"I'm calm. I'm really calm! This is nothing to write home about for me, if you know my career well enough."
After receiving his gold medal on the highest step of the podium, Su Xi returned to the courtside, all of the Chinese Team's gold medals hanging around his neck.
Because after the award ceremony, Yao Ming had led the way by hanging his own gold medal around Su Xi's neck. Then, all the other Chinese players had bowed to him in worship.
Su Xi, of course, deserved such an honor.
But in truth, he was incredibly emotional at that moment. He knew he had received the highest possible respect, which was exactly what he wanted.
Isaiah Thomas, watching from the side, was quite moved. He kept muttering to himself, 'I've learned something new! I've learned something new!'
When Su Xi said this to the reporter, anyone else would have been accused of bragging.
But for Su Xi, he was simply stating a fact.
Because ever since his high school days, Su Xi had been a champion.
