Once upon a time, our men's basketball team was able to impress people on the world on the court. At that time, we had players like Yao Ming, Liu Wei and Bartel, who had a strong sense of honor, mission, determination to fight for the national team, and the belief of being proud of it. Now, with the vigorous development of the global sports industry, whether players will lose that original intention because of the temptation of wealth is a question worth pondering.
In this World Cup, the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team was not satisfactory. They lost two games in a row, which made us have to reflect on why our men's basketball team behaved the way it did. Although some would say that this is because we are not strong enough, I prefer to attribute this problem to a problem of mentality. I don't deny that the competition in world basketball is getting fiercer, and our opponents are constantly improving themselves. But is our men's basketball team really ready to fight for national honor?
The performance of the women's basketball team provides us with a good contrast. Their performance on the international stage is undoubtedly much better than that of the men's basketball team. Even at the club, they are not treated as well as the men's basketball team, but they continue to refresh themselves on the international stage and achieve outstanding results. So, what's the problem?
I think that to answer this question, we can analyze it from the characteristics of basketball itself. Basketball requires teamwork, and everyone needs to work together to win. When the members of a team only focus on their own treatment and only focus on their own income, then the team cannot achieve good results. Because no matter how strong a person is, he cannot defeat a team.
Looking back, if we look at our men's basketball team, do they still have that passion for the national team? Or are they also carried away by the current sports industry and forgotten their original intention? As a basketball player, have they considered how their performance on the court would affect the feelings of fans around the world?
On this issue, I think we need to do more than simply criticize their performance. What we need to do is help them regain that love of basketball and the determination to fight for the national team. Only in this way can our men's basketball team once again show its strength on the world court.
Basketball is not only a competitive sport, it is also a manifestation of team spirit. We hope that the men's basketball team can regain its original intention, regain its determination to go to the soup for the national team, and let the world see our strength, our team spirit, and our Chinese strength!