The birds were silent, looking at each other and hanging their heads.

Throughout "Joe's Bar", the atmosphere was solemn and dreary, and the bitterness of the failure and the frustration of the lore were so heavy that they pressed down on his chest and were almost breathless. Failure always has the power to destroy everything.

"A bunch of idiots! A bunch of cowards! A bunch of losers! A voice suddenly rang out, breaking the silence and inhibition in the bar, and everyone reflexively looked over to Jonathan Baldwin standing in the center, whose dry body burst with incredible energy.

"Are we cowards who can only accept victory, not defeat? Failure is inherently part of competitive sports, and if you only like winning and refuse to admit defeat, you will never be able to progress, and you will always be just Snow White living in an ivory tower! Jonathan stood still and calmly met everyone's gaze, "We're 49, and we've been used to failure for the past eight years!" But today, today is different! ”

Jonathan pointed to the TV set on the wall, "In this team today, I not only saw the dawn of victory, but I saw them fighting until the last moment!" How long has it been since we have seen the stubbornness and firmness of never giving up and refusing to admit defeat? Yes, we lost, but we can hold our heads up high and tell everyone that this is competitive sports and we can afford to lose because we will win back again! ”

Turning around, Jonathan strode to the side, looked at Cliff Hart, and pulled up the big flag, "Guys, more importantly, we've gained a leader, a true leader!" Did you see that? Seen Bambi on the field? Even in the face of collisions again and again, even in the face of teammates mistakes again and again, he never gave up, gritted his teeth, and led the whole team to fight until the last moment! ”

"Can he be our second Joe Montana? I don't know, but I know that he is a 49 person, a 49 person with red and gold blood in his bones! I don't care if he is a rookie, I don't care if he is a Chinese player, he doesn't even care if he has never started in college, I just know that he deserves my respect and my support! ”

"For the first time in eight years, we have seen hope of a playoff game! So, I won't be upset, I'm not angry, I'll hold my chin high, take a sip of the beer from my own cup, and go to the airport to welcome our fighters back! Cheer on our fighters! Tell that young man that he has my back! I'm willing to follow him and take an adventure! ”

Jonathan Baldwin, the Jonathan who has been pouring cold water on him for the past three weeks, and the Jonathan who has been sneering and ridiculing, was the first to stand up at this time, holding high the banner of "King of the Bay Area", unswervingly and impassionedly expressing his support and identity, and loudly!

Those simple words, without the embellishment of cumbersome adjectives, made Jeff Locke's blood boil. He recalled the last two games in college, he recalled the desperate encounters again and again, and he recalled Lu Ke's style of being a general at a critical juncture.

In just six games and ten months, Jeff has truly witnessed Lu Ke's rise, and one step at a time is so solid and so exciting. At this moment today, Jeff's soul is trembling slightly, as if he can clearly see that the brand belonging to the 49 people is slowly falling, because of Lu Ke, and because of the 49 people in San Francisco led by Lu Ke!

"Bambi!" Jeff jumped up excitedly, then raised his right hand high, no more words were needed, that was enough.

Then, Danny Reese, Nate Chandler, Chris Wilson, and others all stood up and chanted the same name, "Bambi! It is a nickname that represents innocence and weakness, but at this time, it is full of passion/emotion, full of hope, full of beauty, connecting everyone together, and truly feeling the deep resonance of each other's hearts.

Cliff cautiously raised the flag, and Noah stepped forward with a heart, pulled up the flag, swung it vigorously, and then shouted in unison, "Bambi! Bambi! Bambi! ”

Gradually, the dullness in the bar began to subside, and the bubbling enthusiasm and excitement began to heat up; At last, everyone stood up, everyone joined in the cheers, everyone roared wildly, and the thick and loud shouts echoed throughout the bar.

Chris raised the beer glass in his hand, his voice was already hoarse, but he didn't care at all, and screamed with all his might, "For Bambi! Then, looking up, he poured all the beer in the cup into his throat, and finally placed the beer glass heavily on the bar with a muffled sound.

"For Bambi!" Everyone in the bar raised their glasses high, even Anthony standing at the bar, and then everyone raised their heads and drank all the beers in their glasses, and put them on the table, and the "bang" sound came and went, like a drum, booming.

"Let's go!" Danny was the first to stand up, "Let's go to the airport now!" ”

With that, Danny was about to leave the bar, and the others followed, but Anthony kept a little sane, "Wait! "It's a six-hour flight back from Philadelphia, and the team needs to be interviewed and relax after the game, and when we arrive in San Francisco, it's probably going to be midnight." ”

"That'...... So what to do? "Danny was also blindsided, he actually forgot about it.

Anthony pondered for a moment, his gaze scanning the familiar faces in the bar, reminding him of the days when his father was still running the bar. "Let's go back first, say hello to our families, and then gather all the fans we know, and after determining the time when the team will land at the airport, we will go together to welcome our heroes back!"

"The team needs to be together, and the fans need to be together! Tonight, let the flames of 49 reignite the city! Anthony's plain words made everyone's blood boil, so Danny was the first to roar, "Ahhhh The other fans also followed the ghost crying wolf howl, and the surging excitement reawakened the rolling heat wave of midsummer.

As never before, San Francisco is once again ringing the same call, and the rugby market, which has been sleeping for eight years, has reawakened after a loss, bursting out with long-lost blood!

……

Leaving Lincoln Financial Stadium, before meeting reporters, Lu Ke was the first to see Lech.

Lech stood at the entrance of the players' tunnel, on crutches, as if he had been waiting for a while, and under his gaze, Logan and Marcus all greeted each other and continued to move forward, leaving a little space for Lu Ke and his agent.

"Are you okay?" That was Lech's first question, and the two tackles in today's game were just too ferocious, even tougher than last week.

Lu Ke couldn't help it.

Suddenly, an agent who cared about him all the time appeared, and to be honest, Lu Ke still didn't fit in; But after the conversation last week, Lu Ke knew that Lech's concern was sincere, so he restrained his smile, nodded seriously, and met Lech's gaze, "Yes, I'm fine." After a while, I will let the masseur massage a little more relaxed, and tomorrow I guess I will need some restorative training. ”

Lehe didn't speak immediately, but looked at Lu Ke's gaze seriously, and finally nodded to show reassurance, "Remember to call home, your mother is worried." ”

During the game, after Lech and the team doctor confirmed the latest news, they immediately called Jiang Youning to update the situation, and after the game, Lech also called Jiang Youning again to confirm Lu Ke's condition. However, he is an outsider after all, and Jiang Youning must still hope to receive a call from Lu Ke.

After saying that, Lech didn't stop, turned around and left directly.

Lu Ke, who was standing in place, smiled dumbly, "There is nothing else?" ”

"You can go back to the plane and talk about it slowly. Now go over and be interviewed. Lech continued to walk without pause and left the tunnel unhurriedly.

Lu Ke chuckled lightly, took a step, and then you could see the bustling reporters, scattered across the audience, interviewing all the main players of the San Francisco 49ers, almost everyone had three or four reporters standing in front of them, so two hundred or three hundred people gathered in the entire space, and the scene was so lively.

Noticing Lu Ke's appearance, the reporters immediately surrounded him, and the battle of about a dozen or twenty reporters swarmed like a tide, swallowing Lu Ke in an instant, countless voice recorders and tape recorders rushed up, and even almost hit Lu Ke's head, and the scene of succession was like an Asura purgatory.

"Quiet, quiet, the questions need to be taken one by one, otherwise I won't hear them at all." Thinking about it, it felt ridiculous, Lu Ke himself couldn't help but chuckle, and after the continuous cheering, the commotion calmed down a little, and Patrick Willis, who was standing not far away, teased, "Yo, Bambi, it's hot!" Really hot wow! ”

This joke was not a mockery, but a joke between familiar friends, which caused the other players to follow suit, and I don't know who shouted in the corner, "I only have two reporters here, Bambi, can you share some with me?" ”

"Now you envy Bambi's handsomeness, right? This is a talent advantage, you better accept your fate, ugly will be ugly for a lifetime. Logan's complaint rang out, and everyone clapped and laughed.

"Hey, Patrick, why don't you come over if you want, I'll go back to the ice bath first, and we swap places?" Lu Ke also raised his voice to respond, and then saw Patrick's expression of fear and avoidance, and he fled.