The fog dissipated and the sun shone. The baby blue sky was like heaven. A spotlight cast down, illuminating the holy land surrounded by elves. The sleeping angels woke up and flapped their wings. In an instant, the light lit up the whole world, lingering in my ears. Listening to the ethereal hymn, I couldn't help but want to reach out and touch the beam of light, but I was afraid of burning my fingertips, so I stopped in place hesitantly, and then fell into a kind of sadness worrying about gains and losses.
"Is that a miracle?" Curry murmured to himself. He had to close his eyes because the sun was too dazzling. Then he felt a faint warmth falling on his eyelids and opened his eyes again. Then the whole world returned to its original state, the layers of halo spread out like ripples, the thick fog gradually dissipated, and the sun enveloped the entire Bay Area without any cover, and the sky was completely bright.
"If you choose to believe it, then yes." Lu Ke's voice rang in his ears.
Many times, miracles are just that. If you believe, then you have a belief in your heart, which can often turn the impossible into possible; but if you refuse to believe, you have denied the possibility from the root, and even the hope of what may happen has been cut off early. , so it becomes impossible.
Miracles, do they exist?
Maybe there is, maybe not, but you won’t know until you give it a try, right? This is the essence of competitive sports. The inconceivability of the weak defeating the strong will never disappear.
Curry just stared quietly at the gradually brightening sky, and the unwavering belief deep in his heart seemed to suddenly become alive, "Bambi, do you believe you can defend your title?"
"Yes, I believe it. If you don't believe it, yesterday might be the end." Lu Ke's understatement revealed a powerful force, tough and majestic. Then, Curry saw Lu Ke's words to He smiled to himself, "So, do you believe you can win the championship?"
"Yes, I believe it." Curry nodded heavily, simply but firmly.
In fact, just now, in the chat after Lu Ke and Curry met, Lu Ke half-jokingly teased Curry about whether there was hope for this year's MVP. Even though it was just a joke, Curry still modestly denied it.
Deep down in his heart, Curry hopes that he can win the MVP and the Finals. He also longs for the glory of victory, and he is also going all out to move towards the goal; but somewhere in his mind In this corner, a trace of remaining reason always reminded him:
"Not enough, not enough, you're not enough."
It's not the kind of spur that inspires you to keep making progress, growing, and making breakthroughs, but the kind of self-denying doubts and confusions. It seems that you have woven a shackles for yourself, imprisoning the upper limit, and then no matter how hard you work, you can only achieve the goal. Struggling like a trapped animal.
Curry and Lu Ke have too many similarities. From high school to college, Curry seemed to have the skills, but lost trust because of his weakness in size. They always need to prove themselves again and again, and then in Temper yourself through polishing and collision again and again.
But with every success comes another blow, requiring them to work harder to prove themselves further.
At a certain moment, hard work has become a habit, and questioning has become a habit. Unknowingly, they themselves began to question themselves - even if they have done well enough, they still can't help but want to Chasing perfection, lest there will still be more doubts in my ears.
In the deepest corner of his mind, Curry never believed that he was good enough to win the regular season MVP, nor that he was good enough to shoulder the responsibility of the entire team and lead the team to win the Finals. A trace of self-doubt has become the heaviest shackles.
Until today.
Curry finally understood that the championship does not belong to the person with the strongest strength, but to the person who is more eager. This is the true meaning of competitive sports. The myth of the underdog counterattacking and the dark horse reaching the top will never go out of style. He needs to polish his strength, but he needs to believe in himself even more.
"I believe it." Curry repeated in a low voice again. The baby-faced face was faintly shining with perseverance and power. Then, Curry turned to look at Lu Ke, "If you do it again this year, We made it to the Super Bowl, so I took Ayesha and Riley to the scene to show my support.”
"What about your game? If I remember correctly, February is still the regular season time of the NBA, right?" Lu Ke didn't say yes or no. The focus of attention fell on the schedule, as if he had already confirmed it. As if he had reached the Super Bowl, his confidence began to shine again.
Curry also noticed it, but he didn't think Lu Ke was arrogant or conceited. The belief that burst out from the inside was not condescending and offensive, but rather contagious, and his steps couldn't help but become a little brisker. , followed Lu Ke and walked along the path to leave the cemetery.
"Don't worry, the annual Super Bowl is the biggest event in North America, everything else must be avoided, haven't you heard? Even the movie companies will not schedule important movies to be released during this week, because there are no People can compete with the Super Bowl for attention, so the NBA will never arrange games on the day of the Super Bowl. To be precise, there will be no games on the day before or the day after the Super Bowl."
Curry's words made Lu Ke show a hint of surprise, "Is this really the case?"
"Ha, if you are a member of the NFL, you may not have any special feelings, but in other sports leagues, especially the NBA with serious overlapping schedules, the feeling is very direct. We all jokingly call the Super Bowl: Christmas vacation." Library Li's lively tone made Lu Ke laugh along with him.
The NBA, like the NFL, does not have Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Generally speaking, the NFL has a Thanksgiving game, while the NBA has a Christmas game - the specifics will be determined based on the schedule to see if the game days can fit in. Go on a holiday and celebrate it with a competition.
The NBA does not have holidays, but it has a Super Bowl holiday, and it is a short holiday that lasts three days. This is really rare for the basketball league with a full schedule.
The joy within the NBA league can be described from Curry's words.
Lu Ke tilted his head and thought about it seriously, "Based on this, it's not a good deal for us, because we don't have any holidays, and we don't have any holidays during the finals of the other three major leagues."
"It's okay. If you miss the Super Bowl, it will be a vacation; if you miss the playoffs again, you can add another month to your vacation." Curry said seriously.
"Mr. Stephen Curry, you're a bad learner." Unexpectedly, Curry actually learned to complain sarcastically?
Curry pursed his lips, raised his chin, looked at Lu Ke, and said meaningfully, "Don't even look at whose friend I am."
Is this putting the blame on Lu Ke?
"Kardashian sisters?" Lu Ke raised his eyebrows, blinked, and said extremely seriously. Then you can see that Curry's expression suddenly stiffened. Lu Ke bumped Curry with his shoulder, "Oh, Why didn’t I know that you actually became friends with the Kardashian sisters? When did it happen? Does Ayesha know? Don’t worry, I am willing to keep it a secret for you, good brother, this is a small matter, a small matter!"
Curry wanted to fight back, but he was unable to resist in front of Lu Ke. He was comparable to a scumbag. In the end, he could only grind his teeth viciously and said through gritted teeth, "Lu! Ke!"
"Hey, my pronunciation was very standard today, perfect!" Lu Ke continued to flirt without fear of death, and then ran away the next second, "Don't we have a tacit understanding? Use words but not hands? Why did we suddenly break the gentleman's agreement? I am a wounded person, remember? Stephen, I am still injured!"
Two adults, two professional players - one of them is still the father of a child, but at this time, he is chasing and fighting like a child who has not grown up.
Then, for some reason, a scene from "Star Wars" popped up in Curry's mind. He raised his hands, making a gesture of holding a virtual lightsaber, and shouted, "Luke Skywalker, don't run." !Stay and we will fight to the death!"
As a result, Lu Ke was very cooperative and also made a gesture of holding a virtual lightsaber, "Babyface Curry, it's impossible for you to defeat me!"
Then the two of them made "ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong" the sound of waving lightsabers as an accompaniment. They showed off their Jedi Knight style and devoted themselves to the battle.
The only good thing is that no one else was setting up the cemetery in the morning. The two big boys were playing happily like this. Otherwise, others would probably be at a loss when they saw such a childish scene. Should they bring the two boys with them? Xiaolongbao and then imitating Princess Leia?
The nickname "Skywalker" has accompanied Lu Ke through his rookie season, and in the past three seasons, Lu Ke has also used his actual performance to prove that he is definitely worthy of the title of "Jedi Knight"; now, it is more difficult and more difficult. A difficult period of the race is coming, and Lu Ke needs the support of the Force more than ever to truly ignite his own small universe and fight his way out after this Star Wars.
Is this a metaphor?
The two friends returned to the car laughing and joking, their mood brightening again. Before the busy and compact schedule officially blows the horn, they need to relax and unwind. This is the case for Lu Ke and the same is true for Curry.
Looking through the rearview mirror of the car, you can see the golden sunlight shrouding the entire cemetery. The golden sea becomes particularly conspicuous, illuminating a corner gently but tenaciously.
Suddenly, a breeze blew by, causing the treetops to rustle, and the golden ocean began to surge. Vast colors spread out layer by layer, outlining a breathtaking splendor.
Involuntarily, the smile on Lu Ke's lips fell into his eyes. Without stopping, he started the engine, turned the steering wheel, and embarked on the journey.
