"Hi, Nine People, I'm Lu Ke.
We have just experienced a perfect first half of the season. Thank you for your willingness to stay with us and walk through this wonderful time hand in hand. But this is still not the end. There is still a more difficult and difficult schedule waiting ahead. I hope we can continue to move forward side by side and sprint towards the greatest goal.
The Niners have always been the most important part of the entire team, and the existence of each Niner is the biggest motivation for the team to set sail. We will always warmly open our arms and welcome more and more Niners to join us; we They will always stand side by side firmly, providing each other with the strongest and most determined support.
Now, a Niner needs our company.
His name is Ryan Baldwin. Although he is only twenty-five years old, he is a loyal Niner who has dedicated his entire childhood and growing up to this football team in San Francisco. He has been with the team since the age of five. It has been twenty years, and he has witnessed peaks and troughs, but he has never given up.
Two years ago, when Ryan had just graduated from university and was about to start a new life journey, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as "ALS". This is a disease that cannot be cured by current medical conditions, and there are even no effective means of containment and mitigation.
Even so, Ryan still did not give up his passion for the team. He did his best to attend every game held at Candlestick Stadium, devoted himself wholeheartedly, and always stood by the team's side regardless of victory or defeat. After the NFC Finals earlier this year, Ryan personally waited at the gate just to tell me, 'You did a great job. Don't be depressed, we will fight together next season. '
But three weeks ago, after our game against the Buffalo Bills, Ryan's condition suddenly deteriorated. He had to live in the hospital to deal with unexpected situations that may arise at any time, so he missed the next two games at Candlestick Stadium. For every game, I can only stick to watching the live broadcast in front of the TV.
The fight goes on. This is Ryan's favorite slogan, and it is also a slogan that Ryan is adhering to. But now Ryan is facing a losing battle, and the outcome has already been doomed to failure. He doesn't know whether he should continue to fight, and he doesn't know how he should fight.
I don't know the answer either.
But I know that the nine people will not surrender easily! Even though the outcome has been determined, the process is still left to us to write. We can choose to hold our heads high and our heads high, facing the ending arranged by God! Fight until the last moment, fight until the last moment, until life burns out.
Ryan can't finish this battle alone, just like every game we play, the offense, defense, special teams, everyone on the team, and the nine people who stand unwaveringly behind us , all of them are comrades; now, Ryan needs his comrades to stand up and tell him with practical actions:
He is not fighting alone.
This week, we return to Candlestick Stadium to face our conference rivals, the St. Louis Rams. Unfortunately, Ryan still won't be able to be there for the game; but he's always with us.
I sincerely hope that every nine people present can wear a golden object, it can be a hat, a handkerchief, an umbrella, or anything in life, as long as it can be carried into the stadium. Let Ryan walk with us, we are nine, not one less.
The fight never stops!
Sincerely,
Lu Ke. "
Jeff Locke just sat there quietly. This was a long article, a long and eloquent one, but he was more patient than ever. He read the entire article seriously, and then sat quietly like this. Before he realized it, his eyes were blurred, and a touch of emotion and surging enthusiasm surged in his chest.
Ryan Baldwin.
The young man who always sits in a wheelchair but always has a bright smile is only two years older than him, but he has gone through many vicissitudes of life, and his mature and wise words can always open their eyes; even though they are both They knew that Ryan was not in good health, but they never knew that Ryan was always fighting against death. It was not until two weeks ago that Ryan began to miss home games that the cruel truth was revealed bit by bit.
Involuntarily, Jeff began to wonder what would happen to him if he had ALS.
He couldn't find the answer. Because everything is too far away and too unfamiliar, I try my best to describe and imagine, but I still can't really outline the truth of the matter.
The fight goes on.
The fight never stops! The fight never stops! The fight never stops!
When his eyes fell on the long article again, Jeff clenched his fists, cheering for himself and Ryan.
This long article was posted on Lu Ke’s personal social platform without warning.
Lu Ke has always been a focused and low-key player. Although he has a personal social network account, his updates are few and lackluster. The occasional updates on his Twitter and photo wall are all related to training and games. His face The book was simply handed over to the professional team hired by Lech to take care of it.
All nine people know that if you want to get Lu Ke's recent updates, instead of searching on Lu Ke's personal account, it is better to search on the accounts of other San Francisco 49ers players, such as the offensive team's tactical meeting, such as the second grade Basic training for students, etc., but Lu Ke can be found more frequently.
Despite this, Lu Ke is still one of the hottest players in the league. The combined number of followers on Twitter, Facebook and photo walls has exceeded 60 million, of which the number of fans on the photo wall alone has reached A huge amount of 30 million, ranking among the top five players in the league——
You know, after the Chicken Soup War a year ago, Lu Ke's social network platform once showed rapid growth, but the total number of followers at that time was less than 5 million.
Overall, compared to the NBA, which is extremely active on social platforms, the overall interaction rate of the NFL is still significantly insufficient; but now, the emergence of Lu Ke is changing this situation. In just one and a half seasons, he has already He has become one of the most followed professional football players on social networks, with topic discussions and public attention always remaining high.
Today, Lu Ke updated his Facebook, Twitter and photo wall at the same time.
To be precise, this is a photo of a long article, completely handwritten, just like a solemn invitation letter. After the eloquent writing is completed, it is scanned into a photo and finally uploaded.
For all fans who follow Lu Ke, this is definitely an unexpected surprise, because Lu Ke’s last update was three weeks ago. He updated a post-game photo of himself and Eli Manning.
For the Internet, twenty-four hours is already a relatively slow update cycle, so imagine what "three weeks" means! It should be considered three centuries.
Jeff was boredly scrolling through his photo wall, and then he saw this long article. From excitement to touching, from joy to tears, from excitement to enthusiasm, all the emotions began to boil up.
Just a few days ago, a group of fans were still discussing how to express support and encouragement to Ryan. Jonathan Baldwin was originally a member of the enthusiastic fans of "Joe's Bar", and Ryan - Baldwin quickly became one of them. Now that his friends are encountering difficulties, they naturally have to step forward.
But they are also helpless in the face of incurable diseases. For a while, a charter was not negotiated, and then Lu Ke stepped forward.
This is their quarterback, this is the leader they follow unswervingly, this is the hero who leads them to sound the clarion call for revival, this is the player who carries the weight of the soul of the San Francisco 49ers, and people can't help but hold it high. The right hand followed his steps step by step, rushing towards the bright future that belonged to them.
Thinking of this, Jeff immediately exited the photo wall software and called his friend Nate Chandler.
This is a battle that belongs to Ryan, and it is also a battle that belongs to the nine people. Even though the outcome has been determined early, do you want them to surrender? This is absolutely impossible!
First it was Nate Chandler, then Danny Reese.
Before Jeff could further inform his friends, Cliff Hart couldn't wait to call, "Jeff! Jeff! Jeff! We must cheer for Ryan! We must all wear gold accessories!" By the way, Lu Ke updated the photo wall and Twitter, did you see it? Did you see it? Now it’s time for us all to unite! We need to support each other, we need to support the team, we need to support Lu Ke !Did you see it?"
The words were incoherent. Because he was too excited and excited, Cliff's words were reversed. If he didn't understand the situation, he would be completely confused at this time and would not be able to understand what Cliff meant. But Jeff understood, and the corners of his mouth He couldn't help but raised his head and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I saw it. Yes, I know."
This was just the beginning. Lu Ke's long article was like a spark of hope, spreading mightily among the 60 million following fans.
When the offseason ends, the San Francisco 49ers return to the regular schedule and are about to face their rival in the same division and the team with the deepest history, the St. Louis Rams, for the third consecutive week at Candlestick Stadium. This is an ordinary game. The regular season has given it a more unique and profound meaning.
