The sign of an immature person is that he is willing to die vigorously for a certain reason; and the sign of a mature person is that he is willing to live humbly for a certain reason. - "The Catcher in the Rye"
Like a girl, you will go through the clues about her circle of friends once, twice, a year, two years, looking for the mirror reflection after each selfie, looking for traces of other men; like a game, you will try dozens of times, free combination, look for loopholes, and strive to win the championship; love a career, stay up late for decades to no longer become pain, looking at the thriving performance report, you find the value of self-existence. In fact, in the face of every love thing, we are the watchmen in the wheat field, coincidentally, when you one day memorize everything in the wheat field, the arrival of the goddess of destiny will follow.
If you've known the first half of Clint Capela's life, I think you'll be like me, with a moment of urgent urge to record the hard road of a child born at the bottom of society, then we start from scratch.
Part 1: The happy childhood that most people have has become a luxury in Kawang
The spacious three-bedroom house, the mother has long memorized the parenting scriptures, the third or even the fourth generation of the common care. In this regard, it seems that everyone who has become or will become a compulsory course for parents is a luxury for Capela.
Haunted by the cunning moonlight over the Tiber River in Hollywood movies countless times, Philomena, like countless young people who dreamed of the world of cinema, embarked on a journey to Rome without hesitation. The price of her dream of stardom is to follow her lover to Geneva, to be ruthlessly abandoned by two husbands, leaving three or even a baby in her infancy. Capela was only two years old.
The cruelty of life is not to pity all the choices that anyone makes. Speeding forward, first of all, to live. In order to survive, Philomena chose to send Capela, who was 6 years old at the time, and her brother Landry to the refugee children's dormitory for primary education. At a time when illegal children were generally sold to farmers as cheap labour, Switzerland's good education system for schoolchildren was invaluable. I think this is fate, the first time to this skinny little boy's favor.
In the seven years since, the refugee children's dormitory has become all the memories of little Capela. With just these six words, you can imagine what kind of life Capela experienced as a child. In the face of hatred and aggression, fist-sized small groups, Capela knows that only if she becomes the best, she will "escape" as quickly as possible. "Polite, tolerant, learning, I have to do it impeccably, so that they can't pick out anything wrong in the end." Only by being perfect can I be approved to go home. He once said.
At the age of 13, Capela managed to escape. At an age when most people were still arrogant and spoiled, Capela learned to be tolerant, courteous, and kind to others for a lifetime. At that ignorant and confused age, the appearance of "it" became a spark that lit up Capela's heart.
Part 2: Life's Loneliest Watch
Maybe it's the tall brother who can grab all the rebounds on the field, or maybe it's adding some fun to the boring life. His brother Landry could not have imagined that this inadvertent act, Capela playing basketball barefoot, would change the life of their family.
Gradually Capela began to show his talent in basketball and became well known. At 14:00, he could occupy a place in the Swiss national team under the u16, and at the age of 15, he was invited by Sefrosha's parent team for a trial training. Finally, the French Charon Club became Capela's new foothold, and he also officially started his professional basketball career in that year with the explosive power and bounce unique to blacks.
15 years old, what am I doing? In the junior high school, which is less than twenty minutes by car, it is still picked up by my parents; humming Jay Chou's new song, I think the world is in my hands; at the end of the middle school entrance examination, tearing up the books that are not thick, and releasing the vacation without homework.
What is Capela, 15, doing? Leaving his mother's city, where he was more than two hours away, he came to an unfamiliar land; he did not miss a training class, but often became the person who picked up the ball and sparring the most; what bound him was not his tedious homework, but life. Speaking about life at the age of 15-20, Capela once said: "I often don't see my family for months in a row, and I know I have to make sacrifices. "The sacrifice is still a little cruel, but it's not so bad compared to the refugee children's dormitory." Practice day after day, follow the team day after day, independent or lonely, like a watchman in a wheat field.
Part 3: It's time to take off
The 13-14 season means too much for Capela. At Chalons, the 20-year-old Capela has increasingly secured her position as the team's inner pillar, averaging 9.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.8 blocks in 21.4 minutes per game, and was named the best young player in the LNB League that season.
In addition, he met the most important Bole in his life, Rockets general manager Darrell Morey. Morey, who is already good at Taobao, once again chose to press the treasure on the young players in the European League with the right to pick the first round. In the midst of a shortage of Warcraft substitutes, Capela stepped into Morey's sight.
Seeing Capela for the first time, Morey commented: "You're judging athleticism, you're judging their ball feel, their movements, how hard they work. Morey's only fear is that the Swiss centre-forward will be preempted by other managers before.
At the 2014 Basketball Summit, the star-studded International team was still the foil of the talented high school student Mudiel at that time, and in his efficient performance of 20 points and 3 steals, Jokic, Murray, Lyles, Lyles, Capela, which are now familiar names, are somewhat lackluster.
Capela's failure to get the center of attention in the high-profile game also gave Morey, who was obsessed with data analysis and magic ball theory, a big relief. Capela, who announced that she was drafted that year, was also removed by Houston with the 25th pick in the first round.
Will the filial son, who pays the full salary of the rookie contract and helps his mother pay off nearly two decades of lengthy debts, play a piece of the sky in the hugh city of Howard, which sits on the magic beast Howard? Or will you leave hastily after the rookie contract, as is the case with many final shows? We, see you next time.