He wears size 53 shoes and size L clothes with 14 X on the front. He participated in the NBA draft, visited many countries and played for many teams, and finally got a championship ring in CBA.
This issue is about Sun Mingming who is obsessed with basketball but depressed.
Sun Mingming, 1983, was born in a rural family in Bayan county, Heilongjiang province.
When he was a child, he was not much different from the children around him, but slightly taller than other children of the same age. After school, he began to take off. When he was in the first grade, he was obviously much taller than his classmates. He can't buy clothes and shoes that he can wear, so his mother can only make them for him.
The PE teacher recommended him to the coach of the county sports team, so Sun Mingming started basketball training. 15 years old, more than 2 meters tall. Through the recommendation of Wei Haitao, the Heilongjiang Men's Basketball Team, he entered the Heilongjiang Sports Team and began professional basketball training.
Since then, a small basketball has changed its destiny, from rural to county, from county to provincial capital, from provincial capital to capital, and even went abroad.
1998, 15-year-old Sun Mingming is tall, but because of his short practice time, his technical level is far behind that of other players in the team. In addition, his thin figure makes it difficult to play, and he only earns more than 100 a month.
Excellent players in the team often participate in various competitions, dozens of times more than him. With such a big gap, Sun Mingming made up his mind to train hard, play as many games as possible, and gradually improve his skills.
In 2000, Sun Mingming joined the Heilongjiang Youth Team.
But because he is too tall, he can't buy sports shoes in China, and there is no foreign channel to help him buy shoes. Sun Mingming can only play in the cloth shoes made by her mother.
What is fresh in Sun Mingming's memory is a rainy day. He kept lifting his shoes and fell down in his cloth shoes several times. Finally, he had to take off his shoes and run around in socks.
After that, the coach helped him customize a pair of leather shoes in a leather shoes factory, and he began to play on the court wearing leather shoes. Although the problem of easy slipping is solved, the shoes are hard and heavy, and blisters are often worn out. In this way, he persisted for two years.
200 1, Heilongjiang Daqing basketball team was established, and the team was formed by Heilongjiang basketball team. Sun Mingming is 2.27 meters tall, surpassing Yao Ming.
In 2002, Sun Mingming met an important person in his life.
At that time, Zhang Weiping led the formation of a China Basketball Olympic Hope Team, with the aim of selecting talents for the Beijing Olympic Games (in the end, only Chen Jianghua was selected as the Olympic Hope Team), with Zhang Weiping as the head coach.
He began to choose players everywhere. When he heard that a player of Daqing basketball team was taller than Yao Ming, Zhang Weiping immediately set out to investigate.
When Zhang Weiping saw Sun Mingming, he was very surprised and felt that he had discovered another Yao Ming. After observation, I was disappointed, lacking in basic skills, irregular movements and poor physical strength, so it was difficult to carve any more.
Zhang Weiping, who returned to Beijing, was not satisfied. He has been thinking about Sun Mingming and thinks he can give it a try. So he came to Daqing again and played in person, and found that Sun Mingming had a good shooting feel and a flexible body. So Zhang Weiping took him in and brought him back to Beijing.
Zhang Weiping showed great concern for Sun Mingming. Because he didn't wear the right shoes when he was a child, his feet were deformed. Zhang Weiping contacted the shoe factory to help him solve the problem of shoes, and Sun Mingming officially put on his sneakers.
During training, Zhang's guidance is also quite strict with Sun Mingming, and sometimes he can't help cursing. Later, I will have a heart-to-heart talk with Sun Mingming. Sun Mingming said, I have treated you as a father, and I am strict with you. Will not complain, which makes Zhang Weiping very moved.
And Sun Mingming's training is harder, and his skills are slowly improving. It's just that my head often hurts, and it hurts when I attack. Zhang Weiping personally massaged him and treated him as his son.
In 2003, the Olympic Hope Team went to the United States for training. Sun Mingming's performance is very good, which has aroused widespread concern. At first, some media called him "the second generation of Ming Dynasty" and "the second generation of Yao Dynasty".
In April 2004, the Olympic Hope Team was dissolved due to lack of funds and various reasons.
Sun Mingming returned to the home team, but failed the physical examination and had to train with the reserve team. Feeling depressed, he wanted to leave the basketball court. At this moment, Zhang Weiping called to comfort him, encourage him and tell him not to give up, otherwise all previous efforts would be in vain.
The two agreed to arrange the training content by email every day and call once a week to report the completion of the training.
In this way, Sun Mingming insisted on training according to Zhang Weiping's arrangement for several months, but his physical fitness was a hurdle. So Zhang Weiping wants to send him to the United States, where there are advanced training methods to get him through this hurdle.
At this moment, Charles, an American basketball agent, contacted Zhang Weiping and wanted to organize a star team to play in China. Zhang Weiping thought of Sun Mingming, immediately contacted Daqing Club and brought the American star team to Daqing.
It was through the competition that Charles took a fancy to Sun Mingming, wanted to take him to the United States, and was responsible for his training and expenses.
In early 2005, Zhang Weiping accompanied Sun Mingming to the United States, stayed at Charles' home, and hired a coach to train him.
Zhang Weiping, like his father, really arranged everything for Sun Mingming, telling him to learn English well as soon as possible, understand the coach's intention, pay attention to his personal image, do things seriously and make a good impression. You can see how much Zhang is looking forward to Sun Mingming.
Because of Yao Ming's influence in NBA, Sun Mingming, which is higher than Yao Ming, has attracted the attention of many NBA teams. During the training, scouts from seven teams went to see him practice.
Some TV stations and media also interviewed him and even recorded TV programs.
Sun Mingming called Zhang Weiping to report the good news, but Zhang advised him not to focus on this aspect, but to put it on the basketball court. From then on, Sun Mingming refused all interviews and trained with peace of mind.
The special training is still effective, and the progress is obvious, but the physical fitness has not been able to get up. The scouts who went to watch his training thought that he could not adapt to high-intensity confrontation and gave up.
In 2005, Sun Mingming participated in the NBA draft and was unsurprisingly unsuccessful.
In the meantime, a scout suggested that Charles take Sun Mingming to check whether he had "gigantism", because he had come into contact with such patients before and thought that Sun Mingming might have it.
As expected, Sun Mingming has a pituitary adenoma and has been secreting growth hormone, so he is so tall and physically poor.
If we delay any longer, not only will our future be destroyed, but even our lives will be threatened.
The test results were not told to Sun Mingming at first, but to Zhang Weiping. Zhang, who was far away from home, couldn't accept it for a while, and immediately said that he must help him cure the disease and be responsible for it.
Charles was very moved. He had intended to send Sun Mingming back to China and decided to treat him with Zhang Weiping. At that time, the United States had rich experience and advanced technology in treating this disease, so they decided to let Sun Mingming have surgery in the United States.
In July, Zhang Weiping led a group of young domestic athletes to a summer camp in the United States. His name is Sun Mingming. Sun Mingming likes Jordan very much, and Jordan attended the training camp. Sun Mingming got a photo with Jordan. He was overjoyed, not to mention happy.
But Zhang Weiping had another taste in his heart. He doesn't know what the operation will be like, whether he can continue his basketball career or how long his life will last.
At that time, there was another problem, that is, the cost of surgery. The operation fee is not a small expense, and it is estimated that it needs 654.38 million US dollars. It is difficult to complete it by personal ability, so we can only appeal to the society to raise it.
After the summer camp, Zhang Weiping stayed alone to arrange things. They found Sedas Sinai Hospital, the authoritative institution in the United States for the treatment of pituitary adenoma, officially announced the matter to the outside world, and set up a foundation to raise money for Sun Mingming. Moreover, the operation needs to be performed within 1 month, and it can't be delayed any longer.
After seeing many media reports on this matter, the account began to have donations, and Zhang Zhi returned to China.
In one month, * * * raised $65,438+$350,000. At this time, the United States was hit by Hurricane Katrina, and public donations turned to the disaster area, and Sun Mingming's account was never credited again.
Seeing that the operation time was getting closer and closer, Zhang Weiping went to the United States again, taking almost all his belongings with him. As a coach, Charles was very moved and took out a sum of money.
Nevertheless, they still have a difference of $654.38+$600,000. But time waits for no one, so Zhang Weiping found a doctor, hoping that he could temporarily default on some expenses and have an operation first. The doctor didn't agree at first, but when he realized that Zhang Weiping was only his coach, he was moved by his behavior and immediately agreed to pay the arrears in the future.
Everything was ready, and Zhang Weiping returned to China, waiting for the result of Sun Mingming's operation, while continuing to raise the arrears.
Sun Mingming knew his illness before he went to the operating table, but he didn't think it was that serious. However, the actual situation is very complicated. His tumor is very big. For safety reasons, only 4/5 of them were removed, and a second operation will be performed in the future.
After a day's rest, Sun Mingming began his recovery training. At this time, his physical fitness and flexibility have also been greatly improved, and people have become more optimistic.
On March 28th, 2006, Sun Mingming signed a contract with The Legend of Dodge City to participate in the USBL League, wearing the No.55 jersey. He made 23 appearances, averaging 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds.
After that, Sun Mingming returned to China and participated in the domestic NBL league with Daqing Men's Basketball Team.
By this time, Zhang Weiping and Charles had raised more than 60,000 dollars for Sun Mingming's second operation.
From June 5438 to October 2006 10, Sun Mingming underwent the second operation and got rid of the trouble of gigantism completely.
Although his ability is far from that of NBA, he didn't give up. Started playing low-level leagues, hoping to attract more people's attention and enter the NBA as a springboard.
During this period, Sun Mingming participated in the filming of Rush Hour 3 starring Jackie Chan, and set foot in film and television for the first time.
On February 1 2007, Sun Mingming signed a contract with Maryland Nighthawks of ABA League in the United States, wearing No.79 jersey because he was 7 feet 9 inches tall.
At the signing ceremony, Sun Mingming talked about his own experience, and especially thanked Zhang for his guidance. Tickets for several games have been sold out, and every game is full.
In March, Sun Mingming joined the American IBL Alliance Flying Team. As the main center, he played 14 games, averaging 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks.
On June 20th, 2007, Sun Mingming joined the Regia team of Mexican basketball league. Became the first China player to join the Mexican League, * * * played 25 games.
In July 2007, Sun Mingming was also selected by the famous Harlem fancy basketball club, which was the first time that Harlem basketball selected players in the form of draft.
On September 2, 2008, Sun Mingming joined the Japanese basketball league Hamamatsu Phoenix Team and helped the team win the Eastern Championship. * * * made 49 appearances, averaging 7.7 points per game, * * * grabbed 280 rebounds and dunked 67 times, with a season-high average of 19 points.
In 2009, Sun Mingming ended his overseas trip and returned to China. Maybe it's God's plan. This year, he ushered in his own love.
In May 2009, Sun Mingming represented the Heilongjiang team in the 1 1 National Games preliminaries. In the meantime, he accidentally injured his left foot. At that time, he just thought he had sprained and didn't care. But after half a month, my foot was still swollen, and I didn't know it was a fracture until I went to the hospital for a film. Due to the lack of timely treatment, callus has formed, so he returned to Heilongjiang sports team to recuperate.
In June, when Sun Mingming was doing physical therapy in the sports team, a girl next to him was also doing physical therapy. They started talking. During the conversation, the girl knew Sun Mingming very well, including his height, age, basketball experience, his situation when he went to the United States, and even the operation. Sun Mingming is curious. The girl said that everyone on the sports team knows his story, and he is a big star here.
Sun Mingming learned that the girl belongs to the Heilongjiang women's handball team and was treated here because of a wrist injury. I know nothing about the rest, even the girl's name.
After the girl left, Sun Mingming had some regrets and kept thinking about the girl. So I asked someone to ask. The girl's name is Yan Xu, who is six years younger than him. She is the goalkeeper of the handball team. The mobile phone number came again. He tried to send a text message to the other party and asked the girl to have dinner, but the girl didn't refuse. In this way, Sun Mingming and Yan Xu started dating.
June 5438+October 2009 10, at the 1 1 National Games, Sun Mingming represented Heilongjiang team in the finals. Due to the weak overall strength of Heilongjiang team, 1 did not win, ranking last 1.
Sun Mingming's performance was not eye-catching, but it was ok. Especially against Wang and Bater, we got 7 points, 7 rebounds and 9 points 1 1 rebounds respectively.
Moreover, he only lost 4 points against Beijing (at least 20 points in the other 6 games), which attracted Beijing's attention. After a trial training, Sun Mingming got a two-and-a-half-year contract in Beijing.
He told Yan Xu the news excitedly, and Yan Xu was happy for him. However, they felt a little sad to separate the two places, but in the end they were able to continue playing. Sun Mingming came to Beijing alone and started his journey in CBA.
In the 2009- 10 season, Meng Cliff, assistant coach of Shougang, took over from Min as executive coach, playing the style of running and blasting, and dismissed after 5 wins 14 losses, during which Sun Mingming made 10 appearances. After Zhang Jingdong became the acting head coach, Sun Mingming appeared twice.
Throughout the 32 regular-season games, Sun Mingming made 12 appearances and started 3 times, totaling 105 minutes. A * * * 16 points 2 1 rebound. Beijing team ranked 15 and missed the playoffs.
20 10,10 On July 4th, after the warm-up match between Beijing team and Zhejiang team, Chen Lei, as the captain, had an altercation with Sun Mingming, which later turned into a physical conflict. Although things were settled soon, both sides apologized to each other. But after being exposed by the media, Sun Mingming felt a lot of pressure.
20 10- 1 1 season, Sun Mingming made eight appearances, totaling 52 minutes. During the season, * * * got 14 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Beijing ranked eighth in two playoff games 1 point and 3 rebounds.
On August 20 1 1, Sun Mingming received a phone call from his younger brother. Knowing that his mother was seriously ill, he hurried home at once. After three days with my mother, my mother passed away.
20 1 1- 12 season, Sun Mingming only played in the last game of the regular season against Zhejiang Guangsha. Nearly 23 minutes, 4 points and 9 rebounds from free throws.
He played for 2 minutes in the first game of the playoffs without any particles, ending his CBA trip.
But this season, with the arrival of Marbury and the joining of Zhai Xiaochuan and Zhu Yanxi, the Beijing team won the CBA championship. Although it has little to do with Sun Mingming, it is still satisfactory for Sun Mingming.
Sun Mingming's nearly three years in Beijing have been very difficult. Because of the obvious weakness on the field, besides having certain advantages in height and defense, it is basically at a disadvantage in moving and attacking, with slow pace and unsound skills. Playing time is getting less and less, and Sun Mingming is suffering.
20 12 in may, Sun Mingming's contract with Beijing team expired and he returned to Heilongjiang sports team.
After leaving Beijing Shougang Team, Sun Mingming chose a new life to pursue further studies.
He was successfully admitted to Harbin Institute of Physical Education with a score of 292 in four courses. 20 17 graduated one year later with a diploma and a bachelor's degree.
On August 4th, 20 13, the wedding of Sun Mingming and Yan Xu was held in Beijing. Zhang Bin, the sports host of CCTV, presided over the wedding, and many friends from sports circles came to join in. The scene is very grand.
After seeing my mother, getting married and buying a house, and the wedding, Sun Mingming is not as beautiful as it looks. Although I have been abroad for several years, they are all small clubs. They don't have much playing time in the Beijing team, and their actual income is not high. There is no deposit.
10 years, I have no other skills except playing ball. 23,000 yuan a month is not enough for his wife to live a good life. So he began to dabble in film and television, participated in some TV programs, and started his own basketball training class to increase his income.
20 15, Sun Mingming declared the highest couple in the world to Guinness World Records. Soon, they received a notice to go to England and confirmed that their total height was 423.47cm.
On September 9th, the couple received the certificate of "Guinness World Records as the tallest couple in the world" in London.
In 20 16, their daughter was born. Sun Mingming's burden is even heavier. He has appeared more and more in movies and TV series, and participated in variety shows such as "Cut to the chase" by CCTV and "Happy Comedian" by Oriental TV.
Such a tall figure also brought him a lot of troubles. In particular, it is inconvenient to go out and the hotel can't find a suitable bed. Wherever it goes, it will become the focus, and passers-by will keep taking pictures like seeing a "monster".
Now, Sun Mingming has long been used to this life, running his Sun Mingming Basketball Club and living a happy life.
Height changed Sun Mingming's life and brought him pain and happiness. Sun Mingming is lucky to meet Zhang Weiping, who loves his father and son, and Yan Xu, who loves his wife deeply. I hope Sun Mingming's future life will be more exciting!
(Please correct me if there is any discrepancy in the text)
With a flick of a finger, I recall the basketball history of the older generation of players in China. Thank you for reading, and hope to get your praise and attention.