This Forward is Not Serious

Trial to determine whether to accept the contract?

This operation shows that Grover is a very cautious person.

And look at Grover’s resume again.

In addition to Jordan, he also individually trained Hill, Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, and Wade.

Then, it was gone.

You will find that he picks people.

This is actually completely understandable.

As a trainer, the Grandmaster has a well-known reputation. If he trains someone and fails to perform well, it would be like destroying his own reputation.

So it's not a matter of $500,000 or $2 million, but an entire career as a trainer.

What Jordan wants, he naturally wants.

When people reach high places, they feel like walking on thin ice.

…

Grover flew to Phoenix the next day.

This time it was his turn to take the initiative.

At a private training facility in Phoenix, Grover conducted a separate trial training with Lin Ying.

He asked Lin Ying to do a lot of high-intensity trial training.

"This will be a very big challenge."

This is what he said at the beginning of the trial, with a serious expression.

Lin Ying also had a serious face and was even prepared to not be able to practice more at night after the trial training.

Then when the trial training was over, he looked at him doubtfully:

"that's it?"

Grover looked stunned.

Then, the two sat on the sidelines and talked about many things.

First of all, of course, as a result of this trial training, Lin Ying perfectly met Grover's requirements.

Lin Ying also confirmed it and expressed that he could adapt to higher intensity training.

He was afraid that Grover had lowered the intensity of the trials in order to get the contract.

As a result, Grover was made to laugh and cry.

"Besides Michael and Kobe, you're the first one I've ever seen who could do it so easily."

Grover was honest.

After the two sides established a basic level of trust, Grover talked about his training philosophy and his contract requirements.

He will not train Lin Ying with a high intensity all at once, but will do it step by step and last for three years.

That is his three-year training plan.

He had trained others with similar plans before.

After the two parties finalized a three-year training contract, Grover began to explain his personal training philosophy to Lin Ying.

Core: People's physical fitness can be significantly improved by training. The key lies in how to strengthen muscle groups.

Method: Stimulate the potential of specific muscle groups through high-intensity but moderate training to convert their potential.

Effect: Gradually improve a person's basic qualities, including but not limited to core strength, confrontation, jumping, explosive power, speed, etc.

Advanced effect: Through the improvement of basic quality and core muscle groups, various abilities that depend on the foundation are improved, including but not limited to the first step breakthrough ability, instant confrontation strength, aerial balance ability, etc.

After listening to this, Lin Ying instantly felt that this investment was extremely cost-effective.

He also understood why Grover was regarded as the ancestor of trainers, and why Jordan spent money to keep him.

This is simply a gap in realm and understanding.

To use an analogy, Handy and the others are studying working methods, while Grover is studying working principles.

Lin Ying has never been exposed to this concept before, but from an analytical perspective, it makes perfect sense.

And Grover has so many successful cases, he will not be a guinea pig.

After Grover finished chatting about his trial training, he then chatted with Lin Ying about the training plan.

His workouts don't take much time and are concentrated before breakfast.

Jordan improved significantly under his training that year, advancing from SR to SSR, which also attracted many teammates such as Pippen of the Bulls to come here, and finally the famous "Breakfast Club" appeared.

While talking about this, Grover learned about Lin Ying's usual training intensity.

He immediately gave his advice: too much.

And his attitude was very resolute, because he saw a similar situation when he was training Kobe before.

"I really doubt it was that guy Kobe who taught you."

Lin Ying listened to Grover's suggestion.

His training methods did not follow Kobe's instructions, but what Springman asked him and Durant to do during the NCAA period in order to quickly improve their strength.

Then they slowly develop this training intensity.

Grover then provided Lin Ying with a new training plan.

He still practices three times a day, but the morning training is mainly focused on his physical training.

If the team practices in the morning, then the training time in the afternoon and evening will be reduced accordingly.

This is a more flexible training regimen that still maintains intensity, like Grover said before.

At Grover's request, Lin Ying will also hire a specific chef to provide nutritional intake according to his requirements.

In his vision, Lin Ying will reduce his body fat rate to 6% similar to Jordan's level in the next three years, and gain about 5 pounds of weight every year.

But the premise of all this is that Lin Ying's muscle groups must be built up, which is the most critical part to avoid injuries.

Lin Ying felt inexplicably excited. If he had a strong body like Jordan, he would definitely reach the peak of his personal career in three years!

…

The time has come to late January, and the second meeting of the season between the Suns and the Lakers is approaching.

Because of training, Lin Ying's physical and mental confidence has been greatly improved.

But he soon discovered a problem. The Suns were obviously afraid of the Lakers.

Being swept in the playoffs last year, coupled with the disastrous defeat at the beginning of the season, made the Suns instinctively timid towards the Lakers.

This is understandable, not everyone is Kobe, who can grit his teeth after a failure and say that he will definitely fight back.

I can understand the emotions, but certainly not the psychology.

Now if you want to break out of the Western Conference, you must defeat the Lakers. Let’s not talk about the physical level. The psychological level must be passed.

The best way is to beat the Lakers once.

But this mentality will definitely make it difficult to beat the Lakers.

This is an endless loop.

It was at this time that Lin Ying remembered what happened during the previous community care activities.

He communicated his ideas with Nash, and then they approached Gentry and finally decided to do something meaningful.

There are still two days left before the game against the Lakers.

In this day's training session, the training intensity arranged by Gentry was much more intense than usual.

When the players returned to the locker room exhausted, they suddenly discovered that there was something in the most conspicuous place in the locker room.

It was a framed No. 41 jersey, and the whole frame was nailed in there.

And there is a sentence and signature written by someone on the jersey.

"Never believe in fate, and never accept everything passively. Only by working hard with all your efforts can you get what you want."

——Kevin Laue.

Barbosa looked at Lin Ying in confusion. He knew about the exchange of jerseys.

Gentry came in a moment later.

"I asked for this from Lin."

The first words he said when he came in dispelled Barbossa's doubts.

He then shared Laue’s story.

Although Laue is relatively well-known in American basketball circles, most NBA players don't know about him.

“In the summer, Lin said our goal was a championship.

I believe that for people who have just experienced a failed season, the thought is 'How is it possible, how could we possibly do this? ’

But now, looking at our ranking, we are ranked fourth in the Western Conference!

We have a chance, in every sense of the word.

I've also heard some people out there say Phoenix is ​​destined not to win a championship because they never did it even with Charles Barkley.

That's why I'm hanging this jersey up and telling you Laue's story.

There is never anything impossible in this world. If there is, it must be because your efforts are not enough.

We should never accept this so-called fate, but should take the initiative to break it all.

We can defeat any opponent as long as we believe! "

It has to be said that NBA coaches are very capable.

Even if Gentry is not famous for chicken soup before, if you give him a theme, he can still make you a chicken soup with pure concentration.

After hearing this, Lin Ying felt a little ready to move.

Those team members who had just listened to Laue's story were even more touched.

“This jersey will always hang here and be the motto of the Suns locker room.

I want everyone to read it every day when they come into the locker room and when they leave the locker room. "

Lin Ying knew the first words, but Gentry added the last sentence himself.

So he kind of created the Suns' locker room motto?

Think about it. After he leaves the Suns or retires from the Suns, the players who later come to the Suns will probably be introduced by coaches like this:

"This is our locker room motto. He was built by Lin for the team back then."

Full of style.

But those things are still early. The most useful thing now is that the Suns' confidence has increased significantly, which will play a very positive role in the following games.

Gentry is still very prestigious in the team. From the next day, the players will read it unconsciously when entering the locker room.

Lin Ying did the same.

And don’t tell me, this kind of brain enhancement is very effective.

Because when I read it, I can't help but recall Laue's story in my mind, and then I have the feeling that Laue worked so hard, why should I relax.

At this time, think about the Spurs' locker room motto, which indeed played a role in their championship.

That night, the team got on a plane to Los Angeles, where their second meeting with the Lakers of the season would begin.

There is bad news for the Suns, and it also changes Lin Ying’s previous judgment:

The Lakers are in good shape.

When the game came to mid-January, the Lakers' sluggish state finally angered Kobe.

"This is no place for messing around. Anyone who wants to continue messing around like this should get out of here right now!"

Here are the scenes of Kobe’s rage reported by the Los Angeles media.

Without external stimulation, Kobe just threw a bomb internally.

The Lakers players all know Kobe's character, and that is definitely not a threat, but a warning.

With Kobe's current status in the Lakers, it is highly likely that anyone will be traded.

So the Lakers' performance came back immediately.

After all, they have been working together for so long, and their tacit understanding is stronger than at the same time in history, so as long as the desire to compete comes back, their strength will be there.

After entering late January, they have achieved a wave of 5 consecutive victories and averaged a 15+ victory over their opponents per game.

The situation faced by the Suns will be more difficult than the last time they played against each other.

But the Suns' morale is high.

Not only because of that locker room motto, Gentry also said one thing before starting, he will not give the veterans more rest time in this game.

In other words, he was going to give it a go in this game.

This is a battle that affects the Suns' confidence in the championship!

…

As soon as Lin Ying arrived at the hotel, he received a call from Kobe.

The two met in the training hall.

Again, he just started working without saying a word.

What surprised Kobe was that Lin Ying's disadvantage was even smaller than the last time they played against each other.

Especially with the increase in offensive and defensive abilities, Lin Ying's self-confidence has greatly improved. It feels like he can beat himself.

And soon that feeling came true.

He actually let Lin Ying win a round!

Although he played four sets, he still won by a huge score of 3-1, but he was facing third-year Lin Ying!

I don’t dare think about it in a few years.

After sitting down, Kobe and Lin Ying chatted about Grover.

The fact that Lin Ying hired Grover with an annual salary of 2 million has been spread all over social media.

"Don't you think it's not worth it?"

Kobe couldn't help but ask.

"I have nowhere to spend my money."

Lin Ying's answer made Kobe choke.

“Investment in the body is the investment with the highest return, even if it seems to be at a premium.”

Lin Ying continued.

Although there is nothing we can do about this premium.

Because he knows that Grover's so-called "family" is Jordan.

If he bids a little bit, Jordan will definitely follow.

But if he calls for a flat price, Jordan will most likely not follow.

Typical "auction psychology".

But just like the previous investment in cryotherapy equipment, the return is also extremely high.

Kobe nodded.

When it comes to investing in his body, he is also very enthusiastic and spends much more than Lin Ying.

"I never thought you would go to the Suns. I will not be soft in the game against the Suns."

In total, this was Lin Ying's first meeting with Kobe after leaving Denver.

And here is a piece of trivia, which is why Kobe said this.

Kobe also had a strong "revenge" mentality when he played against the Suns.

Because before O'Neal left and Gasol arrived, Kobe also led the team to the playoffs, but was eliminated by the Suns in the first round for two consecutive years.

Among them, what impressed fans the most was the season when Kobe's statistics were at their peak from 2005 to 2006.

The Lakers once led 3-1, but were eventually eliminated by the Suns in a 3-4 comeback.

That was the only time in Kobe's career that a 3-1 lead was overturned.

For a person of his character, that is definitely the biggest shame in his career. Maybe he even has the Suns team logo hanging above his bed.

And based on the round system, the Suns defeated him twice. Last year, he won once, and it would take at least one more time to tie.

"Kobe, do you remember what you said to me?"

"Um?"

"You said that young people should behave like young people. The position they want should not rely on charity from others, but should be earned by themselves."

After saying this, Lin Ying paused, then stared at Kobe and said:

"So I didn't think about whether you would be soft or not. What I thought about was to win the game from you."