I'm not really a role player

Chapter 8
It is already a month later, Austin International Airport.

Li Ke stepped out of the terminal building, looked up into the distance, strange city, brand new life, brand new challenges...

"Here, Sheldon!"

Under the scorching sun, Russell Spreeman stood in the distance, waving at Li Ke.

Li Ke pulled the luggage and approached quickly.

"See you again, Coach Spliman, thank you for coming to pick me up."

"No, you're welcome, Sheldon, it's my job to welcome new students..."

Spillman raised his hand to take Li Ke's luggage, put it on the back seat of a Honda Civic, then opened the passenger's door and made a gesture of please.

Li Ke smiled and sat in.

Now he understands why the little-known University of Texas was able to snatch the second-ranked Kevin Durant in the United States from top schools such as North Carolina and Duke.

For freshmen, even a nobody like him, the Longhorns have given them enough respect and help.

"What major did you choose, Sheldon."

"psychology."

The chat on the car started with Li Ke's major in college. Li Ke originally thought about choosing pedagogy because Kevin Durant chose pedagogy.

With the same major, take classes together, train together, and compete in the NCAA together, you may be able to accumulate favorability faster.

But in the end, Li Ke chose psychology.

because--

"Choosing Deda University is already a compromise for the system. If I choose pedagogy for the sake of Du Laosi, wouldn't I become a puppet of the system?"

Therefore, pedagogy was first excluded by Li Ke, and among the remaining majors, Li Ke considered sports medicine, nutrition, and health science, which are closely related to sports, law, which can help him solve contract problems, and business, which can help him make money.

But Li Ke felt that he could find someone to take care of all the above subjects, and there was no need to study hard by himself.

In the end, he chose psychology because he felt that psychology could help him figure out people's hearts, and it might have a miraculous effect on the basketball court.

For example, one day, when he faces LeBron James on the court, he can use psychology to guess at that moment whether James will play by himself or throw the blame.

If he finds that James is going to throw the blame, he can say lightly: "I guess you are going to pass the ball out, because my defense has completely locked you up."

It's a bit like trash talk, but it's the truth. James will definitely become angry.

"It's a strange choice, but for you group of sports students, professional study is really not that important. Half of the sports students choose the major of the business school, and the remaining half are like you, who chose various weird majors."

"There are half of them like me?"

Li Ke originally thought that all sports students would choose business-related majors, but he didn't expect that there were not a few mavericks like him.

"That's right, like Tim Duncan from San Antonio, he is also a psychologist just like you. He went straight to college and even passed his master's defense after graduation. Now, he is a master's degree in psychology from Wake Forest."

Li Ke was stunned for a moment, and the dull Duncan appeared in his mind. It was impossible to imagine that such a Duncan would be a master of psychology.

"Sure enough, stupidity is just this guy's disguise. Joe Crawford is right. He should punish Duncan who no longer pretends to be himself."

Russell Spliman then mentioned Mutombo and Vince Carter who studied diplomacy, Pierce who studied criminal studies, and Sean Battier who studied religion...

"This year's NCAA championship, Joakim Noah among the members of the championship team, his major is the most wonderful, anthropology!"

"Is this guy going to study the mysteries of human evolution?"

Li Ke shook his head and laughed. While chatting, the car had already driven into downtown Austin.

Austin is not the most prosperous and richest city in Texas. It is not as good as Houston, not as good as Dallas, and not as good as San Antonio.

But it is the education and cultural center of Texas, and the buildings in the urban area are not tall. Any building passing through the window of a car may be an art gallery or a museum.

The University of Texas at Austin is located in the very center of downtown Austin. After the car passed the iconic Texas Capitol, wherever Li Ke saw it was the site of the Austin campus.

"When the school was first established, the Austin branch was only 40 acres in size. After more than 100 years, the school has been expanding, and now it covers an area of ​​up to 350 acres. Not only does this land belong to the school, but also the other side of Purple Heart Avenue belongs to the school."

Purple Heart Avenue is the traffic artery that runs through the entire Austin. The expansion of the University of Texas at Austin has not been able to avoid Purple Heart Avenue, and finally formed the current situation where Purple Heart Avenue divides the school into two.

"The Frank Owen Center, home of the Longhorns, is on the west side of Purple Heart Avenue, and the psychology you chose belongs to the School of Education, and the teaching venue is also on the west side of Purple Heart Avenue. Therefore, if you want to live off-campus, I suggest you look for a residence west of Purple Heart Avenue..."

Russell Spurman introduced the general situation of UT Austin to Li Ke, and then parked the car on the east side of Purple Heart Avenue.

He took Li Ke, took the fast track, and quickly completed the admission procedures.

"The assembly and training of the basketball team will start only after the day after tomorrow. You should settle yourself first these two days..."

After completing the admission procedures, Spliman's mission came to an end. He still had other things to do, so he said goodbye to Li Ke and left first.

Li Ke, who was standing in front of the administrative center of UT Austin, was a little confused.

"That should be an art center, it looks like a government office, and that area, it doesn't look like a place to live at all..."

He scratched his head, and simply hailed a taxi from the side of the street.

"Go to the Frank Irving Center."

Although Spillman told him that the team's training camp would not start until the day after tomorrow, Li Ke bet that there must be players training in the arena at this moment.

"I don't know if Durant will arrive..."

At the entrance of the basketball stadium, Li Ke obtained permission to enter with the brand-new identity certificate he had just obtained.

Then I walked through the winding passage and found the locker room dedicated to the Longhorns.

As soon as the door opened, Li Ke saw two familiar faces.

And these two familiar faces immediately turned their heads, staring at Li Ke with scorching eyes.

"This year's freshman?"

Li Ke nodded heavily, and then introduced himself: "Sheldon Lee, from Long Beach, California."

The one near the door extended his right hand towards Li Ke: "PJ Tucker, your senior."

The other waved his hand from a distance: "Daniel Gibson, if I stay in school, I should be a junior."

Li Ke smiled: "I know, PJ was selected by Toronto, and Daniel was selected by Cleveland."

In the just-concluded draft, Tucker was selected by the Raptors with the 35th pick in the second round, and Daniel Gibson was selected by the Cavaliers with the 42nd pick in the second round. Both of them are already quasi-NBA players.

"Are you here for training?"

"No, I just arrived in Austin for the first day and wanted to find a place to live, but..."

In the middle of the sentence, Tucker already understood what Li Ke meant.

"Abode, do you want to live on campus or off campus?"

"Outside school."

From the very beginning, Li Ke decided to live off-campus. On the one hand, off-campus work and rest are more free, and he can use the extra time for extra training.

On the other hand, in his impression, college life in the United States is chaotic, and the roommate assigned by the school may be anyone, and he does not want to take chances.

"What about the budget?"

"As long as it doesn't make me buy an apartment, the cost is not an issue."

Li Kehao is used to being angry, and this time he saved a huge amount of tuition fees. He is not short of money at all, so naturally he will not treat himself harshly.

"What about the requirements? Do you want a quieter place or a more lively one? Do you want the transportation to be convenient, or do you want it to be less troublesome to rent?"

"It's quieter, and the traffic is more convenient."

"OK, then there are two choices, either North Camps or Lake Austin."

Tucker gave a very detailed introduction, and it can be seen that he is a warm-hearted person.

"The disadvantage of North Camps is that the houses are a bit older and the rent is more expensive. In Lake Austin, most of them are high-end apartments. There are not many houses, and you have to queue up in the school's reservation system."

"Thank you so much, Senior Tucker, when I rent the house, please go to the party."

If Li Ke was still in China, facing the help of seniors, he would treat guests to dinner, but in the United States, he has already moved to do as the Romans do, and he knows that holding a party is a better and more acceptable way of thanking him.

(End of this chapter)