After the Olympics

As the Dream Team's head coach, Mike Krzyzewski hurried over the moment the game ended, tightly embracing Goodwin as he said excitedly, "Fantastic, Goodwin! You're truly our anchor! As long as you're here, there's no way we can lose a game."

Goodwin smiled and replied, "Thank you for the compliment, Coach. I just did my best."

Coach Mike Krzyzewski said with deep emotion, "To be honest, even though our Dream Team is overwhelmingly strong, if we failed to win the gold medal, the outside world would have bombarded us with criticism. So I'd been under enormous pressure. But now it's all right. This gold medal has made all that pressure disappear."

Truthfully, Coach Mike Krzyzewski had indeed been under considerable pressure before securing the gold medal. But now that everything had been settled, the burden on his shoulders vanished in an instant.

Goodwin nodded in understanding. "Yes, Coach. This is the result of everyone's combined effort."

Afterward, Coach Mike Krzyzewski embraced each of the other Dream Team players in turn and thanked them.

At that moment, Kobe Bryant walked over to Goodwin and asked, "Goodwin, what are your plans next? Are you going to keep up your training?"

Goodwin shook his head and answered with a smile, "No, Kobe. I plan to rest for a while and relax both physically and mentally. I've been preparing intensely for so long—I need to give myself a chance to catch my breath."

Kobe Bryant nodded understandingly. "All right, Goodwin. You really should get some proper rest. Once you're back, we can keep working hard together."

Goodwin patted Kobe Bryant on the shoulder. "No problem, Kobe. I'm looking forward to fighting alongside you all again."

After saying that, he had intended to turn and leave, but suddenly seemed to remember something. He turned back