"Hey, Martin boy, I want to thank you. How did you convince that stubborn old man Bobby Knight?"

Trump said in his unique flat and sharp duck voice on the phone.

Bobby Knight is definitely a typical white old man - conservative and stubborn, pays attention to antique etiquette, emphasizes hierarchy, and has a bad temper...

This old man once scolded the smiling assassin Isaiah Thomas to tears, and also scolded the young "basketball god" Michael Jordan to tears in the 1984 Olympics.

Here is a paragraph.

If we talk about the time when Michael Jordan became famous in the "world basketball", it should be the 1992 Dream One Men's Basketball Team. Which Olympic Games made Jordan famous.

He won the Olympic championship with the American "Dream Team".

But in fact, Michael Jordan also participated in the Olympics in 1984.

The American men's basketball team at that time was full of stars, and Jordan was just a rookie.

The list of members of the American basketball team is as follows: 1. Coach: Bob Knight, 2. Athletes: Alford, Ewing, Fleming, Jordan, Joe Klein, Concak, Mullin, Sam Perkins, Alvin Robertson, Disdale, Jeff Turner, Leon Wood.

It was in the semi-finals, the West German men's basketball team caused a lot of trouble for the American team, but in the end the American national team still won 78-67.

Coach Bobby Knight was not in a good mood, and angrily scolded Michael for playing too badly after the game.

"And told Jordan, you little bastard should apologize to everyone, you dragged your feet, and it was their efforts that saved you."

Jordan was scolded and cried directly.

(PS: Jordan later denied this in interviews. He said he didn't remember whether he was scolded at the time, but he could tell everyone for sure that he didn't cry.)

Then his words were exposed by his teammates at the time, Leon Wood and Sam Perkins. Sam Perkins was not only Jordan's national team teammate, but also his North Carolina teammate.

Leon Wood said: "Michael did cry at the time, and I comforted him. Of course, those were not tears of weakness, but self-blame."

Sam Perkins said: "Leon Wood was a younger brother who followed Jordan. At that time, Wood went over to pat his shoulder and advised him not to be so sad."

Sam Perkins said: "I also explained to Jordan that this was just a coaching method of Bobby Knight. He just improved the team's cohesion and combat effectiveness by scolding, and Jordan at the time thought he was really hated by the coach."

Jordan scolded many people to tears in his career. I'm afraid no one would have thought that this guy was also scolded to tears.

By the way, Bobby Knight once publicly suggested that the top three teams in the 1984 draft pick Jordan.

"You won't regret it if you pick him."

Before Michael Jordan played in the NBABefore, Bobby Knight said: "He is the greatest basketball player I have ever seen."

It can be seen that he has a unique vision.

But you all know the final result. The Houston Rockets chose Olajuwon (this is not a loss), the Portland Trail Blazers chose Sam Bowie (so he has been ridiculed to this day), and the Chicago Bulls chose Michael Jordan at the third pick (two dynasties).

It is said that the management of the Trail Blazers was entangled in who to choose, and specially called Bobby Knight, who was the head coach of the American men's basketball team at the time, for consultation. The two sides had such a conversation.

"Bob, I don't know whether to choose Sam or Jordan (in this draft)?"

"Choose Jordan." The head coach of the men's basketball team said so.

“But our team is currently lacking a center”

“Then choose Jordan! Let him play center!”

At that time, the Blazers management undoubtedly thought that Bob Knight was crazy. At that time, Michael Jordan was just a player averaging 17 points per game at the University of North Carolina, and did not show the kind of outrageous dominance in the NBA - so in the end they became a joke.

Let’s get back to the point.

Hearing Trump’s doubts, Martin smiled and replied: “That grumpy old man is indeed difficult to deal with, but at that time he was at the bottom of his life. You know, he and Indiana University had a falling out, and both sides needed a step down, and I built a step for them.”

“Is it that simple?”

“It’s that simple.”

When Bob Knight coached the Indiana University basketball team, he won three NCAA championships for the team, but in the end he fell out with the team and the school because of his bad temper.

Both parties actually wanted to reconcile, but the school hoped that Bob Knight would take the initiative, and Bob Knight, a stubborn old man, would not take the initiative to bow his head.

Martin learned about this matter from Huaxia Martin's memory, acted as a middleman, and easily resolved the matter.

In fact, in the original timeline, the two parties would reconcile at this time the year after, and it was the school that took the first step.

"Haha, anyway, Martin, you did a great job." Trump said with a slightly complacent tone, "Cruz has withdrawn, and I have no opponents in the Republican Party."

Martin heard that the other party's tone was a little floating, which seems to be one of Trump's characteristics, getting carried away.

Remind: "Winning the party election is only the first step. Hillary is your ultimate enemy."

Trump heard the persuasion in Martin's words, but still said proudly: "Hillary? There is indeed a strong force behind that woman, but to be frank, her 'past' is very problematic." (Trump's original words.)

Martin is very perceptive. From the certainty implied in Trump's tone and his memory of this year's election...

I'm afraid that the big country in the cold north is going to take action?

Hillary's "email gate" incidentIt's going to explode.

On the second day after Martin and Trump had a phone call.

Another Republican candidate, Ohio Governor John Kasich, also announced the suspension of his campaign on May 4th local time.

In his speech, he said, "I have always said that God has other plans for me, and for everyone. Although I decided to withdraw from the election today, I still have a deeper faith that God will show me the way and let me achieve my life's purpose."

Thus, Trump became the only candidate in the Republican Party.

The New York Times pointed out that in this campaign full of personal attacks, Kasich has always maintained a sunny attitude - rarely mentioning his opponents, let alone personal attacks.

Before the New Hampshire primary, Kasich called himself "the prince of light and hope."

(Brothers, please protect me, please give me some comments, flowers, collections, and rewards, thank you.) .

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