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"Duncan is recognized as the number one striker in the world, the number one in history. ”
"Who recognizes!"
In the 2016 program "Don't Blow It, Don't Blow It", basketball commentator Yan Hai and former basketball player Ma Jian went head-to-head and contributed the famous stalk of "who is recognized".
Many fans feel that Ma Jian is too arrogant, so they often tease him with "the first big front in history".
His family life is also controversial, his wife is an American teacher, the two have two sons and one daughter, and he also bought a house in Las Vegas.
But only those who really understand Ma Jian's experience will understand that he really has something.
Unfortunately, he failed to realize his basketball dream after all, struggled for nearly 20 years, and had no choice but to retire.
"The most infatuated saint in the Chinese basketball world" is the truest portrayal of his basketball career......
Visionary horse guidance
"James is 31 years old, he's getting old and he's starting to go downhill. ”
In 2015, Zhen Hai said a sentence that has been nailed to the pillar of shame in the basketball world to this day, and at that time, he was convinced of his vision.
And Ma Jian, who was sitting opposite the sea, said with great disdain that James was at his peak and would continue his glory.
Facts have proved that Ma Jian's vision is really accurate, and James has created his own legend in the NBA with undoubted scoring data.
In February, James became the NBA's all-time scoring leader, and he was nearly 39 years old at the time.
But this is not the end of the road, in the game a few days ago, the data of 23 points, 7 rebounds, 14 assists and 2 steals made everyone stunned.
The fog at the top of the mountain was so great that the 39-year-old had not yet found his way down the mountain. ”
Netizens used this sentence to express their admiration for James, as well as ridicule of Yan Hai's eyes.
Many people said that the current Zhenhai does not dare to say anything to death when participating in the show, and is cautious, ambiguous, and very obvious bastard.
Of course, Ma Jian's unique vision has been recognized by everyone, but in fact, his battle for fame is the prediction of the 2015-16 NBA Finals.
At that time, basketball commentators on a well-known sports website in China agreed that the Warriors could win the championship.
Because they started the season with 24 consecutive wins, making a record start to the best season and breaking a number of historical records.
In the Western Conference Finals, he turned the tables against the wind after falling behind the Thunder 1-3, won three games in a row to achieve a reversal and entered the finals, with a fierce momentum.
On the other hand, their opponent in the Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers, did not have a wonderful performance and did not win a championship.
Of course, the prediction was one-sided, and even many Warriors fans prepared for the celebration early.
It's just that in Ma Jian's view, this is not safe, and he analyzes this game with a more professional eye, thinking that in the end, the Cavaliers will defeat the Warriors.
At that time, many people sneered at him, and negative comments such as "unconventional", "hype", and "no level" all fell on him.
At the beginning of the game, the Cavaliers fell to the bottom line, and as time went on, the big score had reached a desperate situation of 1-3, which looked like it was powerless.
Then the Cavaliers began to fight back, snatching the trophy from the Warriors, and all the fans were boiling.
This game is also known by many fans as the NBA's most valuable Finals, and James is a god.
Similarly, Ma Jian, who made comments on the Knights' victory, has also become a god in basketball review circles, calling him "Ma Guide".
But few people know that he is actually the first Chinese to score in the NBA.
Basketball's most infatuated saints
As the first Chinese player to participate in the NCAA League, Ma Jian's ability has been recognized by many.
During his first two years at the University of Utah, he was the undisputed mainstay, but sadly, the emergence of Keith Van Horn changed all that.
The two played the same position, and with some external factors, he was abandoned by the University of Utah and sat on the cold bench.
None of this affected Ma Jian, as his name appeared on the Los Angeles Clippers' NBA preseason roster at the time.
With an average of 15 minutes per game, he cherished this opportunity and became the first player in China to score in the NBA.
Unfortunately, at the start of the regular season, the Clippers made the decision to cut him.
Of course, this does not mean that Ma Jian does not have strength, but playing abroad requires more than just strength.
In the end, he was only able to play in the Philippine Basketball League for three months, helping his team win the championship and being elected as the foreign player of the year.
Many fans regretted what happened to him and decided that he shouldn't have chosen the University of Utah.
But in fact, few people know that he first came to the United States to participate in the NCAA league, not at the invitation of the University of Utah.
Ma Jian was born in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province in 1969, and his parents were ordinary people who had never been exposed to sports.
According to the normal script, he should follow the old path of his parents, work diligently all his life, and live a stable life.
It's just his extraordinary physical talent that makes him stand out from a group of his peers and get the attention of the sports school coach.
When he was 14 years old, he was invited to participate in the basketball training class of Hebei Provincial Sports School, and he came into contact with basketball for the first time.
Thanks to his tall and powerful body, he was invincible in confrontations, and soon became the key point of the team's scoring, and he also fell madly in love with basketball.
A year later, he joined the provincial youth team after performing well, but the stage of the provincial team did not delay him for too long, and the national youth team threw an olive branch to him.
Of course, he chose to train with the national youth team, and it didn't take long for him to encounter a life-changing opportunity.
Ma Jian, who performed well at the 1987 World Junior Championships, attracted the attention of many people, including the coach of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
So the next year, UCLA sent a team to the mainland for exchanges, the purpose of which was to check whether Ma Jian was worth cultivating.
After seeing Ma Jian's wonderful performance in training, the coach of UCLA immediately invited Ma Jian to go back to play with them, and also offered a full scholarship.
It was only because of his visa that he was unable to make the trip at that time, and it was not until four years later that he got the opportunity.
But when Ma Jian arrived in the United States, UCLA changed his mind, saying that he was 23 years old and did not have so much training value and wanted to change the treaty.
Therefore, he can only choose another way, and the University of Utah invited him at this time, but unfortunately the relationship between the two parties still did not have a good ending.
The only thing to be thankful for is that when he was at the University of Utah, Ma Jian met a wife who is worthy of his cherished life.
Family fulfillment
Like all college couples, Ma Jian and Miko Takahashi met in class, and the two are also one of the few Asian faces in the school.
Miko Takahashi is a Japanese-American American, small, usually very quiet, and immediately attracted Ma Jian's attention.
It's just that he has no emotional experience and doesn't know how to chase girls, after all, all his time is spent studying basketball.
After frustrating for a while, he decided to take the initiative, just like his own aggressive basketball style, and it was not his character to cringe.
Once in class, Ma Jian saw Miko Takahashi sitting in the first row taking notes carefully, took a deep breath, and walked over to sit next to her.
Under Ma Jian's initiative, Miko Takahashi gradually let go of her defense, and the two exchanged contact information.
After all, when I saw him for the first time, the big man of more than two meters scared Miko Takahashi a lot.
Later, in the relationship between the two, they got to know each other better and thought that each other was very suitable, so they naturally came together.
The burly Ma Jian gave Takahashi Miko a sense of security, and she would often bring a bottle of water and sit outside the stadium to watch Ma Jian train.
And the company of Miko Takahashi also made Ma Jian feel very warm, and he was not tired at all when he saw her sweet smile.
After graduating, Miko Takahashi stayed in the United States to teach, while Ma Jian began his basketball career.
Whenever he felt a little unable to persevere and hated being cheated in a basketball game, it was Miko Takahashi who comforted her on the side.
The once lonely wandering basketball prodigal finally found his own home.
Before he went abroad to play, Ma Jian was a little out of place in the team because of his American style of play.
At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the coach did not let him play in order to ensure that the team's tactics could be implemented.
It wasn't until the core player was injured that he had to play in the game, which was also a big reason for him to play abroad.
It's just that Ma Jian may not have thought of it, or he doesn't have an accurate understanding of the foreign environment.
"Xenophobia" has never been just talk, and his basketball dream has not been realized abroad.
The only lucky thing is that he met Miko Takahashi, and the two entered the palace of marriage in 1996.
To bless the two, Miko Takahashi's parents bought a house in Las Vegas for the two.
After marriage, Ma Jian and Miko Takahashi had two sons and a daughter, and the family lived a very happy life.
It's just that he can't forget his basketball dream, and after a period of struggle, he decided to return to China to play.
Miko Takahashi was not surprised by this decision, because she knew Ma Jian's feelings for basketball.
So not only did she not stop her, but she supported Ma Jian's return to China very much, and she also wanted her husband to realize his long-standing dream.
Ma Jian, who returned to China, first helped Shougang play the relegation match, and then joined Beijing Aoshen and helped the team upgrade from B to A.
In the face of basketball superstar Yao Ming, he did not back down, giving full play to his defensive ability and cutting off Yao Ming's contact with his teammates.
It's just that Yao Ming wasted too much physical strength in the single defense, and his teammates couldn't help, so he made mistakes in the offense when he was tired.
For this reason, the coach of the Aoshen team had a conflict with Ma Jian, and the two sides parted ways, and then he played for the Shanghai Oriental team for two years before choosing to retire.
There are actually two theories about his retirement, one is that he is old and does not have the energy to maintain high-intensity competitions.
The other is that his personality is too upright and unsociable, and his style of play is very individual, and no team wants to leave this thorn.
Under the divergent opinions, there has been no conclusion, and after Ma Jian retired, he began to run the sports industry and also made guest appearances in several movies.
Of course, the most popular is his commentary on the basketball game, and many netizens said that only Ma Jian was the commentator.
postscript
Ma Jian, who is now 54 years old, is still in good physical condition, and often posts works about basketball on social platforms.
At the same time, his family life is also very harmonious, his wife is considerate, and his children are sensible, which can be described as envious of others.
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