If a player has 800-degree myopia in his eyes and is accompanied by astigmatism, he may not have much achievement, because such poor vision has killed his future, and even normal life will have a great impact, but for Hu Weidong, these problems not only did not have any impact, but also made him an outstanding player in the Chinese men's basketball team, called "Chinese Jordan" by the media and fans.
When it comes to the name Hu Weidong, I believe old fans should be very familiar with him, he is the core player of the Chinese men's basketball team in the 90s, that is, the "golden generation" in the mouth of fans, the Chinese men's basketball team at that time, a lot of outstanding players emerged, and Hu Weidong is the leader in this, they together in the 94 World Championships and the 96 Olympic Games, successfully entered the top 8, which also created the best results of the Chinese men's basketball team at that time.
Many people may still not be able to understand why Hu Weidong's eyesight is so poor, but his shooting ability is so good? Hu Weidong himself has also explained this problem, he first said that he will not choose to wear glasses when playing, so he can hardly see the basket clearly on the court.
However, this will not affect Hu Weidong's shooting, which stems from his hard training and muscle memory, through continuous shooting practice, he has formed a sense of position in the basket, therefore, under the condition of not having to see the basket clearly, he can still shoot and score well, to be honest, this ability similar to "blind shooting" is still quite incredible, not to mention in China, it is difficult to see in the world.
Seeing Hu Weidong's shooting ability, it will be reminiscent of the current Chinese men's basketball players, it stands to reason that their eyesight is much stronger than Hu Weidong, but the shooting percentage of this group of men's basketball players can only be described as miserable.
Of course, in addition to hard training, Hu Weidong's talent is also extremely strong, which Yang Yi once said that in the history of Chinese men's basketball, all guard players can have static talent like Hu Weidong, basically no, Hu Weidong's height of 1.98 meters, and at the same time has excellent bounce and athleticism, all kinds of violent dunks are easy to come by, and it looks very easy.
The pace speed is also very fast, such a player who can shoot can shoot is indeed very rare in China, so it is no wonder that there was an NBA team that wanted to invite him to play, because Hu Weidong's ability has the strength to play in the NBA, which is not an exaggeration.
An excellent athlete, hard work is naturally very important, but hard work alone is not enough, if there is no talent, I am afraid it will not reach the top, and Hu Weidong has both, so he became the "Chinese Jordan".