If you don't experience failure, you can never break through yourself; If you don't believe in yourself, you can never overcome defeat.

This is the iron law of life, for Lu Ke, even more so, from the first day he chose rugby, no one was optimistic about his future, everyone was waiting for his defeat and surrender, Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning were his only supporters, perhaps, now you can add Logan, Marcus and a large group of fans.

However, Lu Ke has never been afraid. In the face of failure, he never flinched; In the face of setbacks, he was not afraid; In the face of difficulties, he never hesitated. It was so before, and it is now.

What's more, this failure confirmed this in a substantive way.

After running beyond the limit that day, his personal attributes actually increased!

The first is willpower, which blatantly increases by two points, and eighty-one points become eighty-three; At the same time, the mental quality also increased a little, and eighty-four points became eighty-five points; In the end, the endurance index also made a breakthrough, reaching 82 points, which is a full increase of two points compared to before.

There is no doubt that these three sub-items are originally Lu Ke's strengths, which means that it is difficult to achieve a breakthrough through natural methods without the superposition of basic points; But this time, after experiencing a failure and a challenge to the limit, Qi has achieved substantial growth.

And, that's an increase of five points!

Such a level is comparable to the level of concentrated strength training effect in the past period of time, which is enough to be called appalling. Although it is said that the accumulation of quantitative changes in the past has contributed a lot, and it has only reached the critical point and promoted the birth of qualitative changes in one go, it is still a little unbelievable when it really happens.

Sure enough, this also proves once again that only by constantly breaking through yourself in extreme challenges can you climb to a higher peak.

Especially for athletes in competitive sports, behind the birth and breakthrough of every world record, there is also unremitting efforts, as well as continuous impact and continuous challenges in the midst of difficulties. And the setback of failure, this is the ups and downs that must be passed in order to achieve a better self.

Two consecutive defeats, this will not be a stumbling block to Lu Ke's career, but will become a stepping stone to climb the peak.

That night, Lu Ke did not go home, but stayed at his parents' house.

Lu Zhengze was always uneasy at work, although Jiang Youning sent a text message saying that Lu Ke seemed to be fine; But it was inevitable that he was still a little worried, so he rushed home immediately after work, looked at Lu Ke, who was studying the video of the game, and sat down solemnly, encouraged Lu Ke, and cheered him on.

Those unpretentious words, even a little clumsy, are the truest thoughts in Lu Zhengze's heart.

Lu Ke did not interrupt his father, but listened carefully, and later took the initiative to mention the NBA, which has fallen into a shutdown crisis this year, as well as the Stephen Curry he befriended, and the possibility of going to Staples Stadium to watch the game in the future, Lu Zheng talked with Lu Ke with great interest.

The atmosphere at home has also become lighter again. Life can be complicated, but life can also be simple, and sometimes, happiness is just a sign of care and greetings in a difficult situation.

Early the next morning, Lu Ke followed his biological clock again, got up early, and started training step by step.

That defeat is a thing of the past, not forgotten in the corner of memory, but no longer a scar that cannot be seen directly.

In fact, in the face of such a helpless defeat of the Baltimore Crows, not only can not be forgotten, but also more deeply remembered, the game video is watched over and over again, looking for their own weaknesses, looking for the weaknesses of their opponents, and re-finding the key to victory. Only in this way can the next meeting be reversed.

A new day, a new beginning.

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Early in the morning, Mike Rupati drove to the training base, it was not yet six o'clock, the whole training base was quiet, even the birdsong seemed empty and distant, and the roar of the sea breeze could be faintly heard, as if he was the only one in the world, enjoying this peace to the fullest.

Thursday's loss, which just ended, was a game of shame for every San Francisco 49ers offensive forward, with nine sacks, and even without looking into the historical record, they knew it was bound to be one of the worst games in history, enough to be the laughing stock of every offensive forward.

As offensive forwards, their job is to protect the quarterbacks and open the way for the running backs. And the nine tackles, which were undoubtedly the most terrible results of the work, wantonly and arrogantly mocked their dereliction of duty and embarrassment, even if the fans pointed at their noses and scolded, they did not have the confidence to retaliate.

Rupati hated such failures.

In the past few weeks, the offensive front line has begun to get carried away, and the Ravens have crushed them with a shocking education, making them realize that they are still too young to make a name for themselves and make a name for themselves in the NFL, and they still have a long way to go before they can truly establish themselves.

He didn't know what to do, so he could only practice and practice.

Today is Saturday, and it's still a day off. Yesterday, after a long day's sleep at home, Rupati woke up early, set off early, and arrived at the training base early, ready to start training silently.

However, when passing by the training ground and walking to the locker room, Rupatti's vision caught a figure in the stadium, and his footsteps couldn't help but stop, through the barbed wire, and then saw Lu Ke who was passing the ball.

Lu Ke is a madman on the training ground, and this matter is no secret in the team. Everyone knows that standing on the court as a rookie, Lu Ke has made unimaginable efforts, and even the doorman guarding the stadium knows that Lu Ke's training intensity and training quality are convincing.

Lu Ke has already started passing training, which means that the daily routine of 10,000 meters of variable speed run has been completed. Looking at his watch, Rupati couldn't imagine when Lu Ke started today's training.

The eyes fell on Lu Ke's body, at this time he was training his lateral movement footsteps, and at the same time began to complete the long pass, from left to right, a goal pass; From right to left, a corner post passes; From left to right, a sideline pass; Then from right to left, a goal passes.

The whole training was extremely boring, repeated over and over again, every movement was meticulous, and there was no slack in sight; Clouds of steam were pouring out of his body, and the hot sweat had soaked his jersey, making it look like he was soaking in a hot spring. San Francisco at the end of November, cold and cold, little by little outlines Lu Ke's persistent efforts.

Rupati took two steps forward, but couldn't help but pause.

He wants to apologize, as the patron saint of Lu Ke's blind side, the nine grapples in the last game are really exaggerated, this is his dereliction of duty - although not all nine tackles broke through from the blind side, but as a member of the offensive front, he has an unshirkable responsibility for the protection of the scarred pocket.

The words of apology went around and around in my mind countless times, but I didn't know how to express it after all. He has never been a good talker, even a "thank you" is extremely clumsy, and that "sorry" is even more indescribable.

After hesitating, Rupati turned around and walked to the locker room, changed his training clothes, came to the training ground again, and strode towards Lu Ke.

After simulating the draft of the apology countless times in his mind, after coming to Lu Ke's side, it completely became a blank, he couldn't think of a word, he couldn't make a sound at all, he just looked at Lu Ke in a daze, scratched his head helplessly, and stood in place like a fool.

Lu Ke noticed Rupati's appearance at the first time, but seeing Rupati standing next to him like a stupid big man, without saying a word, scratching his head and ears, and after completing a pass again, his footsteps paused for a moment, and Lu Ke took the initiative to say hello, "Morning." ”

"Morning." Rupati reflexively responded.

"Training?" Lu Ke raised his epilogue and cast an inquiring gaze.

Rupati hurriedly nodded in affirmation, Lu Ke didn't say anything, just showed a smile, raised his voice and said "Come on", and then began to move his feet again and start to complete the pass again, one left and one right, the two carts inside, the rugby in them had almost bottomed out.

Taking a deep breath, Rupati secretly clenched his fists, and said "I'm sorry" to Lu Ke without a clue, and then didn't wait for a response, turned his head and turned around, and began to jog around the field to warm up, and his bulky figure was like a cute grizzly bear, running upside and down, which made people laugh.

Lu Ke's movements paused for a moment, looking at Rupati's figure inexplicably, and then he reacted, chuckled helplessly, and then plunged into training again.

"Hey, you two are so early? I thought I was the first, really. ”

Suddenly, Logan Newman's noisy voice echoed energetically over the training ground, chattering so lively.

"Once in a while, I wanted to come and train early and grab a first place, but you were even earlier. However, it wasn't easy, third place, which should be my personal record in my career. Bambi forget it, Mike, what's the matter with you? Isn't it a day off? Didn't you sleep in? ”

While shouting, he began to jog to warm up, Logan's arrival made the training base slowly wake up, and the sleeping sun, green trees, birds, breeze and waves gradually began to be noisy.

San Francisco's 49ers, who had just suffered a crushing loss, are getting back on their feet. For young teams, instability is a hidden danger; But the vigor of not being afraid of failure is a good thing. Break and stand, and now it's time to break through.