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Chapter 164: Leading to the Mountain Top (5000 words chapter, begging for monthly subscription)

"After this game, I have no regrets in my life." Yao Ming said with tears in his eyes after the game, "Unity has brought us to where we are today, but having Qin Yue undoubtedly gives us the capital to dream."

Yao Ming's feelings after the finals are also the feelings of the vast majority of Chinese fans at this moment.

Qin Yue's great performance at the Beijing Olympics will not only go down in history.

At the same time, this epoch-making performance has completely rewritten the history of basketball.

ESPN数据专家科克-戈兹贝里说道：“在这场超过十亿人观看的奥运会决赛，弥赛亚为中国队砍下的58分12篮板8助攻4封盖1抢断，让他成功打破了由巴西球员奥斯卡-施密特和他共同保持的奥运会男子篮球单场得分最高记录。”

"Moreover, Messiah's averages of 46 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal per game in this tournament, as well as his 55% shooting percentage, 48% three-point shooting percentage and 90% free throw shooting percentage, have made him the undisputed number one player in the international arena."

It is worth mentioning that the average scoring record broken by Qin Yue in this Olympics was also held by Schmidt.

In history, as a player who never played in the NBA, he was successfully selected into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame.
In fact, in a strict sense
Schmidt, who is revered as the Divine Hand by Brazilian fans and King Oscar by Italian fans, has long proved to the world how terrifying a striker who can fire at will in international competitions can be.

In 1988, Schmidt averaged 42.3 points per game in the Seoul Olympics, which was the record for the average score per game in a single Olympic Games before this competition began.

As early as 1987, facing the American team led by David Robinson and Danny Manning, Schmidt made 15 of 7 three-pointers and scored 46 points for the Brazilian team in the game, making the American team taste the taste of defeat for the first time on home soil.

In addition, during the Italian league campaign, Schmidt also conquered an American boy in Italy with his unparalleled scoring ability.

What’s interesting is that this boy is currently at the Wukesong Basketball Arena.

On the court, Kobe, holding his jersey in his mouth and looking up at the scoreboard, could not calm down. Until the end of the game, he could not accept the fact that the US team had failed to redeem itself.

When the buzzer sounded, announcing the end of the game, the members of the Redemption Team seemed like zombies who had lost their souls.

Amid the cheers from the crowd that seemed to never stop, the American players, feeling tinnitus, could only watch in frustration as the Chinese players in the next half of the field celebrated wildly.

Qin Yue made the abstract concept of "God" concrete in this Olympic Games.

If the goal of the US team before the expedition was to achieve redemption in the Olympics, then Qin Yue's great performance in the Olympics was the myth he wrote for Chinese basketball.

This will be the best day in the history of Chinese basketball.

It was also the day when Qin Yue became a saint and officially stepped towards the throne of God.

"Considering that world basketball is in a more competitive era, we can only return to the top in the future if we invest more determination." Coach K excused the Redemption Team after the game, "This loss does not mean that American basketball has fallen behind the world. Messiah is also a star who has gradually grown up under the American basketball system."

Kobe did not give an interview after the game.

James, who needed to be alone until the award ceremony, felt extremely confused.

When the members of the Redemption Team, who were just short of arrogance and conceit written on their faces before the game, stood on the runner-up podium one by one, at that moment, they formed a sharp contrast with the players of the Spanish team who won the bronze medal.

With his thick skin, Marc Gasol became the biggest winner in the award ceremony.

The young Spanish center not only got the autographs of Yao Ming and Qin Yue, but he also successfully collected the pair of socks that Qin Yue wore in the final.

Those are a great pair of socks, no words needed.

And what about Qin Yue?

The moment he received the Olympic gold medal, looking at this gold medal inlaid with jade, the resentment that had been pent up in Qin Yue's chest suddenly disappeared.

However, what really made Qin Yue unable to control his emotions was the moment when the national flag was raised.

When the national anthem played, the sense of belonging that he could never get playing in the NBA filled Qin Yue's heart almost instantly.

Tears unconsciously fell from the corners of my eyes.

Emotions began to burst violently from my chest.

When Qin Yue came to his senses, the players of the Chinese team had already walked up to him one by one and hung all the gold medals around his neck.

Upon seeing this, reporters from all over the world immediately gathered around and rushed to take pictures of this world-famous painting that will surely be passed down to future generations.

Under the leadership of Qin Yue, the Chinese men's basketball team presented this gift to the people of the whole country on the closing day of the Olympic Games, and its impact is bound to be far-reaching.

After the award ceremony, Qin Yue had just arrived at the media room with his teammates when he was told that he needed to stay in the country for a few more days.

The leader of the Basketball Association excitedly told Qin Yue that the country had prepared a unique celebration banquet for them. At that time, he, as the absolute core of the Chinese men's basketball team, would receive commendations from his superiors together with his teammates.

This will be a "honor awarding" ceremony that will completely establish Qin Yue's historical status in the country.

In the media room, in addition to a large number of Chinese reporters, there were also many American reporters who wanted to interview Qin Yue.

Qin Yue's legendary performance at the Olympics has once again proved that he is the king of the NBA mountain today.

So, an American reporter asked right away: "After leading the Chinese team to an unprecedented victory in the Olympics, who do you think is the best player in the basketball world, you or Michael Jordan?"

"Of course it's me." Qin Yue deftly resolved the problem, "Michael is 45 years old this year, and he can only show his skills in the BIG3 league now."

Although in the international arena, Qin Yue is absolutely sure that he is definitely better than the old GOAT.

But before winning six championships, Qin Yue would try his best to avoid any topic that attempted to compare him with Jordan.

This is Qin Yue’s principle.

It also shows his respect for the NBA championship fundamentals.

If a player can't even catch up with Jordan in the number of championships, how can he say that he has surpassed Jordan?

"US basketball has failed to win the championship for four consecutive tournaments. As an Olympic champion, do you have any suggestions for US basketball?"

This is undoubtedly the moment of rebellion against Tiangang.

In this regard, Qin Yue said with a smile: "The only advice I can give to American basketball is that they need to understand that FIBA and NBA are two different dimensions of competition."

Qin Yue knew very well that the main reason why American basketball suffered repeated defeats in major competitions in the first decade of the 21st century was that they thought FIBA games were too simple.

Qin Yue doesn’t care whether American basketball can complete redemption in the future.

Because at this moment, he just wants to enjoy the joy of crushing the dream of redemption of American basketball.

That evening, the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games was held at the Bird's Nest National Stadium.

Qin Yue and Yao Ming, who had led the Chinese men's basketball team to the top of the world just a few hours ago, became the objects of pursuit by athletes from all over the world.

Just as Qin Yue remembered, Lauren Jackson, a member of the Australian women's basketball team who had expressed her love for Yao Ming early on, did not miss the opportunity. After extending her hand to Yao Ming, Lauren and Yao Ming hugged each other intimately and kissed each other's cheeks.

After the hug that lasted for several seconds, Lauren, who looked unsatisfied, wanted to continue interacting with Yao Ming, but the shy Yao Ming quickly moved aside.

"You'd better think about how to explain it when you get home." Qin Yue, who was busy chatting up Maria Sharapova, who could only participate in this Olympics as a mascot due to a shoulder injury, took the time to complain about Yao Ming, "Reporters from all over the world have filmed what you just did."

Hearing this, Yao Ming said innocently: "She and I are not what you think."

Qin Yue spread his hands and said, "Don't explain to me. Even if you and her really have something, I will only support you silently."

Yao Ming: “.”

At this moment, Yao Ming, who felt like he couldn't get clean even if he jumped into the Yellow River, looked at Qin Yue, who was chatting up Sharapova and even took the initiative to kiss her, and asked in confusion: "Why don't you ever worry about the media gossiping about you?"

“Because I’m single!”

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The Beijing Olympics came to a successful conclusion.

This is a summer worth savoring again and again.

The new GOAT of the basketball world has presented a gift to this rising country in an incredible way that will be mentioned repeatedly by the world even a hundred years from now.

There is no doubt that after this summer, Qin Yue has become a god in the hearts of Chinese sports fans.

But if Qin Yue wants to sit firmly on the throne of God, he still needs to work hard to climb up, and such climbing will never end.

Because once Qin Yue stops climbing, it means that he will irreversibly face the so-called downhill journey.

It is worth mentioning that.
Qin Yue, who had formed an indissoluble bond with the tennis beauty Maria Sharapova during the closing ceremony, also brought her a completely different experience by developing new ways of playing and laying out new tracks in the next few days, and helped her overcome the weakness of always lacking passion unilaterally during special training. Although in the tennis world, Maria Sharapova has always been famous for her sharp roar.

But in private, this passionless Russian beauty almost made even Qin Yue helpless.

Fortunately, Qin Yue has seen enough action movies.

Under his patient guidance, this tall and strong tennis beauty finally knelt down in front of the basketball god's historical level of hard-solving ability.

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After attending the solemn commendation ceremony.

Qin Yue was then "escorted" by major sponsors to participate in several commercial promotion activities and did not return to Auckland until mid-September of that year.

As he represented the Chinese team in the Olympics, Qin Yue will be allowed to return to the team one week later.

While Qin Yue was participating in the Olympics, the second BIG3 League also decided this year's champion.

Reggie Miller, who was promoted from a player to a captain, dominated the BIG3 league for two consecutive years and became the well-deserved first-generation GOAT of this senior league.

Compared to last year, this year's BIG3 league is slightly lacking in star power.

Jordan was absent due to injury.

Barkley, Pippen and others also did not sign up for various reasons.

Payton was even busier assisting Qin Yue in ascending the throne during the Olympics.

However, although Qin Yue originally intended to hold this event just for fun, it still received a lot of praise from the public.

Especially when Miller made four-pointers in a row on the court, many American fans became more and more angry: "Look at the former NBA stars, even after retirement, they can still hit these difficult three-pointers on the court!
And then look at the golden generation led by LeBron, who among them can shoot like Reggie Miller? "

Are current NBA stars really not as technically advanced as these retired NBA stars?
Qin Yue didn’t know.

But Qin Yue knew that it was precisely to encourage the new generation of NBA players to work more on basic skills that the league introduced the Skills Challenge during the All-Star Weekend.

Unfortunately, with the cancellation of the Hand-Check rule and the change of the hand-ball rule, inside players are restricted in their defense by the new vertical jump rule.
How can it be easier and more enjoyable to work hard on basic skills than to just use your physical fitness to charge around on the court?
Qin Yue didn't want to say that it was the change in NBA rules that caused those extremely talented young players to rely too much on talent in the game, but judging from the development trajectory of the NBA in later generations, this was indeed true.

Historically, the United States team's victory-or-failure in defending the title at the Paris Olympics has fully proved that the new generation of American stars have no dominance in international competitions.

Basketball is a game that doesn't lie.

In 1992, when Michael Jordan led the Dream Team to dominate the world, do you know what Jordan was most impressed with later?

What he lamented most was that many of the US team's stars, including his old rival Drexler, not only had an extremely ridiculous attitude towards training, but also lacked serious attention to the details of the game.
"They were playing entirely on their own talent. When I saw them constantly cheating themselves on what was necessary for this sport, I immediately realized that the sweat I shed in training was the key to my ability to beat them."

Jordan, the old GOAT, is leading the way.

Qin Yue knew very well that no matter how strong his ability to combine man and ball was at the moment, no matter how much his skills had evolved, if he wanted to maintain long-term dominance, the only way was to immerse himself in hard work.

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At the end of September this year.
An accident interrupted Qin Yue's great plan to lead this new team of warriors back to the top.

On the training ground, when the huge body that meant everything to the Warriors suddenly fell to the ground without any confrontation, almost everyone in the Warriors team had a blank mind in an instant.

"The conditions for completing the quest [To the Top of the Mountain] have been revealed."

"[To the Top]: Now, it's time to kick Michael Jordan off that damn throne. But it's bound to be a difficult journey, because you need to prove that you still have the ability to dominate the basketball world after this serious injury.

Mission completion conditions: After returning from injury, the host must lead the current team to win a championship and win the MVP and FMVP of that season.

Mission completion rewards: [The.Zone] badge fragments, a legendary random technical attribute gift pack and [Man of Steel] badge.

[Steel Body]: This badge will greatly reduce the host's risk of injury due to overwork. "

When the "Road to the Mountaintop" mission that needs to be triggered at a special time point officially reveals its mission completion conditions.
Qin Yue, who was unfortunately injured during training, suddenly fell into a state of not knowing whether to be happy or sad.

As a veteran, Tim Grover said after receiving Qin Yue's injury report: "I have good news and bad news now. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Qin Yue, who was lying on the hospital bed at the time, smiled bitterly and said, “Tim, tell me the good news first.”

Grover nodded and said, "First of all, I have to congratulate you. The full name of your injury this time is a left foot navicular fracture. The location and severity of your injury are almost exactly the same as Michael Jordan's back then."

Qin Yue was puzzled and asked, "What kind of good news is this?"

Grover explained: "This is of course good news, because I happen to know the doctor who helped Michael get out of the shadow of the injury. And compared to other injuries, this is an injury that I can guarantee that you will recover 100%."

Qin Yue then said, “what about the bad news?”

Grover took a deep breath and said, "The bad news is, if you want to ensure 100% recovery, you have to give up the next season."

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With Grover's explanation, Qin Yue roughly understood what caused his accidental injury.

To put it simply, Qin Yue played too many games in the past three years, and his playing style was too fierce and brutal, always leaving no stone unturned, so this was an injury caused by overwork.

"Although the Warriors' team doctors recommended that your head coach reduce your playing time during the regular season last season, this still cannot prevent you from always being at high risk of injury.

Then, you played the Olympics this summer without much rest, so your injury risk was much higher than other people.”

After explaining the cause of his injury to Qin Yue, Grover said in the tone of an experienced person: "This injury is by no means a bad thing for you.

Because not only can you get a real rest during your recovery period, but I also plan to completely change your previous playing habits and game style during your recovery period. "

"How do you want me to change?"

"Like Michael, after your comeback, focus on jump shots and turnaround fadeaways, and reduce the number of times you attack the inside."

Grover knew very well that only by solving the problem fundamentally could we effectively prevent Qin Yue from being forced to fall down due to overwork in the future.

And what about Qin Yue?

After Grover's explanation and combined with the latest mission rewards of the "Leading to the Mountaintop" mission, Qin Yue suddenly felt
The long vacation he was forced to take this time didn't seem to be a bad thing after all.

The long vacation will surely allow his exhausted body to fully recover.

In addition, with the assistance of Grover, he will have more time to hone his basic skills after returning from injury.

There is also the [Man of Steel] badge to protect your future career.

In Qin Yue's opinion, apart from missing the upcoming 08/09 season, this accidental injury will actually help him dominate the NBA better in the future.

However.
What Qin Yue didn't know was that because of his accidental injury, he, who had already gained a certain sense of belonging and identity in the Bay Area, would receive an unexpected surprise.

"Damn it! Damn it! Why would he fall down at a time like this?"

At this moment, Chris Cohan, who had planned to sell the team in advance, was caught off guard by Qin Yue's unexpected injury.

Especially when Cohan learned that Qin Yue was likely to be out for the season, the Warriors owner, who had originally wanted to ask for a sky-high price, immediately made up his mind.

He must sell this team, which has already completed the early contract renewal with Qin Yue, as soon as possible!

Even if the team cannot be sold at the price he originally expected, he must find a way to sell it quickly!
There is no doubt that Cohan's determination at this moment will give this Warriors team a brighter future.

Because as Cohan lowered his asking price, those buyers who were originally hesitant had completely dispelled their doubts.

However, the fall of the new GOAT has brought great changes to the entire league.
And the impact is more than just this?

At the end of September of this year, Qin Yue's accidental injury was like dropping a nuclear bomb on the entire NBA.

After nuclear fission, the development and progress of the entire NBA will be deeply affected.

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PS: 5000-word chapter, begging for subscriptions and monthly tickets!
①: The evaluation here comes from many biographies of Jordan.

Note: As you all know, Aqiao never abuses the protagonist. So even if the plot requires it, Aqiao will tell you that this injury, which is exactly the same as Jordan's early career, will be the only serious injury in Qin Yue's entire career.

(End of this chapter)