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

"If Robert Downey Jr.'s agent suddenly called Kevin Feige saying he's contemplating retirement, do you think Feige would go to Downey's house?"


Yu Fei understood Trem's concerns, but to say that he wanted to retire now was not exactly right.


He still dominated on the field, still able to defeat opponents on the court, but the problem was desire.


After so many years, winning championships had become a requirement, not a goal.


It was as if failing to win a championship meant failure.


The pressure this brought, along with the physical and mental toll of a long season, made him reluctant about "another season."


But he knew in his heart that now was not the time to retire.


So, he reassured Trem, "Based on the salary cap of the new season, I can get a contract of over 33 million US dollars a year, that's why I chose to execute the player option."


"What kind of contract length are you looking for?"


Chapter 620: Not That Regret_2