Victor Wembanyama hiked dangerous route with 2,500-foot climb while dribbling a basketball during offseason training with monks
Once Wembanyama did, Master Yan'an said, he could challenge him to do something nobody else could do. One day he told Wembanyama to dribble a basketball up another dangerous mountain route to Sanhuangzhai, a monastery deep in the Song Mountains. The hike traversed cliffside plank paths, suspension bridges and ancient forests, and was five times as long as the one to Bodhidharma Cave.
The trail forces you to climb roughly 2,500 feet in elevation across uneven ridges and stone. Master Yan'an said it would take an average person seven to eight hours to reach the end. Wembanyama did it -- while dribbling a basketball -- in four and a half .
"Talent is not enough," he said. "You need to put in the work, too. Victor has both.
He has hard work, and he has talent. " ESPN This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Victor Wembanyama hiked dangerous route with 2,500-foot climb while dribbling a basketball during offseason training with monks