Kobe looked at the reporter with some surprise after hearing the news, staring for a long time, as if wanting to ask:
"Are you joking with me?"
The point was not that Su Wan had scored 54 points in three quarters, but that a 19-year-old Su Wan had scored 54 points in three quarters!
If it were just an ordinary 54 points in three quarters, Kobe would arrogantly say, "All it takes is a hand."
But for a 19-year-old Su Wan to accomplish this, Kobe questioned whether his 19-year-old self could have achieved the same thing.
He was very aware of how difficult it was.
He also regretted not insisting on his own decision to come back in the game against the Pacers.
Competing with someone like Su Wan was an opportunity that should be cherished every time—who knows when he might fall off. —If Su Wan knew what Kobe thought, he would have kindly replied, "Don't worry, at least I can control my own belt!"
