Looking back at the Chinese men's basketball team at the beginning of this century, it can be called talented. Yao Ming showed strong dominance, Wang Zhizhi was at the peak of his career, Bartle, Liu Yudong and others still maintained a high level of competition, and Hu Weidong, who "could fly", had not yet withdrawn from the stage of history.
His name is Moko.
<h1>A stubborn genius who dares to play with his life</h1>
His height of 2.10 meters, as well as his weight of 112 kilograms, made Moko's physical advantages in the CBA unmistakable.
Moko's father, Mo Liangui, is a former men's basketball national player and has great strength. When he was a child, he often practiced at his father's sports academy, although it was a game between 5 or 6 children, but at that time, the young Moko had already shown something in common with his father in basketball - personality.
Northeastern men always have a little bit of arrogance, and Moko is no exception. But in basketball, he shows "stubbornness". He will never accept defeat, do not give up, and fight with his opponent for a ball. Considering that Moko's later career was constantly in conflict with his opponents, it seems forgivable.
In short, this somewhat stubborn genius teenager began his basketball career.
<h1>Succeeding Wang Zhizhi, 40 points to crush Jiangsu</h1>
In 1995, at the age of 13, Moko joined the Shenyang men's basketball youth team. Four years later, because the talented Yao Ming joined the national team, the center position of the national youth team became vacant, and the 17-year-old Moko became the main center of the national youth team.
1999 was a very important year for Moko, and after experiencing the experience of the World Youth Championship, he played with the Shenyang troops from the second division to the first division B. Playing from a more backward league to a stronger league is especially important for Moko's accumulation of experience and provides a guarantee for his adaptation to the CBA league next year.
15.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.3 steals, which is the 19-year-old Moco's first year in the CBA. Although he did not win the league's best rookie, he has attracted the attention of many teams. He is well-rounded, can shoot suddenly, and has range, not only a sharp blade for the interior attack, but also a solid shield on the defensive end. He has the prospect of being able to compete with the top domestic internal or foreign aid before the age of 20. People see Moko as "Wang Zhizhi's successor" and even discuss whether he is likely to enter the NBA.
In 2001, Moko performed well at the World University Games, and the Chinese team also won the runner-up result. In the same year, Moco failed to enter the NBA as he wished, and began to focus on the CBA league. The following season, due to the departure of Wang Zhizhi, Moko officially became the starting center of the Bayi team.
In 2002, Although Moko's score decreased, the deterrent power on the defensive end was further enhanced. Averaging 1.5 blocks and steals per game, the 3-point shooting percentage returned to a more stable 33%. The following year, Moko ushered in the first peak of his life, averaging 18.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, and more than 60% of the two-point shooting rate, and incidentally won 7 double-doubles, and won the CBA championship with the team. At this time, he was already an excellent and mature insider, but Moko's mind did not seem to be like this.
At the end of 2003, the 21-year-old Moko was selected for the national team roster, but eventually lost the 12-man squad and was unable to participate in the Asian Games in Busan. Moko later confessed:
"That defeat hit me hard and I wasn't in a good mood for a long time."
However, no matter how bad the mood is, Moko will also play well. The second game of the second round of the 2004 playoffs is one of the masterpieces of Moko's career. In the face of Jiangsu's layers of encirclement, he chiseled out 40 points and 10 rebounds, and crushed jiangsu's inner line with the power of destruction. However, no one expected that in the next finals, Moko's performance would be very different from the previous one.
<h1>The eater was suspended, and the finals unfortunately lost to Guangdong</h1>
At the 2001 Asian Men's Basketball Championship, spectators had the privilege of witnessing a "fierce" game. In this game of physical confrontation and small movements, people witnessed a seemingly honest and thick, generally thin Chinese player, "beating" the Lebanese players who were flying across the muscles and fierce spirits.
Fighting on the pitch is a violation of sportsmanship. But in some special cases, fighting seems to be another act of venting unhappiness, at least for Moko.
With Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi entering the NBA, the CBA has lost two internal killers. Moko naturally became the leader of the CBA's internal line at that time, and the CBA teams at that time first considered the inside line when attracting foreign aid. Moko must also confront these giants who may be physically stronger than himself. Some people joked that Moko "played" all over the CBA's internal line, but Moko's spirit of daring to fight has always kept him from falling behind until the Finals.
In the finals in March 2004, Bayi vs. Guangdong, the final score of the two teams was 1-3. Moko has no clue about the internal line composed of foreign aides Ji Chen, Yi Jianlian and Du Feng. The attack was not smooth, the defense was not good, at this time Moko's grumpy personality began to appear, after all, he had been fighting against the inside line of various teams for a season, and he had not suffered such a big loss.
As a result, garbage words and small actions became Moko's way to vent his displeasure. The price was to be suspended for eating the fifth technical foul in the second game, and incidentally eat up the hope of winning Bayi.
<h1>Marching for the country to meet the peak of his career, the shape of a single shadow can only go further</h1>
In 2004, Moko finally represented the national team in the Olympic Games, fulfilling his long-standing dream of playing for his country. Two years later, he won the first major award of his national team career with the Chinese team at the Asian Games in Doha.
In 2005-06, Moko played his career best: 20.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals. However, without the big brothers Liu Yudong and Wang Zhizhi around, Moko, who is alone, cannot lead Bayi further in the league. A year later he made a comeback and won another CBA championship.
When Moko announced his retirement in 2014, people realized that the stubborn boy had become a mature man who had experienced many vicissitudes. He dedicated his best youth to Bayi. In his later years, he was devastated by injuries and changes in his family, and if it weren't for these, he would have achieved better results. His career score has not been less than 10 points, and his attitude toward basketball has always been reassuring, and the person the team dares to fight the most must be him.
Moko is such a distinctive player, you will fall in love with him because of his excellent skills, and you will also have the illusion of "is this person here to fight" because of his temper.
However, Moko is talked about the most, not his skills or stubbornness, but his true temperament.
<h1>A true man with feelings and righteousness, who has gone through changes and finally gained true love</h1>
September 9, 2009, was a big day for Moco.
Her beautiful wife is Wang Fan, a member of the Bayi women's basketball team. Moko is the hero of the men's basketball team, and Wang Fan is a sports 9th level, a civilian 8th level, and a woman who has played for the Bayi team, and the two can be described as a pair of heaven and earth.
At 4 p.m. on January 24, 2010, Wang Fan fell into a coma during training and died after ineffective rescue, dying of "pulmonary infarction".
Moko, the man who struggled on the basketball court, was left in tears.
Wang Fan she is young, she walked suddenly, this 6 feet 11 inches of boy can not bear, he is really in love Wang Fan.
Thankfully, Moko came out of the haze two years later. Friend Du Feng introduced Zhou Yafei, the "goddess" of the swimming world, to Moko, and the two gradually developed feelings. Later, Moko proposed to Zhou Yafei, and Zhou Yafei excitedly accepted, and the two excellent people came together.
Moko may not be the best one in the chinese men's basketball team at the same time, but he is definitely the most flesh-and-blood person with a sense of truth. He worked Bayi and shared the joys and hardships with the team, and we can pay tribute to him for this alone.
Today, Moko has served as the assistant coach of the Sichuan men's basketball team, and let us wish him a better and better life in the future.