The Long Stairway to Godhood

I once sat alone at the far end of the bench, so far from the court that it felt like a hundred meters away. I longed for the little playing time I could get, desperate to show the world everything I had in those brief ten minutes. I worked incredibly hard just to be a cog in the coach’s tactical machine. I used to marvel at the power, money, status, and fame enjoyed by the superstars. Now I have far more than all of that. My name is Hu Di, and my story begins the year I shot up in height.