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"Lou, you came just in time." Oprah shook hands happily.

Then Oprah suddenly looked serious and serious.

Today, Lu Tailun is wearing a large red and blue hip-hop suit and a white headscarf. He looks cool and handsome, but he must still be a little defensive.

So Oprah decided to sneak attack!

Oprah: "Hello, Lou."

Hello: "Oprah,"

Oprah: "Looking at your experience, you have been the absolute core of the team since you were a child. In your mind, height is not the main factor that prevents you from becoming a basketball player."

Lu Tailun "Yes. Maxi Boggs is right. Basketball is not for people with height, but for people with talent. Yes, I am the latter."

Oprah: "Your idol Allen is also the reason why you can play as a short combo guard."

Lu Tailun: "Allen is my idol, no doubt. He is about the same height as me, but he became the No. 76 pick, the MVP and the scoring champion, leading the [-]ers to the finals. He kept running, Fighting hard inspired me to go to the NBA."

Oprah: "People know Allen more for his changes of direction, but as a professional basketball player you know where he is strong."

Lu Tailun: "Everyone knows him because he used a change of direction to beat Michael in his rookie season, but AI is not just the one who can use a change of direction to beat you, otherwise he would not become the scoring champion and MVP."

"His pull-up jumpers and floaters are undefendable, as well as his turnaround jumpers, and when he comes in with rhythm, he can step back for jumpers or sideways for layups. His unstoppability."

Oprah: "We all know that you are the successor of AI. Everything about you has his shadow. What are your wishes for being selected by the 76ers?"

Lu Tailun: "I want to win the championship with the 76ers. I want to accomplish what he failed to accomplish."

Oprah: "You're an ambitious young man. Boy."

Lu Tailun: "Everything I have experienced since childhood requires me to be ambitious, and I must always be confident and never relax." (Lu Tailun's confident look)

Oprah: "Is this all about your biological father, Edgar Davis?"

Lu Tailun: "Yes!"

Oprah: "Actually, you feel very disgusted with your biological father. This is because he failed to shoulder the responsibilities he should have as a father."

Lu Tailun: "Yes, he completely failed to fulfill the responsibilities of a father. After my mother got pregnant, he was afraid of the club and wanted her to have an abortion. After my mother refused, he domestically abused my mother and hurt her. I almost had a miscarriage. I also kicked my mother out of the house, causing her to live alone and alone! He is a devil, a bastard, his sin is unforgivable, and he should be sent to Avici Hell!!"

Oprah: "So you will never accept, forgive, understand, your biological father!"

Lu Tailun: "yes!"

Oprah: "You will never have any contact with your biological father again?"

Lu Tailun: "yes!"

Oprah: "Your childhood was actually unhappy because of your biological father's negligence."

Lu Tailun "Yes, before I went to the Dragon Kingdom, I wandered with my mother in my mother's womb. After I was born, I followed my mother from the Netherlands to Belgium, Luxembourg, and then to Suriname and the Philippines. We were very miserable during that time. I would not live without my mother. Until now.”

Oprah: "I envy you, Lou. My mother never protected me like this."

Lu Tailun: "A mother will become a superman in front of her children. I still can't imagine how powerful my mother was back then."

Oprah: "Then you can now tell the story of her power, in front of a television set."

Lu Tailen: "My mother once played in the youth training of PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord women's football team, but she later did not become a first-team player due to injuries, pregnancy and other reasons. Later, after giving birth to me, she went to many places She has failed in playing football, and she has also found jobs with low wages, but she still played without hesitation, for me."

Oprah: "You had a great relationship with your mother."

Lu Tailun: "Yes, my mother still kept my birth certificate. I felt her strong maternal love during the days when we were dependent on each other, even though we had conflicts when we were children, and even after I went to a sports school and youth As a team, the communication between us has become less, even if I fall in love, everything about us is still closely connected."

"My mother struggled to make ends meet no matter where she played as a female footballer. That's the fact. As female footballers they didn't have much salary, but they gave all this to me. I thank her."

Oprah: "After coming to Dragon Kingdom and officially joining Dragon Kingdom citizenship, your life has stabilized. You also have a stepfather."

"You can tell some stories about him here."

Lu Tailun: "My stepfather was born in 1965. His life was as rough as mine. His family was unhappy since he was a child, and he never finished school. He could only survive by setting up stalls on the roadside and shouting."

"Living is too difficult for him, but he still actively lives in this era with his own stubbornness."

"I have to admit that during those difficult years, he was one of the pillars of our family."

Oprah: "Actually, as a child, your feelings towards your stepfather are very complicated."

Lu Tailun: "No, my stepfather appeared when I was 2 years old. He was setting up a stall on the roadside selling pancakes and fruits. When my mother was playing in the First Division, we didn't have much money and could only buy His pancakes and fruits, the pancakes and fruits he made at that time were delicious and cheap..."

Oprah: "So it was Jianbingguo that brought you together. There is no so-called relationship adjustment between you and him."

Lu Tailun: "Yes, this career seems very hard and very dishonorable, and many people would not want to marry him, but my mother likes that he works hard and always has a sunny look, and she also likes to show off. Jianbingguozi job. My mother said he is optimistic, honest and a person who can get by."

"And he was very kind-hearted at that time. He was still Uncle Pancake at that time. He was very kind and would take care of me. Later he became my stepfather, which was my honor. My mother's tenacity also impressed my father, and finally they could Come together."

"My mother got to know him slowly after she made me buy a pancake every day."

Oprah: "So when he really changes from pancake uncle to pancake daddy, how do you view your relationship with him?"

Lu Tailun: "I also have a very good relationship with him. He did not have another child, but used his hard work and his gentleness to let me grow up. He occasionally was strict, but that was for me."

Oprah: "As a migrant, what difficulties did you face when you first settled in a big city like Songhu?"

Lu Tailun: "I can only say that it's a lot. Although my parents can maintain a living, we can only rent a house, a house of about 50 square meters."

"When we were in kindergarten, we received social subsidies from the government because we had no money. It was all very difficult. Because we were poor, it was the same everywhere."

Oprah: "Lou, let me take the liberty to ask, you were actually poor everywhere at that time, which was the reason why you ended up wandering. But why did you end up in Dragon Country?"

Lu Tailun: "In Western Europe, your cost of living is high, social welfare is useless, you are still poor, and racial discrimination is very serious in Western Europe. So we left."

"In Suriname, it turns out that my mother's homeland has been destroyed by the civil war. Everyday life there is poverty. And you have to avoid danger at any time."

"So we went to the Philippines, but it was even worse there. There would be gunshots on the streets at any time, and there would be non-human-shaped people shaking, walking, and mumbling at any time. Sometimes they were like walking dead, and sometimes they were zombies."

"So we came to the Dragon Kingdom. My mother and I both have the blood of the Dragon Kingdom. We also have a sense of belonging here, and this is a rapidly developing new world. It is safe and tolerant. The 5000-year-old culture remains standing. The land of China! This is our promised land!"

Oprah: "What are the difficulties for you as a biracial person living here?"

Lu Tailun: "They don't believe that I am from the Dragon Kingdom, but my facial features retain the characteristics of the Dragon Kingdom. In fact."

Oprah: "So, you have this huge chunk of your childhood, how do you look at it now."

Lu Tailun: "I don't know how to evaluate it. On the one hand, I have a complete and relatively happy family. On the other hand, forget it. I didn't have many friends in childhood and I was a withdrawn person."

"In kindergarten, all my time was about sports. I didn't like reading for a while. It was the same in the sports school."

Oprah: "How did you first get into sports?"

Lu Tailun: "When I was very young, sports were engraved in my genes. My mother was a football player, and coupled with Michael's influence as a basketball player, I completely fell in love with sports."

"I used to be a fan of basketball and football. I often didn't attend classes in kindergarten. Of course, those students in the upper class were often defeated easily by me."

Oprah: "Wait a minute, Lou, you said you like basketball and football."

"At that time, what were your positions on the basketball court and on the football field?"

Lu Tailun: "On the basketball court, it is shooting guard/point guard, and on the football field it is wing midfielder/midfielder."

"What made you choose basketball later?"

Lu Tailun: "The youth training players from Genbao base came to the game to select players. After the game, my mother asked coach Genbao."

Oprah: "What did the coach say?"

Lu Tailun: "The coach said that my body proportions are not suitable for playing football. The length of my calves and legs are too long for a football player, and my center of gravity is too high."

"And coach Genbao told my mother that the child will grow to be over 180 in the future, which will be a greater disadvantage for the child to play midfielder."

Oprah: "So you just gave up on football?"

Lu Tailun: "Yes, I studied football and basketball since I was a child, but later I became more passionate about basketball. I also trained hard in football, but my ability was not to a very high level..."

Oprah: "I can't imagine, Lou, what kind of football do you play?"

Lu Tailun: "I am the kind of person who is better at personal dribbling and through ball than organization. I am the kind of person who is better at personal fighting defense than overall defense. Sometimes I run aggressively but tend not to be in my own control. location...

Oprah: "We just talked about football. So, is football still your hobby?"

Lu Tailun: "Of course, my mother also likes to play football. I also retain the same hobby as my mother. I occasionally play football with my friends. This was the fun of my childhood."

Oprah changed the subject at this time, "Lou, do you know what the style of Oprah's talk show is?"

Tyrone Lu: "Oprah, you don't prepare questions in advance."

Oprah: "Yeah, Lou, we just talked."

Lu Tailun: "Having an interview like this allows me to tell the truth."

After a while of exchanging nice words and laughing, it was back to the interview.

Oprah: "Lou, we can all see your talent and hard work. You are the same in the youth team as you were in the sports school, always moving forward and defeating every opponent."

Lu Tailun: "Yes, when I was there, we participated in the national youth competition. I only remember that our Songhu team won the championship. I forgot the data, because I thought it was very easy to score in that environment. I remember, everything Like now, when it counts, they'll give me the ball to end the game, and they'll double-team me and put two or three guys on me."

"I can see their fear of me."

Oprah: "There must be some games that are important to you."

Lu Tailun: "To be precise, I had many exciting games when I was in sports school. Of course, I have forgotten all those details."

"But it's important to have a game in the youth team."

"In 2006, when we were playing in the finals of the National Youth Championship, I was a member of the Songhu Sharks first team when I was 14 years old."

"But at that time, I was worried that I would not be able to keep up with the intensity of training and competition, so I returned to the youth team."

"At that time, I was on the court, as a point guard, and I was constantly double-teamed in the opening game. I was limited at first."

"Later, the coach asked me to play shooting guard. After I stopped holding the ball, I felt like I was going to explode and release all my energy."

"I kept running to different places, executing triangle tactics, and then kept cutting, shooting, and hitting. I kept passing the ball."

"I actively ran around to help defend and steal. I actively used all dirty moves to defend the opponent's shooting guard...I grabbed all the rebounds."

"I exhausted all my energy, but in the end I kept persevering, relying on the touch and basic skills I accumulated during training to score goals."

“后来我们拿到了全国青年赛的冠军，那是2006年3月24日，我那场比赛得到了65分12篮板5助攻10个抢断。赛后，教练把那个技术统计裱了起来。那是我生涯最最难忘的时候。”

Oprah: "After that game, did you feel like you were going to a world like the NBA?"

Lu Tailun: "Yes, I feel that at least at that time I was already the strongest among my peers. I want to go to a bigger world."

Oprah: "After you entered the first team, who did you meet who had the greatest impact on you?"

"Yes, Liu Wei, brother Yao Ming, and Xu Yong."

"Brother Liu Wei has been teaching me, as a defender, how to slow down to play, organize offense, and how to hoist the ball inside, which is a unique skill."

"I'm very grateful that he taught me how to slow down and play as a point guard, otherwise I might never be a combo guard, only a shooting guard."

Brother Liu, he is really a very strong defender.Performance on the field doesn't lie. "

"Also, brother Yao Ming, his performance in the NBA is so successful. He is also using his own power to let more people break through the obstacles and go to the NBA. As the team owner, he paid the team buyout fee himself. He The constant persuasion made it possible for me to go to the NBA."

"I'm very grateful to him."

"Also, Xu Yong, should be said to be my brother, we played together when we were very young. Later he went to middle school and the United States, but when he returned to Shanghai, the talent he showed made people... People are shocked.”

"If he is not injured, he will enter the NBA in the future and become the best small forward in Asia. He can fly in the sky, and can also smoothly make offensive methods after dribbling, pull-up jumpers and so on."

Oprah: "Then why didn't he have any career development like you did?"

Lu Tailun: "Unfortunately, his disease is osteosarcoma of the spine. After it is removed, he can no longer play. Unfortunately, we could have played together for a few more years, dominated the CBA together, entered the NBA together, and participated in the Olympics together. With..."

"But it ruined it all. Those moments when he was on the court may be unforgettable for the rest of my life. His first dunk in the CBA was passed to him by me."

"I fell in love and he even sent me blessings. Haha."

Oprah: "They were both really good brothers to you."

"Of course, Lu, you mentioned the Olympics. It was your first time participating in the Olympics, and it was also an Olympics held at home. What was your biggest feeling at that time?"

Lu Tailun: "I was only 17 years old when the Olympic Games opened. I didn't have much fame. But in front of such an unprecedented large-scale event, I was too small. Our Dragon Kingdom is too powerful, and our Dragon Kingdom's culture is so rich and colorful. , the history of our Dragon Kingdom is so long and vast as smoke."

"This is the biggest and greatest Olympics I have ever experienced."

Oprah: "What was the most memorable moment from that Olympics?"

"It was the first time I played for the national team in the main game, and I faced the Dream Team. We also won Spain and Angola, Yi Jianlian beat Germany, and I was defeated by Jaskovicius and Angola. Papalukas was blown away..."

Oprah: "Facing the Dream Team in your first show is a big challenge. Your biggest feeling at the time was..."

Lu Tailun: "I went to too many training camps when I went to the beautiful country, official, star training camps. I know Kobe, LeBron, Dwyane, Chris. They remember me."

"And they are indeed the top players in the world. They are the best in terms of physical fitness and technology. Their defense is really layered and airtight."

Oprah: "But you passed Kobe, you passed the mvp."

Lu Tailun: "You know, when facing me, I knew that my only advantage was my starting speed, and I could stop and start at any time. I was even avoiding him, so I avoided him and took the outside line. Later, when he was fighting against him, he suddenly changed his rhythm and went to the middle, so that he could score a goal."

"That goal was extreme, we forced the best out of each other."

Oprah: "Who among the perimeter players on the Dream Team is the hardest to defend?"

Lu Tailun: "It was very difficult for me. When I had not yet reached the NBA level, it was very difficult for me to face their single defense and double attack. Of course, except for Deron, I passed him, hahaha. "

Oprah: "Playing in Spain and Angola was almost your best performance in the Olympics at that time. Why was that?"

Lu Tailun: "Ricky and I were tied as prodigies at the time. We played against each other, and I had a way to deal with his defense. My speed and rhythm allowed me to protect the damn ball."

"Jose, with Juan's speed, I can change direction and pass him."

"In addition, I felt good at that time, and I had to burn my damn physical fitness for the national team. In addition, I had the best teammates around me. The three Great Walls screened and rolled for me. Wang, Zhu, and Li opened up the space. This was my last performance. The reason for the great performance.”

"Sometimes, a wonderful performance cannot be separated from the cooperation of teammates."

"Playing against Angola, they are indeed the champion team in Africa. However, although the champion team in Africa is talented, their basic skills and tactical coordination need to be polished. We found the loopholes in the coordination and scored, that's it."

Oprah: "Lou, why did your performance take a turn for the worse in the next three games?"

Lu Tailun: "Looking back now, maybe I wasn't that strong at the time. In addition, I was young and inexperienced, so I could easily fall into the trap, so my performance was poor. When playing against Germany, I devoted myself to defense for a few minutes."

"The experience of playing against Jascovicius and Papalukas taught me that I must learn to organize offense in the Fiba arena, when to play in isolation, when to direct movement, conduct, and when to capture At that moment, it came out. Sometimes their backs are turned to me, but suddenly they can organize a successful opportunity, or directly allow teammates to score. I still need to learn."

"Besides, I learned from there that I have to practice confrontation so that I don't suffer any disadvantages."

Oprah: "Lu, Songhu fell into that kind of short-term disaster. What do you think was the reason?"

Lu Tailun: "There are many reasons. Xu Yong retired, and Xiyang Group withdrew its capital due to losses."

Oprah: "Who do you think is responsible for divestment?"

Lu Tailun: "Me. After Xu Yong retired and my elder brother was injured, I didn't learn how to lead the team. At the beginning, we had a record of nearly 10 consecutive losses."

"Also, my behavior hurt the team and stopped everyone from watching my games."

Oprah: "These actions? Lou, what did you do? You hit someone in a restaurant and then you rode away on your bike?"

Lu Tailun: "More than that, I tried to be a leader, but that requires a long period of frustration. The team members need to go from being convinced to being convinced. I have also fought with others, and I have also drank that damn wine."

"It's hard, but we need to face these damn problems together and fix them."

Oprah: "How has this period of time made you feel?"

Lu Tailun: "1. You can't take too much possession of the ball, which will hurt the team. 2. Judgment and observation are the most important for players. This allows you to reduce unnecessary running and allows you to send damn passes. The ball, find the damn defensive loopholes. And break the opponent's defense in advance. 3. If you are short, you have to master more defensive skills. For example, you can flexibly use the opponent's strength to get around you, and, like Just like Muay Thai, your elbows, knees, and low center of gravity allow you to jam the entire lower body of a big man during a match, making them unable to move."

"The other thing is to aggressively challenge all outsiders. I have damn speed. Don't make your steps too big or too low. The center of gravity should be higher. As a short man, you have to kick off the ground at any time. You can't take too big steps. The pace, let the opponent pass you, or let the opponent go under you, or just shoot in front of you."

"4. Even if you are small or thin, you still need to provide cover."

Oprah: "Lou, from your answer, you can see that you don't seem to care about individuals or statistics that much on the court."

Lu Tailun: "You are right. Basketball is a sport for five people. Everyone needs to sacrifice their own parts for each other to become a whole. As the strongest person on the team, you need to sacrifice your own abilities and data to help The team does its best. If you can't do it you're not a superstar, you're just an All-Star, a temporary push to be the best on the team."

"For example, in the 09 season, I averaged 29 points per game for one month and 37 points per game for one week. It was useless. None of this helped the Sharks. We lost all the games! All!"

Oprah: "So you learned early on what it takes to win?"

Lu Tailun: "It's too late. As a player, you should have understood these principles."

Oprah: "Naru, in the 2009-2010 season, the team won the championship. What do you personally think is the reason?"

"First of all, brother Yao Ming took over the team and solved the financial problem, so we can recruit players. Also, coach Bob joined the team. We are no longer lazy, but active and confident. This is The reason why we won the championship. Under coach Bob Jia, we were self-disciplined, played the right team basketball, we were decisive and not afraid of confrontation, and we won."

Oprah: "Okay, talking about coaching, you have experienced two club coaches in the professional team, Lee and Bob, and Yunas in the national team, who do you think is the better coach."

Lu Tailun: "Well, Bob, because this is a global live broadcast, he is now the head coach of the national team."

Oprah: "Speak from your heart! Don't be afraid!"

Lu Tailun: "They have different styles, but they are both good coaches. Coach Li, like Yunus, pays attention to executing a variety of tactics, and he taught us how to play around the center, how to run without the ball, and taught me step by step. Lob the ball to the center."

"Coach Li made me join the first team, and Yunus made me join the national team. Thank you for their promotion."

Oprah: "So who's the better coach?"

"Yunas. European coaches will tell us how to cooperate more accurately, execute tactics, and plan tactics. Moreover, Yunas is a famous European coach. His wisdom is infinite. The nine questions he gave us are also worth our time. To ponder.”

Oprah: "Do you think those problems can be solved?"

Lu Tailun: "Yes, but we need time. The basketball players in Dragon Kingdom are very good, and with so many people in Dragon Kingdom, there will be children who are talented and suitable for basketball. If our youth training system can be better in the future, the sports school can More, and the problems will be solved.”