张家城说,他从2018年开始练篮球,起初连运球、投篮都不会,现在摸到篮球就不想放下来,有兴奋的感觉。“要么努力,要么放弃”(Keep up or give up),这是他的座右铭。张家城流畅熟练的球技、乐观的心态和对篮球的极大热情吸引了众多职业篮球人的关注。6月1日,易建联转发了独臂男孩张家城打篮球的这段视频,为他小小年纪有着坚定的意志而感动。6月4日,张家城更是吸引了NBA金州勇士队后卫斯蒂芬·库里(Stephen Curry)的注意。库里在其个人微博发文,寻找视频中打篮球的独臂少年。
"Who is this kid? Help me find him! Keep doing you and don't let anyone tell you that you can't," the Golden State Warriors player wrote to his 4.5 million followers on China's Twitter-like Weibo.