school, and landed in the NBA as the top pick after graduating from high school, known as the "Chosen One", he is extremely physically gifted, and even if his shooting level is not good, he still plays at an all-time rookie level......
However, the defeat year after year smoothed the edges and corners of this "pride of the sky", and he began to feel that maybe in the basketball game, victory is the most important thing, as for how to win......
And now, what kind of touch will Li Kaiming's words cause in the ears of James, who has already changed his thinking......
Kobe Bryant, after hearing Li Kaiming's words, also had a contemplative expression on his face.
He remembered himself when in the 2008 Finals, facing the Boston Celtics, the Purple and Gold's arch-rivals, the Lakers handed away the championship and became the senior Boston Big Three.
At the press conference after the game, Kobe Bryant faced an interview with the media and said a famous quote that has been circulating for many years.
"Second place is the biggest loser!"
At that press conference, Kobe's face was as black as coal the whole time, and even his eyes were red.
He knew that as a man, as an athlete, he was going to fight back!
That's sportsmanship!
And today, there is a guy who is much younger than him, allowing him to see himself when he was younger.
There is some heat in his heart, he has been playing professional basketball for more than ten years, he likes to fight with such guys, and he can't wait for Li Kaiming to enter the league......
And the people who were most touched by Li Kaiming's words were his teammates and coaches at the University of Memphis.
Pastner clapped vigorously, tears welling up in the corners of his eyes.
Before the season began, he didn't even know if he would be able to keep his job.
The goal given by the University of Memphis Athletic Department was a lot of pressure for him as a novice coach.
What's more, the team has also experienced turmoil in the offseason!
Willikamp kissed the trophy next to him, tears in his eyes, and wrapped his arms around the trophy, hugging it tightly as if it were not a trophy, but his lover.
Kemp is the oldest player in the squad, having reached the final with Derrick Rose two years ago, only to come home with shame.
Ever since he lost in the finals two years ago and Rose and others entered the draft, he knew he might never get here again......
And the earthquake-like changes that have occurred in the team this season have made him feel like ashes!
He knew the door was closed for the title.
He is already a senior this year, and he lacks talent, and he will definitely lose the NBA draft.
His way out may be to find those unknown professional leagues, or to play in overseas leagues.
He is still in the team because he wants to help his alma mater bring it out again.
Tournament experience is a valuable asset.
However, he never dreamed that in this seemingly unlikely year, Memphis would actually win the championship!
At this time, Kemp only felt that God favored him so much that even if he let him die now, he was satisfied......
Elliott Williams rubbed the trophy with his palm, feeling the unreal touch coming from his palm!
He really wanted to pinch himself and make sure it wasn't a dream!
Winning the NCAA championship before entering the NBA is the dream of all college players!
And he, Elliott Williams, only took one season to accomplish what no one else could accomplish in a lifetime!
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In the audience, Derrick Rose and Terek Evans also hugged each other, they were happy for their alma mater and their old teammates from the bottom of their hearts!
When they were there, they didn't take advantage of the best opportunity, and now this time, they have helped them fulfill their wishes!
……
University of Memphis Athletic Department.
At the moment of the whistle, all the spectators in the conference room stood up, hugged each other and cheered!
Daisy hugged Leonard and kissed him the latter's face!
Look at the font displayed on the screen.
"2009-2010 NCAA Champion, University of Memphis Tigers!"
His eyes were moist!
He also hugged Daisy hard and slapped her twice on the back.
"Daisy, we're the champions!"
Daisy sucked the liquid in her nose, "Yes, we're champions..."
In Sun Jianguo's restaurant, Lao Sun's small TV is not white, which not only makes the restaurant much more popular, but he also witnessed Li Kaiming win the championship!
Looking at the cheering fans in the restaurant, Sun Jianguo's heart was surging, and he waved his hand, "All drinks are half price tonight!" ”
"Oh roar!"
"Old Sun is atmospheric!"
"Let's toast to the University of Memphis!"
"Cheers!"
In the hotel, Jiang Shan looked at the figure in the center of the venue saying the acceptance speech, and her emotions were complicated.
On the one hand, she is proud that Li Kaiming can do all this.
On the other hand, from the perspective of her own company, she doesn't want Li Kaiming to be very popular before signing a contract with Hongxin Erke......
It's not because the cost of signing Li Kaiming will be higher, but because I'm afraid that the latter will be robbed by other companies.
Hongxin Erke is a good enterprise in China, but it can be put into the whole world, and it can only be regarded as a small shrimp......
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At the same time as the game ended, the news of Memphis winning the championship also spread on the Internet!
Amerika's major sports news outlets are the first to release the top news.
"The University of Memphis Tigers defeated the Duke University Blue Devils to win this season's NCAA championship, and Kaiming Lee won the MOP! 》
And what became a hit on the Internet together with this was Li Kaiming's speech at the award ceremony!
"It's not a victory for me alone, it's a victory for sportsmanship!"
This sentence swept the Internet popularity of Emelica in just one day and became a topic of discussion for everyone!
"This guy is qualified to say that!"
"If basketball only looks at the data and lineup, then basketball will become a numerical game, and can it still be called competitive sports without hard work? I support Li Kaiming! ”
"Sportsmanship, I haven't heard it for a long time, the last time I heard these four words, it was at the 2008 Huadu Olympics, the slogan of higher, faster, stronger......"
After the curtain comes down on this season's NCAA, ESPN is clearly more prepared.
On the second day after the competition, they published a front-page headline feature for this year's MOP Li Kaiming.
""There is no impossibility in my dictionary", the sudden champion favorite, this season's MOP Li Kaiming
The author of this article, starting from Li Kaiming's high school career, is a genius boy and a five-star high school student, but he accidentally suffered a major injury and has been unknown to everyone ever since.
"If it were someone else, this life might be like this, but Li Kaiming didn't.
According to Memphis head coach Pastner, Li Kaiming trained extremely hard during his recovery from injury, and he was very demanding of himself.
And after getting permission from the team doctor to play, Li Kaiming finally got a new life!
His efforts paid off, and he beat Houston in his first game......
As he himself said, it is not himself who wins in the end, but sportsmanship..."