On 6 August 1998, after re-mediation, the parties resumed negotiations.

The players' union made a proposal to increase revenue sharing between teams, and as a result, president David Stern and the owner's representative got up and left the field.

Such a situation also made the players' union a little embarrassed, and the other side was resolute, and the negotiations broke down again.

The news has been reported repeatedly by major sports media, and there are already many players who feel that something is wrong, and if the team can't pay their salaries, everyone is ready to play in other leagues.

Not every player has savings and sponsor support, most players spend lavishly, and the bottom players have no salary, and it is even more difficult to support their families.

Li You didn't have these worries, and according to the plan he had made, he came to Chicago to train with Tim Grover.

The training hall is located in an industrial area southwest of Chicago, covering an area of 6.5 acres, with 6 basketball courts, a baseball field, a professional gym, yoga studio, massage room, ice room, hyperbaric oxygen chamber and other professional facilities.

As a trainer for Michael Jordan, Tim Grover can be regarded as soaring with Moment, and the company he just started is the result of years of hard work.

As a VIP customer, Tim Grover accompanies him every day, and the training plan is constantly changing.

Even in the late '90s, most players didn't care about strength training, and in general, the outside players were not enthusiastic about strength training.

NBA players' private lives are chaotic, and Cha Yezi is even more commonplace.

In the Knicks team, Li You is a self-disciplined player, and the warm-up training before and after the game is never discounted, and he is also quite particular about his diet.

Although Michael Jordan once promoted his "breakfast club", most of the stars who made a lot of money didn't want to suffer from it:

"If I can win with talent, I don't have to practice so hard"

Starting in the morning, Li You will first do speed and agility training, focusing on skipping rope, alternating between the left and right feet, accelerating at the end, and changing the rhythm.

Then there is strength training, which focuses on upper and lower limb resistance bands.

After that, the continuous shooting practice becomes mixed aerobic training.

Most of them are compound group exercises, which are close to actual combat and can also increase stamina.

After a week of observation, combined with physical data and other conditions, Tim Grover finally confirmed one thing:

"Li You is more durable than he thought"

Among the guards he has come into contact with, Michael Jordan is an outlier because the opposing team, although the shooting guard, is close to the forward player in terms of play.

Seeing that Li You, accompanied by other trainers, continued to complete the bombing, shooting, and continuous switchback runs, which did not affect the stability of the shot, Tim Grover decided to increase his efforts in the future:

"Practice until you vomit and then continue to practice, this is what a ruler should do!"

In the afternoon, in addition to completing the training, Tim Grover will also have a heart-to-heart conversation.

In the yoga room, Li You is doing stretching movements, and Tim Grover is seriously sending out chicken soup for the soul:

"Lee, after nearly a week of observation, I think you can get stronger."

"I'm not just talking about the physical, I'm talking about the attitude towards basketball."

"After so many years of observation, I will divide the players into three categories, passive, master, and dominant."

"Mai Buckle is the ruler, absolute self-confidence, with unparalleled intuition and skill, even if you miss consecutive shots, you still believe that you will hit the next shot!"

"Some players may train themselves until they vomit and stop when they feel unwell, while the rulers, after vomiting, continue to train until the next time they vomit, and so on, and so on, and beat themselves constantly!"

"There is no need for encouragement, not even self-encouragement, the ruler has to do the job, and his job is to win."

The staff on the side all nodded in agreement with a serious face, Li You was a little confused, like a pyramid scheme, self-hypnosis?

Noticing Li You's listening gesture, Tim Grover nodded with satisfaction in his heart, and then continued to send out chicken soup for the soul:

"The ruler only cares about the result, you don't need to care what others say about you, and that's a good job!"

"It's okay to shoot a few more threes, that's your style of play, you can put the ball in the basket, you can score consistently from beyond the three-point line, why care what other people say?"

"They haven't played, they don't understand the mentality of a real ruler."

"Everyone has a "dark side" in their hearts, all you have to do is embrace him, that surging power remains true and wild, and it will drive you to success! ”

"Tell me, what do you really crave in your heart?"

"Milk, victory and money! I want to pursue these! ”

almost said the stalk that came to his mouth, Li You held his forehead and continued to maintain a serious appearance.

Tim Grover nodded in satisfaction, motioned for Li You to keep moving, and then continued:

"There's nothing wrong with craving money, all you need to do is use your dark side to overcome external distractions, and when you recognize yourself, you will become stronger!"

"If you are strong enough to a certain extent, you can enter the "white-hot space", which is a very terrifying state, and Mai Buckle has mastered the method of entering this state. ”

Once you're in the "white hot space," you'll find that all that's left around you is the basketball in your hand and the basket in front of you. ”

"You'll get away from all the negativity, you'll feel like the defenders on the court are slowing down, you're going to get rid of the opponent when you get up to speed, and the game of basketball is going to be incredibly easy!"

Li You was stunned when he heard this, and at this time he had already begun to complain frantically in his heart:

"You're going to tell me about Kuroko's basketball!? Isn't this just entering the ZONE? ”

Tim Grover doesn't know what Li You is thinking, his theory is very mature, as long as he moves out of the button, most players will believe it.

As for the body that can't withstand the intensity of training, it's a matter of talent, and he is only responsible for tapping his potential:

"Trust me, keep the ruler mentality to complete every training session, and this offseason, you will complete the transformation!"

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For a period of time after that, the donkeys of the production team did not have a hard time with Li You!

[Carl Malone's extraordinary physique] makes it difficult for him to practice to the point of vomiting, and he can challenge the limit again and again;

[Michael Jordan's extraordinary core strength] made him constantly beaten in strength training;

And with the increase in strength training and weight gain, Li You's body shape also began to change.

That's when [Michael Jordan's extraordinary coordination] played a key role.

Tim Grover was worried at first, but as time went on, he continued to increase his strength after discovering that after Li You gained weight and muscle, his explosiveness, bounce power, and the stability of his basketball movements were further improved.

When everyone confirmed that Li You's increased muscles did not affect the shooting feel, the training session completely let go of himself and entered the "ruler" training mode.

Media reporters in Chicago have long found out that Li You is being trained by Tim Grover, and after not being interviewed by Mai Buckle, he chases Li You every day.

The Chicago Tribune criticized Li You's love life every once in a while, and happily gossiped about how many girl companions he had changed in the past two months

On September 25, 1998, due to the lack of progress in collective bargaining agreements, the NBA league announced that the preseason was officially canceled and the training camp was postponed indefinitely.

In the first episode of Saturday night on the 26th, fans in New York also saw Li You again.

Clay-Lee and His Goldilocks

Clay-Lee and the Crazy Gambler

The end point of stardom is comedy and sketches, and Tina Fey, who only joined the Saturday night show last year, combined with real-time events and wrote two good books for Li You

One is to ridicule his personal preferences, and the other is a gossip anecdote within the Knicks:

"Don't play cards with Lee, he'll win all your money!"

Lee Woo was a guest host on the show for the first time, and the music guest was Beastie Boys, and the ratings were very good, at least, New York fans especially liked it.

It's just that the vast majority of players are not in the mood to watch these shows.

At the beginning of October, the negotiations were still no progress, and on October 20th, the last thing the players wanted to see came out:

"The league arbitrator ruled that the team owner did not have to pay the players' wages during the shutdown."

As soon as this news was announced, the players' union was completely fried, which means that the management will gain a huge advantage in the negotiations.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the NBA league announced again that the first two weeks of the 98~99 season were officially canceled.

After negotiations remained inactive, all 99 matches in November were cancelled.

At this time, Li You did not plan to play in other leagues like other players, but returned to his home in Hartford to walk his dog and train.

By the end of October, the weather in Hartford is cold and dry, and with every precipitation, the temperature drops.

Husky Happy likes this kind of weather very much, and runs around with Li You every day to vent his energy that has nowhere to release.

After participating in Saturday night games, it also allowed Li You to meet new friends, Jimmy Fallon has been bored lately, and he has to experience the life of an NBA player, and on the first morning he came to Hartford, he ran and threw up.

Lee is a big fan of his morning jog near Elizabeth Park in Hartford, and Happy Husky is also very fond of it.

Despite the beautiful scenery around him, with his reddening leaves and green meadows, Jimmy Fallon, dressed in athletic attire, couldn't help but see the smiling face of Happy Husky:

"I should have stayed in New York, I'm an actor, I shouldn't have tried this training!"

Li You looked at the other party with a smile and gasped, and continued to quip:

"Staying at home and playing games? Your daily life is boring, there is no party, no girl, you have to change yourself, come on, keep running! ”

"Happy, go help him!"

"Wang!"

Milinda almost raised a working dog into a little doll, and the month of Li You's return completely stimulated the wildness of the husky.

Looking at the smiling face and screaming Happy, Jimmy Fallon showed a bitter melon face and shouted:

"Shet! I'll run! This guy isn't cute at all! ”

“.”

When he returned home in the evening, there was no Jimmy Fallon by his side, who ran away overnight and met again in New York.

Milinda kept the elegant Victorian villa very well and even added a fireplace, which was a bit out of step with the architecture, but both of them liked it.

Husky Happy is used to the noise every night, tired of the day, and sleeps in the nest next door.

The flames in the fireplace were still burning, Li You hugged Milinda, looked at the other party's ruddy face, and entered the sage mode again.

Ignoring her nakedness, Milinda leaned into her ear and whispered:

"It's good to have a life without a game, and I want to keep it on the suspension!"

Li You kissed the girl in his arms and sent sweet words:

"You're getting more and more beautiful, and I like this kind of life too!"

Arching twice in his arms, Milinda soon fell asleep with a smile, and Li You thought that his big contract was gone, and his heart was a little sour:

"Damn the collective bargaining agreement, can't you add a genius player clause!"

The three talents of [Michael Jordan's extraordinary core strength], [Michael Jordan's extraordinary coordination], and [Karl Malone's extraordinary physique] have turned into silver.

Thinking that his body seemed to have entered a bottleneck period, Li You no longer thought about the things he couldn't change, and fell asleep with Dabo girl in his arms.

All the matches in November were cancelled, and the two sides continued to negotiate, but the results were still inconclusive.

The team does not pay salaries, and it seems that it will be December but there is no result, and the bottom players can't stand it first.

The players' union headquarters are located on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, near the Empire State Building, and the location was chosen to increase the influence of the players.

In mid-November, Li You would come here every day, and most of what he saw were low-level players asking for help.

For about two months, Li You didn't see Ewing, and when he saw each other in the hall, he was immediately taken aback:

"Shet! How fat into a ball! ”

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