China News Agency, Guangzhou, June 7 Question: A one-armed basketball dream-a 14-year-old Guangdong boy who was praised by Curry and Yi Jianlian
Author Wang Jian
On the 6th, on the training ground of Guangdong Hongyuan Basketball Club, a one-armed boy was interacting one-on-one with a professional basketball player. Although he can only dribble the ball with his left hand, he was superb in action, darts under the crotch, and passed. , Layup, pitching and other actions are very smooth and proficient.
Zhang Jiacheng took an interactive photo with Yi Jianlian. Image source: Guangdong Weiyuan Men's Basketball Official Weibo
The one-armed boy named Zhangjiacheng was 14 years old this year. He was a junior high school student in Gaocun Town Middle School, Yunfu City, Guangdong Province. When he was 5 years old, he lost his right forearm due to an accident. Previously, Zhang Jiacheng became popular on the Internet for a one-armed basketball video, which not only won praise from basketball players such as Yi Jianlian, Zhu Fangyu, and Wang Shipeng, but also attracted Stephen Curry, the guard of the Golden State Warriors of the American Professional Basketball League (NBA), twice. Weibo encouragement.
"I only have two things to play basketball and take classes every day." Zhang Jiacheng said that life at this time was as usual, and he was a little overwhelmed by the sudden fame on the Internet. The biggest impact on him was that he visited in recent times. There are too many people, so they have less time to practice.
"He often sweats, and there is always a lot of sweat on the floor of the room. I will clean it with a mop every once in a while." Zhang Jiacheng's mother Tan Miaoling told reporters that Zhang Jiacheng would practice basketball for two hours every day, and he broke it in two years. 3 basketballs and 7 pairs of sneakers.
"He complained about too many badly practiced basketballs." Zhang Beicheng's father Zhang Beihai said that his son was strong and sensible from an early age. After an accidental helpless amputation and arm protection, he began to learn to live with one hand, dress with his left hand and hold chopsticks. , Writing... Life and study do not have to worry about parents, and rarely complain to family members.
"Sometimes in the past, some people laughed at me and said that I had problems with my arms, and there were few friends. Later, I started playing basketball, and gradually some classmates came to me to play, and there were more friends." Zhang Jiacheng said that in 2018, he was in a local In the summer basketball training class held by children, he first came into contact with basketball, and since then he has fallen in love with basketball, and basketball has also changed his life.
"One-handed dribbling is difficult to control and needs to be fast. I have to repeat the training every day to overcome it." Zhang Jiacheng has participated in two training courses, most of the time is self-study. After finishing his homework every day, he will use the Internet to watch the game video, learn the playing skills, and then practice the ball.
Due to hard training day and night, Zhangjiacheng’s left hand fingers often bleed due to wear and tear, and hemostasis stickers are attached, but this does not hinder his enthusiasm for basketball. Generally, it takes only three months for him to practice a new ball with a blurred spherical pattern. Discern.
"Learn well, play the ball well." Zhang Jiacheng not only stayed in the top 15 of the class for a long time, but also served as the class leader and sports committee member, dispelling the worry that his parents were too addicted to basketball to affect learning. When talking about the future, he said that he himself 'S dream is to become a professional basketball player and play basketball for life.
Fortunately, Zhangjiacheng's door to dreams has been opened. Representatives from Yunfu Municipal Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, Yunan District Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, Yunfu City, Yunan District Disabled Persons Federation and other departments visited Zhangjiacheng on the 4th and completed the registration of Guangdong young athletes in 2020 for Zhangjiacheng. He was invited to participate in system training at Yunfu City Sports School.
Li Shenghuan, director of the Disabled People's Rehabilitation Center of the Yunfu City Disabled Persons' Federation, said that they helped Zhangjiacheng get the opportunity to go to the Dongguan Sports Training Center for the Disabled to participate in training during the summer. "When the time comes to see which program he is suitable for, you can also let him experience it and consider whether he wants to become a professional disabled athlete."
Zhangjiacheng's parents said that no matter what choices the child makes, as long as he can be happy and happy, they will give their full support. "Hopefully, he can live a peaceful life. Others don't want to think too much."
"I hope to have enough time to practice every day, do not want to see a bad self on the court." Zhang Jiacheng said firmly. (Finish)