Just like most Chinese people have face blindness when looking at foreigners, in fact, most foreigners also have face blindness when looking at Chinese people.
Of course, there are exceptions to everything.
Because just like most Chinese people can remember the heroines in European and American action blockbusters.
Well, let’s get down to business.
In the summer of 1995, when McGrady saw Su Feng for the first time, believe it or not, McGrady really opened his eyes and looked at Su Feng for a long time...
Su Feng indeed has a beauty that transcends national boundaries.
In McGrady's opinion, Su Feng is very similar to a Chinese star named Zun Long.
But Su Feng has his own unique aura and charm;
His eyes are like the stars and the moon, making you unpredictable;
He was neatly dressed and of a somewhat thin build;
But every inch of his body seemed to be built to perfection...
Is this person a celebrity?
The above is the first impression Su Feng left on McGrady. (My writing skills are limited, so please forgive me for the lack of immersion!)
On the court, after McGrady arrived, the group of black teenagers who had been "beaten up" by Su Feng before immediately burst into cheers.
After staring at Su Feng for a while, Maddie looked at Su Feng slowly and said, "I haven't seen you before."
Su Feng nodded and smiled: "I'm from Pennsylvania."
Pennsylvania?
Looking at Su Feng, Maddie seemed to remember something.
Although thinking about this kind of thing seemed a bit tiring to McGrady, he suddenly thought of Kobe.
McGrady and Kobe met at a high school basketball invitational tournament.
In Su Feng's previous life, after McGrady entered the NBA, he could be said to be Kobe's most friendly friend.
When they are on vacation, their favorite thing to do is to watch soap operas and go to amusement parks together.
It is worth mentioning that in all the versions of Kobe's autobiography and biography that Su Feng had read in his previous life, Kobe never spared any words in describing McGrady, which was undoubtedly true love.
In addition, in the NBA, McGrady has created many myths and left many regrets.
When he scored 13 points in 35 seconds, he scared Tim Duncan into a whole set of emoticons.
During the 22-game winning streak, he seemed to have returned to his Magic peak and was omnipotent.
Watching Yao Ming pass the first round on the sidelines, he knew he would never be able to go back to the way he was before.
Su Feng knew McGrady because he had won the scoring title with the Magic, and he got to know McGrady in depth because he had been Yao Ming's teammate and formed the classic CP of Yao and McGrady.
But Su Feng really understood McGrady because of Kobe.
"Pennsylvania? Philadelphia?" McGrady suddenly asked on the court.
Su Feng smiled and asked curiously: "Do you know me?"
McGrady shook his head slowly, "I don't know you, but I know Kobe."
Then, McGrady added: "Why come to Auburndale?"
Su Feng spread his hands and said shamelessly: "Because I am already invincible in Philadelphia, there is no point in fighting Kobe one-on-one.
Kobe can never beat me no matter what he does, which makes me feel a little lonely.
But Kobe said there was a guy in Florida that he couldn't beat, so I wanted to find that guy.
And after seeing you, I think I found it.
Hello, Tracy. Nice to meet you. My name is Su Feng. "
When she heard "Tracy", Maddie's eyebrows jumped unnaturally. She had to admit that Su Feng was good-looking, but...
Why can you speak?
"Really? But I heard from Kobe that he has a new teammate in Lower Merion.
His name is Su and he is Chinese.
Kobe said that this new teammate was bullied by him every day, and the funniest thing was that this guy never admitted it after losing a one-on-one game.
Kobe said that even the most shameless liar in the world is not as bad as him.
By the way, Kobe also said that this person’s dream is to make it to the NBA.
In addition, in order to help this person realize his dream, Kobe actually ignored his friend's invitation.
I suppose we are talking about the same person?"
Although McGrady's tone was calm, Su Feng felt that every word he said was like a sharp blade...
Oh shit!
Didn’t we agree that killing someone should not destroy their heart?
Su Feng was very angry because he never expected that Kobe actually mentioned him to McGrady on the phone.
And what’s most infuriating is that I’m not as shameless as Kobe said.
"You came to Auburndale just to have a one-on-one fight with me?" McGrady asked Su Feng.
" Yes, that's right, because you are my new tool!" Of course, although Su Feng thought so in his heart, he definitely couldn't say it that way.
Su Feng nodded and threw a basketball next to him to McGrady, "Want to play?"
At this time, on the court , the surrounding black teenagers were cheering for McGrady. After patrolling the court, a murderous look suddenly appeared in McGrady's sleepy eyes.
Because what Su Feng didn't know was...
Kobe also mentioned this in a phone call with McGrady.
Su Feng's defense is far better than McGrady's.
so……
It’s all Kobe’s fault, Benzema refuses to take the blame!
McGrady also wanted to see who this person was who was praised so highly by Kobe.
…
On the court, McGrady attacked first. To be honest, McGrady's talent is indeed amazing.
In Su Feng's previous life, when McGrady first entered the NBA, his height was about two meters.
Of course, some say it’s 198cm, some say it’s 201cm, and some even say it’s 203cm…
After all, these are the official heights of the NBA, so just take a look at them and don't take them seriously.
McGrady, who wanted to play as a guard, deliberately reported his height shorter because he was worried that the coach would arrange him to play inside after entering the NBA.
But as he grew older, many people believed that McGrady's actual height was already 205 cm, or even taller.
In addition, McGrady's wingspan is about 220 cm, his 40-yard sprint can be run in 4.4 seconds, and his running jump is even 44.2 inches.
In the NBA, with an unstoppable first step, followed by a huge second and third step...
In the 02/03 and 03/04 seasons, in the last version of the HC rules, McGrady averaged 32.1 points and 28 points per game respectively, winning the scoring title for two consecutive seasons.
In the future, many people will think that McGrady is the most talented among the four major shooting guards because of his exaggerated talent.
Iverson's only strength is speed, but he doesn't have McGrady's height.
Carter is known as UFO, but his ball-handling talent and speed are slightly inferior to his cousin.
Kobe is known as the little blacksmith, but McGrady's blacksmithing skills... bah, Kobe has small hands and has always envied McGrady's big hands.
It can be said that among the four major shooting guards, McGrady has the qualities that the other three have, but they may not have the qualities that McGrady has.
Unfortunately, McGrady has congenital scoliosis, which does not affect his daily life. However, as he played more and more high-intensity NBA games, and health-preserving playing styles and wolfberry tea were not yet popular in that era, lack of endurance has always been a problem for McGrady.
Of course, as one of the four great shooting guards, McGrady, like the other three, is influenced by his upbringing and has a "unique" personality...
Clang——!
In the first round of Su Feng vs. McGrady, McGrady won.
This time, although Su Feng had lowered his center of gravity to the lowest point during defense, McGrady's first step was too fast.
After being fooled by McGrady's Crossover, Su Feng was unable to keep up with McGrady's devilish pace.
As a result, McGrady jumped high and slammed the basketball into the basket with a wonderful one-handed slam dunk.
On the sidelines, apart from the group of black teenagers who were applauding McGrady, the three trainers that Su Feng had hired were already dumbfounded...
As the saying goes, the layman watches the excitement, while the expert watches the details.
Fraser was surprised and said: "My God, is genius so worthless now?"
Alan Stan was also shocked, "Is this child still human?"
Mancias shook his head. When he was making plans based on Su Feng's physical condition, he already thought Su Feng was a genius, but...
What is talent?
In the future, many people will say that the four major shooting guards and the four major PFs are just products created by Stern to replace Jordan and the four major centers.
But these people don’t think about it. If they want to praise you, you have to have real ability!
In Su Feng's opinion, the most abnormal thing about McGrady is not his jumping ability or his speed, but his unique skill of dribbling while leaning over.
In the future, many people will say that McGrady is exaggerated, but let’s not talk about whether it is exaggerated or not. You have to know that McGrady only averaged 2.2 turnovers per game in his career.
He is tall, but has a huge dribbling range. In the future, Durant will be a little fan of McGrady.
In fact, the Terminator had already appeared in the 1990s, but it appeared a little early.
To put it bluntly, talent is something that cannot be boasted about.
Because talent is visible to the naked eye.
"Is this all you can do?" After the dunk, McGrady threw the ball to Su Feng and complained.
Su Feng did not answer. After receiving the pass from McGrady, he threw the ball from outside the three-point line.
Maddie: “…”
Swish——!
"I won, I made a three-pointer, 3 to 2, it's over." Su Feng made a victory gesture to McGrady and said with a smile.
Maddie was dumbfounded.
What the hell, is this how you calculate points in a one-on-one duel?
And it’s only one round!
In addition, you...
Aren’t you too shameless?
Fortunately, Kobe is currently in the Adidas ABCD training camp, otherwise Kobe would definitely tell McGrady, haha, you think Su Feng is shameless just now?
On the field, Su Feng had already started celebrating like a winner.
At this point, even McGrady couldn't help himself, "No, this doesn't count. Let's start over, let's agree on the rules."
Seeing McGrady taking the bait, Su Feng smiled and said, "You can fight, but I have the final say on the rules. Don't worry, I won't say any unreasonable rules."
After thinking for a while, Maddie nodded.
"Come with me to Orlando. There, I can fight with you every day until I decide the winner." Su Feng said to McGrady.
Orlando?
What the hell?
Maddie was stunned.
"I can treat you to steak every day." Su Feng added.
steak?
Although I come from a poor family, how could I, a great man like Tracy McGrady, be fooled by you for a little steak?
In McGrady's opinion, even if he starved to death, he would never go to Orlando with Su Feng.
Because even though Su Feng was Kobe's friend, McGrady was not familiar with him at all, and what's more, the two of them had only met for less than 20 minutes in total!
"Well, don't tell anyone else. As long as you beat me once in Orlando, I will give you a hundred dollars." Su Feng added quietly.
"Are you serious?" Maddie looked at Su Feng with some disbelief.
"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, you can ask Kobe, when have I ever broken my word?" Seeing McGrady's face full of love, Su Feng explained in time: "Actually, I want to improve my basketball skills.
Kobe went to the Adidas ABCD training camp this summer. I want to wait for him to come back and give him a big blow.
Kobe has mentioned you to me many times before, and I think your level is no worse than Kobe.
And you see, these three are professional trainers, and I also rented a training hall in Orlando.
Don't you want to give your clueless coach a little scare when the new semester starts?"
Maddie was really stupid this time.
What the hell?
Rented a training facility in Orlando.
And hired three trainers?
Buddy, you have a mine at home, right?
In fact, McGrady might not believe it. Su Feng himself didn't know whether there was a mine at home.
Besides, what if there are mines?
Su Feng's lifelong dream is to enter the NBA, become a basketball star, and marry a beautiful, rich woman.
You said Su Feng is a lazy guy?
Sorry, dreams are priceless!
And to be honest, Su Feng didn't believe that there was no mysterious power in this world due to time travel and rebirth plus the system.
Anyway, playing basketball happened to be his dream, so there was no need for him to do anything to anger this mysterious force.
If you want to make money, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.
"I need to discuss this with my mom and grandma," Maddie said after hesitating for a moment.
"No problem, I'll go with you." Su Feng said with a smile.
Do you know why Su Feng brought three trainers to Auburndale?
So that it can come in handy at such a critical moment!
Su Feng knew very well that if Maddie's mother and grandmother did not agree, it would be useless even if he took Maddie to elope.
But with these three tools, bah, with these three trainers, things are different.
Because he really has a trainer qualification certificate and is a real trainer.
…
On the way home with McGrady, through his relationship with Kobe and his understanding of McGrady, Su Feng quickly started chatting with McGrady.
It is worth mentioning that Su Feng also deliberately mentioned Carter in front of McGrady.
When Su Feng mentioned Carter, McGrady's eyebrows twitched unnaturally.
In Su Feng's previous life, there were many versions that said that McGrady and Carter only discovered that they were cousins ​​after they arrived at the Raptors.
But at the same time, there are also many versions that believe that they have known each other for a long time.
And today, Su·Detective Conan·Kaede solved the case!
In fact, if you know the story of McGrady and Carter, you will find that the fact that they only met after joining the Raptors has many loopholes in itself.
Yes, communications were underdeveloped in the 1990s.
But note that Carter and McGrady both grew up in Florida.
In addition, the two had met once before at a family gathering when they were four years old.
Well, it's normal for a 4-year-old to have trouble remembering things.
But the problem is, by 1995, Carter was already famous throughout the United States, and when he went to college, he went to North Carolina.
And where is Mount Saint Christian School, where Maddie transferred to in his senior year?
The answer is North Carolina.
So even if McGrady and Carter "really don't know" each other, let me ask, even Kobe, who is far away in Pennsylvania, has been criticized by his coach using Carter. Do McGrady's classmates, teammates, and family members never watch the news?
Moreover, in 1997, after McGrady entered the draft, even if Carter didn't remember McGrady, didn't Carter's classmates, teammates, and family members know McGrady?
Okay, here comes the problem again.
Since their classmates, teammates, and especially their families don’t know that these two are cousins.
So how did they recognize each other?
DNA testing?
there is only one truth.
Carter knew that he had a cousin named Tracy, and Maddie knew that he had a cousin named Vince.
If you are familiar with the personalities of McGrady and Carter, you will understand what this story is all about.
As we all know, the four major shooting guards all have their own unique personalities.
For example, because of his poor family background and the fact that he had to eat dirt since childhood, Iverson developed a rebellious and never-give-up character.
At the same time, because he had a miserable childhood, AI spent money like water after entering the NBA.
For example, because of his wealthy family and the fact that he has been a favored child since childhood, Carter was later criticized for lacking Kobe's desire to win and some of AI's rebelliousness. Most of the time, Carter was more like a good boy.
In addition, because of his lack of worldly experience, many of Carter's behaviors seem to you to have low emotional intelligence.
But McGrady's growing environment was completely different.
He was raised by his mother and grandmother, who did their best to give McGrady the love they deserved.
Whether it was catching fresh lake fish for McGrady or taking him sneaking into hotels and amusement parks, in short, McGrady's childhood was not lacking in warmth.
However, as a child, Maddie was also frightened.
Because when he was very young, he witnessed the miserable conditions of the slums.
Therefore, escaping from Auburndale was Maddie's biggest wish when he was a child. He wanted to leave here, he wanted to be rich, he wanted to stay away from poverty and crime.
While growing up in such an environment, McGrady met an extremely suspicious high school head coach.
Ty Willis never trusted McGrady. Even though the kid's talent was obvious to the naked eye, Willis chose to ignore it.
Don't be surprised, because such things are not uncommon in Mi Li's home country, which is free, democratic and peace-loving.
In this way, McGrady has been growing up in a complicated environment, and his cousin, Vince Carter, is like a sword hanging over his head.
As early as when he participated in the McDonald's All-Star Game with Garnett, Carter became the "other people's child" in the eyes of many American parents.
Although Carter's biological father abandoned him since childhood, his stepfather loved him more than his biological father.
Under the training of his stepfather and mother, Carter not only had excellent academic performance, but was also a master of saxophone. When he was 12 years old, Carter completed his first dunk in his life.
In high school, Carter met Brinkerhoff, who was good at selecting and assigning talents to the right positions. Brinkerhoff treated Carter like a star on the team, allowing Carter to soar freely in the sky.
Since then, the people of Florida have had a premonition: a UFO has come to Earth from outer space.
It can be said that Carter's life before entering the NBA can only be described as perfect.
And this kind of Carter has put a lot of pressure on McGrady invisibly.
It’s not that McGrady doesn’t want to recognize Carter, but McGrady’s mother has always instilled the idea of ​​independence and self-reliance in McGrady since he was a child.
No matter how poor or difficult their lives were, McGrady's mother and grandmother tried their best to create the most comfortable environment for McGrady.
Therefore, McGrady actually knew a long time ago that he had a distant cousin named Vince Carter.
Moreover, his cousin was extremely outstanding, even to the point of making him ashamed.
He didn't want to get close to Carter because he wanted to prove himself with his own abilities.
You know, before his senior year of high school, McGrady was always doubting himself.
Su Feng remembered that it was not until he met Bole Smith that McGrady realized, Wow, I am so strong?
After beating Odom at the Adidas ABCD training camp, many people said that McGrady chose to skip college because of his poor grades.
But in fact, in addition to academic performance, there is another reason why McGrady wanted to enter the NBA as soon as possible, which is that he wanted to prove that he was no worse than his cousin.
But fate plays tricks on us...
What no one expected was that the Raptors actually brought his cousin here the following year.
In fact, after McGrady entered the NBA in 1997, Carter also reacted.
Oh, isn’t this my cute and charming little cousin?
He actually made it to the NBA?
If you have read Carter's autobiography, you will know how romantic the time when Carter and McGrady played together in the Raptors was.
The relationship between the two was so good that they almost slept together at night.
But if you read carefully, you will find that most of the time, it was Carter who took the initiative to find McGrady, rather than McGrady taking the initiative to find Carter.
This is completely different from the relationship between McGrady and Kobe.
Because you made...
McGrady finally proved himself, but Carter...
That other kid, here he comes again!
What's even more exaggerated is that in McGrady's opinion, Carter's talent is far beyond his own.
Especially in the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest, anyone who watched that year's Slam Dunk Contest probably remembers that McGrady prepared two of his dunks very casually.
In fact, McGrady himself later said that he was dragged to participate by Carter and he didn't want to participate at all because he thought he could never beat Carter.
And Carter...is known for his low emotional intelligence.
In fact, Carter probably just wanted to become famous with McGrady, but he didn't expect that he was stabbing his little cousin in the back invisibly.
To put it bluntly, at that time, McGrady had no idea how abnormal his talent was.
And he didn't realize that the hurdle he couldn't overcome was not Carter, but himself.
So when the Magic extended an olive branch, McGrady went without a second thought.
Note that the Magic already had the famous Hill at that time, and there was a high possibility that the Magic would sign Duncan, so when McGrady went there, he was mentally prepared to be the third in command from the beginning.
So, does McGrady not want to stay in the Raptors and continue to be the second or third?
No……
It just so happened that the Magic offered more money, and he could finally get away from Carter's shadow.
Later, until he was about to retire, McGrady slowly reconciled with himself.
No one is perfect, and this is the origin of McGrady's tangled and jealous character.
"Tracy, has no one ever told you how amazing your talent is?" On the way to McGrady's house, Mancias suddenly looked at McGrady and said.
Maddie shook his head and complained a few words about Ty Willis.
"Oh my God, no, you have to leave this damn high school immediately, it will only delay you!" Mancias' expression was very excited, because in his opinion, this idiot Willis was simply wasting McGrady's talent.
At this moment, Su Feng noticed that when McGrady raised his eyebrows, a glimmer of confidence shone in his sleepy eyes...
"Why don't you come to Raul Meilien too? We can form the strongest trio in high school!" Su Feng joked.
Maddie shook her head, "That's too far from home."
"Let me contact the school for you. It just so happens that several of my friends are teaching in high schools. Believe me, your talent will make you famous throughout the United States in the next two years," Mancias predicted.
I have to say that the emperor's court minister has a very accurate eye for people.
The product of our emperor is indeed a masterpiece!