Chapter 1594 1593. The Flag Bearer Is Actually Him!
"We can't lose in front of our countrymen!"
“You must win on behalf of your country!”
"Don't embarrass the motherland!"
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In recent days, Liu Mang, on behalf of the men's basketball team, has participated in many activities designated by the senior officials of the Blue Association. In addition, the Blue Association holds a small meeting almost every day, and the content is nothing more than these false and empty words.
Liu Mang was really speechless!
I was already under a lot of pressure, but my immediate boss was still looking for trouble.
It was okay when we were in Greece. Two years ago in Little Japan, the guys from the Blue Association did this kind of thing. Now at the Olympics in our country, this painful situation has happened again.
Fortunately, the country that hosted the World Championships two years ago was little Japan. No matter how much pressure there was, Liu Mang and his teammates would fight for it, even if the senior officials of the Blue Association were holding them back.
The good thing now is that winning the world championship two years ago gave Liu Mang and his teammates confidence so that they would not be overwhelmed by this extra pressure.
Another important point is that although the senior management of the Blue Association may not be very smart, they really want to win, and at least they will not dictate tactics.
Thanks to this, Liu Mang endured all his impatience and took the initiative to communicate with others and reduce the pressure on his teammates.
On August 3, the basketball groupings for this Olympics were announced.
Fortunately, the Chinese team was assigned to Group B with Russia, Germany, Angola, Iran, and Croatia.
Group A is the death group, Spain, Argentina, Greece, Lithuania, the United States, and Australia.
According to FIBA's new rules, since the Chinese team and the Spanish team are ranked first and second in the world respectively, they are arranged as the seed teams in their respective groups.
Ranked first in the world and playing at home, it would be false to say that the Chinese team was not taken care of.
This is a preferential treatment earned based on performance!
Another very important point is that this year’s American team is too strong!
"The best players in the United States are on the move." This is the highlight that the United States began to promote a year ago.
In addition to Kobe, the US team also has Kidd, Iguodala, McGrady, James, Prince and Anthony on the outside.
Inside, the center position is a combination of Howard and Kwame Brown.
The power forward consists of Boozer, Chris Bosh, and Josh Smith.
Superstars such as Wade, Paul, Stoudemire, and Deron Williams failed to enter the Dream Eight!
Wade is due to his own reasons. McGrady is gone. He needs to take on more responsibilities next season and needs to take advantage of this summer to work hard to make his transformation more successful. Therefore, he declined the invitation to the American training team and naturally lost the opportunity to enter the Dream Eight. Chance.
Paul and Deron failed to join this super team known as the "Returning Dream Team" because of the organization players of Kidd, McGrady, James and even Iguodala and Josh Smith.
This super lineup has been carefully selected by Coach K and his coaching staff. If you really want to say it, Spain is the second best team in the world, but the American team is really regarded as the seeded team in Group A!
China has the best players in the world, and probably the best center, who is also very capable, and has actually won the world championship. Of course, the ultimate showdown between these two teams cannot occur in the group stage.
Although the reality is cruel, most people admit that only the Chinese team with the best players in the world will have a chance to win the world championship again in the hands of this "returning" dream team.
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The time has arrived on August 6, and there is only more than one day left before the Olympic Games will be held in the motherland. At 8:08 pm the day after tomorrow, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will begin!
Although the opening ceremony actually has little to do with athletes, active athletes do not have the time to participate in performances. People in the literary and artistic circles who can be called "artists" are invited to perform.
But for every country, there is one very important thing.
Entrance ceremony!
This afternoon there will be a rehearsal for the station arrangement of the entrance ceremony. The Chinese Olympic team sent a total of 639 athletes to this Olympic Games, setting a new record for all Olympic Games in history! In China, seniority is emphasized, and position is very important.
In the morning, Wei Yuanli, the top leader of the National Basketball Association, went to attend a meeting of the National Olympic Games and returned excitedly to the Olympic Village where the men's basketball team is located.
"...This time the flag bearer of the Olympic Games is from our basketball team again! This is our honor!" Wei Yuanli announced the news after saying useless words for nearly ten minutes.
Although this was expected, Liu Mang and others were still very excited when they heard the news.
Liu Mang and Yao Ming felt like they were on fire when they looked at each other. They both wanted to be the flag-bearers!
Although Liu Mang seems to be the second shortest in the men's basketball team, with only Liu Wei being four centimeters shorter than him, he is still very tall in the entire Olympic team. Except for volleyball and swimming, there are very few people who are taller than 1.85 meters in other sports. athletes.
Therefore, there is no problem for Liu Mang to serve as the flag bearer again. He himself also wants to serve as the flag bearer for two consecutive Olympic Games. This is a very honorable thing. Serving as the flag bearer in this Olympic Games has a meaning that is not comparable to that of the Athens Olympics.
The Chinese team will definitely play in the finale. As early as the beginning of the year, the Optoelectronics Bureau issued a notice that during this Olympic Games, all satellite TVs have suspended all programs except the news network. Postponements that should be postponed, cancellations that should be canceled, all satellite TVs will broadcast the entire event live and broadcast Programs related to the Olympic Games are replayed late at night, especially the opening ceremony. All satellite TV stations broadcast this program!
More than a billion people across the country will pay attention to this matter, whether actively or passively. And when their country hosts the Olympics, few people will not pay attention at all.
After Liu Mang and Yao Ming locked eyes, they both looked at Wei Yuanli, expecting Wei Yuanli to announce who the flag bearer was.
Wei Yuanli was very satisfied with the reactions of Liu Mang and Yao Ming. The biggest enjoyment of being an official is of course that the strongest talents in the field under his management have to obey his command.
After pretending for a while, Wei Yuanli said: "This time our country will host the Olympic Games, the flag bearer of our Olympic team will be..."
After raising his voice again, Wei Yuanli continued: "...A Lian, who won the American College Basketball League championship on behalf of UCLA! Congratulations to you, A Lian. This is the result of our party branch's discussion. You can help The country’s basketball shows our progress in basketball over the years from another perspective!”
Yi Jianlian was still betting with fellow countryman Zhu Fangyu on who could become the flag bearer, Yao Ming or Liu Mang. When he heard his name, he didn't react at all!
After reacting, Yi Jianlian was stunned!
Others were also stunned!
After Wei Yuanli enjoyed the official power for a while, he announced who the flag bearer was and left.
This is a decision made long ago by the top management of the Blue Association. The flag bearer must be the basketball team. Among the three major sports, only basketball can be good in China. The other badminton, table tennis, diving, and gymnastics cannot convince the public. , so as long as the basketball team can enter the Olympics, it will definitely be a basketball team.
Making such a decision is easy. Suppress Liu Mang's overly high reputation. World championship MVP, five consecutive NBA Finals MVPs, four NBA championships, four NBA regular season MVPs... and the one who is considered to have changed basketball. "Snake Science" continued to let Liu Mang steal the limelight. The Blue Association was worried that Liu Mang would be the leader because of his outstanding achievements. As an official, the Blue Association certainly regarded the national team as "territory."
But he couldn't let Liu Mang feel suppressed, so Yao Ming didn't get this opportunity. Moreover, after Yao Ming won a championship, his reputation was also very high. After all, the MVP of the finals when the Lakers won the championship was Liu Mang. The second champion is regarded as the "team champion", and Yao Ming, who plays the inside combination of Kwame Brown and Marion, is regarded as a very key role.
Liu Mang was fine and seemed to have no interest in power, but Yao Ming was different. Yao Ming was already a member of the Good and Evil Committee and was highly valued by the leaders of the General Administration of Sports, which made Wei Yuanli feel a sense of crisis.
It just so happens that Yi Jianlian can be regarded as a "college world champion". The gold content of the NCAA championship is higher than that of a real "college world champion" like the World Youth Championship! Let Wei Yuanli have this plan to kill two birds with one stone!
Yi Jianlian is now in a state of ecstasy: "Mom, Sister Lian, I have become famous..."
Suddenly, Yi Jianlian felt two murderous auras. He turned around and saw Yao Ming and Liu Mang walking towards him...
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