Chapter 256: The New Dream (2/2)
”Far more than that, Mrs. Hampton. As far as I know, this year on February 14, Valentine's Day, Allen Hampton was involved in a brawl of more than 50 people, and more than 20 people were seriously injured. According to the district court, four people were sentenced to 15 years in prison, and Allen was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Am I right?” asked Babe.
”The judgment was unfair. The whites were released on bail, while the blacks were all convicted. They are discriminating against blacks. We have lodged an appeal and won the case. My son was released on parole!” The woman explained hastily.
”But my team doesn't need a criminal,” Babe applied gravely.
”But Allen has mended his ways!” Mrs. Hampton said immediately.
”But he is still on parole, isn't he?” Babe shook his head and said, ”I'm so sorry, Mrs. Hampton. Your son, Allen Hampton, doesn't fit the admission requirements of our university.”
”What are you looking at, Li? Let's go!” Zhongyi Xu shouted to Dai Li.
Li's attention was drawn back from Coach Babe and the black woman. He walked quickly to catch up with the team.
”What are you looking at, Li? Reluctant to leave? Why don't you take some photos?” Zhongyi Xu continued.
”I am looking at the black woman. Yesterday at UCLA, there was the black woman who went to Coach Alford. She's here again with Coach Babe.” Dai Li added.
On the third day, they finally came to the famous AP training center to witness the world's top sports training.
”This is the KEISER vapor resistance equipment. It is used to train the explosive power of athletes. The most striking feature of it is the ability to ensure that the users complete actions at any speed under certain loads and complete many actions that cannot be done by using traditional heavy weights equipment, and what's more, it reduces injury.”
”This is a vibration trainer, which is used frequently in basketball and football training. As an emerging neuromuscular exercise, vibration training can improve the coordination between neuromuscular systems.”
”This is the liquid nitrogen cell for cryotherapy. When the athletes enter the equipment, the temperature decrease from minus 110 degrees Celsius to minus 180 degrees Celsius. This equipment can quickly relieve muscle and joint pain in athletes. I guess that you've seen it in many news reports, and this equipment has been widely used in the leagues of the United States.”
The guide was just like a salesman who is always talking. The coaches were whispering to each other.
”They are so advanced, I heard about this sports equipment before, but it is the first time that I've seen it!”
”The liquid nitrogen cell for cryotherapy is so great. I really want to buy one, but I'm sure it's be very expensive.”
”As far as I know, the price of that is barely affordable. You can buy a cheaper one at the price of lower one hundred thousand dollars. However, it is quite expensive to use it. Liquid nitrogen costs $60 or $70 every three minutes. And this does not include the equipment wear and depreciation.”
”It would cost $100 to use per time. That is 700 or 800 yuan! That's too expensive! We can't afford it.”
”What are you worried about? We just came here to visit.”
While the crowd murmured, Li was looking at the advanced equipment with admiration.
”If I had such a big training center and so much advanced equipment, that would be so great.”
Just then, Li realized that he had another dream. He wanted to have a training center of his own.