体坛英语资讯：Interview: Chinese basketball girls dream comes true
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="YORK">YORK</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 12-- <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 19-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="fulfilled">fulfilled</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WNBA">WNBA</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="arena">arena</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Liberty">Liberty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WNBA">WNBA</span> <span word="Draft">Draft</span> 2019 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="Han">Han</span>, 2.07-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>, <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="better">better</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="best">best</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="training">training</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>."</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WNBA">WNBA</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="After">After</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span>."</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newcomer">newcomer</span>, <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>-<span word="high">high</span> <span word="of">of</span> 20 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="superb">superb</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>-<span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="stunned">stunned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> 100-88, <span word="the">the</span> 12-<span word="point">point</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smallest">smallest</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="China">China</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knockout">knockout</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> 6<span word="th">th</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16-<span word="team">team</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p><span word="Recalling">Recalling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>. <span word="Facing">Facing</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="concentrated">concentrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="Mengran">Mengran</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> 16 <span word="points">points</span>."</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="players">players</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taller">taller</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="young">young</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="life">life</span>."</p>
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