Silent Love

Some exist with pride, others struggle with pride, some compete with pride, and there are those who fail with pride, but very few can walk away with pride. 
Congratulations, for as you read these lines, you have witnessed the whole lives of many great basketball players.
This pronunciation was embodied when Stephen Curry, after facing defeat in 2021, claimed that no one would want to face them the following season; When Tim Duncan was convinced before the start of the 2014 Finals that they would not mess up; When Kobe Bryant promised at Old Buss's memorial to take the Lakers to the playoffs; When Nowitzki, shedding his label as a soft player, retreated to the locker room in tears at night; When Kevin Garnett let out a skyward howl after holding the championship trophy; When the 2004 Detroit Pistons won and the F4 Lakers lost…

Our story begins in an era when pride still mattered.

Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters

However, for a big guy like Yao Ming, could he keep up with training conditions in Miami?


You wouldn't want to be discarded by the Rockets and the national team, only to have Riley run you into the ground in Miami.


Yu Fei offered a non-committal suggestion.


On one hand, he had to admit that Yao Ming and the Miami Heat were a match made in heaven. On the other, Yu Fei harbored doubts about whether the Miami Heat's so-called "hardest-working, best-shaped, most professional, most selfless, toughest, dirtiest, least likeable team" culture was right for Yao Ming.


"You need to think it through," Yu Fei said, "Going to Miami might bring you closer to a championship, but conversely, it could also shorten your sports career. I don't think they'll cut you any slack. Of course, you can make it clear before signing that for health reasons, you must keep your training within certain limits."


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