Hubble turned and left the locker room.
Kip looked back at his colleagues around him, and took the lead to walk towards Lu Ke's position. He held Lu Ke's right hand, then leaned forward, bumped shoulders with Lu Ke, and tried to say He said some words of encouragement, but then he realized that those words lacked power at this time, so he gave up, raised his hand and patted Lu Ke on the back, and whispered, "This is your team. "
A simple sentence can have different meanings carefully:
The first meaning is that now that the coaching staff has left, Lu Ke is the leader in the locker room, and then it is Lu Ke's time; while the second meaning is more meaningful.
It can be clearly noticed that Kip's tone of voice burst out with a richer flavor, which made Lu Ke slightly surprised and couldn't help but turn his head and look away, but Kip didn't say anything more and patted Lu Ke on the back. After that, he released the hug, took steps, and left the locker room without looking back.
Then there's Craig Roman.
Then there's Vic Fangio.
When every coach left, they stopped beside Lu Ke, shaking hands, bumping shoulders, or patting on the back. Without too many words, simple actions expressed their support-sometimes, Actions were more effective and more sincere than words, which made Lu Ke faintly feel that the atmosphere seemed to have changed subtly.
But for a while, Lu Ke couldn't tell a reason. Obviously, now was not the best time to think deeply. After all the coaching staff left, only the players were left in the locker room, and all eyes were on Lu Ke quickly collected his thoughts, closed the locker room again, and then took two steps forward to get closer to his teammates.
Directly in front, all the players of the San Francisco 49ers formed a fan shape, spread out 180 degrees, standing sparsely and scattered in the corners of the locker room.
No one sat down, everyone stood. Tall and strong bodies were piled up in layers, filling the space in the field of vision, creating a strong and fierce squeezing feeling from all aspects, and the hesitation revealed between the eyebrows. The confusion and confusion made the air in the locker room condense, making it almost impossible to breathe.
At this time, all eyes were focused on Lu Ke.
Lu Ke didn't speak immediately. He just stared at his teammates quietly, his eyes passing over the familiar faces one by one. The roster of fifty-three people was incomplete. He didn't see Vernon Davis. I saw Eric Reed, but I didn’t see Michael Crabtree; even among the faces that appeared in the locker room, in the air mixed with the smell of sweat and blood, I could vaguely capture the expressions on their faces. Tired, everyone is scarred.
"I don't know what to say. I'm serious." Lu Ke exhaled softly, straightened his chest, opened his shoulders, and refocused his eyes to meet the eyes of his teammates. "We lost the game. There is nothing There was no excuse, no reason, and we lost this game to a much better opponent."
"I know some people think this is just an ordinary regular season and there is no need to take it so seriously. Every game must have a winner and a loser, it's no big deal. But I still hate this defeat! Not because this loss ended any records, but simply because I hate losing!"
"I hate it."
Lu Ke repeated it again, and the flame of faith was once again ignited in his dark eyes. He was firm and persistent, fierce and strong, and bravely faced the eyes of every player present, making eye contact and exchanging glances. , convey faith with eyes and inspire people with words.
"Our performance was very poor, including me. We were completely suppressed by our opponents. We were eroded by our opponents inch by inch, gear after gear, and finally lost the game. What's even more frightening is that we fought side by side. My teammates are all suffering from injuries. Things will not get better. On the contrary, things will only get worse! We are standing in hell now. Believe me, things are so bad. This is far worse than a loss. It’s even more serious.”
"but!"
"But we still have a choice."
"We can stand there and do nothing, surrender to the difficulties, let others slaughter us, and then just give up on the 2013 season and comfort ourselves that we can make a comeback next year; we can also straighten our backs and cheer up, even if it is Even though we fought bloody battles, we gritted our teeth and refused to give up, launching an all-out counterattack!"
"No need to rush, one step! One inch! Every step only needs one inch! We can leave this hell one step at a time, inch by inch!"
There was no impassioned speech, no foaming at the mouth, and no dancing, but Lu Ke's words were so calm and so firm. Every word was full of heavy power, hitting every player's chest hard, making people feel uncomfortable. Involuntarily, he began to nod in agreement.
"But relying on me alone, this is an impossible task. For a rugby match, the power of one person is too small. Looking around, I saw faces that were as tired and hardworking as me. We We all know that defending the title is really difficult in the season.”
"I mean, Justin's leg injury makes him sit in such an awkward position that he always wonders if there's a cone on his chair; Patrick's knee problem makes him need help getting to the bathroom, God. Fortunately his hands were free to solve the problem.”
"Big Joe's back injury prevented him from sleeping well at night. He had to make a bunk on the living room floor - definitely not because he was kicked out of the room by his girlfriend; Vernon and Eric just experienced concussions, and now we have to Cross your fingers and cross your fingers that they can still read the playbook."
The jokes filled with ridicule filled the locker room with laughter, but after the laughter, deep sadness and loss surged up, and the mouth was full of bitterness.
"Also, you should really see my passing today. It was so bad that even Colin didn't want to talk, but I promise, it was definitely not excessive use of my right hand in the dead of night. I have a girlfriend, don't worry." Lu Ke When he complained, he didn't even spare himself, and his full-throated words made everyone laugh.
"Look, each of us is experiencing injuries and troubles, and this is destined to not be an easy road. But, this is life, this is rugby! I finally realized why this sport always makes people excited! Because we have to fight against injuries, enemies and ourselves, the victory of every small struggle is a breakthrough, and the accumulation of breakthroughs over and over again builds our life."
"Without these ups and downs and setbacks, without these pains and bitterness, we may never realize how precious victory is! How unparalleled life is! This is true for football, and so is life!"
"Our lives are filled with countless moment-to-moment choices, and those small choices build up the blueprint of our lives bit by bit. If Logan hadn't passed the ball to me from across the street, maybe I wouldn't have would walk into the school's football field; if Kip hadn't been invited to the school to watch me practice, maybe I wouldn't have come to the San Francisco 49ers. Every choice could lead to a completely different ending, which could be positive or negative. Negatives, and those choices are all over rugby."
"If you are half a step too early or half a step too late, your advancement may be blocked; if you are half a second too slow or half a second too fast, you may miss the ball. These fragments of momentary choices are like our footprints, step by step, inch by inch. An inch of ground in every minute of a football game may lead us to hell, or it may lead us to heaven!”
“On this team, we fight for every inch!”
"In this team, we will conquer every inch of land against all odds!"
"In this team, we will tear into pieces all the difficulties that stand in front of us! We grit our teeth and clenched our fists and pounce on every opponent, because we know that every enemy we conquer at this moment Even an inch may become a critical moment to reverse victory or defeat!"
"It's the key to life and death!"
Little by little, Lu Ke's voice became more passionate. The teammates in the locker room couldn't help but widen their eyes, clenched their fists and started shouting.
"For us, this is not a competition but a war!"
"In war, only those who are willing to sacrifice their lives can win! Only those with truly firm beliefs can stand to the end! Only those who are truly committed can have the last laugh! I will never give up! I refuse to surrender! I am still willing to fight to the end for every inch of the court!"
"Because this is the meaning of life! Never give up! Always keep fighting! Always keep the faith!"
"However, there is absolutely no way to win this battle just by fighting alone! Look at the teammates around you, look into his eyes sincerely and calmly, you should see in the pupils a person who is willing to fight for the sake of proportion. A comrade who will do whatever it takes! You should see in your eyes a comrade who is willing to sacrifice himself for the team! Because when the time comes, you will also be willing to make the same choice for him!"
"Patrick can't finish the pass rush, it doesn't matter! Ahmed and Navarro will help!"
"Mike and Joe can't complete the protection, it doesn't matter! I will escape with my own legs!"
"Vernon can't continue to catch the ball, it doesn't matter! We still have Logan and Garrett here!"
"We are a team! Either we will be completely defeated as individuals, or we will rise to the challenge as a united whole! This is rugby! This is his team! This is him/ Damn football! How do you choose? How should you choose?"
