Live broadcast bar, June 8th, before that, Liaoning men’s basketball player Zhao Jiwei was interviewed by China News Network.

In the interview, Zhao Jiwei talked about fans’ nicknames and future expectations, and some of the interviews were as follows:

“For me, this time the degree of participation is deeper. The first time was to help big brother as a young player and the Replacements, and the latter two missions were heavier than once.” Zhao Jiwei, who now has three crowns in hand, described the special features of this season in this way.

Correspondingly, in the playoffs this season, Zhao Jiwei’s scores, rebounds, assists, number of shots, number of shots, number of three-point shots and number of three-point shots all reached the highest in his career. In his own words, “perform better and more mature, no longer organize and pass too much, but rely on personal attacks to drive teammates.”

Also because of the change of the game style, the nickname of the fans to Zhao Jiwei changed from the past “Anshan Paul” to “Zhao Curry”, and “upgrade” to “Zhao Baoku (Paul + Curry)”.

Zhao Jiwei likes these nicknames, because they all come from the fans’ love for him.

If one must be selected, Zhao Jiwei chose “Zhao Baoku”. As for the reason, he said, “this name is very northeast and feels better.”

Zhao Jiwei, as a native, attached great importance to the northeast “label”, and he was more grateful to the support of Liaoning fans for the team. No matter at home or away, there are always Liaoning fans who follow the team on the court, and Zhao Jiwei can see it.

“Our team carries too much hope and sustenance from the fans in Liaoning, and they are very concerned about the Liaoning team. Friends from all walks of life are paying attention to our competition, and we are also discussing after dinner, which is very fond of us.”

“In fact, the fans of Liaoning team are all over the country, and we often see fans from other places. I also know Zhejiang fans who like Liaoning men’s basketball. This year’s semi-finals and finals are all against Zhejiang team, but they still love Liao basketball.”

As for the reason why the fans admire Liaoning team so much, Zhao Jiwei explained like this: “Since I knew this team, there has been the style of ‘liao xiaohu. At that time, the Liaoning team had not won the championship, but this team has been fighting hard and not giving up, which will bring you surprises.”

For this kind of love, Liaoning team coach Yang Ming’s interpretation is more profound: “Our team represents the hope of some ordinary people who are not so successful and even struggling for life…… We are a benchmark or lighthouse that ordinary people want to change their fate.”

Yang Ming made this remark at the conference of the finals. At that time, Zhao Jiwei was sitting next to him.

“No one is willing to leave his hometown, but life is forced, so these people can find spiritual sustenance in Liao basket. We also have a lot of energy in our hearts and want to show this fighting spirit on the court.” Zhao Jiwei said with emotion.

As the winner of this difficult season, when asked what he wanted to say to those who regarded Liao basket as sustenance, Zhao Jiwei’s answer was simple and sincere: “No matter what happens, be full of hope for life and confidence in yourself.”

This sentence is very convincing from Zhao Jiwei’s mouth.

Before this season, Zhao Jiwei had suffered two major injuries in his career. Injuries not only deprived him of many opportunities, but also affected his performance in several international competitions.

“A few years ago, the physical condition was really bad. Especially the shoulder injury before the 2016 Olympic Games did not recover 100%. Before the World Cup in 2019, he recuperated for more than half a year due to foot injury, and his ability was not fully developed.”

Two big injuries mean a long wait and a start again and again. This is a painful process, but what remains on Zhao Jiwei is not negative. He will focus more on studying the competition and looking for a more suitable mode of play.

Therefore, through this long season, 28-year-old Zhao Jiwei was full of honor and opened the golden period of his career.

Zhao Jiwei didn’t think too much about the future. He hopes to strengthen training and bring his aggressiveness on the offensive side to the national team. If there is a chance, he is also willing to try to play overseas.

“After all, my career is just a few years.”