Because the Chinese media was not developed in the early years, people seem to have an impression of Chinese basketball that has always stayed behind the "three major center period". In addition to the three major centers, there are only Liu Yudong, Hu Weidong, Sun Jun and other totem-level players of each team. In fact, in the history of Chinese basketball, there has never been a shortage of excellent players, and the Shan Tao who will talk to you today is one of them.
Squeezing out Wang Zhizhi, Battle once made him a substitute
We often say that two of the "three major centers" have a relationship with Shan Tao, Battle before joining the Beijing team, Shan Tao was the team's proper main center, And Battle was enough to give Shan Tao five years as a younger brother and play him as a substitute. Of course, Bartle is now more famous than Shan Tao. Another, Wang Zhizhi, is also associated with Shan Tao, whose parents are basketball players who once played for the Beijing team. Wang Zhizhi showed good talent at a very young age, when the Beijing team wanted to receive Wang Zhizhi to his youth team, but the two mountains of Shan Tao and Battle at that time were in front of Wang Zhizhi, making it almost impossible for him to surpass. So DaZhi finally accepted the invitation of the Bayi men's basketball team, for which Dazhi's parents and the Beijing men's basketball team were still a little unhappy.
Once the number one center in Asia
When it comes to the title of "Asia's first center", the first thing people think of is Yao Ming, and then it may be Haddadi. But what many people may not know is that Shan Tao, who was selected for the national team at the age of 19, was called Asia's first center for a long time before Yao Ming. The gold medal at the 1990 Beijing Asian Games, the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games, and the contribution he made to the Chinese men's basketball team as the main force of the "94 Golden Generation" to win the world championships at that time.
Be willing to keep a low profile for the young players
If an athlete does not want to become famous, it must be a lie, but Shan Tao suddenly began to appear in front of the media in the later stage, is it because he suddenly let go of those false names? In fact, it is not, Shan Tao has explained his "low profile". "I'm so old, everyone writes about me again, promotes me again, I'm still like this, there won't be a big improvement." Media friends should focus on younger players, publicize them more, and once they see reports about themselves, they must be very happy, 'the media and fans have started to pay attention to me, I must practice hard, and try to prove myself with better performances'. This allows these young people to have more motivation and higher goals, whether in daily training or in the arena, which will invisibly promote their growth. ”
A "mantra" scares O'Neill
Shan Tao often said that he could prevent O'Neill when he was young, in fact, it was still difficult to limit O'Neill with Shan Tao's ability. But he and O'Neill do have an interesting little story, that is, at the 1994 World Championships, the Chinese team met the American team. Before the start of the game, Shan Tao and O'Neal stood in the middle circle ready to jump shots, Shan Tao knew that he could not skip O'Neal, so he shouted "Oops I x" with a clever move, which directly shouted O'Neal, so he gave the racket to the Chinese players. Since then, the words that Shan Tao shouted have become the "mantra of Shan Tao" in the hearts of fans.
If the son goes to play in the United States, he may inherit his father's business
The son of a basketball player is naturally the first to get the moon near the water tower, and he can inherit his father's basketball genes, and the starting point is much higher than that of the children of ordinary families. Shan Tao's son, Shan Zeyu, was born in 2002 and is 16 years old this year, and is said to be more than two meters tall. Now Shan Zeyu has gone to the United States to participate in the high school league, but there are not many media reports about him, so the country does not know what the specific situation of Shan Zeyu is in the United States. In fact, the current Shan Zeyu is only 16 years old, whether he will choose basketball in the future is not necessarily certain, but Guorenjun still hopes that he can appear on the basketball court in the future. Not because he is Shan Tao's son, but a small wish in the heart of the outstanding jun, hoping that every child who loves basketball can appear on the court when they grow up, and on that day, who dares to say that Chinese basketball is not strong? (Sun Family Leftovers)