I just play ball

Chapter 322 Arrogance and Confidence

[-] p.m., Staples Center.

There was a surge of people at the scene, old men with white beards, children with big eyes, healthy young people and beautiful beauties. Everyone had expressions of excitement and joy on their faces. They all wore purple T-shirts with the three letters of MVP on their chests, whispering and communicating at the same time. , keeping a close eye on the center of the venue, while the central big screen freezes on all four sides and displays 'Congratulations to Li Yue for winning the 2013-2014 MVP'.

In the middle circle directly below the big screen, there is a pure black cylindrical table, on which the MVP trophy stands quietly, and there are five stools next to it, with Kupchak, Irvin Johnson, etc. written on the backs. person name.

On the sidelines, Li Yue was wearing a white suit made by Chenxi, sitting on the bench, or standing up, waving and interacting with Leonardo, Denzel Washington, David Beckham and others who came to watch the ceremony , but there are too many celebrities to be busy, so Chenxi took the time to pull him to sit down, leaning close to his ear, pretending to talk about important things, but secretly saying 'take a break'.

Li Yue responded with a smile, turned his head and took the mobile phone that Li Zhi handed over, and video chatted with his parents in mainland China.

The father laments that his son is promising, but he heard that the No. 1 standard in the league is single-season MVP + double-team + FMVP, so he encouraged Li Yue to continue to work hard, and demanded that he must show dominance and not give others any chance to question.

Li Yue naturally agreed, and then greeted the relatives and friends who watched the live broadcast over there, like visiting the New Year when he was in elementary school, and reporting his final exam results to the elders one by one. Although he got more than 100 points, he was still told to continue. effort.

About 5 minutes later, the on-site announcer said: "Ladies and gentlemen! The NBA 2013-2014 season MVP awards ceremony will be held soon, please invite the league president Mr. Adam Silver to appear!"

There was applause, and the central large-screen camera focused on the sidelines. Xiao Hua stood up with a smile, raised his right hand and waved around the arena, then took the microphone in the hands of the staff, walked quickly to the middle circle, and waved left and right again.

"I am very honored to be the Li Yue MVP award presenter at the beginning of my tenure. First of all, I would like to thank KIA for this awards event and for its long-term support for the alliance..." Xiao Hua delivered a speech slowly, and first thanked the sponsors according to the usual practice He and the fans, and then the host Lakers, began to talk about Li Yue's performance this season. Every time he talked about that key game, the central big screen would simultaneously play that highlight, and the audience applauded and cheered.

After procrastinating, the on-site announcer announced the appearance of the president of Kia. Like Xiao Hua, this person first emphasized that he was very honored to participate in this award, then thanked the fans and the team, and then began to brag about how many NBA players chose Kia Cars, bragging about how much cooperation Kia has reached with the NBA in the past five years, bragging how popular Kia is in Los Angeles and even the United States, and guaranteeing that it will strongly support the development of the NBA in the future and provide better services in the future.

During the whole speech, the audience only gave applause at the beginning and the end. The attitude was like treating those uninvited but not annoying guests at the wedding banquet of their brothers who came with more expensive gifts.

Lakers general manager Kupchak then appeared, "At this moment, I think back to that exciting night three years ago. After a long discussion, we finally decided to choose Li Yue as a member of the team. At that time, I called him. ..."

Kupchak started by recalling the 11 NBA Draft. When talking about why Li Yue was chosen, he honestly admitted that he didn’t pay much attention to it at the beginning, and even thought about trading Li Yue until Kobe and Artest stood up to protect the ball. The team decided to give more time to investigate, and this investigation lasted for two years, and experienced many twists and turns in the middle, but fortunately, Li Yue successfully rose in the end.

Kupchak felt that the team was too lucky. He thought that Li Yue was a perfect gift from God to the Lakers. He didn't know how to return it. He could only encourage the management to do better in the future, so as to give back to Li Yue and fans.

The central big screen accompanied by showing many photos of Li Yue, which said that it was the first time to participate in the team press conference, the first time to sit in front of his closet, the first time to enter the training field, the first time to face Kobe, the first time field goal made…

The applause of the audience was as continuous as the undulating waves of the sea, and Li Yue himself was deeply moved by watching it.

Head coach Mike D'Antoni then appeared on the stage, first smiled at Li Yue, and then said: "I always think of that game against the Pacers. He's strong..."

The audience burst into laughter, and the central big screen played the video of the game against the Pacers last season: Li Yue stood up from the bench, with a somewhat dazed and excited expression, and slowly walked to the free throw line under the encouragement of Nash and Kobe .

"You are the most special player I have met in all these years of basketball work. It is a great honor to cooperate with you. I don't want to say too many compliments, but it's not because I'm lazy, but I have to leave it to you. Second, third, fourth, fifth or [-]th MVP, I have to plan, you say?"

The audience shouted YES in unison, D'Antoni put down the microphone smartly, and Li Yue high-fived with him.

Magic Johnson then appeared on the stage, and praised Li Yue ten sentences in a row. Except for the talent pronoun 'he' and the degree modifier 'most', there was not even a single word repeated in the other content, showing the style of a veteran.

Towards the end, the magician emphasized that the Lakers are the greatest team in the NBA, but the current Lakers players are not the greatest players in the NBA. He encouraged Li Yue to continue to work hard to surpass Michael Jordan in the future and make the Lakers players the strongest in the NBA.

"Thanks to the magician for his wonderful speech. Next, we invite Li Yue, the MVP winner, FMVP winner, All-Star MVP winner, three-point contest full-score champion, five-double stat creator, and multiple record holder, to appear!"

There was thunderous applause, and the audience stood up.

Li Yue stood up and hugged Chenxi, bumped shoulders with Kobe Bryant, fastened the buttons of his suit, walked quickly into the court, shook hands with Kia President, Kupchak, D'Antoni, and Magician one by one, and took the trophy from Xiao Hua , with both hands held high and surrounding the display.

MVP cheers came like a tsunami, and the central big screen flashed Li Yue's season highlights. After a full 30 seconds, he put down the trophy and picked up the microphone. The cheers stopped instantly, and the audience listened.

"When I was young, I often heard my parents say 'Where there is a will, there is a way'. Those great athletes, artists, writers, and even great ordinary people always proved to me that this sentence is the most reasonable saying. I take it as my life creed. It helps me Overcoming many difficulties, especially during the period when I was unable to play in the game, I always insisted on training. Even if I got injured, I practiced free throws with one hand. When I encountered a leg injury, I changed to study tactics. I never thought of giving up. , I firmly believe that I can succeed.”

"My persistence paid off in the end, but I still want to thank my teammates. Kobe's support gave me more time, Nash's sharing taught me a lot of shooting skills, Artest's strictness taught me a lot of defense The secret..."

"Thank you to every teammate past and present. It is your trust that helped me accomplish these achievements. I would also like to thank the broad-minded coaching staff. It is your openness that helped me develop a keen understanding of the game. I would also like to thank the football team. The team support staff, especially the two chefs Jeff and Ryan, are your hard work, so that my teammates and I have no worries..."

"Thank you to everyone who supports me and likes me. In the future, I will continue to work hard to win more championships for myself, for my family, for my friends, for my teammates, for the Lakers, for Los Angeles, and for basketball itself. I promise And twice in a row!"

The FLGA stood up, the audience cheered and shouted in unison, Li Yue once again held up the MVP trophy and walked around the field to display, the Staples Center became a carnival scene, and the central big screen showed that the game between the Lakers and the Rockets was about to start.

On the sidelines of the ESPN commentary seat, the host Mike Brin asked with a smile: "LeBron also said similar things when he joined the Heat. Now listening to Li Yue, Jeff, do you think it is arrogance or self-confidence? It’s easy, and it’s only been accomplished three times in total.”

"It's too early to judge, we can only look back from the results, but I think he is confident."

(End of this chapter)