It was already 1pm when we came out of the autograph session.

Due to Lin Ying's own request, this autograph session took a lot longer than expected.

"You don't need to do that."

On the way to eat, Daffy couldn't help but said.

He has worked with many players, but this is the first time Lin Ying has made himself hungry like this.

Lin Ying smiled and said nothing.

Those enthusiastic faces appeared in his mind.

Some of them were seen from the airport, and some were seen during book signings.

Oh, by the way, we also met Zeng Fanbo unexpectedly.

Before, he thought he would play in the Olympics for personal and national glory.

But now it seems that compared to that, these fans who like him are his most real reason!

…

After finishing the charity activities the next day, Lin Ying postponed his time to join the national team by one day.

He flew to Shanghai to meet Yao Ming.

When he went there, Yao Ming was doing recovery training in the swimming pool.

Lin Ying was quite curious when she saw it. After talking to Yao Ming's doctor, she found out that Yao Ming did this one month after the surgery.

Because water has buoyancy, if you tie it with a buoyant device, your ankles will be basically free of stress when exercising in the water.

At the same time, water has resistance, so floating in water and exercising can maintain the strength of muscle groups.

Finally, sum it up in one sentence: It can maintain body shape and physical fitness.

In addition to the injury itself, the side effects of injuries on players can also cause them to gain weight.

Many players have become fat while recuperating from injuries.

If it were normal times, Yao Ming wouldn't need to be like this. Think about how he would go into the water and exercise like crazy just one month after the surgery. Even if he had the buoyancy and could push his legs back without pain, it would be impossible.

Everything is to catch up with the Beijing Olympics!

After Yao Ming finished training, he and Lin Ying sat by the swimming pool and chatted about the Olympic groupings for a while.

The grouping of this year's Olympic Games is the same as in history, but because the qualifying rounds have not yet been completed, some teams have not yet been determined.

The 12 teams are divided into two groups AB, namely:

Group A: Argentina, Australia, Iran, Lithuania, Russia, losing team A;

Group B: Angola, China, Spain, United States, losing team B, losing team C.

The competition system is also very simple. They play against each other in the group stage. The top four teams advance to the quarterfinals, and then the knockout rounds are carried out according to the method of A1 vs. B4.

"Do you think we did it too authentically? The Koreans were so ruthless in 2002."

When talking about the grouping, Yao Ming couldn't help but sigh.

Lin Ying smiled after hearing this.

This bird feeds.

There is no darker world series than the World Cup in South Korea.

In addition, the second phase grouping of the women's basketball team in the future Tokyo Olympics will also refresh the lower limit of understanding.

After the group stage, the knockout rounds were drawn by lot!

This wave of operations is almost a waste of time in the group stage, which is really unheard of.

The result is that the top four points in the tournament's strength rankings are in one and a half zones.

In comparison, the grouping of the Beijing Olympics this time is as "too authentic" as Yao Ming said.

Because according to the tournament rankings given by fiba this time, the first place is the United States, and the second place is Spain.

Being placed in the same group as the first and second, there is nothing more fatal than this.

"I think it's not all bad. With this grouping, we have a good chance of entering the semi-finals."

Lin Ying looked at the problem from a different angle.

It is impossible to play against the same group in the quarter-finals. The Chinese team will only face Argentina in third place if they advance to fourth place.

After hearing this, Yao Ming was stunned for a moment, smiled and nodded.

This perspective is very novel and can also be said to be very optimistic.

Over the past year, Lin Ying has indeed changed a lot.

Then, they also talked about the strategy of the group stage.

"I think it's okay to play the United States and work hard in the remaining games. This way, we have a good chance of finishing in the top three in the group."

Lin Ying expressed his opinion.

This time he saw it with his celestial eye.

In history, the men's basketball team competed against the United States in the first game, then against Spain, and then against Germany. At the end of the competition, Jonas found that his physical fitness was not enough and gave up against Greece.

As a result, in the quarter-finals, Lithuania, which he thought had the best chance of winning, directly gave China a bloodbath.

This strategy is actually open to question.

Because the effect of defeating the United States in the group stage is the same as defeating Greece, but the difficulty of the two is obviously not at the same level.

If we can really finish second in the group in the end, then according to the competition system, the most ideal situation for the Chinese team is to meet the US men's basketball team in the finals.

If the team's condition explodes, it will be a gold medal if it beats the United States, and it will be a silver medal even if it loses!

Although that is the most ideal state, theoretical analysis and strategies are calculated based on the most ideal state.

Yao Ming also agreed with Lin Ying's point of view.

"I will go back and give Lao You some advice."

Hearing this, Lin Ying felt that things were going smoothly.

If nothing else, the men's basketball team can make great achievements this year.

…

The next day, Lin Ying took a plane to Sanya.

It was also after nearly a year that he met his teammates from the national team again.

Zhu Fangyu looks much "stronger" than the last time we saw him. He must have been drinking a lot this year;

Sun Yue got a haircut and looked very sunny;

Wang Zhizhi looked a little haggard, a bit like a middle-aged man who couldn't help himself.

But Sun Yue is still more skinny.

Lin Ying had just arrived, and he asked if he wanted to buy two pairs of boxing gloves for Lin Ying and Zhu Fangyu so that they could have a "master-disciple duel".

Zhu Fangyu immediately waved her hand.

"I still want to compete in the Olympics."

He had seen Lin Ying KO Bowen with his own eyes before, and he didn't want to go to the hospital.

This also caused a burst of laughter from the other team members. This was the first time they saw Zhu Fangyu being "cowardly" in such a matter.

After the meeting, Lin Ying officially started his training career with the national team.

Although it was still a bit jarring at first.

But soon he found the right position and started to master it skillfully.

Breaking through with the ball, attacking front and back, breaking the press, going deep into the penalty area, controlling the ball and shooting, all are done with ease.

This wave is thanks to the previous summer league.

Although we reunited after a year, the initial run-in was still very useful.

And Lin Ying's progress this year is really attractive, especially his flexible play style, which not only allows him to better adapt to the game, but also has better adaptability.

But now Yunus has a headache.

The uniqueness of Lin Ying's passing, coupled with his overall strength and reputation, makes it impossible not to play.

But now the third and fourth positions are precisely the strongest positions in the men's basketball team.

There is Yi Jianlian in the fourth position and Zhu Fangyu in the third position.

No matter which one of these three people is put on the bench, it will be a loss.

This is really a happy trouble.

He will have to think carefully with the coaching staff about how to make reasonable arrangements.
To be continued...