JJ Watt, today's first-round pick of the Houston Texans, is a high-profile defensive tackle.
In the rookie training camp, Watt stole the show. His crazy beast-like training and desperate concentration made him famous among the rookies. field.
By the end of training camp, Watt had made few friends. In his opinion, rookie training camp is not a place to make friends, and those social occasions are a pure waste of time. However, Lu Ke was the only exception. The two accidentally became friends through training and continued their friendship. Even during the busy period of the regular season, the two of them often talked on the phone.
"Watt, tell me, how many times do I need to watch the game video?" Lu Ke asked directly without much greeting.
Watt on the other end of the phone did not raise any objection and said reflexively, "At least five times. The first time I watched the whole body, the second time I watched the offensive line, the third time I watched the quarterback, the fourth time I watched the whole body again, the fifth time Watch it again against your own notes. You can continue to watch it again if necessary.”
Lu Ke turned his head, looked at Curry, spread his hands, "I'm telling you, I'm not alone. There are skills in watching game videos. The training of professional players is not only in the gym and the court, but also in tactical meetings. The preparation, note-taking and discussion in the room are also very important.”
After saying that, Lu Ke raised his eyebrows at Curry, "You won't tell me that you don't have this habit in the NBA?"
"God, basketball tactics are not as complicated as football, okay? There are many crazy people in our team, but they are not as good as you." Curry immediately began to avenge.
After two years in the professional league, how could Curry not know how to watch game videos. But it is undeniable that the overall view in a football game is more comprehensive and complex. In comparison, the sub-items in a basketball game are not so detailed. Therefore, when watching game videos, the method and content are huge. difference.
In the past two years, Curry always felt that his tactical reserves seemed to be lacking something, which limited his performance on the court, but he couldn't explain why; when he asked his teammates and coaches on the team, everyone upheld the same principle. From this point of view, I don’t think there is any problem at all. I think it’s just Curry who thinks too much.
Now, facing Lu Ke, Curry felt vaguely that he seemed to have found the key.
"Basketball? Bambi, what's going on? Do you have any guests now?" Watt on the other end of the phone finally realized something was wrong.
Lu Ke turned on the speaker, "JJ Watt, Stephen Curry; Stephen Curry, JJ Watt. Now that the introduction session has passed, Watt, we were just discussing how to grasp the overall situation on the court..."
"Wait, wait." Curry raised his hands to stop Lu Ke from talking. "If I remember correctly, JJ Watt is a player of the Houston Texans, right? Are you sure we are discussing here? Tactics, doesn’t it matter?”
"You just said that you haven't watched football games in the past two years?" Lu Ke made a sudden thought. Curry was stunned for a moment, and then he realized and laughed twice in embarrassment. Lu Ke continued, "Don't worry, I won't reveal any team secrets. JJ and I are just exchanging some training experiences. Besides, to beat the Texans, I don't need to reveal any secrets, okay?"
Of course, Lu Ke would not communicate with Watt about the tactical manual and those core secrets.
In fact, when the two people communicate, they rarely mention the game or the opponent's performance in the regular season, let alone tactics. They just talk about training and basic training. It is precisely because of this that two players in different positions on different teams became good friends.
"Are you sure, do you want to go to the court and see if you and I can fight one on one?" Watt said angrily.
"..." Lu Ke remained silent, and then changed the subject exaggeratedly, "Very good, now back to basic training, JJ, I remember you played ice hockey, basketball and baseball in high school, right? You really look like Stephen As you said, the entire training method is different?”
Standing at the door of the hall, Lech looked at Lu Ke, Curry, who were in full swing mode, and Watt on the other end of the phone. Three people gathered around a mobile phone and chattered their opinions. In less than three minutes, they completely switched to the selfless mode. The speed and concentration were really jaw-dropping.
Feeling helpless and relieved, Laihe shook his head gently and ordered takeout for the two of them - pizza. It was simple, direct, convenient and fast, and you could also watch videos while eating. It was simply a must-have choice for home travel. ; And then without saying hello, Leh left silently, leaving the entire space to this group of young people.
After signing Lu Ke, Leh always felt full of surprises.
In the increasingly professional and standardized NFL arena, we can once again see a burst of vitality. People saw the aura of five wins and one loss, and the glory of being an undrafted rookie, but they didn't see the hard work Lu Ke had put in behind it. If Lu Ke's emergence can lead more ethnic minorities to join rugby, this will undoubtedly be a blessing.
…
For professional players, the precious rest time during the offseason is undoubtedly relaxing and enjoyable, allowing them to relax their tense nerves; but for fans, the offseason is nothing to do, and the long time seems invisible. The end.
Jonathan Baldwin is one of them. Waving his fingers, counting the time, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, logically speaking, the Thursday night game is already close at hand, and Sunday's regular season game day seems to be not far away; but suddenly he realized that this One Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers had no game, and they were instantly discouraged.
The only good thing is that this Wednesday, Under Armor held a formal press conference in San Francisco to announce the signing and cooperation with Lu Ke. This is an opportunity to get up close and personal with Lu Ke outside the court.
Standing in the lobby on the first floor of Under Armor's flagship store, Jonathan stared at the sea of people at the scene with his mouth open.
Originally, Jonathan thought that as a rookie quarterback, after only six games, Lu Ke was still in the stage of emerging. Although this group of old fans expressed their loyal support, they still supported the team more than Lu Ke as a person.
Today’s press conference and fan meeting took it for granted that there wouldn’t be too many people.
But now, there are at least 600 or even 800 people at the scene. The entire lobby on the first floor of the flagship store has been completely crowded, and it has even begun to spread to the streets. This made Jonathan confused and completely unable to understand. The first thought in his mind was:
Could it be that Under Armor spent its own money to invite trolls to come and support it?
However, such thoughts only lasted for less than ten seconds and then disappeared.
There were excited discussions in my ears, discussing the last wave of winning attacks in the last week's game. There were too many wonderful moments. The offensive team led by Lu Ke showed strong confidence and tenacity. It was really Amazing.
"Lu Ke, it's definitely Lu Ke. Last week's Best of the Week was of course Lu Ke. How could it be Bradshaw?"
"I agree, I seriously agree. I mean, Bradshaw played very well, but Lu Ke absolutely destroyed him. What is going on with the alliance? Is it blind?"
In the sixth week of the regular season, the National League's best offensive player was awarded to New York Giants running back Ahmad-Bradsha. This running back played against the Buffalo Bills. He rushed for 104 yards and scored the team's three touchdowns. When Eli Manning was in a sluggish state, he led the team to a victory with a score of "27:24".
The chattering discussion attracted more and more attention. Gradually, a circle of fans around them joined in the discussion. Not only this week's victory over the Detroit Lions, but also the past six weeks of the regular season, it seemed that every week They all have endless topics to talk about, even the game they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles is still unforgettable.
In a daze, Jonathan seemed to have returned to "Joe's Bar", among the group of old guys, chattering about their opinions. Football was everything in their lives. It's just that the fans in front of them are younger and more youthful——
At this time, Jonathan looked around and realized that most of the fans around him were young people, who looked to be in their early twenties and full of energy. After many years, the city has once again been rejuvenated because of rugby, reuniting the heart of Candlestick Stadium. This scene has really not been seen for a long time.
Unable to hold back his excitement, Jonathan also joined the discussion, "I think so too..."
There were lively discussions, excitement, and the waiting time started to get interesting. After experiencing the excitement of the press conference, a short fan meeting was held on site. Every fan could line up, buy jerseys, communicate face-to-face with Lu Ke, shake hands, sign autographs, and take photos.
It can be seen that Under Armor was slightly unprepared and obviously did not expect such a large number of fans at the scene.
An undrafted rookie, a Chinese player, a newcomer who only played six games, but he was down-to-earth, step by step, and used his performance to occupy a place in this city. A press conference gathered more than 800 fans, truly fanatical fans, igniting the whole city.
For Under Armor, this was an unexpected surprise.
The excitement at the scene was brewing bit by bit, so that when Lu Ke, who had changed into a set of casual clothes, appeared on the stage again, the cheers and shouts from the audience began to surge overwhelmingly, not just simple shouts, but It was a uniform cheer, once again outlining the grand occasion of Candlestick Stadium:
"We are! Warriors!"
