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American professional basketball superstar Abdul-Jabbar has been in the United States for 20 years, playing for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. Abdul-Jaabbar is unique in the competitive American professional basketball world with his unique hook-and-shoot shooting skills.
Karim Abdul-Jabbar
He still holds two major PGA records: he played a total of 1,560 games; A total of 38,387 points were scored and broke Wilt Chamberlain's record of 31,419 points.
Abdul-Jabbar has had an unusual experience of stepping into the basketball court at the age of 8 and eventually becoming a popular star in American basketball...
When Abdul-Jabbar was young, he sometimes did reckless things. His wisdom, courage, talent, and perseverance were cultivated and built up in these things.
It was a summer Sunday, and Abdul-Jabbar had just returned from church wearing his favorite new clothes. He was careful not to run around, lest he stain the new film.
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When his trick-or-treating neighbor George saw this, he ran up to Abdul-Jabbar, pushed him mischievously, hit him on the shoulder, and kept cursing swear words from his mouth: "Little chicken! Chicks! Abdul-Jabbar dodged left and right, trying to avoid him as much as possible.
George thought he was stronger than Jabbar, and he kept pushing Abdul-Jabbar around. "Don't touch me!" Jaballah shouted in a wide voice, turning and walking away. George pushed Jabbar hard again. Abdul-Jabbar stumbled forward a few steps, and once he was on his feet, he quickly turned around and punched George in the jaw.
"Wow! Do you want to fight with me? George roared and pounced on Abdul-Jabbar. The two twisted together and rolled on the ground. George's fists pounded incessantly on Abdul-Jabbar's head and chest. Abdul-Jabbar struggled, dodged George's fist, and stood up.
He looked at the messy new clothes on his body, turned angrily and ran home, picked up a baton used by his father, who was a policeman, and rushed towards George. George saw it, turned around and fled...
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This fruitless battle left a deep imprint on Abdul-Jabbar's 6-year-old soul, and also planted the seeds for Abdul-Jabbar to win and refuse to admit defeat in his future sports career. "You can't let anyone or anything scare you." Whenever he was in trouble, his mother's words rang in his ears.
In 1956, 9-year-old Abdul-Jabbar was 1.60 meters tall. His parents transferred him from his original St. Zude School to St. Emperor School for the fourth grade. It was an all-black boarding school in Pennsylvania.
There is a little bully in this school, a seventh grader named Sylvester Curtis. Every day when this guy eats lunch, he often swaggers to the front, and suddenly reaches out and grabs two ribs at a certain classmate in the front. The little classmate was frightened and hurriedly avoided, and he stood in the front.
In school, students like to play with glass marbles. One day, in order to shake the wind, Sylvester threw a large number of bullets out of the dormitory window, and a group of students screamed and rushed to grab it. Sylvester danced with joy.
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A nun rushed to ask why. Abdul-Jabbar screamed, "It's Sylvester swinging with pachinko!" ”
The nun immediately called Sylvester out and reprimanded. Abdul-Jabbar was later beaten in retaliation.
It was in this very oppressive environment that he thought of the pure land of the basketball court. In New York, his father showed him how to shoot a basketball into the basket, but he never practiced it himself. At first, he played alone with a basketball, wanting to be isolated and quiet. Slowly, playing basketball became the only thing Jabbar could do at the school.
Abdul-Jabbar is the second tallest man in the school, and he is the natural choice for the school to organize a basketball team. A Catholic in the area often organizes some intercollegiate basketball games. Before each race, he always drove to pick up Abdul-Jabbar and take them to a nearby school to play.
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One day, a serendipitous and strange experience excites him. In basketball that day, basketball happened to fall in front of him. He clumsily grabbed the basketball and tried to pass it, but the ball was almost snatched by the opponent, and one of the opposing team members was blocking him to intercept it. Abdul-Jabbar looked back at the basket not far away, then immediately turned around and shot with a hook with one hand.
From then on, whenever Abdul-Jabbar played, he would shoot with a hook and no one had taught him how to do the move. Throughout the winter, Abdul-Jabbar practiced hook shooting.
The following year, Abdul-Jabbar returned to St. Zude School in New York and became a member of the varsity basketball team.
In the blink of an eye, years have passed. Abdul-Jabbar grew up and taller. By the end of seventh grade, his cutting to the basket and shooting skills had greatly improved.
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At the beginning of the eighth grade semester, in a competition, Abdul-Jabbar finally revealed his extraordinary skills. At that time, Abdul-Jabbar's teammate Patrick Dorris quickly cut in with the ball. There was an opposing player behind him, and Abdul-Jabbar was standing at the top of the penalty area. Patrick cleverly passed the ball to Abdul-Jabbar, who immediately turned and slapped the ball, a big stride low to the basket, and quickly threw the ball into the basket.
This tacit and skillful passing attack caused more than 600 spectators in the audience to shout together like crazy and cheer for Abdul-Jabbar.
In this match, they scored 10 more points than their opponents, and Abdul-Jabbar alone scored 9 points! Won the first trophy. The whole school surrounded the basketball players, shouting, shouting, as if to welcome the arrival of a long-awaited grand festival! When Abdul-Jabbar was about to graduate from eighth grade, he could attend almost any school in New York City and receive a scholarship.
After graduating from St. Zud's School, 14-year-old Abdul-Jabbar chose Bauer Secondary School. Because there's a good basketball coach Donoghue.
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Coach Donohue made a deep impression on Abdul-Jabbar by integrating the principles of being human with basketball. Under Donohue's revelation, Abdul-Jabbar understood: Basketball can't be flashy. Pass and shoot, every move and every style has to work hard. It's like playing ball, and it's even more so about being human!
The first step a person takes on the road of life is crucial and can determine the course of the rest of his life. Abdul-Jabbar is glad that he has met a respectable and lovely good coach.
Under the rigorous training of Coach Donohue, Abdul-Jabbar gradually felt that his body had become very flexible and comfortable no matter which direction he turned. Abdul-Jabbar also worked naturally with his teammates, but he still felt that his strength was not enough. Finally, Abdul-Jabbar consciously practiced some attacks. Abdul-Jabbar's skills have finally improved considerably.
During the 1962-1963 season, the Ball School basketball team remained undefeated. In a final for the New York City championship, Abdul-Jabbar's mouth was cracked with an elbow by Rasale's Reed. Abdul-Jabbar tasted his own blood for the first time! But he didn't flinch, gritted his teeth and fought hard with them, and finally won them in this final.
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The Ball School basketball team is invincible. Abdul-Jabbar's name has been featured in newspapers and magazines. Abdul-Jabbar is full of confidence and pride.
However, when Abdul-Jabbar was in tenth grade, a match against the De Marseille Middle School team in Heyazville, Maryland, the Bauer team lost! The match was the first and final defeat of the season after 71 games for Ball. Although the score is not much different, but after all, it is lost! Abdul-Jabbar scored just 16 points in this game. He blamed himself for not playing the game well.
Coach Donohue walked up to Abdul-Jabbar and said solemnly: "If you are going to bear the condemnation of this defeat alone, then does it mean that you should also be credited with the victory of the previous 1 game!" Losing today, it's not the responsibility of any player! "Abdul-Jabbar's heart was shocked! He understood the place of the individual in the collective.
After a period of silence, Abdul-Jabbar and his partners regained their spirits, determined to regain the lost title.
In 2009, when Coach Wooden was 99 years old, Abdul-Jaabbar walked on crutches
Since then, Ball has not lost again and won two consecutive national championships. Abdul-Jabbar relies on his own efforts and struggles to realize his wishes step by step! Abdul-Jabbar graduated from high school. He wants to keep picking a university and hopes to play well there. Harvard University, University of Miami... Many prestigious universities have written letters inviting Abdul-Jabbar to go.
After much deliberation, Abdul-Jababar chose California Taixue. The school is not only beautiful, but also has a two-time national championship basketball team and an outstanding basketball coach, John Wooden.
Coach John Wooden wears a pair of glasses and looks polite. When he first met Abdul-Jabbar, he said bluntly: "We want students to study hard and excel. I also hope you can attend the training on time and work hard! ”
In college, classmates like basketball players as much as movie stars. Many people approached Abdul-Jabbar, often inviting him to various evenings and playing football together, and Abdul-Jabbar immediately made many new friends.
Abdul-Jabbar (left), Coach Wooden (center) and Sidney Wicks (right)
As soon as basketball practice began, basketball took over Abdul-Jabbar's entire life. The five new players, including Abdul-Jabbar, are led by Coach Wood and Coach Jay. Jay was very demanding with everyone, and according to Coach John Wooden's request, he set the training plan for each class on a card, which must be completed within the specified time. Coach John Wooden asked for both quality and confrontation in practice, and videotaped each day's training for evaluation and analysis.
Under such rigorous training, Abdul-Jabbar's basketball skills quickly improved and matured, especially his hook shooting formed his own characteristics. In a game between the first-year rookie and the UC champions, Abdul-Jabbar scored 31 points alone, and the freshman team won the championship team by 15 points!
In the spring of 1969, when Abdul-Jabbar won their third national collegiate basketball championship, Abdul-Jabbar had the idea of becoming a member of a professional basketball team.
After much rebellion, Abdul-Jabbar and his father, with agents Gilport and Chabirow, went to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to sign a contract with the Bucks, and Abdul-Jabbar finally became a professional.
After graduating from UCLA in 1969, Abdul-Jabbar wore a bachelor's cap and stood out from the crowd of graduates
During the 1969-1970 season, although Abdul-Jabbar was still familiar with the life of a professional basketball team, the team began to methodically form an effective playing position, and the level of tactics was greatly improved, allowing the Bucks to take second place for the first time in the season.
At the 1971 U.S. Men's Basketball All-Star Game in San Diego, Abdul-Jabbar won the title of Player of the Year for his outstanding performance in the game. It heralds the glorious era of Abdul-Jabbar's basketball career!
In the 1971 Major League basketball game, Abdul-Jabbar's Bucks fought a desperate battle with strong rivals the Boston Celtics. When the match was over, the two sides were tied. In the first overtime match, the two sides were tied again. In the second overtime, with seven seconds left in the game, the Celtics led by one point.
At this critical moment, Abdul-Jabbar received a brilliant ball from his teammate from the bottom line, skillfully dodged the close defender, and scored directly to win the final by one point and win the American professional basketball championship.
In the 1966-1967 season, UCLA had an astonishing overall record of 30-0 and 14-0 in the AAWU league under Abdul-Jabbar
During the 1980 season, Abdul-Jabbar met a beautiful girl and thus made an important turn in his career.
The girl's name is Jenny Boston, and she was originally the secretary of Lakers forward Helen. Abdul-Jabbar's first courtship was rejected. But he was unwilling, and used the staring tactics of basketball and rushed into Jenny's office to present a bright red rose to her.
His appearance is both funny and hateful. The entire office looked at the unknown person with unfriendly eyes. When Abdul-Jabbar was in a dilemma, Jenny said to him, "Go outside." "Finally gave him a decent step.
As time passed, the understanding between Abdul-Jabbar and Jenny gradually deepened, and the conversation between the two became more and more speculative. Abdul-Jabbar finally won Jenny's heart with his simple, naïve character and unremitting efforts. The following year, they got married.
At the Bucks Media Open House, the Deer Tube showed off Abdul-Jabbar, who was Lue Arhinder's Bucks No. 33 jersey at the time
In January 1983, Abdul-Jabbar's home was hit by a fire. Although Jenny and her son Manray were lucky enough to escape the disaster, all the family's possessions and medals earned by Abdul-Jabbar during his years of racing on the pitch were reduced to ashes. As soon as the news came out, the majority of fans wrote letters and called to express their condolences.
Gifts were sent to Abdul-Jabbar through the post office. Abdul-Jabbar was impressed. This gave him a whole new emotional commitment to basketball. In order to live up to the expectations and love of the fans, Abdul-Jabbar is determined to do his best to play every game.
From 1986 to 1987, it was the last season of Abdul-Jabbar's basketball career. Abdul-Jabbar, a 38-year-old veteran, hopes he can bid farewell to the stadium with high morale and leave a good image to the fans.
After many years as a basketball player, Abdul-Jabbar has a clear understanding of what basketball is and how to play it well. But for saying goodbye to the stadium to become a coach, there is a lack of self-confidence.
Abdul-Jabbar and Bruce Lee at the Jiahe welcome banquet in early 1973
Abdul-Jabbar thought of New York, where he was born and raised, and a large number of his close friends. For basketball, Abdul-Jabbar once left New York, which he loved. Now, he can say goodbye to the stadium and go back there, back to his parents, to his good friends who have always cared for him and loved him, to relive old friendships and share the joy of family.
As soon as he arrived in New York, an old friend called him and asked him to see them play.
He arrived at the stadium and was surprised to find that the players on the field were all his eighth-year high school classmates. Some people can't remember their names exactly, but every face is still so familiar.
When everyone saw him, they cheered in unison with joy and rushed to hug him. After introducing each other to their current family situation, everyone learned to go out in high school, take beer and food to the countryside, and immerse themselves in fun all afternoon.
Abdul-Jabbar and the Big O (Oscar Robertson)
After the outing, they returned to the basketball court in New York City with great interest and continued the endless game.
Abdul-Jabbar watched them play from the side of the court and couldn't help but shout: "Watch out for dribbling!" Aim for a shot! ......”
Golden glow filled the court, and Abdul-Jabbar looked at the basketball flying in front of him, his heart full of new hopes and hopes...
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