"This is the first time Hansen has seen an adverb of degree in the system, although it’s just a summary, it attests to the uniqueness of a first-gear talent."
"It wasn’t like the offensive/defensive talents he had exchanged for before, which required targeted training to reach a bottleneck."
"Theoretically, exchanging them would bring changes to his body."
"But in reality, if Hansen wanted to utilize ’Steel Bones’ to its full potential, he would still need to train."
"After all, to what extent his body could maximize the talent’s effects, he needed to find that limit."
"At this moment, he remembered someone."
"There was a person who once told him, ’Every person has their most suitable weight, which the player must explore on his own.’"
"This time he didn’t bother Wade, since Wade was currently honeymooning with James."
"He approached Thomas and had Thomas use his connections to contact Tim Grover."
"A few days later, in a private room of a coffee shop in Memphis, Hansen met with Grover again."
"I would like to invite you to be my personal trainer," Hansen got straight to the point.
"I agree," and then Grover’s response left Hansen stunned.
What? Agreed just like that?!
Shouldn’t there be some haggling first, discussing the price and such?
"Otherwise, why would I come to Memphis?" Grover said with a laugh, leaving Hansen momentarily unable to refute.
"May I ask why?" Hansen wasn’t some overly curious kid, but he was indeed curious, especially since his current public image was that of an Asian player with potential injury concerns.
"Because you went to the Cavaliers, I’ve been paying attention to you. I originally thought you would be out for the season by February, but you managed to play until the second round of the playoffs. Your body’s talent for resisting injuries is better than I had anticipated."
But Hansen pondered, and he realized that his body started to react around that time; it was because he had followed the team doctor’s advice to reduce his training volume that he got some relief.
From this, it was clear that Grover had true professionalism in the area of physical conditioning, quite capable indeed.
He realized that his prior biased views of Grover were unwarranted.
"Just because of that?" Hansen still felt the reason was a bit far-fetched.
"Of course, it’s not just because of that. You know Mike Mancias, don’t you?" Grover brought up another person.
Hansen nodded, he was James’s dedicated trainer, someone he used to see every day at the Cleveland gym.
"He told me that in all his years in Cleveland, you were the only one besides LeBron to stick to showing up at the gym an hour before the game for training."
He had almost forgotten, Mancias was Grover’s former assistant; they definitely kept in contact.
How unpredictable life can be; he had no dealings with Mancias, but it was because of Mancias that he got Grover’s approval.
"You know, on the road to success for a player, perseverance is the most valuable quality. Michael didn’t succeed because of me; I just provided a very small part of the help. His success was due to his perseverance."
Hansen laughed upon hearing this, not because of what Grover said, but because of Grover’s attitude.
"The founding father of trainers," yet still so humble in his demeanor, Hansen knew he hadn’t chosen the wrong person.
"Of course, there’s one more thing," Grover continued without waiting for a question,
"You indeed have potential injury concerns, just like Michael did in the past. If I can help you get healthy, that would add another noteworthy achievement to my career as a trainer, perhaps even the last one." Check latest chapters at 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝗇𝗲𝘵