那天下午,他还没有“大梦”的绰号,也没有多年以后,走在休斯敦任何一条街,都会被人认出的盛名。他17岁,刚从尼日利亚飞到纽约,被那里的寒冷吓到,于是转飞休斯敦,坐着辆出租车杀到休斯敦大学。教练刘易斯推开球馆的大门,将他介绍给众人:“这是黑肯·奥拉朱旺。”那是1980年秋天的事,第一个抬眼看他的克莱德·德雷克斯勒坐在地板上,想:“他真瘦。” That afternoon, he did not yet have a nickname for “big dream,” nor was it recognized by many in the streets of Houston for many years. At the age of 17, he flew to New York from Nigeria and was frightened by the cold there. He turned to Houston and took a taxi to the University of Houston. Coach Lewis opened the door to the stadium and introduced him to everyone: “This is Black Ken Olajuwon.” That was the fall of 1980, the first one to look up to his Clyde Draeger Krsler sat on the floor, thinking: “He is really skinny. ”