The Cruelty of the NBA

　　 A qualified team leader does not need to verbally suggest to others that he is the boss.

　　 was acknowledged by the tacit agreement of the teammates.

　　 Knight James, Kobe of the Lakers, Nowitzki of the Mavericks, etc. are all considered qualified leaders.

　　 Now Xue Ding thinks Roy should be too.

　　With him, there are no contradictions among the young talents of the pioneers.

　　Oden is the No. 1 pick, and Ade is the No. 2 player. The two are also quite convinced of Roy, which can also explain Roy's brilliance.

　　If a team's leadership ability is not enough, it is easy to cause the team to centrifuge.

　　 For example, Durant of Thunder in the future.

　　 is born to be the second-best man, was pushed to the thunder boss seat, Westbrook was not convinced to fight with his boss.

　　 eventually caused the brothers to centrifuge and the team failed.

　　 Instead, he went to the Warriors of Curry. When he became the team's fourth and became a brother with Green, he completed his ultimate sublimation.

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　　 "Xiaoding, have you arrived in Houston?"

　　 "Well, Brother Yao, I'm here, where is the hotel."

　　 "OK, then you wait at the hotel, I call the driver to pick you up, I invite you to dinner."

"Ok."

　　Yao Ming was very loyal and invited Xue Ding who came to Houston for the first time to visit his house.

　　 arrived at Yao Ming's house.

　　Xue Ding saw Ye Li and offered to buy fruit.

　　Xue Ding, the traditional etiquette of his own country, did not forget.

　　Dao Yao has not recovered since he was injured in the playoffs.

　　Xue Ding looked at Yao Ming who was injured at home a little touched.

　　 Xue Ding of the previous life also knew that Yao Ming would announce his retirement soon.

　　Xue Ding feels that there are many things that should come and will always come.

　　 This giant who carries the Chinese men's basketball team, no matter how many fans black him when he plays, those people can't change. He made most Chinese people willing to understand the NBA. He is the greatest Chinese player in NBA history.

　　 Xue Ding knew that it was Yao Ming who made the NBA really enter China.

　　Whether the fans like Mai Jordan or Iverson, Kobe, Carter, McGrady, without Yao Ming, most Chinese fans will not understand these superstars so deeply and meticulously.

　　Yao Ming's greatness is not only outstanding in player achievements, but also his character.

　　 The national team has a lot of games and is very tired. Yao Ming never complains.

　　 Because he knew that China needed him.

　　 American super giants can play well with peace of mind, but Yao Ming still has to carry the expectations of a country.

　　 A reporter once asked a question about American superstars.

　　 "If you are brought to the other end of the earth, exposed to a new language and a new culture, but also shoulder the expectations of a country or even a continent, what would you do?"

　　 The superstar replied: "I absolutely don't do it, don't do it, I dare not even think about it, don't want to!"

　　This is the difference between Yao Ming and other superstars.

　　Yao Ming made Chinese basketball completely without opponents in Asia. With him in, the Chinese team almost even killed Spain...

　　 This is a respectable senior.

At the dinner table, Xue Ding also humbly asked Yao Ming a lot of questions.

　　 The most important one is how to deal with the pressure outside the court as a Chinese player.

　　Although Xue Ding is very mature, he was not a public figure in his previous life. After the start of the regular season, he has never suffered such a huge spotlight...

　　After or before Xue Ding each game, the media reporters around him are always the most.

　　Every time he faces the question he has answered hundreds of times...

　　 For example, the reporter will ask, "Do you think Xue Ding is under pressure? Hundreds of millions of Chinese people are very concerned about your every move. How can you reduce your pressure?"

　　Almost all reporters who have never interviewed Xue Ding thought of this question first.

　　After Xue Ding was selected in the draft, he came to Houston in the regular season.

　　During this time, Xue Ding encountered reporters who had never interviewed him almost every day, and he had to answer this question at least once a day.

　　Total, Xue Ding has answered this question no less than 200 times.

　　 Is Xue Ding stressed?

　　 Of course it is big.

　　 Xue Ding really felt the situation that Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming were facing.

　　Most reporters who asked Xue Ding about this question did not know that they were putting pressure on Xue Ding when they asked this question.

　　 In fact, for Xue Ding, being an excellent NBA player and being an international superstar from China, the pressure is far less than the pressure brought about by the news hype.

　　 looked at Xue Ding some troubles, Yao Ming smiled.

　　 "Xiao Ding, you look like me."

　　 "Well, how do you deal with this?" Xue Ding asked.

Yao Ming did not answer directly, but said with a little memory: "When I first came out at the time, I was a little famous, but I know how this reputation came from. I have played four quarters of this reputation by myself. Six of the scores were made by the media,"

　　 Xue Ding nodded, almost.

　　Before and after the game, there are more reporters around than the media combined with all teammates. Sometimes, this is not a benefit for rookies...

　　 "The reputation of playing these four points by playing, I can bear it without any burden. Even I feel that this pressure is nothing to me, and I will forget when I get home." Yao Ming continued.

　　 "But the media, especially the American media, frantically put me on the headlines time and time again and again and again to buckle the image of the entire Asian on my head, and I can't eat UUkanshu.com.com."

　　 Yao Ming was equally distressed at the time, and then continued:

"I remember one day, there were 17 dials, and the largest one had 30 people who wanted to take a picture with me in the Chinese embassy in the United States, and I only had a wry smile. In the past, I always felt that the embassy was a very distant place. The place that can only be seen on TV is a sacred place. But when I saw people line up and take pictures with themselves, it was really helpless."

　　 Yao Ming sighed heavily.

　　 "Xiaoding, since you can't control it, you can't help others worship you, and you can't stop yourself from becoming the most popular Chinese in the United States, then you have to let yourself get used to it slowly."

　　Xue Ding nodded.

　　 "From the day when the NBA is famous, you will become a cash cow in the eyes of businessmen. This is not something you can decide. This is the law of the market. Me, Arab League, and you are all the same."

　　 "But no matter how much the media likes you and the market is optimistic about you, you can't forget your duty. Don't forget your original intention to play basketball. This is my advice."

　　Yao Ming finally looked at Xue Ding seriously and said.

　　For this Chinese boy, Yao Ming didn't want to see him being held up to the sky and hit again.

　　After two consecutive triple-doubles, now Xue Ding does feel these pressures.

　　Xue Ding replied: "Well, I know, I will put my mind on the court, I hope that my fame is played by my game, not boasted."

　　Yao Ming also nodded his head. That's how he handled it. In the end, his strength matched his fame.

　　 Xue Ding's psychological maturity is far from ordinary players of the same age.

　　 "He will succeed."

　　This is the conclusion after Yao Ming communicated with Xue Ding.