Like many basketball teenagers of the 80s and 90s, Gan Guoyang was the great light of that era, a sacred glory from across the Pacific Ocean.
Especially in 1992, when Gan Guoyang led the national team to the Olympic finals, losing to the US Dream Team and winning the silver medal. At that moment, Gan Guoyang became an Olympic hero of men's basketball, becoming the basketball dream of countless teenagers.
Going to America to play basketball and compete alongside Gan Guoyang became the ultimate dream for many teenage basketball players in sports teams.
Although Gan Guoyang retired in 1994 and missed the 1996 Olympic national team, his effort in 1996 fulfilled Wang Zhizhi and many others' pilgrimage dreams.
In May 1999, a bombing incident, coupled with Gan Guoyang's 74 points, made him once again the focus of public opinion. In China, Gan Guoyang was already close to becoming a national hero.
