"Chris, Chris!"
Just as Chris was cheering and shouting obsessively, there was a heavy slap on the shoulder, and at the same time a loud and excited shout came from his ears. Turning his head, Chris saw Jeff Locke and Nate Money. The figures of Dele and the others did not need too many words. They shouted to each other, "Nine people". This is the best way to say hello.
Jeff, Nate and others also jumped up one after another, and roared crazily. It seemed that even their bodies became much lighter. Between the rotation and jumping, the joy and happiness in every cell overflowed. , integrated with the fans in the audience, and the crowd enthusiastically welcomed the arrival of the game day.
It has only been three weeks, but it feels like a lifetime ago. Starting today, I am reborn.
"Hey, you're ready too!" Jeff pointed at the golden support scarf in Chris's hand, a big smile broke out on his face, then he moved away, pointed to the other friends behind him, and showed their faces. Out of his own golden scarf.
This was a spontaneous move, with no prior discussion and no official announcement, but all nine people brought their own golden support items with a tacit understanding.
Although today is a home game, this is a classic moment belonging to the red ocean. They all look forward to the home team returning to the winning track in the dazzling red ocean; but this game is more suitable than red. Gold, because this is the first game back after the death of Ryan Baldwin and the injury of Lu Ke.
After going through hardships, overcoming obstacles, and suffering, each of the Nine firmly believed that they could stand up again and face the more violent storms again, just like Ryan back then. Lu Ke can also bravely attack again!
It’s time to bring the golden sea back to Candlestick Park.
There was no arrangement in advance, no hint to each other, but the nine people spontaneously brought the golden objects. Chris and Jeff are not the only nine people to do this. That golden touch is spreading in Candlestick Park.
It’s different, but the atmosphere is still different after all. That kind of difference makes every nine people so excited that they want to scream!
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"We are nine! We are warriors!"
Uniform shouts were heard outside the team bus. Turning around and looking around, the boundless red sea roared towards the front like a surging river, with a violent and fierce sound in the air. It was surging inside, making people couldn't help but start to get excited; the golden color mixed in it was like the sunlight falling on the lake, sparkling, and the lines and contours of the entire world became softer.
Lu Ke's eyes narrowed slightly, and the tense expression lines couldn't help but soften.
Strictly speaking, the three-week truce was not as terrible as imagined. Lu Ke devoted all his attention to his studies. The impact of negative emotions has been reduced to a minimum, and he has completely escaped the rut of self-pity. That's it. Keep running forward unswervingly, refusing to stop.
Three weeks, which seemed like a long time, flew by in a blink of an eye.
But at this moment, returning to the Candlestick Stadium and seeing the red ocean again, the passionate excitement made every cell in the body begin to roar, so that the body began to tremble slightly, and the desire to fight was roaring wantonly. Then Lu Ke realized that he really missed the moment of fighting. Even if it was only three weeks apart, he still couldn't restrain his urgency.
In the past three weeks, the calmer it has been, the deeper the depression has become; after it breaks out now, it will become more turbulent.
"Bambi." Logan bumped Lu Ke with his shoulder, and then didn't say anything, just winked at Lu Ke.
Lu Ke said calmly, "Do you have a facial nerve disorder, or are you itching at the corners of your eyes and unable to stop twitching?"
Logan didn't mind either. He bumped Lu Ke with his shoulder again and said with a smile, "Did you see it? The whole city is waiting for your return. How about it? Are you excited? Do you feel the love from all over the world? ?We must go all out in today’s game!”
As he spoke, Logan began to gear up. Lu Ke raised his eyebrows slightly, "You mean, if the fans don't support you, you won't work hard? Or are you saying that you haven't tried your best in the past few games? ?”
I thought Logan would panic, but unexpectedly he straightened his spine and said matter-of-factly, "I am indeed playing hard and hard, but I can't pass the ball in place and can't see the passing gap. What else can I do?" This is a complaint about Kaepernick, "What's more, the fans can't lift their spirits. They don't support us when we dance ballet on the court. What else can I do?"
It was obviously a fallacy, but Lu Ke had no way to refute it. He could only laugh and said, "It seems that I am really under a lot of pressure today and I need to perform well."
"Don't get too excited. If you exert too much force, you will accidentally defeat your opponent and JJ will feel uncomfortable." Logan continued to wink at Lu Ke, which made people laugh.
The team bus slowly entered the stadium channel, surrounded by a huge crowd.
Lu Ke got off the bus, carrying his equipment bag, and followed his teammates towards the locker room.
"Bambi! Look here!"
"Bambi, how do you feel about being back on the court?"
"Bambi, have you and JJ communicated about this game?"
"Bambi, does your injury still affect you?"
"Bambi, what are your expectations for this game?"
"Bambi! Bambi! Bambi!"
Questions from reporters kept coming. Lu Ke was absent from the official media day on Wednesday. Jim Hubble was always trying to reduce pressure for Lu Ke. It was not until Friday that he officially announced that Lu Ke would make his debut through an official announcement. This also made Lu Ke and There was never an opportunity for direct communication between reporters to ensure that Lu Ke could devote 100% to preparations for the game.
Today's game is about to start, but the reporters still haven't interviewed Lu Ke properly. Naturally, they are not willing to miss such a God-given opportunity at this time.
But Lu Ke's footsteps didn't stop at all. He wore headphones, blocked out all noise, and moved forward with concentration. The staff member who was directly in front waved his hands repeatedly, blocking Lu Ke's footsteps. Lu Ke raised his head and looked over without knowing why, and then the staff member motioned to the left.
Turning his head, Lu Ke saw the team's official photographer standing inside the player tunnel, pointing the camera at Lu Ke, and shouted, "Look at the camera! Very good, very good!" Before Lu Ke could When Ke reacted, the other party nodded directly, "The photoshoot is over, you can continue to the locker room to prepare for the game."
Lu Ke looked confused: Is this the end?
His smile immediately rose, he shook his head slightly, and continued to move towards the locker room.
About ten minutes later, the official account of the San Francisco 49ers' photo wall posted a series of photos called "Game Day," which recorded the silhouettes of popular players entering the locker room. Among them, Lu Ke's photo was undoubtedly the most popular. What’s special is that the moment he turned his head, he recorded the moment of vitality and vitality.
At this moment, people once again thought of Lu Ke's nickname "Bambi".
Although the original origin was because of the surname "Lu", it was ridiculed with laughter and anger among the Chinese immigrant community; but for Americans, they cannot understand the "Lu" idiom, and they just take it for granted that on the one hand, it is Because Lu Ke's body is relatively weak and cannot adapt to the fierce confrontation of rugby, he is like Bambi entering the jungle. On the other hand, it is because Lu Ke's Asian face cannot tell his age. He is completely baby-faced and looks similar to High school students don't have much difference.
After this photo was uploaded, netizens were once again amazed.
"Bambi is still a child! That full of youthful atmosphere is coming to your face!"
"It's great to see the youthful and energetic Bambi again, but has he definitely graduated from college?"
"Bambi is indeed Bambi, so boyish!"
"Bambi, now I finally understand the origin of this nickname."
"Bambi rush!"
Lu Ke's vitality seemed to have injected vitality into the team and fans again, and the whole team was rejuvenated with new vitality. Temporarily forgetting the trough of three consecutive losses, temporarily forgetting all the troubles of the team, temporarily forgetting the huge pressure of defending the title, and looking forward to meeting this week's challenge with fullness.
It's been a long time since the San Francisco 49ers were like this. Mental power is such a wonderful and elusive thing. It can't be seen or touched, but it can often bring unexpected surprises.
The journey from the team bus to the locker room was only a few hundred meters long, and the familiarity was a little strange. This reminded Lu Ke of the mood when he arrived at Candlestick Stadium as the starting quarterback for the first time. He was filled with anticipation and excitement. Nervous, excited and nervous, excited and panicked, the most important thing is the excitement, the excitement of finally being able to step onto the court, finally be able to play a game, finally be able to show off my skills.
It has only been two years since I entered the professional league. Gradually, every week's games have formed a fixed process. Everything has evolved into a kind of instinct, and after getting used to it, it has become a matter of course.
But the injury made him realize again: This is not natural!
Every game in competitive sports requires full concentration and all-out efforts. If you relax even a little bit, you may be left behind in the fierce competition. When you react, if you want to catch up with the intensity and rhythm of others again, you must spend time. Ten times or even a hundred times the effort. Even if there are no injuries, opponents will never let down their guard.
Looking back at the career development curves of Randy Moss and Aldon Smith, the two talented players, today's return to the game becomes even more valuable.
Lu Ke walked very seriously and focused, but he walked extremely determinedly on this ordinary road.
