"When I was young, I wanted to be a historical archaeologist, so I like to read history books. TV and books are about history. My favorite class when I was young was about history, not physical education."
If it weren't through the TV screen, it is hard to imagine that the above remarks came from the Chinese Basketball Association Chairman Yao Ming.
This man has made the Chinese men's basketball team stand on top of Asia in the past two decades, creating moments after another, and will continue to lead Chinese basketball forward in the future. Speaking of his dreams, it is not basketball.
"I grew up in the Shanghai Sports Commission compound, neighbors, upstairs and downstairs are retired athletes, they will say that I am in good conditions, but children will have rebellious psychology, you let me go this way, I I don't want to go this way," Yao Ming said.
It wasn't until the age of 16 that in a training session, he found that the sound of sneakers rubbing against the floor, hitting the basket, and the sound of the wind when struggling to run were all very good. Therefore, the idea of playing basketball was born and he became interested in basketball.
"When I was about 16 years old, I didn’t know why I trained myself. One day when I was training at night, because the sound around me was very quiet at night, hey, the sound of the shoes rubbing against the floor is very good, the ball hits the basket. The sound is very good. Even when I am struggling to run, you can hear the sound of the wind. At that time, I suddenly felt that basketball was very fun." Yao Ming recalled.
As Yao Ming said, the best talent is actually a hobby. Before and after love, they are completely different concepts.
"Fate, coincidence, or providence, I still like basketball in the end. It's just that there is nothing you have to love since childhood. The most important talent, I think it is hobby. Do you like this kind of thing."
A few years later, when Yao Ming opened his heart to share his initial dreams, the vicissitudes of time and the vicissitudes of life were enough to make netizens who are stuck with work and family fall into memories.
"I wanted to be a scientist when I was young, and I was defeated by reality." "I had a lot of dreams when I was young. Two of them were writers and painters." "It turns out that everyone had an archaeological dream when they were young"...
Even if you have already got married, entered middle age, or succeeded in pursuing dreams, or have long forgotten your childhood desires and dreams, now suddenly remembered, in addition to a few ripples in the heart, there may be nostalgia and emotion.
It's just that youth is not always there, and the years are mottled. With the passage of time, after finding their own life track, the love and obsession that were once will eventually be deeply buried in my heart.
At the previous 61st banquet, Lang Ping, the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, was asked by children: "What was your career dream as a child?"
The iron hammer's answer also exceeded many people's expectations. She said: "In fact, when I was a child, I wanted to be a doctor, and I was an ophthalmologist."
As the main player in the "five consecutive championships" of the Chinese women's volleyball team in the 1980s, Lang Ping's legend has become a household name.
Although he failed to realize his childhood dream, Lang Ping, who is now standing on the coach's seat, is like an ophthalmologist and has repeatedly brought hope to the Chinese women's volleyball team that has fallen into a trough and gloom.
Lang Ping brought the Chinese women's volleyball team from the trough back to the peak again and again.
Photo by China News Network reporter Tomita
"Of course there will be different ideas at different times." Looking back on his childhood dreams, Lang Ping, who had long been relieved, said so lightly.
Compared with others who have forgotten their childhood dreams, after leaving the track and field, the casual Bolt is committed to turning his hobby into a career.
He liked cricket when he was a child, and when he grew up, he also fell in love with football.
Bolt expressed his yearning for the green field before he retired.
It's just that at that time, people felt that it was just his wild ideas.
On August 13, 2017 local time, after all the events of the London IAAF World Championships in Athletics ended, Bolt appeared on the field to bid farewell to the audience.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
But it turns out that Bolt's crazy idea has been brewing for a long time.
Only half a year after retiring, he couldn't wait to embark on the road of football.
In March 2018, Bolt came to the Bundesliga team Dortmund for a trial.
The coaching staff conducted a football talent assessment based on his characteristics.
But after all, "separated like a mountain", it is not easy for professional players to play in a professional league, not to mention Bolt is still an older crossover.
Data map: In the 2018/19 Australian Premier League preseason, the Central Coast Mariners, with Jamaican sprinter Bolt, defeated MacArthur Southwest United 4-0.
Bolt started the game and scored two goals.
In the end, Bolt's enthusiasm failed to knock on the door of the green field.
In January last year, Bolt announced his farewell to football through social media: "My football career is over."
Strictly speaking, Bolt's football dream was too late to begin, and it had already died.
But what does it matter?
With or without football, Bolt's goal has been achieved.
After welcoming his first child, the second half of "Lightning"'s life was just waiting to start.
Data map: Iguodala in the game.
The new season of the NBA has just opened the curtain, but Iguodala's battle time may have entered the countdown.
He has been selected to NBA All-Stars many times, won the championship, and won the FMVP. As a veteran who has entered the final stage of his career, even the most demanding media and fans cannot point out Iguodala on the basketball court. Inadequacy and regret.
Even so, I don't know if he still thinks about how he once wanted to be a math teacher.
"I come from a small city, no one knew who I was before, and I was unknown," Iguodala said in an interview. "I thought I would go to university and become a math teacher."
Data map: Iguodala kisses the championship trophy.
However, Iguodala failed to stand on the podium of the school, but was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 9th overall pick in the first round of the 2004 NBA Draft.
The talent of the court eventually brought him to the NBA and made Iguodala today.
However, despite sixteen years of playing in the NBA, Iguodala, who is off the court, is also showing his mathematical talent in the mall.
According to reports, he has a lot of business investments in the United States, involving various commercial projects, and the benefits are considerable.
And to achieve the so-called "fame and fortune", Iguodala relies on more than luck and talent.