James was stunned when he heard this.
What? Make me ready to go?
It was me who told you not to leave at first, but it is you who tells me to leave now.
If you knew you wanted me to leave, why didn't you let me come to the Clippers? Or why not let me go to the Heat?
James just spread his hands and wanted to raise his doubts, but Min Congda interrupted him again and said: "I know you have a lot of questions. Why did you stay in the Cavaliers for 10 years, but now you are ready to leave."
James said nothing and listened to Min Congda continue.
Min Congda poured James a cup of tea and asked him to sit down and calm down while the two of them had a good chat.
James' situation is not much different from the past. There is still no one around him who can tell the "truth."
It's not that James has been lying, but he has many secret thoughts and thoughts in his heart that he can't find anyone to tell.
All emperors in history were lonely. The so-called lonely people had some things and words that could only rot in their own stomachs and could never be spoken out.
If you don't say something, everyone will understand it and it will be fooled. Once you say it and get a reputation, everything will fall apart.
Just like those who claim the title of emperor, they always say that they do it for the country and the common people, and that they are ordered by heaven. I don't want to be the emperor. Everyone insists on me, and I can't do it anymore.
Once he says, I am the emperor because I want power, fame, the world, and everything else, it will collapse and everyone will stand up and oppose it.
James may not fully understand this truth, but he knows in his heart that he must do this.
So he could naturally understand what Min Congda said next.
"The situation in 2010 is completely different from the situation now. In 2010, you were only 26 years old. When a player had just reached his peak, you had only suffered real setbacks for a few seasons and you couldn't bear to leave. You had to leave. Miami worked with Wade and Bosh. In theory, that's true, you didn't break the law, you didn't break ethics. But, you broke the expectations of others. You know, surpassing the expectations of Michael Jordan, from When you enter the league, it puts a heavy pressure on your shoulders and makes you breathless."
Min Congda's words touched James' heart. He has been compared with Michael Jordan since he entered the league.
Nike is also promoting him, setting various youngest records to build momentum and pave the way for him to one day surpass Jordan.
He won the Rookie of the Year award in the 2003-2004 season, but in terms of performance, has he really surpassed Carmelo Anthony?
Jordan's Rookie of the Year award is undisputed because he averaged 28 points per game in his rookie season. Many stars can't reach this level after playing for a lifetime.
As of today, James has entered the tenth season of his career.
Jordan won the championship in his seventh season. In his tenth season, Jordan had retired and chose to play baseball.
And James is still fighting for his first championship trophy, and there is almost no hope.
"It's different now. You have entered your tenth season. You are already 29 years old and will soon be 30. If you don't win the championship this year and you won't win it next year, you will leave when you are 30. , no one will say anything. Instead, Cleveland people will bless you and bless you to win a trophy of your own."
Hearing this, James suddenly became excited. He stood up and almost knocked over the tea cup and said: "30 years old! I can't win the championship at 30 years old? Then I would rather bear the infamy at the age of 26 and go to Miami to win the championship. Let’s talk about it when we get it! When I win the championship, I will win some more, and the reputation will be nothing! This is the era when the champion is king!”
Min Congda asked back: "Don't you realize that you have been kidnapped by the champion? Although the champion is very important, has the champion become your only guide for action? You are far from being led by the champion. In fact, you The pressure of the championship is too deep. No star is required to win the championship when he is 24 or 25 years old. If he does not win, he will fail. This is abnormal. In fact, it is never too late to win the championship; A result, a natural result, rather than an end point that must be reached from the beginning. In this world, there is no end point that must be reached except death!"
James said angrily: "The Clippers have already won the championship, of course you would say that! The Los Angeles Clippers have now become an invincible monster! You personally trained this monster, and then told me that there is no need to rush for the championship. It worked! You obviously won the championship in three years, but you also said that you would win not just one, not two, not just three or four, but seven or eight championships! Then my championship is Where? Why did you stop me from going to the Heat in 10 years, why didn't you let me come to the Clippers?"
James vented all his inner grievances and anger towards Min Congda.
He believes that his failures all stem from the wrong decision he made in 2010. As long as he goes to the Heat, today's situation will be very different.
Min Congda was also angry, although his purpose in admonishing James in the first place was to disgust Riley, and secondly, he was not optimistic about the Heat's Big Three, fearing that the Heat would not be able to pose a threat to the Clippers.
However, after a long period of getting along and communicating with each other, Min Congda has regarded James as a very good friend. The advice he gives is all from the heart, quite frank and sincere.
He stood up and came to James. He stood more than a head shorter than James, but he raised his head and tugged on James' collar, saying: "I tell you why I did this, because I want you to play basketball." Live like a man on the field! Fight like a man! You can be defeated, but you cannot be destroyed, do you understand!"
"Once you fail to win the championship, you will cry in your heart, oh I can't do it, the Clippers are a monster, I can't beat them, if I had known I would have gone to the South Coast to join my brothers, and I would have won the championship. ~Then have you ever thought about it, what if you team up with them and you can't win the championship? Don't forget, the Heat lost to the Cavaliers for two consecutive years! The team building strategy I gave you is correct."
"You just lost to the Clippers once, but you can't stand it anymore? Have you lost your fighting spirit? Why don't you think that you are not strong enough to beat the Clippers. The Clippers are just a group of young people in their early 20s. A primary school student who can dunk and giggle all day long, a bearded idiot who twists his butt all day long, a Spaniard who chews his tongue all day long, and a fat man who likes to hang out in bars. Why are you afraid of them? You are only 3 minutes away from the championship. , 3 minutes! If you could hit a layup with the ball, or hit two mid-range shots, the series would be over! Why don't you think about why you couldn't hit that mid-range shot at that time? Hit that layup!”
"Men, always look for reasons only from yourself. If you fail, it is a failure. There are always losers in this world. But you can't blame others. Blaming is just an escape and cannot solve the real problem."
After saying that, Min Congda let go of James' collar and sat back in his seat.
James looked dull and sat back on the chair. No one had ever taught him such a lesson in the past.
His upbringing environment gave him the wisdom to survive, but his family environment left him lacking the courage to live.
Not the courage to live, but the courage to live.
Both of them were silent for a while, and then James asked: "Then...what should I do?"
Min Congda said: "This season will indeed be difficult. There is still room for improvement in your skills, including improving your three-pointers and your off-ball ability. There is currently no room for action in the lineup, and the best opportunity has been missed. So, let’s start with coaching. Mike Brown’s coaching ability is over. I will find a good coach for you, and your job is to play well.”
"If it still doesn't work in the past two years, you may be able to make some changes in the summer of 2014. Then the entire league, including Nike, will support you. I will support you too."
"At that time, you can still be a hero, a real hero."
(End of chapter)
