294 Leadership Temperament

For the Philadelphia Eagles, it's paradise; It's hell for the San Francisco 49ers.

Especially when this is an away game, you can hardly see the fans of the San Francisco 49ers, the loneliness and loneliness, as if standing on the opposite side of the world, isolated, and the deep sense of powerlessness makes people feel overwhelmed.

After three consecutive wins, four consecutive wins were just one step away, but they fell short, and it seemed to have shattered everyone's belief in an instant, as if returning to the past eight years, and the defeat was like a nightmare, and it always lingered. The team without a backbone suddenly collapsed like a plate of scattered sand.

Michael Crabtree lay on the lawn like this, as if all his strength had been exhausted, completely unable to lift his strength, full of anger and chagrin, but unable to vent, just lying quietly like this, looking at the blue sky above his head. Then, he saw Lu Ke who appeared above his head.

"A game is over, a season is not over. Please, in the next game, I need you to continue to play well. Honestly, did you take gunpowder today and get rid of three grapples in a row? ”

Lu Ke's words made Crabtree chuckle, and then grabbed Lu Ke's right hand and stood up with a single force.

Looking at Lu Ke's dark eyes, the shining light was still full of perseverance and confidence, Crabtree could feel the heaviness and bitterness in Lu Ke's words, but there was no frustration in those eyes. Involuntarily, he chuckled and patted Lu Ke's shoulder, signaling that he was fine.

Lu Ke didn't persuade much, just gave a thumbs up, and then continued to walk forward, pulled up Justin Smith, patted Reggie Smith, hugged David Akens, bumped Ted Jean's shoulder, reached out and pulled Navoro Bowman and Aldon Smith, and also hugged Chino Hachar and Mike Ruppatti.

One after another, Lu Ke walked to every corner of the court, comforting every teammate.

However, there are too many teammates in the whole team, Lu Ke has gone around most of the court, but he still hasn't been able to gather all his teammates, everyone is scattered in different positions, and he is reluctant to leave for a long time; So, he beckoned to his friends, Logan, Marcus, Aldon, etc., and motioned for them to gather everyone over.

At this moment, the Lincoln Financial players are still extremely lively.

The Philadelphia Eagles players are running around the court, celebrating their hard-earned victory with their fans; And all the players of the San Francisco 49ers, with Lu Ke as the center, closed the court in a big circle, and the quiet court began to be lively again.

The coaching staff, who were standing next to the court and preparing to retreat, noticed such an unusual scene, Jim Hubble couldn't help frowning slightly, and looked carefully a few times, but still couldn't find a clue, "What are they doing?" If you don't go back now, why are you still staying on the court? ”

Craig Roman was also a little stunned, there was a bold guess in his heart, but after the guess came up, it was more of an accident, and he looked at Kip Kleist, Vic Fangio and others in disbelief, and then saw that their eyes all showed similar looks, looking at the court with interest.

Craig couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise, "Can you believe it?" ”

Kip didn't answer, just shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know either. However, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, the bitterness of failure gradually dissipated, and the whole person became relaxed.

"Go back, why don't you go back? I'm going to be interviewed by reporters next! Jim still didn't know why, and his head was full of question marks.

"Jim." Craig patted his old partner on the shoulder, "The interview can wait. I'll leave it to the players, we'll just watch. ”

Jim blinked, and the confusion not diminished, but grew.

Similarly, Jade Yorke, who was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the VIP room, was puzzled, "What are they doing?" "He was ready to leave, but now he saw the big circle on the pitch; Even more strange was the fact that the members of the coaching staff stood outside the circle and watched quietly, seemingly without the slightest intention of interfering.

Lech Steinberg, next to him, smiled contentedly. He never questioned his vision; But this time, he still had to rejoice, one step ahead of his rivals, and picked the player.

"He's taking on the responsibility of a leader." Lech said.

……

"I hate failure, and believe me, no one hates failure more than I do. Because for the undrafted rookie, any failure is an unbearable consequence. As for my physical advantages, I don't want to mention them deliberately. Lu Ke deliberately raised his eyebrows, emphasizing his Chinese identity, with a hint of ridicule in his lightness, which made people laugh, and the tense atmosphere eased slightly.

Lu Ke then said, "Today, we lost the game, but we are not losers. We fought until the last moment, we persevered until the last second, doing our best to win; Before the last forty-nine seconds, we turned the race around, we took the initiative and we deserved a standing ovation from everyone. ”

"Why did we lose the game? It's not because we weren't playing well enough, it's because our opponents are better. So, what we need to do now is not to get frustrated, not to give up on ourselves, but to remember this defeat and go back, carefully analyze the game footage, and seriously prepare for the next game. Get back on the winning track! ”

"But now, I want everybody to keep their heads up, their chests up, and leave the pitch with their heads held high, we're not losers, we're entitled to the applause of the fans! Because I'm all warriors! ”

Not an impassioned speech, but a steady and firm speech, word by word, but unquestionable. Lu Ke took the initiative to meet the eyes of his teammates, and calmly and resolutely conveyed his beliefs.

In today's game, Lu Ke suffered thirteen hits and two tackles, but he also completed three passing touchdowns and did not intercept; In last week's game, Lu Ke suffered four sacks, faced a leaky pocket on all sides, and led his team to victory with three passing touchdowns.

There's also the second week's lore, and the first week's sweep...... Also, after the fourth week of the preseason, Lu Ke only integrated with the team for less than six weeks from joining the team to playing for the first time, but he led the team to three consecutive wins, and today's defeat is still fighting until the last moment.

As Lu Ke said, he never gave up, he never feared and retreated, and tried his best to fight until the last moment, which is a respect for his opponent and a reward for himself. Victory, which is the reward of hard work; Failure, this is the motivation to continue to struggle, in the arena of competitive sports, he will definitely not easily lower his head!

Looking at Lu Ke in front of him, he was not strong or familiar, standing in the middle of a group of whites and blacks, he looked out of place; He had been with the team for too short a time, and he didn't have any college background to speak of as a rookie. However, at this moment, his perseverance and perseverance burst out into a song of blood and fire.

"Guys, I'm ready to leave this stadium with my head held high! And then tell the journalists who are waiting for the interview, yes, we lost this game, but we will win the next game. Because we are warriors! A warrior who never admits defeat and never gives up! ”

Lu Ke's simple words were loud and exciting!

Chino Hachar was the first to raise his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and shouted, "We are warriors!" ”

Immediately afterwards, Ted Jean also raised his right fist in the same way, "We are warriors!" With a bright and happy smile on his face, the sadness and bitterness gradually dissipated.

Then, Mike Ruppati swore and said foul language, ",/!" With a reluctant look, he still raised his right fist, and then roared with all his strength, "We're//warriors!" To hell with everyone! ”

Then Joe Stanley, Michael Crabtree, Kyle Williams, Logan Newman, Marcus Lynch, Kendall Hunter, ...... Gradually, all the players of the entire attacking group joined the ranks, and the shouts of "We are warriors" began one after another.

Patrick Willis and Navoro Bowman exchanged glances, and both of them burst into laughter, chuckling and shrugging their shoulders, and Willis took the lead in making the rep, "Whatever!" We are warriors! ”

shouted flatly, making Bowman complain, "I don't have any strength at all, it's really a shame for our defensive team." Come, brothers, tell our quarterback, that we are ......? Bao Man raised his right fist violently, and a powerful force burst out from the depths of the dantian, roaring and roaring, "We are warriors!" ”

All members of the defensive team, including Parres Harrrelson, raised their right hands in the air; Including Vernon Davis and Alex Smith, all of them raised their right fists, jumping, roaring, and roaring in place, and the passionate cheers and shouts tied the whole team together.

At the moment, they are like a real team, united and working together.

Braryron Edwards stood in the middle of the crowd, sneakily looked left and right, glanced at Colin Kaepernick who was hiding behind the crowd, and after making sure that Kaepernick couldn't see him, he also raised his right hand and hesitantly shouted, "We are warriors!" Shouting and shouting, the emotions rose and the blood boiled.

It was a tragic loss. In the last two minutes, I experienced lore and anti-lore, from hell to heaven and back to hell, and the ups and downs of the plot made people almost have a heart attack; But for the San Francisco 49ers, it was the most important game since the start of the regular season.

Because, they finally found each other and hugged each other.

The team, which underwent a purge in the offseason, has taken the most important and solid step on the road to rebuilding.