Basketball is a sport of passion and opposition, and it requires players to have extraordinary physical fitness and perseverance. However, injuries have often plagued these stars and caused them to suffer serious setbacks in their professional lives.
Many talented players have been unable to play their best on the field due to injuries, including the likes of Rose, Maddy, Oden and Yao Ming. Their talent and quality are unquestionable, but injuries have prevented them from showing their quality on the field.
However, there are also some stars who always seem to be able to prevent injuries and always stay healthy, no matter how fierce the opposition is on the field.
These stars are known as the "Iron Men", and they are very strong in terms of physical fitness and resistance to hitting. In them, we seem to see the ultimate in basketball, they are not only the peak of their skills, but also the peak of their bodies.
Among these iron men, Jordan is undoubtedly the most representative. He suffered a fracture in his second year of professional life, but he has never been disrupted by major injuries since then.
In order to avoid injury, Jordan created his own devilish workout method such as "Breakfast Club", which improves his physical fitness and ability to resist blows through extreme exercise.
On the court, he is both offensive and defensive, no matter what kind of defense and foul play he faces, he can stay calm and continue to play. In Jordan's 15-year career, he won the scoring title 10 times, won the championship 6 times, and only missed 6 games during this period, which is absolutely impossible to achieve without strong physical fitness.
In Abdul-Jabbar's 20-year professional life, he was simply the team's offensive centerpiece, not only scoring, but also defending and organizing the team. His physical exertion was very high, but he was able to maintain a very high absenteeism rate. In his 20 years of professional life, he has played 1,560 games, an average of 78 per season, and this absence rate is staggering.
Stockton is also an iron man. He played in the NBA for 19 years, 16 of which were full attendance, which is nothing short of inhuman. Stockton is not a soy sauce player on the court, but the absolute center of the team's possession and one of the best point guards in the league.
It was amazing how hard he was defended, but how well he was able to stay healthy. The reason why Stockton can become the all-time assist and steal king is that in addition to his technical skills, his physical fitness is also a very important factor.
Karl Malone is also a player who is not prone to injury. His tendons and flesh make people see that he has a special ability to resist blows.
During his time, interior players were expected to face a lot of defensive intensity. And Malone not only stops the fierce hand-to-hand combat with the opponent on the inside, but also stops defending on the outside. It's not easy for him to be healthy and perform effectively every season in such an environment.
Finally, let's talk about James. He played basketball for 20 years and suffered a lot of injuries along the way, but he always recovered in a short period of time.
Unlike other players, others went for surgery for injuries such as knees, meniscus, ankles, etc., and he went for a hair transplant, which proves how good his physical fitness is.
It is because of his super physical fitness that he has enough talent to perform so well on the field. Although he was 38 years old, he is still in very good form, and he can still make big appearances on the field. Judging by his current form, he is in good condition and capable until the age of 45.
In short, basketball is a high-intensity, high-oppositional sport, and any small neglect can lead to serious results. When it comes to professional basketball, staying in good shape is one of the keys to their success and one of the most important assets in their professional life.