The 32-year-old "elderly" Su Bingtian finally won the crown of "China's First Flyer" at the Fourth National Games he participated in, although more than a month ago, he was recognized as the first person in the history of the 100-meter race.
In 2021, the 5 guns ran into 10 seconds, and the Tokyo battle of 9.83 seconds shocked the world, and Su Bingtian was able to reach such a height this season, which was beyond most people's expectations. As early as the 2017 National Games, when Su Bingtian lost to Xie Zhenye in the 100-meter final, many people thought that his career as an athlete should end here. And how could he have imagined that a year later, 29-year-old Su Bingtian ran 9.91 seconds twice in a single month, and won Asia in 9.92 seconds on the track in Jakarta. And now Su Bingtian stands in front of us with a posture that can "stably break ten", and after the age of 30, he still climbs to a new height, which is admirable.
For all sports athletes, they will face an age barrier, and once they pass this age, they will face a rapid decline in competitive status. Some sports come early, such as gymnastics and diving, and athletes in these sports need to be in time to achieve results before the age of 20 or even earlier.
Other sports may not be so demanding, but the time node around 30 years old is the turning point when human physiology begins to decline, and no one can fight against the laws of nature. So for these athletes, they need to keep their best performances in their best years, and after the age of 30, it is generally difficult for them to reach the top.
This is especially true for basketball players: Even though James continues to be efficient and stable, everyone understands that his most dominant period was in the Heat, when it was a perfect combination of speed, skill and power.
But in the NBA, there is no shortage of players who may be a good player before the age of 30, but after the age of 30, they play a more dazzling season and can be remembered by more people.
Steve Nash
I believe that many friends are like me, and the first name that comes to mind is Nash. Before the age of 30, Nash, who was twice named an All-Star and a two-time All-Team Third, was the starting point guard whom Cuban considered to be at the same level as Mike Bibby; while after the age of 30, Nash was selected as an All-Star six times, with three All-Star firsts, two Best Team seconds, and two MVP, becoming one of Cuban's Most Difficult Opponents in the West. Perhaps Nash is not entirely a "late-bloomer" player who has stood firm in the league in the first few seasons of his career, but he does lack a chance to show off his offensive talent, and in the last summer before the age of 30, he found a place that could give him such a chance - the Phoenix Suns.
Kyle Lowry
Lowry's career trajectory is also very similar to Nash's: as a substitute, he showed a certain strength in the parent team, going to a texas strong starter, and then to a team that suited him as a big brother. Although Lowry's career height is not as high as Nash's, he also ushered in a double explosion of personal strength and honor acquisition at almost the same time node. Born in March 1986, Lowry should have won only one player of the month (or Eastern Conference Player of the Month in December 2014) and two players of the week before 2015. Since then, he has been named an All-Star six times in a row, once in the Best Team, once in an NBA championship, and a Rio Olympic gold medal. Even though he and DeRozan were once dubbed the "garbage brothers" by everyone, it was also because of his excellent performance that the Raptors were given the opportunity to be beaten in the playoffs.
Dreiff Schramf
Schramf, the totemic figure of German basketball, the predecessor whom Nowitzki admired. Unlike the above two, Schmlaf's career has not ushered in a qualitative leap after the age of 30, and from the basic data, he still maintains a stable performance. But in fact, at the age of 30, his role changed, and he began to play a stable role as the team's starting striker. In the first nine seasons of his career, he only played 72 games first. Although he won the best sixth person twice, the identity of the sixth person seems to be a kind of "debuff aura", which prevents him from getting the favor and recognition of all-stars.
Sure enough, after becoming the starter, Schramf gained more attention. He was named to the All-Star Team three times and was named to the NBA All-Team Three-Team for the first time at the age of 32 in the 94-95 season, averaging a career-high 19.2 points per game. And next season, he helped supersonics reach the finals with Payton and Kemp, but unfortunately lost to jordan who made a comeback.
Kyle Korver
Similar to Schramf's career trajectory, there is also one person in the NBA. Born in 1981, Korver played just 110 games as a starting player before joining the Hawks in 2012 and played all six seasons as a substitute. But Korver's perennially consistent projection has long made him a prestigious marksman in the league. After arriving at the Hawks, Korver took on the starting role, and his projection ability was not second-evolved, but he himself was perfectly suited to the group. In those years, the Eagles once rode in the East, and the fact that the first five were also elected the player of the month, and the fact that four were selected as All-Stars in the East also became a good story, which may also be the most glorious moment of Korver's career.
Arvidas-Sabonis
The last one I want to mention, unlike the above ones, before the age of 30, he has left an indelible chapter in the world basketball world, but his decision after the age of 30 makes everyone admire him even more. In 1988, at the age of 24, Sabonis defeated the United States with the soviet basketball team to win the Olympic championship, and he himself was selected by the NBA as early as 1986. But for reasons that are well known, Sabonis was unable to make the trip. It wasn't until 10 years later, dragging a pair of stumped knees, that the 31-year-old Sabonis landed in the NBA, and during this 10 years, Sabonis has become an iconic figure in European basketball.
Although the peak is no longer there, Sabonis still showed considerable talent in the NBA. The 31-year-old was named to the All-Rookie First Team, which seems a bit comical, but it is a beautiful testimony to the dream journey of a basketball fighter. In his 7-year NBA career, Sabonis's average of 12 points and 7 rebounds per game may not be enough to be "outstanding", but the highlight moments he shows on the court can make people have unlimited reverie, if this guy can come to the United States 10 years earlier, what will he achieve?
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