Three cheers for the early morning 4 o'clock

　 In a poem, the Polish poetess Szymborska said, "No one feels comfortable at 4:00 in the morning." Yes, for example, I rarely get up at this time, I am either sound asleep or I have stayed up late and just fallen asleep; only people who have special things to do will wake up at 4 a.m., but that feeling must not be soothing enough. I rarely watch online sports channels, but recently I overheard a reporter on such a channel ask "basketball genius" Kobe Bryant: "How did you become so successful?" Kobe asked back, "Do you know what it's like in Los Angeles every morning at 4 o'clock?" That statement intrigued me, and I wondered what 4 a.m. in Los Angeles could have to do with a person's success. In fact, even the diligent and dedicated reporter did not know what Los Angeles was like at 4 a.m. Kobe asked himself, "A sky full of stars, few lights, and few pedestrians. I'm not really sure what it's like. But it doesn't matter. Do you think so? Every morning at 4 a.m., with Los Angeles still in the dark, I get up and walk the dark streets of Los Angeles ......"

　　As Kobe spoke, I finally realized why 4 a.m. had something to do with Kobe's success. As a basketball player, he insists on getting up at 4am every morning, what else can he do besides going to do physical training and shooting practice? According to Kobe himself, he persisted in this way day after day, the darkness of 4 am in Los Angeles never changed, while he gradually changed, as if the light came to his life little by little, making him from an obscure person to a star in the limelight.

　　"More than 10 years later, the 4 a.m. darkness in Los Angeles still hasn't changed, but I've become a muscular, physical, powerful athlete with a high shooting percentage." Kobe said.

　　This is true, today's Kobe is still able to dunk over the heads of young players 10 years younger than himself and set a personal record of grabbing 81 points in a single game. Even in the training room, his shooting percentage is not random: his goal used to be to never stop until he hit 800 shots a day, and then in the same amount of time, he has been able to hit 1,000 shots and never stop until he reaches that goal as well.

　　Kobe's words moved me deeply, a pursuit of career success should be so brave in the darkness of the morning at 4 o'clock to build their own "light", let themselves in the darkness of the heat, ignition, quenching, and finally as a sword in the wake up time in the light, "the essence of light shot heaven and earth, Lei Teng cannot be rushed". The most valuable thing is that after becoming a basketball star, Kobe can still get up at 4:00 in the morning and insist on training, as if he is still the unknown practitioner who walked into the darkness at 4:00 in the morning.

　　Kobe himself is so told, others of course also have witnessed. Robert Arlett, a well-known physical trainer, came out with a book in April 2013, "My Training Story with Kobe," which says

　　During preparations for the 2012 London Olympics, Robert traveled to Las Vegas with the U.S. men's basketball team to train. The night before the team's combined practice, Robert had a busy day and was about to go to bed, it was 3:30 in the morning when his cell phone surprisingly rang, it turned out to be Kobe, he asked politely on the other end of the phone, "I was wondering if you could help me do some physical training?" Kobe's request was sincere and enthusiastic, without a bit of a big-name star's frame, but of course he didn't know that Robert was about to rest. Robert did not refuse and came to the training hall, but was surprised: Kobe had already arrived at the training hall, and practiced himself covered in sweat, as if he had just climbed out of the water! Under Robert's guidance, Kobe trained until 6:00 in the morning. Robert could not hold out, so the two had to part ways, while Kobe continued to practice shooting. At 11:00 a.m. that day, Robert went to the gym to coach the team and found that Kobe was still sweating profusely practicing shooting. Robert was particularly impressed and asked, "When are you going to finish?" Kobe threw the basketball in his hand, hit it at once, his 800th shot that day, and then replied, "It's not over."

　　This little story is not a deliberate performance by Kobe for Robert to see; in fact, Kobe has done this every day since entering the NBA, though not every day with a physical trainer giving him instructions.

　　The story about Kobe can be understood in terms of inspiration, which is certainly another typical example of "genius out of hard work", but I still want to end this article with a verse from Simboska: "If the ants feel good at 4:00 in the morning, we will give them three cheers. " In my opinion, the ants at 4 am need more encouragement, and we should give them "three cheers" before they realize their dreams and usher in the light.