Li Dai, who poured himself a large bowl of chicken soup for the soul, was very motivated, then picked up the rag and began to wipe the equipment in the training hall.
Since there are no guests anyway, for Dai Li now, being a guest cleaner has become the only thing he can do.
When the cell phone rang, Dai Li put down the mop in his hand, wiped the sweat from his head, and then took out the cell phone from his trouser pocket.
A message like this appeared on the phone screen: "Lee, send me the address of your training facility. We are going to play the Los Angeles Clippers next game. I will arrive in Los Angeles early."
"It's Allen Hampton! I haven't seen him for several years." Dai Li thought as he sent Hampton the address of the training center.
With the help of Dai Li, Hampton successfully entered Georgetown University. Focusing on playing basketball, he quickly emerged in the NCAA and attracted the attention of scouts across the United States. In the NBA draft the next year, Hampton Dayton was also selected by the Philadelphia 76ers as the No. 1 pick.
The No. 1 pick in the NBA naturally has a bright future, and Hampton lived up to expectations. He scored 30 points for the first time in the NBA. He had a 50-point performance in a single game in his first season. After one season, Philadelphia scored 76 points. Although the team's record is still disastrous, Hampton's average of 23.5 points, 7.5 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game can be considered an All-Star level.
After his rookie season, Hampton's statistics have been soaring. Now Hampton has already become an All-Star starter. He has averaged 28 points per game so far this season and is also the most favorable contender for the NBA scoring title. With Hampton's current upward trend, it is only a matter of time before he becomes a superstar. The titles of regular season MVP and championship are also waving to him.
It is no exaggeration to say that Hampton is definitely one of the hottest sports stars in the United States. Big advertising endorsement companies are willing to spend hundreds of millions of sponsorship fees on him, and his whole family has led a wealthy life.
At this time, Li Dai learned that Hampton was coming, and he felt excited. Dai Li didn't have many acquaintances in the United States, but finally someone he knew came to see him, which made Dai Li feel like he was meeting his relatives.
What's more, Hampton is a big star.
"When the time comes, I have to ask Hampton to cooperate in taking a few more photos, and then develop them and hang them on the wall. This is also a kind of advertising effect!" Dai Li couldn't help but scan his training hall to see where it was suitable to hang the photos. place.
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The training of American athletes mainly relies on non-governmental organizations. Clubs for various sports are scattered in various cities, neighborhoods and small towns in the United States, forming the most basic sports training system in the United States.
For example, the training hall rented by Li Dai was originally a gymnastics hall. The operator of the gymnastics hall also organized a gymnastics club. If American children want to learn gymnastics, they can pay a membership fee, join this club, and ask the club for help. Ask a gymnastics teacher here for advice, or purchase some gymnastics courses separately. Membership dues and selling courses are also the main ways of making money for the most grassroots sports clubs.
The same model may not survive in China. Domestic parents pay more attention to their children's academics. Even their hobbies are cultivated in the direction of painting, music, etc. As for sports, they have always been ranked at the bottom. American parents are different. They are happy to spend money for their children to practice sports, whether it is popular sports such as basketball and baseball, or unpopular sports such as sports archery.
Athletes with normal bodies in the United States rely on non-governmental organizations such as clubs for training. For disabled people, there are no professional training institutions.
In China, disabled people’s sports are under the responsibility of the Disabled Persons’ Federation. The state allocates funds to the Disabled Persons’ Federation every year to support disabled athletes. Therefore, the Disabled Persons’ Federation at all levels can set up special sports teams, recruit professional coaches, and have specialized Training equipment and training venues.
The United States definitely does not have these things, so for disabled athletes, even a newly opened and unknown training gym like Li Dai is a rare opportunity.
The next day, several disabled athletes came to visit, and some directly called Dai Li to make an appointment.
Although Dai Li has never been exposed to training for disabled people, has he never eaten pork and seen a pig run? Moreover, with the existence of the detector, Li Dai can instantly find the shortcomings of the athletes. The next step is to arrange targeted training programs, which is much simpler.
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I looked at my watch and saw that the hands were already pointing to a quarter past four in the afternoon.
Dai Li frowned slightly. He made an appointment with a disabled athlete named Barron Philip to meet at four in the afternoon. It has now been fifteen minutes overtime, and Barron Philip still has not shown up.
Americans have a strong sense of time, and they value time like gold. In the United States, apart from people, the most expensive thing is time. In fact, the high cost of human resources will also be reflected in time. Americans are probably the only people in the world who know how to charge for their time. So when Americans do things, they are very accustomed to making appointments.
Americans are also very punctual. This kind of punctuality does not mean arriving in advance, but actually arriving at the time of the appointment. Generally, the error will not exceed five minutes. Of course, if you are going to someone else's house for a banquet, it is normal to be 10 to 15 minutes late. Going early will seem like you are rushing the host, which is rude. But if you are 15 minutes late to see a doctor, find a lawyer, or discuss business matters, they may cancel the appointment and not meet you.
Making an appointment with a physical trainer is obviously not going to someone else's house for a banquet, so it is already very impolite for Barron Philip to be fifteen minutes late.
Dai Li was hesitating whether to make a call to confirm whether Barron Philip was here today. When he raised his head, he saw a man walking as fast as flying. He should be a mixed-race man with good looks. He obviously has the characteristics of a white man, but his skin is darker, but not black like that of a black man. It is slightly darker than a Mexican and whiter than a black man.
The United States is originally a country of immigrants, and there are many cases of intermarriage among various ethnic groups. There are many such mixed-race people in the United States, and Dai Li is not surprised.
"The information the social worker gave me said that Barron Philip has no feet, and both legs have been amputated below the ankle joint. This man walks so quickly, and normal people may not be able to walk as fast as him. He is definitely not Barron - Phillips. Looks like business is coming!" Dai Li was excited and went to greet him with a smile.
The other party also saw Dai Li, and then saw him trotting all the way to Dai Li's side.
"Hello, sir, how can I serve you?" Li Dai put on a "receiving customer" smile.
"I'm very sorry, I'm late. There was an accident where I worked, which delayed me for some time." The other party apologized, and after apologizing, he introduced himself: "Hello, my name is Barron Philip. I had an appointment before.”
"Are you Barron Philip?" Dai Li suddenly had a look of surprise on his face. He knew that it was rude to look at the disabled parts of a disabled person, but he still couldn't help but look at the other person's hands. On the feet, they were a pair of Nike sneakers, with the matching logo particularly conspicuous.
"What's going on? Didn't you say that Barron Phillip has no feet? The man in front of me not only has two feet, but he also walks very fast. Is it possible that this Barron Phillip pretends to be disabled to get relief money?" Dai Li I thought silently in my heart.